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Hello all, I'm making a small box out of black walnut around 40mm in height with a groove to hold the top and bottom. I usually do my half pins 10mm(ish) from the ends but I want to try and hide a groove in the tails. Cause I don't have a lot of height to play with if I was to go 5-10mm in...

Hi all, So I was cleaning a plane I recently got which was quite grimy and greasy so I used a toothbrush with some dish soap as I've done plenty of times and wiped it off. The japanning has faded! It's no big deal just a bit gutted to be honest I really like the dark record blue. Has anyone...

Firstly apologies of this isn't the right section of the forum or not appropriate. I wanted to ask if any members here would be able to 3D print me a rudimentary square edge guide for my bench grinder tool rest. I'm thinking something what looks similar to the Sorby square edge jig a platform...

Hello all, I'm in the market for a set of plastic handled chisels. I have a set of marples blue chips and they're like cheese im chopping a 10x20x40mm mortice in redwood and the edge is constantly chipping and rolling. Old Stanley's 5001 et al go for a premium now, this is my set I use all...

Hey everyone, Came across this saw helping a friend clear out a garage, initially I thought it was a saw with a depth stop then saw the second row of teeth. Any idea of its intended use? Common or uncommon tool? Ive never seen anything like this before.

I don't know what I'm missing here so I've come for help as I'm now stumped. I've got a home made shooting board and it's been fine since I've made it a year ago, however now it's creating 90 ever so slightly out maybe 0.5-1mm out over the workpiece which is about 5"wide. No big deal I thought...

Hello, I'm looking to make a small chair for my daughter (3 yrs old). I'm looking for resources, plans etc for the rake/angles and joinery construction. Style is similar to dining chair (but scaled down). Straight back, flat components that kind of thing. Not looking for anything for anything...

Hello, I've got a pair of Simon James holdfasts and they don't really hold too well and I'm trying to troubleshoot them or my bench. When I first got them they held alright with a good wack but I was still able move the piece so can't use then to hold down battens when surfacing a board...

Hello, Picked up this plane and its in really good nick bar the sole. It was hit and miss getting a shaving to start thinly and in the middle however placing the plane on the edges of the board I was able to do this. (Lateral adjust made no difference, blade is also sharp with an ever so slight...

Hello all, I've just finished my first dovetails. Just a simple box it was made with the intention of learning how prepare and dimension all my pieces by hand and practice my sawing. Wood is redwood pine which was PAR but cupped and twisted which I tried to rectify by hand. I'm after...

Hi all, Setting up my first bench plane and I'm having a bit of trouble and after endless YouTube videos I can't seem to figure it out. It's no 4 Stanley, blade sharpened to 1200 on a diamond stone then stropped with green compound. For the life of my I can't get a thin shaving, I get thicker...

Hello, I've recently been practicing sharpening with a jig and without and I think I'm coming along. However I've really hashed up my chisels. They're now multifaceted with multiple bevels. I wanted to ask if anyone in the Stoke on Trent/Staffordshire area could help me fix them. I don't...

Hello, I'm relatively new to woodworking and I posted a while ago seeking advice for a workbench. I got some good feedback and I'm starting to buy tools and learning how to sharpen and maintain them. Behold my chisel woes. I'm using a genuine eclipse 36 guide (older one with imperial...

Hello, First post here after a few months of lurking. So hello everyone. I'm trying to get in to the hobby of woodworking and I feel I'm pretty serious about it scouring the internet and trying to buy decent but used tools and already starting to think about 1st projects and such. However I...