Recent content by les24preludes

Spookily enough I was brought up in a large house in Wales with a workshop before moving to London.....

I have just about all the tools mentioned - I'm well stocked. My small workshop has a vice as well, which I use for metalwork. It's the sawdust I'm trying to avoid as much as possible. In the kitchen I tend to put the work on a chair and put my foot on it. Caveman, I know, but works for hand...

Yes - planing was what I was thinking - an electronic sander with no dust extraction would be a real mess. I'll have to see how that goes on the ends against the grain - presumably very little blade exposure and take your time.

Hi there - I live in a flat in Kensington where I have a small room I use for making DIY amplifiers. This has a small bench and a variety of tools, but isn't suitable for woodwork and sawdust. I do that with hand tools in the kitchen. Right now I need to cut a dozen or so pieces of hardwood up...