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Went to work on some kiln dried sawn european oak that has been sitting in the workshop for the last year and saw some holes in the sap wood in a couple of the planks. Cut off the offending strips and gave it a whack and some small live beetles fell out. I've indentified them as powder post...

Not sure what happened today but this part of the bandsaw motor melted. Can I just replace this part and does anyone know what it does and why it would have melted? Thank you!

Hi, This may be an obvious question but my knowledge of the subject is scarce. Was looking up vacuum pumps and the double piston style attached came up quite a lot. It is sometimes sold as a vacuum pump/compressor and I noticed that it looks exactly like what is on top of my compressor. Is it...

Rather than hijacking the recent post about oak I thought best to start a new post. I quite often see walnut chopping boards or bowls being sold at prices that I couldn’t even remotely consider with the price I get from my local mill. I think of American black walnut as being way more expensive...

Hi, We recently got a new combination machine from the factory and it has angled snipe front and back and drags to one side in and out of the thicknesser. Had three visits from the company to try and find/fix the issue but no luck yet. They have replaced the in feed roller as he thought it...

When making blanks from rough cut timber is it best to leave them to settle before turning or use them straight away? At the moment I use them as soon as they are cut and I’m getting quite a lot of cupping on the bowls. I’m not finishing them straight away if that makes a difference. Thank...