Recent content by bonny

Thanks for the advice folks. After a few swift tinnies last night i ended up buying a new SIP 01497 planer/thicknesser for £150,like some of you folks,i just had to buy something,before retiring for the night. I hope i haven't bought wrong but i think it will serve me well (i hope). When it...

Hi folks,i am looking to buy one of the above and i was looking for some advice from you learned folk. I am only a hobbyist/diy er but i am fed up with paying over the odds for timber from b&q,focus etc,when we have a good woodyard a few miles away and i want to do my timber how i want it and...

sorted now,thank you.

Thank you folks you have been most helpful,i have been looking at templates and they say i need a 13mm guide bush.could any of you folks tell me where i could get one for the dw 621. Thanks again. :P

Hi,where can i get a 13m guide bush for a Dewalt dw621.I have looked around and no joy. :shock:

Hi all,this question may have been asked many a time before but here goes. I have finally got some room to start to make a small workshop and i have built a router table and put my Dewalt dw621 underneath. I am looking to have a go at doing some signs with the aid of a lettering/number template...

Hi all,what would be a fair price for a 6 piece set of Marples Palm Chisels in good condition.Sorry if i am a bit vague :oops:

Thanks Alf,will give it a go. :D

Hi all,just a stab in the dark but i am looking for two books by the above author but going under the name of Martin Fallon. The books are Midnight never comes and A phoenix in the blood. I have tried E bay etc but no luck. One of you folks must know :D :D

Thanks for that folks,i suppose a bandsaw will do the job just fine.

I have just decided to give wood carving a go and i have bought some AI chisels etc. I have just begun my first project which is a wood spirit carving and have just this minute cut out the rough shape with my jigsaw.Took a while but i feel it would be a lot easier and quicker with a bandsaw. As...

Where is the best place to go for the 8mm colett. :roll:

Thank you very much. :D :D :D

Hi all,after going to the open day at Turners Retreat yesterday,i managed to return home with a set of carving chisels and a bench grinder for sharpening. I have never done any carving but i know it does look right for me. Can any of you learned folks recommend a good book for beginners with...

Not done any work for anyone famous but i do have the pleasure of collecting parcels from Rod Hutchinson. Yes i am just waiting for the WHO? replies. :D