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Hi I'm in the process of building my new work bench and fitted a nice old Parkinsons No 16 vice to the side of the bench yesterday. However in drilling the holes for the bolts affixing it to the worktop it reminded me how unprecise drilling holes can be (at least when I do it anyway!). For that...

Hi All I am looking to build a workbench for my newly constructed shed. For the top I was initially going to use 2 sheets of 40mm thick solid beech kitchen worktop glued together. I only have room to make the bench 1.5M long so one 3M sheet cut in half was the plan, however that's still about...

Hi In a post that will probably render me forum twit of the year 2014, I am having trouble working out how to operate a couple of quick release vices I purchased off eBay! Said vices are these things - a Record 53 and a Parkinsons Perfect 16: I plonked them upside down on the box in order...

Hi I have an imminent need for some form of dust extraction for my workshop, which is a <ahem> 7ft x 7ft shed (don't laugh). Given hereditary family weakness in the lung department I don't want to take any chances in the evil fine-dust department. Space is obviously limited in there as is...

Hi I have a hunk of unknown hardwood that I got from a wood recycling place recently and have been planing it square.. or at least trying to. However, it seems to be very pitted and I don't think it's just my fledgling planing skills! Pitted may not be the correct terms, so here are some...

Hi I've decided I really need to get a waterstone or two to get my plane blades to the right level of sharpness for working with hardwoods. There seems to be a degree of personal preference as to what grit levels to use but "a few thousand" seems to be required for a good level of fineness...

Hi Does anyone know what the wood used on this table is? It has been stained as there is a bit worn on part of the table surface, which is a very pale cream colour. The table is nothing special but I'd like to know what wood it is as I intend to possibly use it to practise woodworking and may...

Hi All So, I've done bits of DIY over the years, including building an under-stairs cupboard, a shoe cabinet, TV unit, etc. However all of those haven't required that much accuracy on cut or finish and using regular Wickes/B&Q style planed softwood or tongue & groove, stained accordingly. My...