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I thought I'd sling a few shots up of my extremely long-term shelves. They just about qualify as amateur-woodworking-cum-firewood and I've included a close-up so people can see how not to do things. They were made out of low grade ash (lots of knots, olive bits) and I got them planed before I...

I've been building a set of shelves for about 18 months now. Finally, I've managed to screw them together and get cascamite (as was) all over them. Hooray! I've applied a coat of liberon pale blond shellec.. and then I read the Charlesworth book. If I take his advice I'll be doing these...

Eek. I have sort of vaguely made a set of shelves with two uprights and six biscuit jointed shevles. And now I have lots of questions. 1. Should I glue them up with Cascamite? 2. Should they be sanded and finished before or after glueing? 3. I live in a very wonky 300 year old house. Should I...

I met a chap from this forum, and as happens when discussing precision American planes and hand tools that are way too beautifully made to get any where near a workshop, the discussion ended up with us bemoaning the difficulty of sharpening expensive Japanese damascus steel knives (some of which...

I need a plane. Anyone got any ideas?! I'm a beginner at this and just need something to get me going. What plane would be good for general purpose use? Is it worth getting an LN, LV second hand on ebay? Can I get away with something from Stanley? I tend to get par boards, so I just need a...

Has anyone used one of these? Do they work well? And another thing.. I'm trying to find advice on what sort of hand plane to get. I really just need it to finish some hardwood shelving. It would be handy if the blade could be used for opening paint cans and if it's large and heavy I could use...

I need a general purpose saw and axminster have this.. http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Z-Sa ... -19703.htm At the moment it's just for general stuff round the house. Eventually I need to get round to cutting some ash boards down. I'm a huge fan of japanese kitchen knives.. are their saws as...