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The one thing I find (as a UK woodworker) when watching US or Canadian channels is (a) they all seem to have massive workshops, like size-of-a-barn massive, and (b) they have machines for everything. I could not tackle many of the projects they do because of limited space, which restricts the machines I can accommodate.

Paul Sellers definitely understands that many UK woodworkers are in their garage or garden shed and keeps that in mind for his projects, and uses predominantly hand tools. I'm not saying I don't like the North American channels, and Matthias is a true hacker as well as a woodworker, but it's a different world.

Just to add my own recommendation: Alain Vaillancourt does some excellent stuff, from his vast workshop located somewhere in the New World:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCsdIja21VT7AKkbVI5y8bQ



You might like Rex Kruger's channel. He has a large shop and lots of machines, but he mainly focuses on hand tools and doing things cheaply/diy when it comes to his YouTube content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj4SLNED1DiNPHComZTCbzw

No affiliation. I just found him a couple weeks ago and have been really enjoying it.


I like the Woodshop Junkies channel for this:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzHueSosfT92NUVmhrz7Hjw

It's a guy in South Africa with a small workshop. The main point of his videos is designing space-saving tool mounts and storage for his shop. He uses cheap tools—and lots of plywood—to make some clever stuff.

It's not a channel for seeing furniture made, but it's interesting nonetheless.


Check out the Woodwrights shop that was on PBS


Paul Sellers dimensioned his filming studio to mimic a small garage for a common UK woodworker.


I’m an American with a very limited space to work in and I love Paul’s approach.




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