Paul Sellers

Paul Sellers
In front of Penrhyn Castle, 2011
Born	(1950-01-04) 4 January 1950 Stockport, Cheshire, England
Occupation	Furniture maker, writer and teacher
Nationality	British
Education	Apprenticeship
Notable works	Essential Woodworking Hand Tools Working Wood 1 & 2: The Artisan Course
Website
paulsellers.com

Paul Sellers (born 1950) is a British woodworker, writer and teacher. He was apprenticed as a woodworker in the UK in 1965 at the age of 15. He moved to the US in 1984 and quickly became noted for his ability in traditional woodworking. He has and continues to teach people the craft of woodworking. He taught at the Homestead Heritage Woodworking School in Texas. During his time at the School he designed, and made with a team of craftspeople, cabinets for the White House. He started the New Legacy School of Woodworking that provides short courses. Sellers is the author of Working Wood which was published in 2011 and Essential Woodworking Hand Tools which was published in 2016. He then moved to premises at the Sylva Wood Centre in Long Wittenham, near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. Recently Sellers moved to larger premises in an industrial unit in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Work

Sellers has established a considerable worldwide presence and following on YouTube, on his blog (PaulSellers.com) and his two websites (Common Woodworking and Woodworking Masterclasses) where he shares his long experience of woodworking with hand tools.

Bibliography

• Paul Sellers (2011), Working Wood 1 & 2, United Kingdom: Artisan Media Limited, OL 28364124M
• Paul Sellers (2016), Essential Woodworking Hand Tools, United Kingdom: Rokesmith Limited, OL 28364015M

External links

• Sharpening Hand Saws by Paul Sellers
• The Essential Awl by Paul Sellers
• DIY Miter Box by Timothy Dahl
• Good With Wood: Knives at the ready to carve out a TV career
• Abingdon craftsman welcomes third US president to use his cabinets
• Make a Miter Box That's Simple, Accurate, and Custom-Built for Your Saw