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One of the responsibilities in a job I'm currently applying for is helping to establish a mens shed, now I'm all for helping isolated individuals but I can't help feeling that a mens shed isn't the way to fix that. Normally if I speak to a local man whose struggling to find stuff to do I'll push...

My most used tool is probably a "workzone" plane I was gifted for free by a friend who had no luck with it, it's spent time in a shed and has some discolouration, the handle has fallen off and been glued back in place squint but I've really been hard on this thing and it's been an excellent...

I've been watching bill carters videos on youtube, reading his website and had a look at a few plane building and metalworking guides and I feel like I'm just about ready to have a bash at making one. I'm going to follow the principles behind the English Mitre Plane pattern but I am not going to...

I know they are hit and miss aluminium imports but I'm really struggling to avoid buying one, it essentially comes down to price for size. A Fox f28 -191 for £290 has 1hp motor, 500x400 table, 170mm height. Vs A Record Power BS 250-PK/A - for £300 which has a 1/2hp motor, 315x250 table...

There are a lot of woodworkers and a few metal-workers on this site, but what other craft skills have you all picked up on your travels, how diverse a skill set is there on this forum. Since taking up woodworking a few years back I'm amazed at all the extra skills I've had to pick up, the most...

So I'm finished college for the year and have a few different makers I'm in contact with looking to take someone on, so I suppose I've got to assemble some kind of portfolio displaying my work in it's best light. I've spent this weekend taking some better photographs of my best work. I'm...

So I picked up a box of old saw parts from ebay a few months ago and after assembling one complete backsaw I didn't go back to it. Last week I picked out a small saw plate and brass back and decided to make a handle for it, now unfortunately I had to choose between making some form of ply or...

This summer I purchased the cheapest chainsaw I could possibly find, sold on ebay as a Neilsen 58CC petrol chainsaw on ebay for £65.99 . This is actually imported from China as a Miller Tools MT-9999, a saw with such a bad reputation for unreliability and low build quality that I imagine it's...

I'm new to this, just finished my first wee bowl, the lathe has a slight wobble, most noticeable when using the chuck, I really don't want the expense of sending this thing back on a pallet (£50+) for repairs or replacement, especially if it's within normal tolerances and they don't do anything...

Hello all, I'm Gav, I'm absolutely new to the forums, absolutely new to turning but I've just gone given a large sum of money to Yandles in exchange for a lathe + chuck (record DML305), grinder, tools, abrasives, protective gear, finishes, a few very small bowl blanks for practice. My bank...