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Just wondering if anyone has used Sykes timber before? I am 10 mins from Whitmores, but they dont really like you selecting your own timber, and the quality is just not consistent enough. Looking in my local area, its really only Sykes that is near enough to me. Do sykes allow self -...

I have been making and mending for years, but one thing that I cannot seem to work out is timber moisture. What I am getting at is that if i keep my timber in my workshop, racked nicely, usually when I go to make a piece I mill the timber in stages and evenly from either side etc. During...

David Free at it again! :D

would a large pear tree be of any inerest to anyone? it is quite old and dilapidated, so will be felled soon, but there is alot of wood there, no rot or whatever. Any interest, drop me a pm, my other option is to log it and stack it for my wood burner!

Start of my A.I chisel set, a 1" butt and 1" bevel edge chisel. An A.I marking knife, Richard Kell No 3 mkII honing guide and a lovely workshop heaven 12 pocket chisel roll. Also a shop fox wheel marking gauge. Hooked on the A.I's, can't beleive how much better they are than the current jam...

This year I am planning to build a new workshop to move out of my condensating hole of hell that i currently call my 'shop.(Its two 40ft containers bolted together and the centre walls removed, making it 40x16 ish). I am planning all in my head, so decided to put ideas on here to 'store' them...

Giving this forum a hammering today! Had some fun earlier trying to set the blades in my planer. got them parallel to the cutterblock in the end, but - and its a big but - i have checked the tables to the cutterblock (not the knives) with a dial gauge and they are both about 40 thou high on one...

just a quickie - want to order some new blades for my bandsaw refurb - but how do i measure accurately the correct blade length. Probably really dumb question! I considered cutting through an old blade and measuring the straight out length - is this correct? cheers.

Just had my blades sharpened, and was wondering on the best way to set them parallel to the block. I can just remember that someone posted on here some wood with rare earth magnets attached to hold the knives, but cant remember when. Help greatly appreciated!

I have an old Walker Turner bandsaw, and I am debating gettting rid, mainly because the guides don't seem very accurate, it doesn't cut straight, I think the tyres need re doing, and it has no fence. I know it sounds like scrap, but its in good nick, its old and completely cast iron :D and if...

Does anyone have any parts/spares for the wadkin AGS saws? I'm in the middle of cleaning mine up and I could do with some bits and bobs. Anything would be interesting. Also wadkin BAO/S planer parts?! Thanks. Well impressed with this forum BTW, very interesting and the wealth of knowledge is...