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Like the OP I use cocktail sticks as mini dowels - I keep a tiny drill bit in the box of cocktail sticks.

A bit left field, but I bought a thermal camera for a little over £200 a few months ago - I've always wanted one, but a bit of subtle influence from Mateus Wandel on youtube pushed me over the line. But, as well as tracing cables and pipes by magic, on a cold day I noticed you can clearly see...

Yes, I would love to be able to develop the skills and muscle memory to sharpen purely with stones, but I’ve come to realise that I’m never going to be able to spare enough time consistently to improve. The limited time I can spare I want to spend more of it using my plane and chisels. In the...

Anyone tried the £30-35 six inch CBN wheels available on amazon ? I am a hopeless sharpener and often end up making a bevel worse rather than better even with a jig. I saw a video recently in praise of a hollow grind then putting the bevel 'flat' against the stone. The idea is that with the...

So would Deta Round Steel Galvanised Class 4 Conduit Tube 20mm x 3m - Screwfix 20mm steel conduit work with the eBay 3/4inch pipe clamp heads like...

Yes - I have a tacwise electric brad nailer and it won't run on my 1000W Honda generator. I assume it looks like a big open circuit to the protection circuit.

Never got 'round to making a jig. Just seen this video from John Heisz - Such a simple idea - just a bit of masking tape - might be what I've been looking for. Hopefully will try it this week.

I have the wolfcraft jig - agree that the depth collars are the best bit. I've taken to using the jig just to mark the holes then drill them without the jig. The three things that are essential in dowel joinery are getting the whole centered exactly - getting the depth right, and getting it...

Doctors say “Never stick anything in your ear smaller than your elbow”.

I have seen web articles a about tricycles that lean and have a lever to lock off the leaning when you stop. I was looking for my mum. I couldn’t see any that were available to try anywhere half local so gave up after awhile.

Presumably the shift to variable renewable energy generation (both commercial and domestic) will incentivise energy companies to offer variable rates that encourage consumption when there’s an excess of available power and discourage it when it is scarce. I’m wondering if the long-term...

I am the proud owner of a new Axminster AW2305B - I believe it is the law you you have to make a bandsaw box right away so here is mine. 4 x 4by2 glued up in to a block. Finished in home made paste wax.

Spending ages trying to balance one more thing on the pile of tools/off cuts/project parts on my bench rather than walking over to the smaller pile on the table saw. I’m going to have a proper tidy up later obviously!!!

This is for my Mum - she needs something she can see from the garden through the conservatory window. The kits are only a few quid and I thought I'd have a go. The timber is a re-sawn 3x2 glued up. Normally I try to make wood a bit darker to pretend its something more fancy, but in this case I...

Yes Browns is facing Broad Street - its your classic hardware shop - the staff still wear brown dust coats and gets stuff from boxes with a wooden ladder. I'm fairly sure they stock fork handles.

Hi John, Yes, butI’ve only been testing. I gave it all a good clean with white spirit and boiled linseed oil then waxed the ends and the sole. I ordered a blade from the tool dealer linked above for a little over 20 quid and also bid and won one on eBay for a fiver! The eBay blade was only a bit...

Can I clean and BLO the wedge and throat in the same way or will that throw things out?

The blade is 2 1/2 inches wide - any recommendations for a replacement welcome.

My father in law offered my this plane - apart from a bit of flattening of the sole and accepting that the iron is 'more than halfway through its life!' :) I think it can be brought back in to use. I've never worked with anything like this, but have watched a few youtube videos and it doesn't...

Hi All, I've not seen this before, but that doesn't mean I'm the first to ever do it. I am too stingy to buy edging. I have edged in thicker solid wood before for stuff the wife will look at or just smeared filler thickly then sanded back when its painted, but this was just a workshop project...