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Many thanks Jimi, your congrats are very much appreciated. Phil - I was referring to japanese (jp) chisels. To explain to rest - as you work a chisel on a waterstone maintaining a properly flat bevel the water on the stone and the mud produced from the stone causes a suction effect, so much so...

While I realise this may not be up everyone's street I couldn't resist but to blow my trumpet a bit... I stuck a jp chisel to a stone for the first time this evening while sharpening by hand (no araldite involved). I thought i'd never get the knack of this hand sharpening while maintaining a...

I've seen a video somewhere of that type of thing being done using a laser and it giving very crisp results, I'll have a think and try to remember where it was. Steve

That's gorgeous, some beautiful work & that walnut is very, very nice!

Rob - it is safely filed away as something I can improve upon, right up until I try the next one I try and manage to forget everything! With respect to veneers - does anyone have much experience of using hot glue / hammer veneering? I seen a few clips and it looks doable (doesn't it always)...

That looks a lovely table and from your picture seems to compliment the décor very nicely. Just out of interest how would you rate the strength provided by dominos in this sort of application vs more trad joinery?

Really appreciate all the kind words gents. Rob - the top is solid, not veneered. It took some seriously painstaking planing to get those joints to close up. You found me out with the lozenge thing though, there is a small gap in the centre which it hides! Tony - I swear the things must breed...

Appreciate the kind words guys. marcros - the shellac was applied with a rubber but it has had a couple of coats of wax to knock the shine down a little. The veneer applied to the thin wall / slide sections was a bit of a worry but I think it'll be ok. They are mitred at the corners and a very...

It has been ages since I posted anything here, the evils of proper work etc. eat up far more of my time than I'd like :D This is a project I finished a little while back to store my fishing flies. It's made of cherry and beech and involved quite a few firsts for me, not least the first time I...

Jermone - the luck comment was intended tongue-in-cheek, nevertheless a great many of the greatest scientific achievements are down to luck over judgement, and I am certainly not one to down play the importance of scientific method having read physics at uni :wink: From what I have read /...

Personally I would avoid tapping out a marking knife, they tend to be thin in section and wouldn't stand much abuse. With a balanced sharpening regime you should have no issues, the key is to remove metal from the entire back side of chisel / knife (or as much as is practical in the case of a...

Hi Chris, I too have this DVD, must say I think its excellent. In response to your query - when planing to thickness you mark the two long edges, take shavings with the centre of the curved iron just inside the edge and continue to the middle. By ensuring that the shavings taken from the very...

Indeed a NSFW tag would've been bloody brilliant :oops: really hope work don't monitor net usage too closely.....

You deserve a kinght-hood for your effort 9fingers - thank you very much! 8)

Quick update... rutlands got back to me in 13 hours :shock: the bearings will fit.... In the meantime I nipped down to my local woodworking shop (Kraft Kabin in Stoke - highly recommended!) and had a natter during my lunch break (bagged an M42 1/2" 4tpi skip tooth blade too 8) ) . The chap...