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I've been asked to make some doors and shelves for a frame which is already in place. It doesn't need to be a particularly neat job but just needs to restrict access inside. However I have no experience making doors or shelves so am after a bit of advice before I purchase the materials and make...

Hi guys, I thought I would share a couple of small boxes I have made over the last few weeks. No WIP at the moment will do that for the next box I make as I am starting to get some confidence on how they are made. There were a lot of firsts making these as you can probably tell ....... first...

I've just made a box and finished with multiple coats of Danish oil (pics to come when finished). I want to wax the box aswell. Which is the best wax to get which can be applied and buffed by hand? Are there different types? The box is walnut, but would prefer a wax which can be used on any...

Hi Guys, I've seen post about of people who have made their own chisels. The thing which put me off was the tempering of the chisels as I didn't think I could do it at home, either safely or reliably. Anyway after finding out that a friend of a friend is actually a blacksmith and he is wiling...

Hi, I am currently gathering the materials to build myself a small tabletop router table. The top is going to be made from two piece of 3/4" mdf laminated together. The book I am following also uses plastic laminate on both sides. I've done some searching and came across the same question...

Hi Guys, Been a while since I've manage to get anything done in the workshop. But I've just turned this pen as a gift for my dad's 60th birthday. The wood is buck-eye burr and the kit is the fountain pen kit from axminster. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, the finish is the best I have...

Hi guys, So I was wondering what type of wooden plane to make next and I quite fancy trying to make a scraper plane. There doesn't appear to be much information on how to do this. Anyone got any experience on doing this or any useful links? I've turned up very little which could be a hint that...

So yesterday I started making a toy tug boat for my partners nephew and I thought I would put together a WIP. The boat design is from the following book and the design seems relatively straight forward http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2305715.Making_Heirloom_Toys The boat is going to be made...

After seeing the beautiful London pattern handles that dodge recently made, it inspired me to get off my backside and finally make the handles for the chisel tangs I had bought just for this purpose. So far I have completed four handles. Handles are made from ash with a Danish oil finish and a...

Hi guys, Thought I would just show you some pics of my first box, well actually there are a lot of firsts in this post! this is probably the first project outside of turning that I have completed, so go easy on me. So the box was originally going to be a jewellry box, but due to the precision...

Hi, I have been making a small tug boat out of a piece of sycamore for my nephew. I am looking for a finish which is child safe and won't change the colour of the sycamore too much. I have done quite a lot of research on the web and the general consensus is that most finishes will be child...

Just stumbled across this which I found to be a fascinating read. Although his planes are beautifully made, I'm not actually sure I look them, they are a little bit "bling" for me :grin: http://www.holteyplanes.com/tech_A13.html Cheers John Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

Hi there, Im looking for the name of the tool used in turning to cut/burn a thin line to make patterning on chisel handles etc. I'm sure I saw one for sale somewhere and it looked like a cheese wire with handle either end but can't find it anywhere now I'm trying to look for it :( I imagine...

Well I decided to get myself a couple of new planes to expand my ever growing arsenal of tools. Its the first time I've bought vintage planes from a dedicated vintage tool merchant as opposed to eBay as well. First up a Stanley no. 71 Router plane with three cutters. The plane seems to be in...

Hi guys, This is the first thing I've managed to make using my lathe which isn't a pen or I haven't ruined :( I have three socket chisels and I told myself I was not stopping tonight until I had made handles for all of them them .... Only managed one but really happy with it. Its made from a...

Hi guys, Well I thought I'd show you some of the stuff I've been turning. I'm really new to this, only got my lathe in July and haven't had much time to play with it. I've basically only made pens ...... and a LOT of scrap. I think this is the first pen I am actually happy with. You will...

Hi I have been looking for a beginners woodworking course when I stumbled across this http://www.handtoolschool.net/ Anyone got any comments on it, I've watched one of his videos before and it was really useful. I'm tempted because I can't really afford a full blown course with both money...

Hi guys I am in the process of making my first hand plane ..... which is going to be a scrub plane. I've bought the veritas scrub plane iron which I plan to use, this may be a stupid question but is it designed to be used bevel up or bevel down? The bed that the plane will be up against is at...

I bought an old millers falls no 9 plane off ebay, so I decided to give it a clean up, removed rust and re-japanned. Anyway came to re assemble it and i've somehow lost part of the frog adjustment mechanism, only thing I can think of is it got thrown away with some shavings. I don't know its...

Hi guys, I've recently started woodworking and I've decided that I want to try my hand at making a jewellery box for my partners birthday. To do this I wanted to split a piece of walnut so I can book match the sides. Anyway I don't have a workshop ( you can see I do most of my work outside) so...