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HI Folks Anyone going to Cressing Temple this weekend? Here's a link to what's on if you're interested? http://www.europeanwoodworkingshow.eu/a ... ammeA3.pdf Cheers Philly :D

HI Folks I've been hankering after as SG for a while (not helped by how cool Paul Weller looks with his beaten-up '60's example!) and after much on-line window shopping decided I'd be better off making one myself. After all, its just a couple of bits of mahogany stuck together, right? So...

Hi Folks Following a conversation with Jimi I thought I'd post these pics in a separate thread - hopefully they will be of use to someone. Recently Tormek have been advertising a kit to allow you to use the tormek guides on your highspeed grinder. And, needing a second guide for my grinder I was...

HI Folks I'm about to start work on a new guitar project, an SG. I'm after a stain to give me that classic Gibson cherry red mahogany colour. Most of the advice on the 'net is from American sites and suppliers, so would be interested if anyone has any advice/experience with products available in...

Hi Folks Got a couple of items for sale - first up a Lie-Nielsen 97 1/2 Small Chisel Plane. Never used this plane, it is like new with its original packaging. Feel bad owning such a lovely tool and never using it. I'd like £95 including P+P to mainland UK. Next is an Independence Dovetail...

Hi Folks Just finished two planes for a customer and thought you might be interested in some photo's. The planes are a Moving Fillister plane for cutting rebates and the other a "Mini Panel Raiser" for making small raised panels. I usually make these planes from Beech but the customer was after...

HI Folks I see Mike Wenzloff and Sons have finally started blogging - the latest entry has a link to a photo gallery showing step-by-step photo's on how they shape their wonderful saw handles - all hand work and very impressive! Here's the link.... http://wenzloffandsons.com/wordpress/20 ...

Hi Folks It's the Wife's birthday today (yes, great timing :lol: ) and I've made her a litle gift - a jewelry box. I've used timbers from my personal hoard - ripple ash and Macassar ebony. Construction was straightforward rebated butt joints for the carcase with the top and base joined with a...

HI Folks I'm offering my LittleRat router jig for sale - I haven't used it for a long time and could do with the space back. It has seen some use over the last couple of years but is in good working condition. It has the mortise attachment, ally straight bars and a couple of Woodrat dovetail...

HI Folks Offering for sale my Veritas BUS - seems to have been ages since I used it (I have rather a wide choice of planes :lol: ) so I'll offer it here first. Its in good nick apart from a couple of light dings on the handles and some scratched in the back of the sole (see pic) thankfully not...

Hi Folks I'm building a new porch at home from some lovely European Oak. I'm approaching the point when I have some small trim pieces to install - I was going to glue them and fix them with brads from my air nailer. But I am concerned about the "Oak turning black" problem when using the brads...

HI Folks I've had a good few years of use from my Xcaliber 806 10 inch table saw (a Delta Unisaw clone). Today, after making a few cuts, it failed to start. It makes a humming noise and the blade fails to turn. I've checked the blade turns freely (which it does) and there seems to be no obvious...

HI Folks Following the success of my recent acoustic guitar project I've been inspired to try another electric. This one will be a cross between a Les Paul and the lap steel acoustic I built. Construction is mahogany with a curly maple top and rosewood fingerboard. It will be a square neck...

Veritas Premium Block Plane NX60 Hi Folks At last – the wait is over and the first of the new premium range of planes is released. Rob Lee was kind/cruel enough to show me this plane at the WIA show in Kentucky last week. I was gob smacked and couldn’t wait to get my hands on one. So – what...

Veritas Dovetail Saw Hi Folks While at the WIA show last week, Veritas were displaying a new saw. It was rather a shock when I first saw it – a rather unconventional saw! Rob Lee was kind enough to give me one as a gift (maybe to make up for giving me a sneak look at another new tool-see...

Woodworking In America Conference, 2008 HI Folks I had the honour of being invited to the above conference in Berea, Kentucky. It was a “hand tools only” event which featured the top toolmakers from around the world (plus myself). It also featured training sessions on various skills...

Hi Folks You've probably heard that Auriou Rasps were about to be produced again? Well, good news - they now have a new website (as well as a new name). Forge De Saint Jeury Cheers Philly :D

HI Folks With Westonbirt only a few days away I'd be interested to know who is going? And what day(s) are you attending? Needless to say, I'll be there the four days. :D Cheers Philly :D

HI Folks Came across this new router jig .... www.ultracut.co.uk Anyone seen one or heard of it? Sounds pretty interesting, in a Woodrat kind of way. Somewhat pricey though, especially when you add in the optional extras.... Cheers Philly :D

HI Folks Noticed I haven't shown off any planes recently. Better make up for that.... :wink: First up - a Moving Fillister. This has a skew blade bedded at 55 degrees and is great at cutting rebates. It has a movable fence to allow different width cuts, a nicker iron for clean cross grain...