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Hi After my retirement of being an Aircraft Engineer for 35 years, I decided to get back into my old hobby of wood working. With regard to sharpening my Plane blades and Chisels I thought I would come into the 21st Century and buy some precision methods of achieving a perfectly sharp cutting...

Hi I've had a Stanley Combination Square for about 30 years, after reading an article on accuracy of squares I decided to check mine on a known straight edge and realised it was slightly out by about 2 - 3 mm (12 inch square) - I now use it just a depth gauge. I'm now looking to purchase a...

I ordered two sheets of 8 x 4 Poplar 18mm Plywood from my local builders Merchant to make some cabinets for my workshop. Not having bought plywood for some time I just let the delivery driver unload them and he drove off. When I carried them to my workshop I noticed they were slightly bowed...

Hi This is my first post on this forum as someone who has got back into woodworking after a long absence. I have a DeWalt DW1251 radial arm saw and the original MDF table has warped to the point of needing replacement. I've bought some hardwood 18mm plywood to replace the table but finding it...