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Hello all I am without a lathe, or the space/money for a lathe but do need some walnut feet turned for a small chest of drawers I am making. Would anyone here be interested in turning me 4 feet to the attached design? No finish required but preferably cut to length and with the centre marked...

I recently completed a small picture frame, and decided to build it like a miniature sash window. As I was doing it I made a conscious effort to think about the order in which I was doing things, and to try and make the process as efficient and accurate as possible. Any comments from those in...

I am considering buying a shoulder plane and thus weighing up the different options as far as width goes. I am considering both the 3/4" models and the 1 1/4" models. I suppose the 3/4" will be fine for most jobs, it is rare that I cut a tenon shoulder or rebate more than 3/4" wide, but it does...

Recently I was asked to carve a sign, so I thought I had better get a bit of practice in the font. I have carved arial letters before but I think it is definitely worth taking the extra time to do a serif alphabet.The trickiest things are the serifs and the changing width of the curved...

How successfully can one round wood (say 1 3/8") without the use of lathes, trapping planes, rounding planes etc? I want to make three stool legs which will have some taper and a bulbous foot. Is hand work with a spokeshave the best approach for this? Is there some sort of jigging that can help...

I am about to start making a storage trunk and my first instinct would be to float the bottom in a groove ploughed round the base, possibly thin the bottom edges and fit it in a narrower groove or just plough a groove the full width of the bottom. Are there other ways? Off the top off my head I...

A few months ago I picked up a mitre plane casting and have only now worked up the nerve to tackle it. I've never done an infill before, so all help and advice from those who have experience would be greatly appreciated. If it comes out 1/4 as well as some of the ones seen on here I'd be very...

I made a couple of floats recently and wondered if anyone else has done the same. One is a straight edge float and the other has a 20 degree skew, both cut on the push. I used 4mm O1 gauge plate, filed the teeth with a saw file, drilled the holes then hardened and tempered. The handles are...

Needing something to cut accurate rebates I picked up this nice Routledge example which was basically fine but extremely dirty and with a broken wedge. Cleaned first with vinegar and scotchbright, followed by turps on kitchen paper and finally liberally oiled with raw linseed oil. Brass and...

So, as I was working on something recently I needed to join two boards together but I knew they would be getting rough treatment, so I thought about doweling them, or ideally tongue and grooving. Alas, whilst I have a plow plane I have no way to make the tongues unless I want to cut them out as...

So, having recently moved and left my last bench behind, which was a terrible cobbled together affair, I am going to grab the chance to build a much better bench. Timber is all 2x6 whitewood, with most components laminated together to form 4x6 or 6x6 sections. My hope is that by overbuilding it...

An unconventional tool review where an engineer completely strips it down and examines it. His approach is irreverent which may be refreshing to those bored of typical tool reviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oezp-_DcUgg

I recently picked up this grooving plane on eBay for a reasonable price and since I had never encountered this branding thought some here may be interested. I had not heard of "Northern" planes before, and the fact that the only place I.Sorby is mentioned is on the toe of the plane a bit odd. I...

I want an oil finish for some tools I am making and am fond of the easily repairable and slowly darkening properties of BLO, but less keen on whatever it is they put in there to promote polymerisation. Does anyone know a source for traditional, boiled BLO? I think "Tried and True" offer a...