Recent content by IanA

Hello Stuart, I've made a few chess sets and boards. The wooden boards are fairly simple to make using accurate machinery and invariably the pieces will fit each other exactly. I now use a Hammer planer/thicknesser and table saw for wooden boards, as in the first photo. Prior to getting these...

I've possibly had a similar experience of what to do with the contents of a workshop after leaving it behind. Apart from making furniture and creating a well tooled workshop, most of my career was spent working on academic research and latterly lecturing. Consequently, when the time came to...

At least he says if you're not happy with your purchase then you have 14 days to return it in exchange for something else or a get your £1880.00 back!

Hello - Thanks for your reply which sounds like a credible solution but I'm not sure I'm the right person to be tinkering around inside a router! Ian A Hi Peter - Unfortunately to go with the AUK I'd have to invest in a completely new set up. I don't have a router lift and my table is a...

Hello Peter - Thanks for your note. The AUK routers look to be very good but probably a bit pricey. I've been looking at the Trend T14 which would solve the problem otherwise a second hand Dewalt DW625E might be the answer If I could find one. Ian A

Thanks for replying - will have a look at the Trend router you mention Cheers Ian A

Thanks for this explanation - I'll look out for an older model either new or second hand. Cheers Ian A

Yes, it is the DW625 router. My mistake!

Hello For the last decade I've been using a Dewalt D625E 1/2" 230v router fixed into a router table. The table has a 'No volt release switch' fixed on the side with the router plugged into the back of it. The router itself is left permanently switched on. This router now needs replacing so...

We made six larch oars 10 feet long for a skiff. A very smooth taper was achieved over the full length by using a router sled, mounting the larch blanks a centimeter higher at one end then running the router along the top from end to end and revolving the blank. We used a flat router bit...

Contrary to many posts whatever you do, don't ever attempt any amateur surgery with a blade on your hand. You'll be asking for the most dreadful consequences and in all likelihood you won't be able to find the splinter once you've opened up your finger. Instead you can easily sever tendons...

When making some bedroom furniture from 4cm waney edged elm I wanted to make a feature of the natural edge. At first I used a spokeshave, a rasp and sandpaper, but found getting a fairly smooth finish took a long time and was very hard work. A friend recommended and loaned me a Black &...

Below are the tracking messages I received from the courier Hermes/Whistl. The order was a pocket diary about the size of an iphone, bought online from Blackwells. After 7 days of creating shipment details/ item processing/ transiting and scanning they seem to have given up and handed the...

The book I found to be most useful is by Jeff Miller, (1997 2nd Ed) Chairmaking and Design. He is a very accomplished American chair maker and his book gives a clear account of the principles of chair design and construction. Some plans are included one being for a child's ladder back chair...

Since last August I 've only received 2 issues of Fine Woodworking but got a refund from iSubscribe after one phone call and a couple of e-mails. I gave up on the Woodworker many moons ago, shortly after it published an article on how to make wooden jam tarts!