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It's just too easy that any hobby becomes spending hours drooling over equipment you want to buy rather than actually doing stuff (whether it is woodworking or playing the guitar). This is one reason I really like Paul Sellers: You don't need so much.


Paul videos are great but he usually works with prepared stock and mostly focus on the final steps of the projects.

Actually, he doesn’t have much "project videos" except for the "workbench" series.

You will find that problems arise when you need to prep stock. You can totally do it with hand tools, as it’s been done for centuries, but it’s hard work.


What I do very often is that I adapt my projects to the wood I get my hands on. But otherwise, I have to admit that ripsawing by hand isn't that fun. If I would get one machine for my workshop it would be a bandsaw (and maybe a drillpress).




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