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Well, I have been sharpening the cutting edges, and the round outer edges, but they are now 'higher' than the cutting edges, so they dig into the wod first, making the cutting more difficult, and leaving a 'trough' round the perimeter of the hole bottom. I'll need to grind those edges down; I've...

Hi; I need a decent, capable forstner bit for end grain of hardwood. I was using a Bosch 40mm, but I think it's now beyond any further re-sharpening. I bought an Axcaliber one, but it's practically useless in end grain. I appreciate that trying to bore holes in end grain will wear bits out much...

As post title; I'm looking for reliable, reasonably priced suppliers of quality timber in small amounts, but somewhere in/near London. I need some teak or similar 2.5" section or similar long pieces, to make a gate. I also will need good quality pine in a range of sizes, and other hardwoods for...

The Danish style G-Plan stuff is very popular with people at the moment, because it fits in perfectly with 'modern' homes and lifestyles. And it's considerably better made than most mass produced tat you get now. People have grown up from IKEA, and are seeking something a bit nicer, a bit...

Thanks to Peter Sefton (and no thanks to various delivery companies...), I now own a lovely little Veritas fine cut dovetail saw! Quite frustrating so far, as cutting dovetails is a lot trickier than it looks, and will take a lot of practice to become anywhere near competent. But I've been...

Interesting. When I spoke to them, they told me they don't do a lot of saw sharpening these days, so maybe they just wait until they've got a few bits and then outsource it. Maybe they were just busy or their regular saw sharpener was on holiday or summat. I'll give them a go, see what's what...

Wonderful. I've spoken to NLS and it'll be less than a tenner, plus it's a nice bike ride from where I live.

Thanks for the help folks. High Wycombe is do-able (Hmm, Axminster Tools...), but does anyone know of anywhere a bit closer to central London?

Thanks all! I'm going for the Veritas (well, it's actually an Xmas pressie from me mum technically!), as everything I've read about them sounds positive, plus it does seem to be the best for the money, plus good for tiny hands. Peter Sefton; your review was one I read, and found very...

Details would be great, thanks. I could drop the saw off and go and have a browse in Axminster!

Thanks all, and Hi Woodbutcher! Still have all my fingers! The bandsaw is a great boon to my work I must say. Very pleased with it. My research suggests Gents/Japanese style saws, while maybe finer in cut, are trickier to use and require some experience at woodworking to get the best from them...

I am about to invest in a dovetail saw, and it seems the Veritas fine tooth DT saw is probably the one to go for, but does anyone have any other recommendations? I find a lot of hand tools a bit awkward to use as I have tiny hands. The Veritas saw is a good price, and seems to be a lot less...

I recently bought a used Spear and Jackson fine tooth dovetail saw on Ebay, but unfortunately it's really quite blunt and unusable. The seller refunded me the money and told me to keep the saw. I'm wondering if it's worth having resharpened, and how much it might cost me. If it's not too much...

Just to say thanks to WoodButcher for delivering the Delta saw to me. Really pleased with it! And thanks to everyone else for their advice etc.

Wood Butcher; I may well be interested, thanks. I do need something which will be accurate and useable without too much tinkering really. ATM I'm erring towards the Scheppach, as it seems to be a decent machine. A knowledgeable friend has told me to discount the cheaper saws so it's now limited...