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Hi All, After dimensioning my wood with hand tools, my next step is to glue pieces up for panels. I joint the edges with my no.7 then apply glue to one or both edges (???) I notice in the power tool world they use biscuits or dominos to add mechanical strength to the join. Is there any...

Awesome video - my answer, I suspect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Relatively new to this... Whilst chopping cross-grain (pairing out the gaps in dovetails, I keep doing what looks like crushing the fibres of the wood. By this I mean bending the ends of the 'straws' of the wood fibres (using Paul Sellers' analogue of wood being a bundle of straws). Although...

Hi All, Just got myself a PAX Gent saw - 20 TPI. It cuts but is not "sticky sharp". Question is:- is it possible to give this a quick sharpen? By this I mean, one stroke of a saw file per gullet to refine the edge. Problem is I can hardly see the gullets! I don't want to ruin a new saw by try to...

Would it be OK to use Diall (B+Q) BLO on a chopping board? I've read the COSHH info for the product and it states no restriction on use so ..... Also any food safe suggestions on what to put on top of this? (assuming BLO is OK).

Hi All, Totally new to woodworking. Can anyone recommend a good site to go to about finishing? What's all the stuff about sanding down after you finish? (scratching your new finish?) What's all this about using steel wool? I want to learn to use stuff like BLO, teak oil and shellac rather than...

Got myself a rather nice Stanley hand brace. The question is - what type of bits are best? I've tried some 'normal' drill bits from my electric drill and they're not very satisfactory. You-tube (especially Paul Sellers) suggests auger bits. What makes and where to buy them from? The auger bits...

Hi All, I'm the OP. Thanks for all the notes. After much consideration, I've decided to go with a Hock blade. Pricey, I know, but I only spend 50p on the original plane. It cleaned up very well. I'll keep the old Record that was in it for use on reclaimed wood. Andy P

Thing of buying an expensive, named saw but worried about when it goes dull. Watched you tube videos on sharpening ad nauseum. Seems tricky. Have tried sharpening some vintage saws off eBay but they seem to be never as sharp as a B+Q throwaway saw. Now find myself stuck - don't want to splash...

Hi All, I've just cleaned up a rusty old Stanley no. 4 plane I found at a car boot sale. 50p! It's come up rather nice but I've discovered the blade in it is a Record. This feels rather flimsy and I'd like to 'upgrade'. Can anyone recommend a brand of replacement blade (and a website to buy it...

Hi, Struggling with my saw sharpening. Have watched you-tube videos ad-nauseum. Had a go on an old S+J panel saw trying to cut it as a rip saw - which I believe is the easiest to do. It's sharp and will cut but feels blunt when I compare it with a hard-point disposable one. I'm thinking of...

Thanks for the tips! Much appreciated.

Hi New to here and woodworking. I'm looking for somewhere to source wood from. If I go to any of the 'big box' stores (B+Q, Wickes, Jewsons, etc) they only seem to have 'PSE' and white wood - species unstated. I watch these you-tube videos and they come out with cherry, poplar, oak and other...