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I'm thinking about investing in this rather than making one has anyone used it in anger or has other product options for log preparation on a Bandsaw Many Thanks http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psPro ... ,0,0,1|97|

Turning Green Wood - O'Donnell Finally got my hands on a well priced copy of the book via Ebay (less than a fiver), looks fantastic has anyone got the video and if so is that also worth investing in ie whats on it? Electric Chainsaw My Sandvik has been useful but my arms are starting to hurt...

Saw a letter in this months GW so picked one up this morning very nice 1200w washable bagless unit with various tools tried it tonight on a router and sander and worked a treat also cleaned the bench, has automatic rewind on the power cable well worth a look if your in Tesco since it doesn't...

i've been playing with some new website software at work so i thought i would finally post some pics of the workshop. I spend 95% of my time moving things and reorganizing and since i'm not very good at anything in particular i spend the other 5% looking for something new to maybe one day...

The problem with gadgets and woodworking is you can get obsessed about them and end up throwing money away, those who read my Cursing Norm post will understand... The product i finally used to make a simple nameplate sign was the Rutlands Sign Crafter The kit cost £39.95 + 6.95 delivery and...

I was about to order a prong centre for my Nova when i came across the Sorby Steb centres, there is a big difference in price. Is anyone using one or have an opinion? Tony

Jigsaw and Bench top sander look like their design..... http://www.triton.com.au/index.php

Serves me right for watching today's show after work while her multitude was in the room. "That looks really easy, can you make one at the weekend as a present for our niece" she says as Norm uses a router freehand to carve letters. Freehand is out i will make a pigs ear of it so looking...

Time to upgrade my bandsaw so i can cut my own blanks, my Budget is £300.00 and i was impressed by the SIP 14" model at the show. I have lots of Perform kit which i have been happy with but does not seem to read that well on a few of the posts here. My main concern is farting about with...

After 18 months of talking about it i finally started sorting out the big metal cold doors in the garage, i have gaps of at least 6 mm all around them so you can imagine the temperature. Inspiration from an article in last winters Woodworker, made a frame with a recess for the sides and top and...

I get a train to Kings Cross every day, after last Thursday's atrocities i got quite attached to two missing people who's faces were on leaflets constantly shoved in my hand on my way to work, only to find out that they had both perished...so tonight i turned a little something on the lathe...

I have two small projects to complete for Swmbo this week, the first is a set of peanut bowls 6 in total, small things you put nuts and crisps in etc. a couple of questions 1. I get the concept of copy turning between centres but how do i get 6 bowls to be identical depth and size? 2. I...

Fairy Liquid should not be used in the dishwasher, lets just say Swmbo is not very happy with me 8) 8) 8)

The current competition on the main forum has given me an idea for a small project involving both the lathe and scrollsaw in essence producing lets say a vase with inlay ie a silhouette created on the scrollsaw, in keeping within the competition remit what recommendations could be made for...

Was browsing through the mags again this morning in Smiths, and was suprised to see the copies of Woodworker all looked ripped, on closer examination people had ripped the plastic to get at the free gift what is the world coming too when people resort to stealing carpenters pencils :roll:

I purchased the March edition of Woodturning and there is a terrible review of the Axminster set that came with my router especially the bowl gouge since i have duplicated most of the others in my Hamlet set, i only really need to replace the the bowl gouge, but which one? A little confused as...

My 13 year old son ran out of credit on his mobile phone on Monday while we were shopping and asked me to put some credit on it for him, imagine my suprise when my wife tells me today his credit had ran out and she had topped up his phone again, after spending some time explaining to him the...

I am in the process of making a telephone table for my mother, she wants the legs to look like the columns on her banisters which are round with flutes spaced equally apart. I have completed the legs and the top with the integral draw unit however i now need to get the flutes on the legs. I read...

Ok i admit it I spent ages looking at this site, brought back more memories than a Jamboree bag and a copy of Look - In http://www.catweazlefanclub.co.uk/

Tony, we need to chat, unfortunately the new parent company wishes to bring in there own management team and there is no room for two sales directors, therefore it is with sadness that we will be letting you go with immediate effect, the terms of your compromise agreement will be agreed at a...