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I'm thinking about giving carving a go, to add to pieces, and am lost in the myriad of bits on the market. Does anyone know if there's a difference between high speed steel and tungsten carbide bits for carving wood? I read a review on a tungsten item and it said it chewed the wood up. I'm...

Lidls have an LED clip light on special at the mo for four quid. Just got one, and it's great. Shame the lead is only two metres, but hey.

I have a load of old sash windows, taken from a couple of Victorian houses, and I was wondering what wood these tend to be made from. I'm rubbish at identifying timber! I'm guessing pine, but am open to more knowledgable answers. Thanks.

Whilst cruising Pinterest for woodwork stuff, I came across something called wood butter. Im sure I'm just naive and uninformed, but it's new to me. Looks like it gives a nice finish, regardless of it's efficacy for preserving chopping boards etc. think I might make some up and have a play...

My tension handle has bent! I'm not the strongest bloke going, but bent it is. Never having used a scroller before, and not having someone to show me their machine, I'm worried that I've been over-tensioning. When you're told to tension until the blade makes a definite note, online, it's hard to...

Bloody typical, I have a market stall on Saturday, and was rattling through a load of decorations this morning when the grub tightening the top blade holder rounded out. I've tried three other Allen keys to no avail, so aside from not having a spare screw I can't get the original one out. Sealey...

I've been churning out these name decorations since I got my saw, and they've gone down well on my Facebook page. I've sold over twenty at eight quid a pop, so thought I'd share the idea on here! They seem to be particularly popular with parents of young kids. The angel is copied from a medieval...

I'm stuck in a quandary, and it's the time of year when every pound has to be mulled over. I have a chance to buy a Dremel 4000, the boxed one with flexi jobby, plus router accessories (no table, sadly) for £67.50 or I could get a 3000 with much less kit for £25 and a Lidl router for £30. The...

Just found this thread on reddit, dealing with countering vibration. There's a hyperlink to a picture, below the second large block of text. It's basically a wooden box full of sand, with a 'floating' deck for the saw. Think it's worth a shot...

Hi all, I'm currently cutting Xmas decs made up of names and am aware of the delicate nature of the pieces. What do people think of painting hardener on them? Or do you have better ideas? Cheers.

Hey all, I'm a straight out of the wrapper, brand new wannabe scroller. So new, in fact, that I haven't even used one, even though I've owned one for three days now. I've been battling with my bandsaw for ages, taking loads of time making tight curves and muttering about saving up for a scroll...

I've been reading round any threads that mention keyhole fixings but they all seem to be at least a couple of years old, so the links invariably lead to a 404 or a 'product has been deleted' so could anyone point me in the direction of where to by some please? I'm fed up with all the door...