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Hi All, For sale is my old Wickes biscuit jointer, comes with dustbag, blade change spanner and I've fitted a Trend blade. see pictures I'm asking £15 and I'm based on SE London, Could post at buyer cost..... Thanks

Hi All, For sale is a WG200 whetstone sharpener from Record, comes with straight edge, long knife and scissor jigs as well as a cover. Also included is a stone grader, angle setter , angle checker and Record wheel diamond truing tool See photos below I'm asking £75 and I'm located in SE London...

Hi All, A question I hope someone can help with, what’s the difference between 15 mm v 18mm Melamine MDF or Chipboard for furniture projects? Yes I know the difference is 3 mm but why do some places stock one or the other thickness? Is it down to density of the MDF or chipboard core, price, or...

From the book, the dullest men in the UK.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/11898415/Are-these-the-23-dullest-men-in-Great-Britain-.html?frame=3456784 Can anyone beat that? :D Have a great day.....

...in the style of Le Salvager... today Im thinking about Chisels.. (hammer) well some like the pic you bash mortices etc but what sizes are the most used.... stirkes me (ha 2nd pun...) that the most useful are the smaller sizes with anything over say an inch, not really useful for a lot of...

Hello All, I'm posting this on behalf of the Kent Woodworking club (I'm a member too) and would like to invite you all to the club's Open day, which is on Sat 25th Oct from 11.00 am onward. Location is, (you'll like this bit...) at the Clubhouse, which is in the Axminster store in...

..or would prefer fettling a vintage Stanley No 5?.. just seen some of the footage and its amazing how far virtual reality games have come... Don't want to play?, then just watch uploaded game footage on YouTube... :duno:

While perusing a few blogs, read about a hint of a site that sells reconditioned 'industrial furniture' ie workbenches.. Here's a great example, sadly sold http://www.original-house.co.uk/Productdetail.aspx?pid=603c45de-e11a-4791-bdf6-50d75349e4de and a few others too late to rescue... any...

Hi All, Finally decided to bit the bullet and get some 'help' with this year's crop of firewood logs. I've bought a Bosch Green electric chainsaw and would be very grateful for any hints or tips on storage. Firstly short term, i'll most be using the saw at weekends so is it ok to leave the oil...

Hi, I think general woodworking is a good place to start.. anyone else heard or had any experience with this disease, it sounds pretty nasty and UK could lose a fair chunk of it's Ash estate... :cry: I'm in SE London, and the one large tree , in my garden, in fact in the street is an Ash...

Hi All, Anyone know how the depth stop on the above planes is supposed to work?, OK I know you screw the depth gauge locking screw from the top of the plane into the body of the plane to connect to the depth gauge itself, but it's how the little nylon washer or depth gauge expander is supposed...

So I finally got some time spare and set about a much overdue sharpening session with some blunt no 71 blades. Having diligently read some of the other posts here and briefly considered purchasing new Veritas ones (the LV site in Canada has metric ones, why doesnt Axminster offer them?), decided...

Hello All, just like to let you know about a contact for power tool repairs in SE London, N. Kent in Bexley http://www.nppowertoolrepairs.co.uk/ and the proprietor's name is Nigel. He helped me tune and fix my Rexon mitre saw and was a great source of info, and didn't want any payment! I'd...

Hi, need some guidance on providing recommendations?. ie if we get good service or want to advise other members of a useful contact or supplier, a) Can we? b) are links to websites allowed? c) what about email addresses and other contact details? this is purely from the customer or third...

..Norway intelligence chief resigns after hinting Oslo has agents in Pakistan The head of Norway's intelligence service (PST), widely criticised after the July 22 attacks last year, has resigned after hinting Oslo has agents in Pakistan...

Hi, I've recently acquired one of these and lucky enough to have extension rods and extra arms/fences. What I don't have are extra drill bushes. Does anyone know if there is an alternative supplier or does anyone have some for sale. I'm after 6mm, 8mm, and 10mm bushes. Thanks in advance Regards...

Hi All, I'd very much appreciate help, opinion and advice from you all re the best way to go about setting up a mitre saw to cut square. I did read some advice that said you need to start with a long plank that you know is square, then take repeated cuts, adjusting the fence each time until you...

So you spend hours, weeks sometimes in the design and build stage, researching a piece of furniture, working out the joints, then slowly and carefully constructing a masterpiece, until one day you're left with an object, the envy of all your fellows, sitting in the workshop, bare... ..then...

So, there's one of the old school Hardware shops near me, mostly now selling stuff for finishing, and bits of everything from pine caracassing, to the odd bit of copper pipe and a few hand tools... Talking with the proprietor, I mentioned I'd just had a Disston 14 inch tenon saw brought back...