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I'm looking into getting my first bench plane, a good all rounder. I've been searching here and elsewhere as to what hand plane to get first. Opinions differ of course, somewhere between a No4 - 5 1/2 is generally recommended and I think I have settled on a Jack Plane. I have decided to buy...

I have a rendered, single skin block garage with a pitched slate roof. There is a membrane between the slated and the rafters which I don't believe is permeable... I am looking at insulating the garage, as cheaply as possible, just to make it a bit more comfortable and so I can heat it to...

Finally, got around to pulling down the old rotten shed that was in the house when we bought it, only to find this mess... Not sure if it's clear from the pics, but the rubble/stone is well above the level of the path in front of it. Plan before it came down was to lay a concrete base for...

Well, I'm pretty happy to have picked up the below workbench! Its the start of my (proper) workshop (I hope)... A local woodworker had passed away a while back and his son was selling this workbench. I snapped it up, think it's pretty cool and the guy thinks its probably as old as me! A...

I have searched the forums endlessly for tips for beginners on table saws and the like and, honestly, I think I'm more confused than ever.... I have a budget of £800 to get more seriously into the hobby, this is a lot of money for me and I really want to use it intelligently. A lot of people...

Folks, I'm very new to woodworking, built a few small projects with pallet wood and some reclaimed boards etc. However, I would like to progress onto a bigger project. Building a single bed frame for my son who is moving out of his cot bed. It will be a full size single, as one of us will...