On the subject of the tools this fellow is using; I've been trying to get a better look at that multiple marking gauge, but it's hard to tell in the video quality on the couple of videos I've had time to look at - but am I the only one to whom it looks like the cutters are ground allen-bits, like what folks use for DIY router planes?
" Be willing to make mistakes in your basements, garages, apartments and palaces. I have made many. Your first attempts may be poor. They will not be futile. " - M.S. Bickford, Mouldings In Practice