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Hi All, Long time since I posted on here. Been mad busy for most of the last year, but hopefully ther should be some posts of my new workshop soon. In the mean time, the new house is in need of a wtare softener. Does anyone have any do's dont's or other sugestions? I have found a company...

Guys and Gals I need some advice... Havving done most of my woodworking with machines, I had this thought about a year ago that I would like to use hand tools more, so off I set on my merry way and purchased large numbers of superb tools and waterstones and honing jigs and... you get the idea...

I'm not sure if this has been posted here in the last couple of weeks (new baby, no time to surf forum let alone get into workshop :P ), but Discovery Real Time Extra is showing long runs of New Yankee Workshop on tuesday nights. Tonights line up apparently is: 20:00 - New Yankee Workshop...

Well I thought I would not get this project done in time, but luckily a break in the paying work this weekend gave me just enough time to finish: Made in Ash with painted plywood panels and 32 pine spindles also painted. This was my first attempt at repeat turning, and I won't be rushing to...

Ok, so I know it is a while off yet, and we have to get the christmas out of the way and all that - but I have just booked flights for the sturday of the Ally Pally show (18th Feb) Can I assume that 12 at the chestnut stand :D (And no I am not the worlds most organised person, I was booking...

Well this weekend I made it a mission to finish some of the woodturning items that have been started this year! I'm well in the novice category, but there is no doubt it is addictive! My first attempt at segmented turning: A lamp for which the design was unashamedly pinched from one I saw...

Hiya, I'm in the process of looking for a new house, and found a potentially interesting one last week - however it has a thatched roof. Apparently it was re-done 4 years ago, and to the untrained eye seems in good nick. Has anyone got any info on thached roofs they's like to share? Principally...

Hi all, Seiing as how Alf's warning in another topic back in July: Came a little late for me I now find myslef with the prospect of designing a cradle before march! I've poked around in the mags and on the net and seen a few ideas, but what i'm wondering about basically is the size - both for...

For the irish crew, I happened upon this: http://www.nelton.co.uk/Template1.asp?PageName=Woodworking%20Ireland%202005 Entry is free but it is trade only - anyone who fancies is welcome to use my company name to gain entry I'll probably go on the 9th (friday) Les

Has anyone round here had any experience of using a chainsaw mill to convert trees into usefull wood? Specifically I am thinking of the boardmaster: http://www.hud-son.com/hand_tools_access.htm But any advice good bad or ugly (and I can see how it could get ugly very fast!) would be welcome...

Hi, I know it's early yet - but not as early as Alf got in https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4940&highlight=tools+2005 I'm thinking of driving via rosslare - pembrooke if any of the irish contingent fancy car sharing? I flew to the Ally Pally show but the check in staff...

Hi all Has anyone used the Crown Captive ring tool? I got one last week and used it over the weekend with varying success - that is to say I ended up with captive rings, but they required a fair bit of hand sanding to make them vaguely presentable! The instructions that come with the tool are...

I happened across this today - much surfing done today, not much work done! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=530 It's only a month up and seems to have a few interesting people on it with info on suppliers etc specifically in ireland. Might be of interest to the irish lurcking...

Well in fairness the workshop is not finished, but a new baby cousin gave me just the excuse I needed to stop mad bashing and play with my new scroll saw - not nearly as easy as I thought it would be - there will be more questions to follow! Niche to get down to working with some real timber...

Hi, don't know if anyone has this lathe, but I tried setting mine up over the weekend, and ran into a couple of problems - any help greatfully recieved! 1) The leg stand I got with it had been taken off the shop model as there was none in stock, and all I got were the 4 tubelar legs - I am...

Hi All, Been searching around the forum for information on dust extraction, and there is a wealth of it! I have just one question at the moment, what do people reckon to running soil pipe for extraction under the floor? I was thinking about this for my (ancient) kity combi as the pipes would be...

I am a firm beliver that you get what you pay for when it comes to tools, but I think I now have proof that that may not always be the case, I happened upon a "Motorcycle ToolKit" in the window of the Prada shop in Milan a few days ago.... €640 for 6 spanners, an adjustable wrench, a pair of...