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Hey all. I was just given a nice slab of wood, approx 4 feet long, 8 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches thick (roughly). I was originally told it was oak, however after receiving it, I'm kind of thinking it looks like mahogany. Could anyone let me know from these images please...

I've recently been on a sandpaper buying frenzy, picking up odd packs at car boots, or a load of wet n dry on offer at bnq and so on. I was wondering what any of you guys did to store it all. I'm going to opening all the packs and separating them into the various grades and I'm looking for a...

Since I decided to try my hand at a little wood working, I've been looking for some form of bench. It had very specific requirements, in terms of size, stability, features and cost. Basically I was after something that had an end and side vice, could easily fit a space of less than 2m x 1m...oh...

Hey all. I'm after a little advice about routers if you would be so kind. I've had a cheapo BandQ router for a couple of years that got used once for a specific purpose, which went badly mostly to my lack of knowledge on their use. Now I'm getting into woodwork a bit more, I decided to dig out...

Hey all. I've recently bought a budget table saw, the sip 10 inch model. Mainly due to budget, but also as its just really for hobby type stuff. The top is made from 3 sections of extruded aluminium, which aren't the flattest things in the world. The fence is pretty rubbish too. I bought it...

Hi all. I'm in the market for my first lathe. I've seen a ferm one, no model number I can see. It's going for £100 with a bunch of chisels, bowl plates. It looks in pretty good Nick. Is it worth a punt at the price, or should I leave well alone. My budget is extremely limited right now :-\...

Hi all. After having my scroll saw for a few weeks, and only having time to mess about learning some techniques and trying different blades some pine scraps i had knocking about, I've finally managed my first real project. It's the fairy tree pattern from the excellent scroll saw workshop site...

Hi all. Apologies if this is in the wrong section. I'm going to be making some basic puzzles for my kids using birch ply. The images I want to use are the usual letters, numbers, animals etc. They already have a couple of similar toys that have the kind of thing I'm looking to achieve, but I'm...

Hi. Does anyone have the sip 16" scroll saw? I'm finding it a right pain in the proverbial when blade changing. The top is easy, so inside cuts aren't too bad, but the bottom is a nightmare to see if you have the blade in the right position. I remove the table insert, undo the little side...

Last year, the Mrs and my 2 kids went to the park (caulderstones) in Liverpool to check out the 1000yr old oak there. It was just dropping acorns at the time, so I bagged a few. Collecting acorns from this tree is encouraged and records kept of any successful growth from them. Anyway, not being...

Hi all. I currently have my scroll saw set up in the porch by my front door. I live in a flat and it's the only place with enough room to use it. The problem is, due to the fact it's right by the front door, the temperature in the porch is basically the same as outside, minus wind chill. Would...

Hi all. Does anyone know any way of finding anything about honing stones? Bit of a long shot I know. I found 2 in a kind of outhouse in a Victorian house I live in. They are slightly different sizes, and currently black, although a brief blast of wd40 revealed at least one of them to be a...

Picked up a draper d206 plane and a Stanley rb5 block plane, both in good Nick with decent looking blades for the princely sum of £4.50. Hurrah for me! Sent from my GT-I9300

Hi all. Is it feasible to grind off the pins from pinned blades to make them pinless? I can't find any pinless locally, so will be ordering online, but will this work in the meantime to practice with? Cheers H Sent from my GT-I9300

Hello all! My name is Harry, from Liverpool. I'm extremely new to woodworking and am currently sourcing tools, ideas and inspiration. One of the things I want to try first is a self built router table. I've found some free plans for a table I like the look of which uses ¾" ply for the table...