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Ep 1: Enfield Cupboard with Hand Tools – Intro
Using only hand tools, Chris Gochnour builds a Shaker classic that is as solidly constructed as it is beautiful.
Oct 30, 2018
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Videos in the Series
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Ep 1: Enfield Cupboard with Hand Tools – IntroOctober 30, 2018 -
Ep 2: Case LayoutOctober 30, 2018 -
Ep 3a: Hand-cut Tapered Dovetails – SocketsOctober 30, 2018 -
Ep 3b: Hand-cut Tapered Dovetails – KeysOctober 30, 2018 -
Ep 4a: Case Dovetails – TailsNovember 6, 2018 -
Ep 4b: Case Dovetails – PinsNovember 6, 2018 -
Ep 4c: Handcut Rabbets and Dovetail FittingNovember 6, 2018 -
Ep 5a: Cutting the FeetNovember 13, 2018 -
Ep 5b: Gluing up the CaseNovember 13, 2018 -
Ep 6: BackboardsNovember 20, 2018 -
Ep 7a: Hand-cut MortisesNovember 27, 2018 -
Ep 7b: Hand-cut TenonsNovember 27, 2018 -
Ep 8: Drawboring and Gluing Up the Face FrameDecember 4, 2018 -
Ep 9a: Sticking the Crown MoldingDecember 11, 2018 -
Ep 9b: Attaching the Crown MoldingDecember 11, 2018 -
Ep 10a: Door Layout – Through-MortisesDecember 18, 2018 -
Ep 10b: Door Layout – Through-TenonsDecember 18, 2018 -
Ep 11a: Chopping the Through-MortisesJanuary 2, 2019 -
Ep 11b: Sawing the Through-TenonsJanuary 2, 2019 -
Ep 12a: Rabbeting the Panels and Door AssemblyJanuary 8, 2019 -
Ep 12b: Mounting and Fitting the Door–ConclusionJanuary 8, 2019 -
Free Plan: Shaker Enfield CupboardJanuary 14, 2019
Comments
If Chris Gochnour isn't the nicest person, not sure who is. I sat in on his presentation at Fine Woodworking Live earlier this year, and it was a pleasure! Talented and approachable. His kind spirit radiates from this video. Oh, and his talent, too!
These videos are great. So many videos on YouTube focus on style with sped-up action and music over the shop sounds. The videos in this series are not only beautifully shot, but you learn so much with each chapter. Great watching you work, Chris.
Chris - Just to echo the above comments. I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed this series. It is such a treat to watch a true master work (even when you make a mistake). Your positive attitude and joy for woodworking are evident in every frame. I truly hope that one day I can take a class from you.
FWW - Thank you for taking the time to make this video and especially for showing ALL the steps without glossing over them. I learned so much from this series about hand tool use. PLEASE consider this longer format style video with your other masters (i.e. Becksvoort, Pecovich, Hunter, Neptune, et al).
May I offer a suggestion: Do it "Sooner rather than later" is sound advice that is too often overlooked or totally ignored; for "I'll get around to it" has a nasty habit of turning into, "That old master's gone and turned into an 'Ashes to ashes, dust to dust' thing before I got around to taking a class from (usually) him?" As Janis Joplin used to sing: "Get it while you can".
The finest woodworking video ever, due not only to the patient, unpretentious nature of Chris but also the superfine videography of Jeff Loos and Ben Stano. The camera work and editing are the best. No camera fast forwarding, no assuming that the audience either knows the details or doesn't want to know them.
Brilliant.... I am perplexed why people focus so much on power tools and neglect the inherent skill building nature of hand tools. I use both as well, but use power tool to do the "work"...ripping large boards for example. Hand tools just bring a joy to the work that power tools lack. And I can honestly say, "I did this!" If you're hesitant, try it, you can only get better.
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