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I've just moved house and have tonnes and tonnes of work to do. Built in cabinets etc etc. Also have a much larger workshop. I'm looking at a planer thicknesser and at the moment it seems like the Axminster AW2260S has good reviews and a spiral head. It's 1500 quid or so... But I also am...

Just moved into a new house where I have access to a big workshop that my wife's grandfather used for many years. Various people have used the tools over the years, but there is a lathe which still runs in the corner along with his chisels etc. I've never done any turning at all and have no...

Have had this nice Stanley Bailey No7 Plane. It has been flattened to within about a paper thickness along its length. The blade is fairly short and I never got round to totally flattening it - I think it could probably do with replacing at some point. There is some pitting on the sole of the...

Want to use some linseed putty to fill a small crack in a panel on a victorian front door before repainting. Previously when using linseed putty around glazing I've waited weeks for it to go off. Do I have to do the same for the linseed putty? Regards Joe (student and disciple of the Jacob...

Hello Chaps, Another damp problem in my house... AND i would be very grateful for the forums advice. I have a bay window where water is leaking internally into the bay window (leak marked in red). The outside shows that under the exterior sill a considerable amount of material has been eroded...

York Woodworking Vice HVR802 9 Good condition, taken off a bench i don't really use. Not sure what else to tell you about it. Pick up in SE18, London. Can't post the damn thing! £50

Woden No7 Plane. Really lovely condition. No pitting or rust at all on the bottom of the plane sole. Some slight surface changes on one of the sides where it was stored against the bottom of a cardboard box. Original iron in nice condition also. £75 posted in the UK

I'm sorry for asking a question like this on here...but i know there are some great experts on all things building and construction. Have a downstairs toilet which is a brick lean to which leads from the bathroom (part of the main house). There is a good extraction fan which is now running...

Have a set of double doors that are timber but double glazed. The timber has slightly warped in the sun, and there is now a slight gap between the glazing and the timber. This has caused water to get into the wood and the paint has flaked/failed. I'd like to refinish them using linseed oil...

About to set off on building a small tree house like platform in a tree on a piece of woodland i have. It will be used as a nature hide and perhaps by the kids as a treehouse. The platform will be about 2.5m by 2.5 and i'm going to vaguely use a design I've seen online which I've attached a...

I'm planning this year to take down a couple of trees on a property i part own in France - there are lots of hardwood trees of about 20-30 years old which are well overdue being thinned out. I'm thinking of taking an Alaskan style mill out with me and having a go at milling with no particular...

Hi, This Fox Thicknesser has been sat in my shed for an age and i want to free some space up. At the moment it is leaving some snipe on boards, and i haven't had a fettle to fix this. A brand new set of blades and drive belt is included in the sale. I'm located in SE18, Woolwich. £120...

Doing a timber extension at the moment, and spend my whole time picking up my hammer, losing my tape measure, searching for my screw driver, where is my level etc. etc. etc. You often see American carpenters on youtube with a belt kit, with a slot for their hammer and that kind of thing. Do any...

Hi all, Been trying to figure out if the drill pro banged miter gauge can produce not standard meters, or am I limited to the stops that are preset? Regards J

I've always understood that studs for example are spaced at 400/600mm and that sheet materials are sized to correspond to these spacings. In reality whenever I've built a stud wall or any number of sheds, it's never ended up going totally to plan in terms of the spacing. What I don't...