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I used someone’s lie Nielsen hand plane and now my Stanley will never feel the same again!😂 I have honestly avoided using expensive hand tools knowing that I would probably want one if I did but I had a chance to try out a lie Nielsen plane and my goodness, it was such a great experience. Now I...

Hi everyone, I was hoping someone would be able to help me out. I wondered if there is anyone with a bandsaw in London that would be able to resaw a piece of maple into thin slices to make a guitar. It is a really special piece of wood and i don’t think I’d able to do it by hand as my sawing...

Hi all I wondered if anybody knew of any uk violin tonewood suppliers. I have started a college course making my first violin and I need to get two sets not looking for anything too fancy at this stage as I am just a beginner. Thanks in advance Regards

does anyone have any shapton or dmt diamond stones for sales. Thanks

Does anyone have any Japanese chisels or gouges they are not using that they’d be willing to sell. Thanks.

hi All, I am selling on my unused record no.4 plane. It is currently collecting dust and that is a shame. The plane does show signs of use but that is to be expected given the age of the plane. The plane would make a nice little restoration project. Blade will need to be resharpened. Payment...

Hi everyone, I really want to have a go at making some mini plane blades as I want to try and make some small wooden planes and the blades can be so prices that it would be cheaper to make my own. I am looking into making a mini forge and it was a choice between fire bricks and a tin can forge...

Hi all I am in the process of restoring a Stanley plane. Restoring planes and chisels is a real hobby of mine and i am always trying to improve my process. Most of the process goes ok until I get to the tote and knob. My question is what do people use to make it look original or as close to...

I had a terrible accident today and my beloved 10000k waterstone is now in 5 pieces. I am gutted! I cannot afford to purchase another one so I had hoped to glue it back together and I wondered if anyone had done this successfully and what type of glue you used if you have managed to get one back...

Hi all I just wondered if anyone had an old Japanese chisel, chisels or a Japanese plane laying around that they no longer use. After three years of constant practice I can finally say I have become confident in sharpening and the use of western chisels and planes and I am ready to try something...

I had a very frustrating day at college today. I spent the entire day trying to fit a dovetail neck joint. I cut the body end of the joint out ok then I cut the neck end out. Annoyingly the centre line was around 5mm to the right of the guitar centre line. So I proceeded to remove wood from the...

Hi all I saw a guy make a ukulele and also a guitar out of pink ivory wood and one out of pomelle sepele. They looked stunning and I'd really like to give it a go. Had a bit of a hunt around but cannot find either wood anywhere. Just wondered if anybody had any uk sources. Thank you.

I haven't been woodworking for very long. About two years now. I started off learning guitar making and I have learned woodworking at the same time. So there are a lot of processes I am still getting to grips with. Things that would seem easy and a skill I should have acquired far before ever...

Hi everyone I am in need of a block plane. Having unsuccessfully attempted to restore heavily rusted and pitted planes I have admitted defeat and accepted that I need to buy one. As much as I would love a lie Neilsen or veritas plane my budget won't allow it. I came across a faithful set for £30...

Hi all I am learning guitar making and borrowed a friends handmade plane. It was such a nice plane to use and would be really useful. I know thumb planes are readily available but I have not seen one like this so just wondered if anyone made them. I have attached a picture. Thanks

This is my first attempt at a an ongoing post so please go easy on me. A while ago Custard kindly gave me some off cuts of rippled sycamore. It has beautiful flame. What most woodworks would cast aside as scrap or fire wood I can use to make instruments. So if anyone else has any nice...

I posted on here a while ago about sharpening. I currently use wet and dry sandpaper to sharpen and I hate it. The paper tears all of the time and creases up and originally I was questioning whether the Method of sharpening makes a difference. As I find that even though I can get a razor sharp...

Hi all I am new to instrument making and having had a lot of practice and made quite a few mistakes I feel ready to try and make some serious instruments. My question is regarding nice wood sets and namely wood billets. Wood for guitars and ukuleles is very expensive to buy and I wondered if it...

I found this bit of wood today in the street and I wondered if anybody has any idea what it is. Thanks

Hi all I was hoping for some advice. I really want to try a Japanese chisel. I currently use a cheap set of chisels as I am just starting out so don't have the cash to splash just yet but I am very curious about Japanese chisels. I wondered if anyone could recommend a relatively cheap but still...