Drawbore - An Inside Look | Paul Sellers

Paul has put together and then sawed in half a drawbored mortise and tenon to show how the peg works and what is needed to achieve the strength and unity of this type of joinery.

The drawbore is an ancient and intriguing method of holding joints together without the need for glue. However, it is hard to make this right if you don’t understand how it works.
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[AutotechWoodworking]

Your videos are the only ones that I don't skip through just to get to the main point or end result. They're always very interesting, informative, and I have yet not to learn something with each one I watch.


I've been debating whether to say this or not for a long time, but I figured I would. You bear a remarkable resemblance to my dad, so much so that I asked my wife once "Who does he remind you of?", her reply was my father.

[bigm]

I don't think I've ever seen a woodworker do forensic analysis of his work.

[daleskidmore]

Paul is one of those rare breed of carpenters on YT that doesn't leap on a floor mounted machine when he needs to sharpen his pencil. The way he uses hand tools is plain proof that we can achieve things with hand tools. Excellent demo too.

[peterv]

Another consideration is to keep the timber you use for the pegs extra dry. In the past I have planed the stock square and left it near to my woodburner for a few days before rounding it off to it's final dimension and driving it into the joint. The peg will swell slightly relative to the rest of the joint. It will never come out after that.

[DullPoints]

It's so satisfying to see him draw a line on the far side of the wood and cut perfectly along it without looking!

[dougscode]

Thank you Paul. This has got to be the most thorough explanation of the value of an offset pin I have come across.

[truebluekit]

I must say, that was one sexy joint, even after the autopsy. Mr Sellers has monumental skills, and that is no exaggeration. He builds monuments of wood.

[jkgkjgkijk]

I feel so fortunate to be able to learn from this man! God bless you Paul.

[markrowland]

Great video. Very interesting. I didn't realise that the holes in the mortice and tenon should be deliberately misaligned to create the clamping effect. Very clever.

[HunterJE]

"This is the only bore-ing bit"
There are no boring bits in a Paul Sellers video.

[nicodemus]

from what I read there are examples of chairs over 2000 years old that used draw bore pins. the animal glues were lost to time but the items are still solid because of how they were made.

[vintage]

Watching Paul Sellers cut apart a drawbore tenon more accurately than I can do dovetails. That's what skill looks like.

[belthize]

"This is the only boring bit on this really" ... heh, I love the subtle little jokes. Nice video too.

[jeremiedoiron]

This is why I love woodworking. Paul, you are the ultimate steward of this very important craft.

[andyburns]

Nicely demonstrated as ever ... Who spotted the continuity error where the grey/white soft faces of the mallet reversed mid-shot?

[stephaneg.]

Super travail et quel plaisir d'entendre un bel accent anglais. Merci.

[Munisk]

You're like a Bob Ross of woodworking

[DanJoy]

Draw bore is a wonderful joint stabilizer. I really appreciate how you formed your pin, using the washer technique. I really like this technique!! Thanks for sharing.

[pierluigiugolotti]

I've seen dozens of your video (I have to admit that I've skipped the plywood series), but every time I learn something. Thank you, Paul.

[navret]

Amazing what 1/16 inch can do. Thank you, Paul. 👍👏