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Hi guys, Been a while since I posted here, I hope everyone is doing well and has kept safe! I'm selling my Bosch mitre saw, I bought it for a job last year, used it probably 20ish times? And now it's sitting in my workshop. Aside from the dust it's collecting, it's in near enough mint...

After upgrading to a new bandsaw I no longer need this fence. Bought a couple of years ago from Axminster, it has some marks from use but functions as it should, which is very well. It arrived from Axminster with a grub screw missing - this would be easy to replace but to be honest I never found...

A friend of mine was involved with this project and told me about the book - I got it the other day and it's very nice indeed. It covers traditional timber framing techniques and focuses on a more thoughtful, slow and community driven approach to carpentry. Lots of nice illustrations and...

So far this week I have managed to smash my phone, somehow damage my car and now do this to my P/T. And it's only Wednesday! It's a Startrite SD310, with one of those soft starts where you have to hold the power on until it's got up to speed. I took too thick a pass while planing and the...

Absolutely insane scenes.

I thought this might be a useful topic for anyone looking looking to glaze green oak structures. I'm about to glaze an oak porch using the "direct" method - cutting rebates into the oak, then fitting glass and beading. Expanding foam tape will go between the glass and the oak to prevent a...

Hello all and Merry Christmas. I’ve got some work coming up that a mitre saw will be useful for (cutting rafters, window beading). Having never used one before I thought I’d get some advice. Is it worth going for a double bevel machine or will single bevel suffice? I imagine this is one of those...

Hi all, I've got an oak garden table ready to go off to its new home and was wondering how best to give it some protection from the sun. New owner will probably want to top it up every six months or a year or so and at least slow the silvering process. Osmo do something called "one coat only"...

Has anyone done this? I want to use some brass or bronze rod for stretchers in a table; the rod would be inserted into the legs and also the table top - both oak.

I've never made a proper edge tool before but I'd like to try with one of these - a push axe. I figured I'd get the right sort of stock and just have a go, see what happens. But I'd like to at least have some sort of clue as to what I'm doing. For instance, how would I go about forge welding...

A few weeks ago Charpentiers sans Frontieres hewed and raised one of the trusses for the restoration of Notre Dame in one week. As far as I’m aware this is the only truss that will be made like this, but what an amazing thing to be part of. https://youtu.be/orEaNz8EVDI

I worked for a chap a couple of weeks ago who used one of these for all his paring and clean up work. It's a German tool called a stossaxt that we typically call a push axe over here, but is also referred to as a mortice axe, half-bisaigue or pontache (and probably other names too). The closest...

I haven't bought anything from the EU since we officially left - have there been any changes to customs charges and what have you? It was very nice to be able to order from a different country and not have to incur any charges...

I haven't done any concrete casting before but I was thinking of having a go to see if I could cast an acceptable staddle stone. Why not eh. Has anyone tried it or anything similar? Can you help me out with techniques/mixes/what I need to buy etc? Cheers.

I have a potential client who wants an oak table for their bathroom sinks to sit on. Not only that but they want it to be 6" thick and for the grain to be nice and uniform and straight. I have warned them of the risks posed here and also sought the helpful advice of Custard but I thought I'd see...

Hi all, Bet Mike can help with this - I've been asked to quote on a softwood carport. The client doesn't know what he wants the posts to rest on so I'm exploring a few different options. The site is currently a pebble/stone driveway; would I be best off digging away the stones and laying small...

I recently had a hewing axe made for me and even though it is a beautiful tool (have attached a photo for good measure), I’m not getting along with it at all. I asked for the handle to be cranked but I don’t like it one bit and I’m wondering, is it possible to use a torch to get heat to the...

Hi all, I’ve recently fired up the SD310 and something seems to be amiss when thicknessing. The piece isn’t being pulled through adequately by the rollers, it tends to stop, as if I was taking too shallow of a cut... except I’m not. Nor am I taking too deep of one. I’m not doing anything...

This year's "Frame" will be taking place in Kent on 3rd - 6th Sept. I don't know if you have to be a Carpenters' Fellowship member to attend or not but it looks set to be a fun weekend! https://www.facebook.com/Frame2020 https://vimeo.com/52150049?ref=fb-share&1

Today I signed up for Google Ads for the first time. Has anyone used it and received business as a result? I understand that in theory it is an incredible place to advertise yourself and be seen but I am still skeptical at this point.