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I'm planning on a more permanent air set up in my workshop, my plan is to use copper pipe from the compressor to the outlets. I have load of 8mm copper pipe which it would be good to use, but I'm a bit worried that the ID will be too small - anyone got any idea if 8mm will be OK (the air...

I've always shied away from using iron on veneer edging, probably due to bad experiences with MFI 'furniture' of yesteryear and it's inability to stay stuck on for more than about a day. I'm lead to believe glue technology's moved on a bit these days and it's actually pretty good these days –...

Hello there, I was wondering if anyone has any ideas.... I have some sheets of 1.5mm thick wenge veneer (about 18cm wide x about 2.5m) which was beed rolled up for a good few years, despite leaving it out and putting things on top of it, it still refuses to uncurl and is pretty unusable. So, has...

Just wondering if anyone has any experience of gluing up after lacquering... I'm developing a new product that will be made from 6mm birch ply. My usual finishing/gluing procedure would be to mask off the areas that will have adhesive on them and then lacquer. With this product it would be...

Because I'm a good boy and do as I was taught, I never let my planes sit on the bench on their blades - I always put something under the front of the sole as you're supposed to (or lay it on it's side). But - does it really matter if you sit your plane on its blade - does it really blunt them or...

I'm sure the answer to this question is "don't be ridiculous, of course you can't" but... I saw on youtube someone cutting stainless steel with a Festool circular saw (obviously this was in America where they do such things) it said it was possible up to 1/16". This got me thinking...is it...

A while back I owned a Tormek sharpener and then, due to poverty, I sold it. I've come to the conclusion that I's like another wetstone grinder now but it appears there's a load to choose from and the more I look at comments about them on the web the more confused I get... As I'm still not...

I was wondering how effective diamond honing tools are on planer blades - I'm referring to this sort of thing...http://bit.ly/ZVFeh8 Does anyone use one - do they work? I think resetting planer blades has to be my most hated job in the workshop so anything that prolonged the time 'til I have to...

Hello, I'm soon to start work on a camper van interior, for the previous vans I've done I've used birch ply but this one is going to be a bit different... I'm going to be using 1.5mm maple veneer on a 12mm substrate with solid maple lipping/edging - I can't decide what would be the best...

I just got some prices for rough sawn maple, The price differences are quite substancial – I thought, as SL Hardwoods are in London they'd be more expensive, but their price for 50x125mm x 14m is £164 with £24 delivery – also got a price from Sykes Timber and that came in at £271 + £48 delivery...

I think I'm in the market for a new spray gun as my old one's just getting a bit, well, old. I was looking at the Devilbiss SLG-610 which you can get for about 50-60 quid, but I was wondering – is there a benefit to spending more; what do you get with a fancier gun, and would it be wasted on...

I thought I'd share some photos of one of my prized possessions with you... This a timber samples box from Fitchett & Woollacott Ltd which I was (sort of) given by my uncle what must have been about 30 years ago. My uncle lived next door to a chap who was some sort of manager at Fitchetts - he...

As much as I'd love to make a lovely Roubo bench, time and money suggest it's not going to happen for a good while. My current bench is pretty reasonable but it's had a temporary top on it for about 8 years, made from 50mm thick pine, as it's 'temporary' it was never treated with a great deal of...

I need to replace the rear bearing on my bandsaw as the other one has gone horribly wrong, I realise I need a bearing puller to get the old one off but how do I go about getting a new one (if I can find one the right size) back on - it it just a matter of hitting it on with a big hammer...

I thought I's share with you, the build of this 'ere jewellery box. This may turn out to be something of a mistake on my part 'cause I'm not used to making such fiddly little things – I'm more used to tables, cupboard and the like, but haho... This will be for my fair lady's 40th birthday which...

I have a jewellery box to make for our lass's birthday in a few weeks time – I have some boards of English Yew sitting in the workshop which I've had for a few years and was wondering about using it, but, I've never used yew before – I've heard it said that it's a bit of a pig to work with. I...

Thought I'd share a few pics of the tool rest for my bench grinder in case it might be useful for someone in the future. I made it up out of bits of scrap metal I had lying around the workshop. Didn't go overboard with making it look pretty - it sits next to my old grinder I got from Fleabay...

I'm a bit worried what this forum, and Lumberjocks has done to me... I now own a modest file of rusty old rubbish which were once hand saws. I've started my first couple of resorations with a 26" Disston and a Tyzack 22" panel saw. They've been dunked in Corro Dip and I've started cleaning them...

I bought a grubby old Record plane on Ebay, got it and discovered it has a crack that runs all the way from the mouth all the way up the body :cry: Would it stand any chance of fixing it if I were to epoxy it back together again or would the strain of using the plane just brake it open again?

I can't remember what the German site is that sells quality hand tools, Veritas and the like.. could anyone enlighten me? :(