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On Tuesday I made, amongst other things, a horse shoe & horse, and a Lion King ornament, both from 20mm oak using Olson PGT reverse #5 blades, detailed in places, using my usual masking tape setup and had no burns, even on tight turns. Today I'm using the same wood, the same setup, the same...

I think the title gives it all away but of course I'll elaborate. I'm making really simple 3" boat shaped stands, out of cheap pine, for a glass project. They need a rebate from the centre of the back to about 1" from the front. The sides of the boat aren't perpendicular so I'm having to do...

I'm no wood expert but I assume this post will apply to other hardwoods and oaks but I had two long planks of American White Oak from Arnold Lavers that I fancied using for three name-plaque/ornament/stands someone had asked me for and I thought it would contrast nicely, once waxed, against a...

Afternoon all, Just bought the cheap as chips woodburning tool from Lidl as it was too good to miss for experimentation. I've searched online for extra tips but simply can't find a snowflake - does anyone know if there is one anywhere? Thanks in advance.

Hi all, For those that remember me visiting regularly over the last year, I've been missing recently because of a tremendous amount of upheaval that's gone off in my life. Allow me to indulge you with a shocking tale... [removed lots of personal waffle which culminated in me being made...

Hi all, I'm sick of my HA1000! Since I lost my job I've been doing more and more scrolling, trying to see if there's any chance of me making a living from it, and as a consequence I'm slowly going crazy because of my cheap HA1000 extractor. I do use ear defenders but still there's that...

Following BodgerBaz's lead (and evolution), after he'd liked my original homemade creations, I decided to try his method of stack cutting identical layers rather than using individual thicker layers to create a scene. Using the same 1.6mm plywood he had used I opted to stack 6 layers and...

I wish I'd known this was coming, I'd have saved myself £26 on Friday with 15% off and free delivery. Only used them once, no idea if they're rated or not but I thought the offer might be useful to someone. Use the code aug16 at checkout (as advertised on their front page.) www.rutlands.co.uk

The better half has taken to sewing with a passion and like myself is struggling for space. We've got a "chill room" (it was a dining room but is too small for a dining table!) where we have a 2-seater settee a 1m square games table and a record player. There isn't room to swing a cat. I was...

I know router and router table posts are ten-a-penny but I simply cannot find any reviews online (except Amazon) for the Lumberjack RT1500 which, on the face of it, seems to be ideal for my needs and space. Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lumberjack-RT1 ... B00ZOYF7RS £10 cheaper at Toolsave...

Hi all, I finished my latest project on Saturday and as it took so long I had taken a few pictures over the weeks so that I could show them to any poor sod at work who showed the slightest interest! (It took so long because I'm lucky to get 4 hours a week in my den and this took a whopping 17...

If only I could get my hands on the pattern for one of these! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/21 ... of-puzzles

I've just finished cutting and dusting a layered jigsaw for my sister, just got a bit of gluing and final filing/clean-up of the odd flake and it's done. Pictures will follow once it's fully completed but I thought I'd ask about blades now it's too late :D This jigsaw is 4 layers of 6.4mm ply...

Hi all, I've got an electric sliding cross/mitre saw but like always I've come up with another job that needs yet another tool that I don't have. I'm wanting to make some picture frames using my router table. I can mitre but I can't rip my wood and I have neither the space, the money or the...

Hi all, As discussed on here previously I recently bought the Metabo KGS216M on Amazon Prime Day but I've only had chance to try it out for an hour as I've been on holiday. Some discussion was also made here bought-a-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-t99007.html regarding blades but as it was someone...

No idea what the offer price will be, but it's listed at £161 currently. If you're a Prime member then you'll get the offer price at 7:45pm tonight. I thought it might be useful for someone who's in the market for one, like me. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00R0812XO/ ... JNF09KK7M0

I'm sure it's been asked before but I can't find it despite repeated searches both here and via Google. I use a fair bit of untreated pine for scrollsawing, mainly because I've got access to loads of old pallets. I enjoy making ornaments and trinkets so I've cut loads of the stuff but I've...

I ordered 12 dozen mixed blades from Wooden Teddy Bear on 20/06/16, value $33 plus $12 shipping. Chased the order last week, they'd shipped it (without notification email) on the same day. Got a card through the door today, no-one in, customs charge to pay of £12.58 - on a $33 order!! Royally...

Having just had a birthday it's probably my age, but is it only me that gets fed up of reading "Sent from my xxxxx using Tapatalk" several hundred times a day. Grumble over. As you were :D

I have a Dremel 3000 so it seemed like a good idea a few months ago to buy the Dremel Workstation to turn it into a drill press for when I want vertical holes to stack cut using my scroll saw. The blessed thing is a degree or two off at rest and then seems to get worse when you pull it down to...