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Dont know if I should post here or general chat so here goes. Hi Get bored just sitting around and I would like to get back into doing a little woodwork now and then so I saw the doc and he said as long as I take precautions and know my limits I should be ok. The first thing the wife made me...

Has anyone made a new stock for an airgun if so can they give me a few pointers on choice of wood and how to go on. thanks Phil

I Can't sit about taking photo's all day gets very boring much sooner be doing woodwork! I have started to lay some decking on the back yard and I have already hung two new doors on the outside buildings and made a wheelbarrow planter out of wood. I have bought myself a jsp power cap and wear...

Just to let you know why I have not posted since 2009 Last October I was rushed into hospital and diagnosed as having Pulmonary Fibrosis which means I have to be on oxygen 24/7 and I have had to alter my lifestyle to accommodate my illness, I have managed to hang onto my car but I ride around...

Had a go at turning two more bowls this weekend the first one is 6 1/2" wide x 5 1/2" deep in Spaltered Sycamore. The second one is 7" wide x 3" deep in Laburnum. Hope you like them? Phil

Went to the bandsaw last week to cut some logs for turning and I could not tension the blade. I opened the door and found I had stripped all the threads on the tensioner this is the third time it has happened! (Never buy a Ryobi bandsaw) I had to strip the top half of the bandsaw to remove the...

With one thing and another it's been weeks since I was on the lathe I have been trying my hand at Scroll sawing kind of like it as much as turning! Then I had the chainsaw break down fixed that then Bandsaw broke down stripped all the threads on the Tensioner so had to strip bandsaw down and fix...

Found some free line drawing/clipart on the web and downloaded a few one that particulary took my eye was of a kitten so I loaded it in photoshop and had a play didn't have to do much to it just make sure there were no floaters. Phil

I had to try out my new saw and I wanted to try the BBP that I had bought I ordered the BBP from a local builders merchant, he did not stock it himself but picked me an 8x4 sheet from his supplier which I asked him to cut into 4 4ftx2ft's this cost me £44.00 you might think this is dear but I...

Machine Mart rang me 2pm today to inform me my Scheppach Deco 405 had arrived. I got a surprise! When I ordered the deco it was £200.00 when I came to pay for it today they had dropped the price to £164.00 (very nice). I was also surprised at the weight of the unit! When I got it out of the box...

I ordered a Scheppach Deco 405 from Machine Mart on the 19th of this month http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/produ ... croll-saws still waiting for it to be shipped from Derby (30miles away) phoned up today says he will have it in on friday. Since then I have seen the AWFS18 at Axminster...

Took a photo of our cat the other day, thought I might have a go at making a pattern out of it so I loaded it into Photoshop Elements to have a go. I had a go at the way Gill mentioned in a recent post, I read the tutorial written by Andy Deane, hmm seems straight forward enough! Not for me no...

Wanting to improve my basic skills at cutting before I tackle Intasia again I had a go at cutting a shadow pattern crikey I could not believe how small the bridges are I cut through two without realizing it but it does not seem to have spoilt the overall effect. I enjoyed cutting it out and...

What wood do you all use when cutting a shadow pattern do you use a solid wood or do you use ply? The reason I ask is I have never seen solid wood for sale that is 1/4 thick whereas most shops sell 1/4 ply If you use ply can you get a better quality 1/4ply with more than 3 layers and how do you...

Thought it was getting a little heated in the last thread so decided to post new thread ( the last thing I want is people falling out in a thread of my posting). Well I did not think anyone could make so many mistakes in one day? I decided not to use the pattern of the clock because my machine...

Hi I have had a Scroll/Fret saw stuck in my shed for more than 2 years (never had enough room to put it anywhere) its nothing fancy just a single speed Powercraft saw from Aldi. Looking through the forums both here and in America! There is some wonderful work and I would like to try my hand at...

Can I buy one of the above with two wheels for marking Mortice & Tennon joints? The only ones I have seen so far seem to have only one wheel

Took the T/S outside today thought I would have a play with it can't use it in the shed not enough room? It works beautifully with soft wood, but when I had a go at cutting hardwood i.e. laburnum and iroko? I could smell burning when I finished the cut, I looked at the ends and there is a...

Hi I am thinking of building the above for my table saw I have looked at quite a few plans for doing this but they all seem to be missing the riving knife at the back of the blade. My question is - is it accepable to remove the riving knife when using the jig or is there a way of building the...

Had 3 planes & 3 spokeshaves given me last night my mate had chucked them on one side ready to take to the local tip. One of the planes has the name Whitmore wrote on it. anyone heard of them? One is diddy its like a wooden block plane but its only about 2 1/2" long by 1 inch wide my mate...