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Is anyone able to identify this wood? It's a piece from a batch I inherited from a relative, and has a bit of history. He cleared it out from Hattersley's mill in Keighley in the 70s, then stored it in his loft for the last 50 years. It had possibly been sitting the mill for 50 years or more...

I've been rummaging through a drawer of tools I inherited, and there are a few I'm clueless about. They look like files and rasps, but have smooth surfaces. The one shown in an image separate could be some sort of chisel at a push, but the end of it splays outwards, and it's blunt. Anyone know...

I've randomly acquired a small vintage lathe (a James Spencer dating from somewhere between 1890 and 1920). I'm going through the process of stripping everything down, derusting and getting the parts moving again, and at some point will want to paint it. (photos here for anyone that's...

We're getting some building work done that will involve (for various reasons) installing a raised floor in the space where I have my Myford ML8 setup. Right now the floor is concrete. I'm concerned that vibration will be an issue on a raised floor, and am considering getting a section of poured...

I've acquired a couple of attachments for my old Myford ML8 (a circular saw and mortice attachment), but I think I need to source an additional part in order to use them. I'd assumed they'd attach in place of the tool rest, using the same parts, but they both look to need a hex bolt (see...