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SWMBO inherited this little statuette of the Immaculate Conception when her mum died, who got it from a monastery in Singapore many years ago when they were tearing it down. It spent the last 15 years in the garden and is not in a good way as a result. Its actually a very nice looking...

I've been reading up loads on veneering and even cut some on my bandsaw and had a go at glueing up little pieces with titebond. Vacuum veneering seems to be really effective but very expensive :shock:. I certainly don't want to outlay that much cash at this point so I will have to settle for...

For those like me who are not comfortable with CAD/CAM software nor SketchUp there are always alternatives. While I find SketchUp great for designing houses and laying out rooms I also find it overly simplified and have yet to design a complete piece of furniture without pulling my hair out...

My step brother who lives in Zambia is making rustic furniture from Teak. They are ripping up the railway lines all the way from Zambia, through Zimbabwe and into South Africa and replacing them with conrete sleepers or something. So there is a massive surplus of Teak down there and loads of...

I made fittings so that I could fit 6" hacksaw blades and 7" coping saw blades. I will probably end up only using it for coping as was initially intended but I also wanted it to be a little more versatile. At this point it is in working order but needs some refinements: 1) A small ball handle...

Just got back from Sywell and spent a small fortune on some Tiger Oak. Probably a rash decision but it is one of the most beautiful woods I have ever seen and I decided on the spot that I wanted to make my Japanese style chest using this wood. I cleared them out except for one piece which had...

Sorry if its been asked, but just wanted to know if others are going to Sywell this weekend. Being in Oxford its quite easy for me to get to but I wanted to know if its worth the trip even if its just for the car boot sale - like I NEED more tools :roll:

I was looking at drill press vices but after a discussion on the forum and a pic from Alice I decided to make my own. I used two of the smallest toggle clamps available from Axminster and because of the high fence I needed to make my own hold down arms using pine as the stoppers. I will find...

I made the mistake of showing my partner the forum and the widespread use of the term 'SWMBO'. When I told her what it stood for she chuckled drily and can up with a new name for me. I'm now called HWMBI (she pronounces it 'hwimbi') which stands for He Who Must Be Ignored :roll: ...ahh isn't...

Looking to put a precise drill vice on my little Jet drill press and have been eyeing out the Axminster ones. This one looks particularily easy: http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-SCV5-Cross-Vice-21304.htm Anyone used one from this line or another line? I assume I will need to...

Can't believe it! I have never won a competition in my life before but since my WW budget started dissappearing a few months ago I started entering all the comps that were going. This one was in New Woodworking in Feb. or something. Heres a linky for anyone who wants to look at what I've won...

I am in the planning stages of making a frame saw and have recieved my blade and blade holders from Dieter Schmid (http://www.fine-tools.com/gestell.htm). The holders are 2.6mm thick so I need to cut a slot in the saw arms of about 2.8mm as I dont want them to move about too much. My smallest...

Been hunting around over the last couple days at the usual sites and can't find a strong glue that is both waterproof and food safe. I am putting together a chopping board for a friend who is mad about cooking and using all my beech offcuts to make an end-grain up board. I have searched the...

Anyone have any links to different types of hidden/secret compartments and thier design and construction? Most of the links I've found on google have been to commercial pages with no technical detail to speak of. I am planning a chest based on Japanese document chest and want to build in one...

I am in the process of making myself a shooting board from two nice and stable pieces of .5" MDF. I will use two pieces of beech as well. One to hold the work piece against (the sticky up bit) and the other as a hook under the shooting board. I have a lovely book on making tools that also...

Firstly, please accept my apologies for not introducing myself as I registered last week and started posting without doing so - though I have been lurking for a couple months as a guest. Gallery: http://www.zulu.net/ships/thumbnails.php?album=2 I live in Oxford and have been wookworking since...

Its sitting in my livingroom right now and I haven't even opened the box, as I need to go out for a while, thought I better not open that can of worms just yet :P It would be great to hear of any tips and pitfalls from SIP owners for setting this baby up. Cheers!

Hi all, I have been using the cheap cup masks for a while now and am beginning to really hate them. They get all hot and damp inside and after even a short while become really uncomfortable to wear. I do very little sanding but I am well aware that its the half hour or so after sanding that...

My main requirement is to cut smaller pieces but I will need to wheel out the BS on occasions for ripping longer stock. I make mostly carcass stuff but am also dabbling in making tools like bowsaws and framesaws at the moment. I also have the need to occasionally resaw quite wide boards up to...