How to make a Simple Bookcase | Paul Sellers

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• PA

  @Paul.Sellers · 1 year ago · pinned

  Router Plane Kits are now back in stock! Get them while stocks last!! You can get them here: <a href="https://rokesmith.com/product/router-plane-kit/">https://rokesmith.com/product/router-plane-kit/</a><br>- Team Paul

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  @NattiePattie-2018 · 2 years ago

  I’ve been following Paul Sellers and have been able to complete several of his projects for my children. I have no words strong enough to express my gratitude for his teachings.

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  @basecoat1966 · 1 year ago

  An understated beauty of Paul&apos;s videos is that his benchtop has a pile of tools, pencils, chisels, and hammers right there next to him. Probably many of our benches look like that when we&apos;re working. And probably when we&apos;re not. Mine certainly does. Seeing that and hearing the occasional &quot;Where&apos;s that chisel?&quot; leads me to believe I&apos;m doing ok when learning this craft.

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• VH

  @vh9040 · 2 years ago

  Thanks for not using too much music in this video. I love hearing the sound of the tools being used; being able to listen to it is really educational.

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• KE

  @kentishmaid21 · 2 weeks ago

  I suspect this would have been how my Grandad would have worked. (His Grandad and Uncle Bob were both carpenters, so I assume he learnt from them.)<br><br>He made me all sorts of things when I was little - a wheelbarrow to use when Mum was gardening, a marble alley, a jigsaw board which folded and slid under the sofa, a doll&apos;s cot and a doll&apos;s house. . I wish I had had the sense to ask him to teach me, but luckily I have now found this channel, so it&apos;s the next best thing. <br><br>Thank you - I really appreciate the considered calm approach and the clear explanations. I look forward to trying to make my first project soon.

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  @SilverbackGolf · 2 years ago

  started following Paul about 12-14 years ago. all i have to show for it is a house full of furniture and tons of pieces in other’s homes as well. i learned on hand tools and committed to not buying a power tool until I didn’t need it. I love handtools, but I leave the donkey work for the power tools now. I don’t enjoy thickessing or chopping mortises much anymore, but most joinery and finish work is done with my chisels, planes, chisel hammer, etc. I’ve used the knife wall for example everyday for a decade as well as hand sawing and shooting boards, router planes and hand planes. thanks Paul.

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  @TimothyRourke · 2 years ago

  one of my takeaways from watching this video is that if we can boil down our processes and techniques to a small finite set, and we can also use super simple measurements based on statically sized physical objects, we can reduce a lot of actual thinking from construction and focus more on doing. in this video, Paul bases his main measurements around 1/4&quot; and locks a single router plane to that size. he also frequently simply dimensions things to specific token objects, like his favorite combination square&apos;s ruler (the metal end of the ruler itself, not a measurement FROM the ruler). from a techniques perspective, most of the main joinery is also the same thing over and over again, stopped housing joints. fucking brilliant.

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• EG

  @egonmilanowski · 2 years ago

  I love these videos where you see the project from start to finish. I am not sure how the algorithm feels about it, but these are great! Thank you for sharing.

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• BR

  @briantippets · 1 year ago (edited)

  I don&apos;t know how else to say it other than I just appreciate this. This world is always so hectic, so fast, and so loud. There&apos;s something about working with your hands or even just watching someone doing it (as we&apos;re all doing here) that strikes something in my core. It&apos;s a yearning for more simplicity. I don&apos;t mean that to say this is &quot;simple&quot;, it&apos;s quite clearly not at all, but just that it takes me back to a different time where things just felt more authentic and real and in the moment. Aside from giving great advice, with a great teaching method, thank you Paul just for sharing your gift with us. It&apos;s priceless in numerous ways.

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• KI

  @kingofcastlechaos · 1 year ago

  Great video, and for those who will mention why not sliding dovetails by hand, I will share this-<br>I get this question from new apprentices after we talk about sliding dovetails. They want to use them everywhere, and I encourage them to give it a shot right then and there. <br>After a VERY short time they come back to me and mention what a bad idea that was and I get a chuckle along with the older apprentices who went through the same lesson. Wood moves and somehow magically moves even more when the universe senses that you are attempting a long slider in solid wood. <br>I&apos;ve been doing this a long time, not as long as he has, and I really miss the quiet shop time of hand work. Sadly, my generation used faster, louder, messy machinery due to economic necessity. I came late to YT, and am slowing down a bit in the shop. I love to sit in the morning with my coffee and watch Mr. Sellers do his thing. I mainly listen to the sounds- every blade through wood speaks very clearly to the tuned ear. I am glad YT exists to help keep the skills going. I always learn from Mr. Sellers and really appreciate that he took the time to make this video.

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  @marchebert9813 · 2 years ago

  If he starts icing cakes, I&apos;ll subscribe to that channel. &nbsp;If he walks dogs, I&apos;d watch that. &nbsp;He is truly amazing. &nbsp;His kids won the lottery!

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• TE

  @tenaciousjeebs · 2 years ago

  There is almost nothing better than finding a two hour video from the master himself on a rainy evening.

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