Recent content by northan

Thank you for the advice. I certainly did not really appreciate the semi-consumable nature of these stones. I thought this was the case many years ago, however, I assumed (wrongly) the new monotypes not glued onto a surface would be a lifetime product. For a new buyer of diamond stones, it's...

Can anyone please suggest a good-quality diamond stone? I have £100 to spend and ideally, I would like a course grit and fine grit, but for an exceptional product, I'm willing to just have a course if need be. These are needed to re-edge my chisels and planes, and possibly flatten my water...

I'm getting into scrapers and have used a screwdriver shaft in the past to burnish the flat edge. Although this method is okay, it requires a bit of understanding of what you're doing, etc, so results will vary. Has anyone had experience with the Accu-Burr? Is it possible to get consistently...

I like all my hand tools close to me when I work, so I made a French cleat wall. Got to say it looks great and very handy, but the dust is very annoying. With that, I’m constructing a tool cabinet at the moment, should be able to close the doors when machining. Power tools are kept in...

Just been bought

Superb work. Very nice

There is onshape. Complete cloud solution. Made by the same creators of solidworks. Free to use with all drawing features, you can only make public account though.

I just sent back my rail square. Could not get on with it, however I got the refund because it was too tight on evo tracks. This was not a reflection of its build quality, probably down to track tolerance. Why could I not get on with it? Found I never could get it square over 1.5m+ length. Push...

I would love to take ownership of identifying a bit of wood hurtling across the workshop at high speed, however they mentioned in the video that it was sapele.

The shows not too bad. These are meant to showcase amateurs being able to do something they love. It's no worse than Masterchef, mistakes are always made. However they have some tutelage and they must try things that challenges them all the time. As far as Jay goes, most presenters are not much...

Hi @Gogsi I was in a similar position to you not long ago. It was my first MFT and making a similar choice. I however decided to buy the Parf jig because then I could make as many tops as I wanted and replace the tops as often as I want without relying on a sacrificial strip. This has worked...

Thanks Mark. I'm not qualified enough to know what's really open grain. I know the previous finish has filled in a fair bit of the grain, but the remaining grain can probably be spotted from a mile away painted if I don't tackle it properly from the start. The attached is typical of the surface...

Ohh they are solid alright, there are a few splits etc than need addressing. So you don't think I need to fill the grain?

Hi. First Post and obviously have a little question. We have a solid door oak kitchen we believe to be 25 to 30 years old. The kitchen is very dark due to nearby protected trees and has little natural light. The solid oak and black worktops make it a very dark place to be. So as the kitchen is...