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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...

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...

Not a work of great carpentry, but looks better than the plastic boxes it replaces. I posted in the finishing forum about putting clear varnish on top of wood stain. Top and sides are Wickes finest softwood 19mm plywood edged with pine. Boxes are 5mm hardwood plywood. This is my first post...

My question is about the product that is sold in the UK as wood stain - water based, and suitable for exterior use on its own. (as opposed to what US folks call wood stain?) It seems to be basically the same as a water based varnish but with more pigment in it - is this fair ? It brushes on...

Hello everyone, I'm a hobby woodworker - I have always done bits of diy - shelves, flatpack etc. Over the last few years I've started watching endless Youtube videos - Paul Sellers, Peter Millard, Gosforth Handyman etc and bought a few more tools and got more in to it. I now think nothing of...