Search results

Hi Everyone, First I like to thank everyone for their lovely comments over what seems like a lifetime and much appreciated, health wise i got the all clear from the hospital which is a massive relief and still working on my grey matter but today i finally opened my workshop doors and boy is it...

Hi Here's my latest Intarsia, part of the life size series I am doing.....its made from Oak, Walnut, Sycamore and Iroko with corian eyes and nose. Had to buy another pillar drill after my old one went bang, I don't actually use it for drilling its normally got a 5" sanding drum fitted but its...

Hi, Here's a couple of Intarsia's I have been working on, the Owl is life sized made from Oak and Sycamore the Beltie Bull is only 7" long and basically a half sized version of the one i did earlier this year. Made from Beech and painted with acrylic it wasn't any easier than the other one due...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a decent wood glue that is runny so comes out of bottle easily? my hands have got so bad now I cannot physically squeeze the sodding bottle due to lack of strength. I see lots of videos online and their glue comes our very easy.....I am also having trouble squeezing my...

Hi, Just finished this today, not the most exiting Intarsia but its what the customer wanted and its got a ring through its nose. Around 14" long and made with Pine and bit of Beech for the ground......used black dye which was actually a pig to use and needed loads of coats to get it...

Hi, Been experimenting today while cutting some Beech (1" thick) by trying different blades.....basically all number 3's but with different number of teeth to see which lasted the longest and was very surprised but having thought about I shouldn't be. The longest lasting blades were the normal...

Hi, Don't know if i have mentioned this before but as i use loads of the 1/2" sanding drums for intarsia thought it might help others to not only save money but also improve their sanding and much more accurate than the crappy rubber ones Dremel charge ya a fortune for. Right throw away the...

Hi, I mentioned in another post I have started to do a bit more of this project, I originally started it in December 2017 after Ruth finally got me to do it......sadly 1 month later Ruth died and i covered the project up with a tarp but I have decided to get it done and will do some as and when...

Hi Been given some branches off a large Eucalyptus tree today, never used it before and wondered if there is any things to look out for when using it as i have heard some woods are dodgy when machined? It will be going up into workshop rafters to dry out but will try and dry a small piece out...

Just spotted one on Ebay for £120 Trowbridge Its a bargain if ya can get it, its been used but they are well built saws and you can get spares from Axi. I have already got one otherwise i'd go for it. Hope ya didn't mind me posting this as i thought i saw someone on here looking for one...

Hi, I recently bought a new blade for my bandsaw and ordered the wrong size, if anyone wants it PM me and first person gets it (free) the size is SuperTuff Carbon Bandsaw Blade - 2480mm x 3/8" x 14tpi Haven't a clue what it will fit but its way to big for my Axminster saw. Cheers Brian :D ps...

Here's my first large Intarsia's for a while made from Oak, Beech and Sycamore slowly getting back into it and have stacks waiting to do so will soon have some more to show ya. Hope ya like them Cheers Brian ps reason for poor image quality is poor lighting in the workshop office.

Hi, all this talk about chopping yourself on powertools has prompted me to tell you about a funny visit to Dumfries Hospital last year and managed to do it with no power tools! :shock: I have been having quite a few visits there to remove dodgy lumps etc for 12 months and fingers crossed I have...

Here's a recent Intarsia I made, the image was an old birthday card i found so I made a pattern from it and seems to work ok. Its made from an old Teak coffee table (charity shop find) and some Sycamore from our land and a bit of some very dark wood that looks like chocolate with lovely grain...

.....

.....

........

.........

.........

..........