Working Wood 1 & 2: The Artisan Course with Paul Sellers - 7-DVD SET

I bought this for my wife, who works with me as an apprentice furniture and cabinet maker (as well as restorer of vintage and antique hand tools). We only use hand tools in the traditional manners, and this course is a great compliment, of which I haven't seen a rival. She absolutely loves it, being a follower of Paul's YouTube channel. She is someone who learns better by demonstration and visually, and the DVDs and book are superbly well-made, logical in progression, with an easy to follow format. Everything is practical-based, with thorough explanations, and background and further information is included in the book or on Paul's blog and YouTube channel. This is worth the money, as you learn from an experienced cabinet maker who has had decades on the business and is well regarded as one of the best alive. The animations seem superfluous, but don't detract from the lessons. All in all, a great set.

Paul Sellers is a real master, and nothing helps like watching him doing things and listening to his explanations. You will find yourself watching the same clips over and over and wht he daoes always seems simple and then when you get back to your workbench you realize you miss 200 details. The contents are definetely worth every penny. Just a little remark, all the parts which are NOT Paul Sellers explaining are boring and way too choreographic. The high tech intervals between clips make no sense, and the thriller like music do not match the conent. Remove all the in-between and put more Paul Sellers ! Anyway, excellent value for money, one of the few cases where "form beginner to expert" is literally the range these videos cover. If there were further DVDs I would certainly buy them.

This series of DVD is very informative but I miss machine tutorials as Paul does everything manually

IF YOU ARE NEW TO WORKING WITH WOOD LIKE MYSELF THEN FOLLOWING PAUL SELLERS SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF YOUR LIST OF THINGS TO DO. HE ADVISES ON TOOLS, HOW TO MAKE THEM READY AND THEN HOW TO USE THEM IN THE RIGHT WAY...i AM STILL VERY HAPPY i GOT THE FULL SET, YOU CAN VIEW PARTS FROM THE DVD ON YOU TUBE TO SEE IF THEY SUIT YOU.

Paul sellers is a brilliant teacher, and these DVDs have brought me huge pleasure and new skills. You need to be aware they are not cheap. They last much less then 2 hours, and I think all of the techniques he shows can be found on you YouTube. Because of the price I wanted to buy them second hand, but could find any out there. I shall be keeping mine.

A really great introduction to hand tool woodworking. Clearly explained and expertly filmed. A very useful guide and worth the money. Unnecessary computer graphics spoil the DVD's a little and waste time, (swirling abstract graphics and pumping music... this isn't C.S.I. guys), but overall very high production quality.

On the face of it, expensive but if studied/used fully it's a very good investment. So perhaps not so expensive after all. I like the links to pages in the book that's regularly shown on the DVD's.

A very useful and well thought out set of instructions and videos and I am looking forward to getting stuck in to some of the exercises

All the basics of woodworking - the key woodworking joints and the essential tools - how to properly prepare them for use and how and when to use them - as taught by a master. Very solid, very practical. There are tons of videos and books out there. The key is to pick a good one and stick with it and follow it through. You can't go wrong with the Paul Sellers material!

I am following the series as a sort of mature age apprenticeship. Unlike a lot of stuff, it is detailed and thoughtful enough to replace formal schooling sessions. Paul is a patient, extremely well informed teacher.

Full stop, this is a great series that has seriously helped me to improve my woodworking skills. 5 Stars across the board with one exception, which dropped it to 5 stars. When you click on a chapter or sub-chapter lesson there is a jolting, annoying and time-consuming digital graphic display with music that will make you think you're watching the Bourne Identity. Even with this minor irritation, which get's comical after awhile, well worth the money.

these dvds are really easy to follow and learn from and paul is very good at explaining how to do things. At first I thought the price was a little high but it was money well spent. I have not looked at the book that much because the dvds are really easy to follow and learn from. If you want to learn how to do wood work with hand tools this is a good place to start.

I bought this several years ago as my introduction to Paul Sellers and hand tool woodworking. I enjoyed it and learned very much from it. Quite possibly the best investment I've made in woodworking instruction. That being said, it is overproduced with excessive graphics, menus, sound effects and animations. There was to be a part 3 also starring Paul, but he left the project due to creative differences.