Which explained how he makes his dovetail marking knife.ĭuring 2013 to 2014, I was studying Level 3 Furniture Making and managed to complete my project a couple of weeks earlier than scheduled. Until one day I came across an article on the Woodworkers Institute Website that he wrote for Furniture and Cabinetmaking Magazine. When they were back in stock, I had already splashed my monthly earnings on other tools that I needed. Unfortunately, every single time I was ready to buy one, he had sold out. I wanted one.ĭuring this time, I was also reading David's blog and followed the process of him making batches and batches of these knives and I heard nothing but great testimonials from them. Beautifully shaped, a variety of colours, nicely finished, and of course came with a razor sharp blade. I actually ended up buying one from him as well as a Gyokucho Dovetail Saw to aid with my dovetailing and they worked incredibly.īut what really stood out for me was one of his Marking Knives. During this time, he was beginning to transition into manufacturing tools such as the David Barron Dovetail Guide, which he is probably most known for. David was a furniture maker who trained at The Edward Barnsley Workshop and had produced a small batch of videos on various woodworking topics from dovetailing, setting and using tools, and general workshop inspiration. In 2013 I came across David Barron on YouTube. So even if I didn't necessarily own a tool, there was a good chance I would end up trying it while working at Axminster over the next 5 years of my employment. Secondly, I had also just started my job at Axminster Tools and Machinerywhich was exposing me to many different tool varieties and brands. I was beginning to get to grips with using certain tools such as planes, chisels and knives and was starting to find out what worked for me. The story of my Marking Knife goes all the way back to 2013, only a year after I started woodworking.

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