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Blimey, it's been a long time since I've posted on here! As everyone does (I think?) I've been thinking about the old times before routers and electricity powered spindle moulders. The reason I've been thinking about this isn't because I have some disturbing past-life nostalgia, it's because I...

The other day I was resawing some 3" reclaimed white softwood with a pretty much brand new 3/4" 3tpi blade (only been used to cut pen blanks from green English Cherry) and the saw was struggling with even the tiniest bit of pressure and every so often stalling in the cut. My college tutor said...

Hey, I haven't been on here for quite a while, I've been busy with various projects and trying my hardest to make a bit of money out of them. In my search for woodworking fortune, my brother sent me a link to a website selling 'pirolettes', these are the side-on profile of your face turned into...

Two nuns are driving through Transylvania when all of a sudden a vampire jumps onto the car bonnet. One of the nuns turns to the other and says "Quick Sister, show him your cross!" To which the other nun rolls down the window and shouts "Get off the bloody car!" Hope it made you laugh as much...

I just saw one of Lie Nielson's videos on Youtube and I noticed the guy (I think Deneb Puchalski) kept putting the planes down with the sole flat on the bench and the blade out. Thinking about it, I realised I've seen a lot of the big guys doing the exact same thing, but I've always been taught...

I'm soundproofing a small part of my girlfriend's living room (after her parents complained to the neighbours about their TV about a million times and you can still hear every word) but have run into a little problem... an electrical problem. This is seriously not my area of interest although I...

Don't know if this is in the right section, sorry if it's not :) I was just wondering how everyone flattens their water stones? Using a commercial flattening stone, dry wall screen, diamond stones etc... I use a (known) flat piece of wood with a thin kitchen scourer to get rid of the glaze and...

I've got a cheap Record/Irwin Smoother that I've tuned up as much as I can (without spending loads of money :P) but there's one thing I noticed... It takes sooooooooo long to adjust the throat!!! There's so much trial and error involved, even if you measure the opening and adjust accordingly...

There I am in the garage doing a bit of woodturning for a craft fair on Saturday; I've used the lathe with my hands way too close for comfort to the spinning chuck, I've used the bandsaw with my fingers unnervingly close to the blade, I've sharpened my plane iron until it could cut through...

I'm thinking of trying my hand at making a panel raising plane but I really don't know where to start. I found a really old one in a museum so I took a couple of pictures: So does anyone know of any buildalongs or something? I've searched google so many times I've lost count, but I can't...

I'm building a bedside cabinet with an Iroko frame (I'm gonna post a buildalong when I'm finished), but I'm trying to think of the best way to finish the whole piece. The drawer fronts will be Ash and the panelling Tulip Poplar so I want a nice glossy finish. But I'm wondering, will Danish oil...

Ok, so I have an obsession with sharpness, everybody I know realised this when I started going out with almost no hair on my left arm :P This had led to quite a few tips and tricks I've discovered from reading old magazines, scouring the internet and experimenting (P.S. Some are a little bit...

Ok, I'm new to this forum so I figured now would be the perfect chance to introduce myself since I have quite a difficult problem. My name is Anthony, I'm at Hull College studying Carpentry/Joinery. I like to think I'm progressing well due to the fact that I've been practising woodwork without...