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Hi All, Can anyone help me work out if the stones I've recently bought off eBay are oil or water stones? They were bargains and streets better than the previous cheapie double sided thing I got from B&Q (though that seems to work OK for quickly getting a damaged edge back). I've used them with...

I bought a bow saw a while ago and have really struggled to cut a straight line with it, which is really frustrating when you're halfway through a chuffing great log that you want to chop up for firewood and find yourself sawing at 90 degrees to where you started off from. Doing my seasonal keep...

Hi All, I spent a large part of the weekend pruning branches off some holly trees we have in the garden, which has left me with about 4 branches 4" and up in diameter and over 4 foot in length. I'd like to do something special with them, but don't know if they are big enough or worth the...

Hi All, I hope this doesn't spark the usual round of arguments, but I have a problem with my sharpening technique. I've decided to give freehand sharpening the time and effort it deserves as it makes sense to me to do the little and often thing rather than spending a whole weekend sharpening...

Hi All, We've had some doors stripped using caustic soda. They were clean and stain free when they arrived back from the people who did it so I sanded and painted with two coats of oil based primer. I noticed some bleed through occuring, but not from anywhere you might expect, it's as if the...

Hi All, Our front door has 2 wooden panels on the bottom, one of which has split vertically to about 3/8" wide showing daylight through and providing a little more ventilation than we need. I've previously filled it using epoxy filler, which seems to last about a winter, but this falls out...

Hi All, I stumbled across an online auction house selling machine tools at bargain prices, but suspect that many will require a 3 phase supply. I've done some research on 3 phase converters, but really don't understand the full details and don't want to buy a white elephant. I'm looking for...

Hi All, I've had a Bailey style plane that I bought from Boyes more years ago than I care to remember. It's always been sort of OK, but following the purchase of American Woodworker the other month I found time to give it a once over this weekend. I didn't have time to do everything, but I...

Hello again! I've been using a cheapie mitre saw for a while, and once again it's nearing the end of it's useful life. Bearing in mind I mostly do DIY renovation type building work, but am looking towards doing more general joinery (I'm also customising an old Mk2 Zephyr so the ability to cut...

Hi All, I have policy of buying cheap tools that I may not use much, then if they prove useful I get a decent one when the cheapo wears out. Well, my trusty old SDS drill bought from Netto for £15 has finally given up the ghost after 6 years of sterling service and I need a replacement. I'm...

Made a start on my first proper woodwork project. I've been dabbling for a while, but wanted to start doing things "properly". The plan I have loads of old timber left over following some building work and want to use this up partly to free up space and partly because I'm a tight Yorkshireman...

Hi All, I'm self taught, have been dabbling with woodwork on and off for a few years now and have a few projects that I'll probably need some assitance with. Fist job is to build a bench to go in the Workshop I've just knocked up. Then I've got a kitchen to finish (an eBay bargain, that needs...

Hi All, I'm self taught, have been dabbling with woodwork on and off for a few years now and have a few projects that I'll probably need some assitance with. Fist job is to build a bench to go in the Workshop I've just knocked up. Then I've got a kitchen to finish (an eBay bargain, that needs...