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A retiring woodworker in his 80s recently contacted me to see if I wanted to buy some interesting planes that he had collected and used so I went to take a look and bought them off him. I bought 13 in total most which are quite unique and mostly unmarked. I've put the pics up on my instagram...

A job just finished . Start with 50m2 of quartered European oak from capital crispin. Joint it into large layons approx size 2.3 x 5m Construction is MFMDF carcases The sliding door in the above picture will slide into a pocket created by the carcases when finished. Jump forward a...

Forgot last night I was going to have a go at this and missed the deadline but will do a thread anyway The board is the wider of the walnut ones above the wenge boards I'm going to make something contemporary in design Cheers Jon

A bit of fun for a Friday. A load of larch was delivered and we started with the base. The T&G boards were held temporarily underneath whilst a circle was routed out to 1.75m diameter The boarding was pre machined but a housing was needed to fit over the base so this was done on the RAS...

I'm having a bit of an open workshop day on the 27th of April anyone who wants to come along is welcome. Location is near Boston in Lincolnshire. There's no set itinerary but I was thinking of setting up some veneering demos edging and seeming veneers with handplanes and flat and curved press...

A little project I am just starting which may be of interest. I have already cut up a load of 25mm mrmdf which will become the shelving unit. There's a few mitre joins in this and the mitres have been cut on the panel saw and then jointed with dominoes A 3mm round is put on the inside edges...

Been doing some small jobs this week to get caught up a bit. This is going to be a panel for a WC and cupboard for a cloakroom. Veneers have been prepared to about 100mm wide and the veneers chosen from a few different places from the pack so that the panel looks more like solid walnut pieces...

Just getting around to having a go with the sagar overhead router i acquired from mattty a while ago. The machine solid cast construction and everything mechanically working well The problem is how to hold a cutter in the nut. The previous owner (not mattty) had just put a new style...

Some cheap benches on ebay 7 available at the moment and look in good condition http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Emir-School-w ... 349wt_1265 cheers Jon

Its been a while since i did a project on here so here goes. Basically its going to be a walnut veneered birch ply carcased kitchen with a painted beech front. I ordered about 65m2 of black walnut veneer from capital crispins and got 4 sequential packs of veneer from 250mm to 320mm wide. First...

Just picked up the latest addition to the workshop a used but in great condition wadkin bra crosscut saw. Its got a 350mm blade and 6hp motor I need to make a table and fence for it so anyone with any advice pics etc post away. Options being considered at the moment are 1 flipstop...

Unfortunately my last remaining grandad died just before christmas and having just sold the house i found some bits whilst clearing it. First up some saws which need a bit of tlc the dovetail saw is by lloyd davies of sheffield and cuts as nicely as my new veritas saw. The middle tenon saw is...

Anyone seen or used one of these new axial glide mitre saws. The youtube vid looks very impressive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnKRvz1EgpY . cheers Jon

A few pics of the latest kitchen of the production line :D Main kitchen is painted in F&B off white mixed by morrells. Construction is Steamed beech for frames and doors with 9mm mrmdf panels. Insides of cupboards are in Avocado MFC Some interior fitments in European Oak The...

I am doing a reclaimed parquet floor about 50m2 at the moment in teak . Being reclaimed theres the odd hole and small gap that needs filling. I am after any recommendations for products that can be mixed with sanding dust or any experiences of using them . Are they significantly better than...

I am thinking about getting some quotes to have the roof of the workshop spray foam insulated. Its a corrugated asbestos/cement sheet which has many gaps at the eaves and is pretty difficult to keep the shop warm in the winter and also it gets hot in the summer. The landlord will hopefully go...

I would quite like to fit a digital dial to my planer thicknesser. This model from felder seems to be ideal for the job as 1 full turn is 2mm which is the same as the planer. http://www.felder-tooling.co.uk/digital ... zeige.html you can buy a system handwheel that these guages fit into for £28...

Hi guys thought i would share some pics of a recent kitchen Doors are Parapan 18mm solid acrylic high gloss slabs. Worktops are Corian and appliances by neff The wall units are slimline 200mm deep so not to encroach on the kitchen too much Sinks are moulded into the worktop with a...

A freind of mine is involved in setting up this club show and has asked me to make people aware of it. It on Saturday at Cranwell and will be a good day out for anyone intersted in woodturning http://www.lincsturners.co.uk/programme/poster.html cheers jon

I picked up a new spindle this week as you can never have too many :D It was bought from a tender sale and i didnt have time to go to the viewing so i was relying on JH Bigleys opinion and thankfully it was ok :D I put a bid in of £201 and won the auction. Its a bit heavier duty at 7.5 hp...