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I'm doing a large 'lean to' for a pal at the moment, and having to drive hundreds of screws and generally do a lot of drill work. He's also having other work done on the house which entails power off. Whilst picking up stuff from the local B&Q, I noticed a 1.5 ah 30 volt cordless for 49.95, with...

We're all quite rightly obsessed by tools and machinery, but they are, after all, the means to an end - working the wood. Speaking for myself, I find wood in all its forms fascinating, and I'm sure there are a lot of forumites who have expertise and experience of different timbers and their...

I'm doing a load of doors for a study in hard Maple (luverly stuff) and needed a cost-effective way of clamping up lots of panels at the same time. Enter the Axminster system, which at less than £20 a hit seemed like a good idea. I was also attracted by its simplicity - being a simple man...

David Charlesworth recently shot a video on tuning planes at Lie Nielsen's factory. I'm delighted to report that he's sending me a copy which I'll view straight away. It looks to be the first in a series, entitled as it is 'Hand Tool Techniques Part 1: Plane Sharpening'. At 77 minutes, it...

PENCIL PISKY (nikkus scribet) ORIGINS The origins of the species are unknown, but recent research points to a direct relationship with the Timber Troll (woodus hidet), the earliest references to which apppear in the Norse Sagas in relationship to the Viking shipwrights in the Trondheim region...

I'm making a seven cupboard doors from some fantastic hard maple, and needed to spring for a T&G set. I've never used Freud cutters, so I thought I'd give them a spin. They looked substantial and well-made, and I must admint the price point suggested top quality. Cheap they weren't. Revved up...

Fox 5/8" Morticer I had to wait some time for this from Rutlands (see the Rutlands Experience in Buying Advice), because, they said, the stock had sold out far quicker than they envisaged. Now that it's arrived and assembled, I can see why. This is a very solid, precise and assured benchtop...

I placed an order for a morticer from Rutlands on Feb 9th. After 4 broken delivery promises, it's now March 17th and still no morticer in sight. Has anyone had similar experiences with Rutlands, or is this unusual? Steve

Just a quickie - I was in Axminster at Faversham recently and one of those Japanese style handsaws took my fancy. It looked ideal for dovetailing. Got it home, had a cut or two and absolutely LOVED it! I've since bought another three progressively larger saws. They are a pleasure to use with...

There's a review of the Axminster APTC table saw on the main site, and when I first got the saw, I held almost precisely the same opinions, but that was probably because I was so delighted to have finally got a table saw! However, after a year's general use (not heavy use, by any means) the saw...

I'm probably asking a stupid question (it has been known...), but I understand that we can't use Dado heads here in the UK. Could some kind soul tell me why on earth not?