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Does anyone have an older axi catalogue that lists traditional window cutters? Could I ask for a photo of the page pleeeease!

Does anyone have any photos of the old multico tm scribe cutters in various configurations. Only I've just brought a pair of old multico blocks for very little including some completely unground cutters. Struck me they could be useful as scribe cutters. Anyone got a source for new cutters as well?

This is a great condition axminster ultimate edge. It comes with a couple of twist lock buffing wheels. It doesn't come with a jig as I used my tormek stuff. Post at cost or pick up. £420. I made a 2 drawer storage stand that will be included.

I'm wondering what is the best way to convert my multico tenoner to single phase. I recall one guy brought 2 new motors from axminster. Would 2 vfds work? Thanks in advance for any and all help.

I have just been reading a new local history book concerning the small mines of the biddulph Valley. Now these were nearly all coal mines working various seams. One of these the gillow heath mine was also also extracting tons of whetstone. This was from about 1950 until 1980 when it shut. The...

I've got four boxes of domino's for the 700xl. There still in unopened bags in boxes . They are 70×14×140, 120×10×100, 190×8×80, 150×8×100(first number how many) £33 plus post(per box) ££30 if you take them all£120 plus post Also 4× festool mini vac bags new and in box. £9 plus post Finally a...

Has anyone got any sage advice or nice designs for planters of the single large shrub type maybe 550-600 squareish. Also how best to stop them rotting from the inside. The last ones lasted 15 or 20 years with lorry tarp lining. I'm gonna use tropical hardwood but I don't have any 3 or 4 inch...

This is a little used bosch gts10xc table saw complete with gta60 w rising stand. 240v and in superb condition. I want £530.

Just thought I'd expunge thus experience from my system. Monday I started a new job. I saw the ad on indeed and applied. It was a company restoring sash windows. Sounds great I thought. Alarm bells were ringing all the time. Interview, chats everything was dodgy To sum up. They started in...

Just been perusing this site and I can't help thinking almost everyone (making wooden stuff) is almost certainly merely breaking even. Many seem only to make for makings sake. Am I misreading this. The only people making money are etsy and the shippers! Bear in mind minimum wage is set to top...

Does anyone have any information about buying redwood wholesale? Contacts? And of course what is the saving like? How many would I need to buy? There usually 4.5m 9 by x.

I've started to make the diminished stile door shown in the door and windowmaking book from lost art press. After a full day I've prepped everything to size. Made but not finished the stiles( morticed, grooved the bottom, rebated and moulded the top.) The instructions leave lots to be desired...

For my part I welcomed a few different stalls this year. Seemed like a few individuals Shenton woodcraft, the joiner with the holtley planes, the guy with the plastic sharpening idea( sharpsomething) Le tonkinois was absent. Brake disc drill man was preaching to no one. Classic hand tools I...

Yesterday I was at Harrogate enjoying a browse around. At on stall that was mostly cheap car boot new tools there was a box of moulders one I instantly recognised as old. It was a round and stamped mutter. How old is this maker? I think I've got a xxxx late mutter somewhere. The other 20 planes...

Just trying to get my head around these. I can see one variation having a single angled shoulder simply to transition from groove to rebate that's simple. The more complex one has 2 angled shoulders and I think needs to be made to fully understand and visualise ... any hints or experiences?

Thought I'd post this showing how I went about making bead flush panels. First off make bead butt panels(these have the bead only along the long grain of the panel simply butting up to the framing) bead flush have the slightly more long winded extra of a long grain bead mitred into the panel. I...

Thought you guys might appreciate this old fashioned clothes horse build. I used beech uprights and redwood rails( to cut down the weight) I highly recommend this as a pre cursor to say window making or any joinery items as if your techniques can make this well square and neatly then much...

just a post to highlight how good these seemingly rustic tools are. I have a job making drying racks from 20mm dowel and straight uprights. simple right drill 20mm holes insert dowel simple. of course each dowel is about 20mm and not necessarily round even. also I could do with a shoulder and...

dug this out it's sharpened with bevels on both sides as i use it for lettering.

I brought this many years ago and I always thought it was an elegant looking thing. had a selection of blades available. the only other one I've ever seen is at Kelham Island in the product development bit I think.