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Can anyone point me in the direction of some advice or a primer on cnc router/laser engraving? I am building some DIY oscillators and synthesizer modules and would like to be able to engrave lettering and graphics on aluminium face panels. I know less than Jack about this, but with the...

I want to make a symphonie... ...but I have no way of resawing my sycamore/maple/walnut to boards 6-10mm thick by 200mm wide. Is there anyone out there who could do this for me, or allow me access to their (large) bandsaw to do it myself? I am happy to pay a commercial rate, but you will have...

I usually regard myself as adequately equipped and skilled when working in wood, but I need to hollow out a soundbox for a musical instrument and don't know where to start. If you imagine a small honeydew melon cut in half lengthwise and hollowed out to leave a bowl with walls 5-10mm thick, that...

Can anyone recommend a supplier of small stainless crosshead woodscrews? 20mm and shorter. The sort that would be needed for a project like this... Thanks in anticipation. Pete

I'm looking at sets of 6 Marples carving tools on ebay. Some have more or less cylindrical handles like old boxwood chisels and some have handles that are more bulbous, a bit like the old style chippy's screwdriver. Are both types intended for striking, or is one for hand use and the other for...

So I pick up the phone. There's a delay on the line which tells me the call is coming from a long way away. I hear a voice speaking with a strong Indian accent... Him: 'Hello, is that Mr. H?' Me: 'Hello' Him: 'Hello Mr. H' Me: 'Hello' Him: 'Hello Mr. H' Me: 'Hello' Him: 'Are you deaf or...