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I just got a new ipod and have subscribed to some of the video podcasts to watch on the train. The Wood Whisperer one is excellent and he takes you though building some very interesting furniture items - I just watched one about building a sidetable out of ABW and maple, which was organic in...

I have seen on the forum a number of very impressive workshop builds over the last year or so. As a result I am tempted to move out of my large garage and do something similar at the bottom of the garden. So how do I approach designing the building? Is there a book I should be reading, or are...

I know there have been a number of router table threads recently, but I thought that you might like to look at mine. I have wanted to build a router table for a long time as I have been getting fed up with mounting and unmounting my T9 from the trend table that I had. I had also bought the...

Having finally built myself a router table into the end of my table saw, I now find myself in possession of a Trend CRT router table that I don't need. It is complete with the mounting plate for my T9, which fits a number of other makes, together with the spring clamps (their version of a...

I just ordered a couple of bits from Axminster and on the checkout page the option to save 10% on the most expensive item (up to £1,000) came up. I took the option and it saved me £3, but if anyone is wanting to buy something bigger and it is a universal offer then now is the time to order it...

Since I only have a garage to play in and have an increasing amount of toys to play with, staorage has started to become a real issue. When I got the table saw recently I rapidly came to the conclusion that the steel outfeed table attached to the back was taking up space I could not afford. I...

I have an Axminster AW10BSB2 table saw, but have fitted one table segment on either side of the machine rather than two on the right and the sliding table on the left. When cutting wide sheets I can now see the advantage of fitting two table segments to the right of the blade. but I do like...

Simple question for the more experienced: Who can I get to supply me with a sheet of white, smooth, 18mm MF MDF? I live in Hertfordshire and only want one sheet. Thanks Jonathan

I was thinking about using this with my Tormek to put a slight radius on a plane iron http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Jet-Wetstone-Plane-Camber-Jig-481050.htm 1 - Will it fit the Tormek given that it is a Jet accessory? 2 - Does it really produce a slight radius or will it just give a blade...

I had a week off work last week and finally got around to turning a couple of rough sawn planks of american black walnut into a coffee table to replace a horrid IKEA thing. Here is the result: The wood was fairly easy to work, but did move all over the place when cut so my triceps got a very...

I have a quantity of thick (40mm) American Black Walnut to resaw for a table I am working on. The boards are up to 20cm wide, which is at the top end of the capacity of my bandsaw (Record BS300). I have already used my existing widest blade (3/4 inch 4tpi from APTC) to resaw some mahogony, but...

I was just browsing through SL Hardwoods' site and saw that they offer mixed pallets of hardwood (at lease 10 cubic ft) for around £140 plus VAT etc. http://www.slhardwoods.co.uk/results_fulldetails.asp?prodID=7869 Has anyone ordered one of these? Are they good value? Is there a better place...

I spent a week at home last week doing stuff around the house and in my workshop (garage), and whilst having my bran flakes every day I watched a couple of episodes of NYW, some of This Old House, and other programmes during the day like Cutting Edge Woodworker and Restoration Man. I learned a...

This is my first post to the forum although I have been reading and browsing for a numbers of weeks. I am sure a lot of people say it, but this forum is really helpful to those of us just starting out "playing" with wood. Anyway, here is my first attempt to make anything with hardwood. My...