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Hello Spinny people. I haven't posted on this part of the forum before, usually confining myself to angular work. However, I had had a plan in the back of my mind to make a pole lathe that would sit on my bench, having seen something of the sort on the net long ago. That was a work of art and a...

Finally finished these, to which I have alluded in a couple of previous replies. The original idea was to make a nest of tables with tops in yew and contrasting legs. The yew in the shop looked a little challenging for me, particularly as I did not want voids in the top, so I went for an...

A recent project (made for Christmas). The tray bases are 4mm ply veneered top and bottom and finished with 2 coats of Rustin's plastic coating, flattened with 0000 wire wool and wax, in the hope that this will wear better than their predecessors, which had bases of white faced hardboard. One is...

Probably a daft question, but... The Osmo Hard Wax Oil tin says to prepare by sanding to ~180 grit (as I recall). Is this necessary to give a "key" for the finish, as with varnish or paint, or does it just mean to get the surface smooth? I ask because I have a beautifully smooth planed surface...

I have somehow managed to get a large twist drill (imperial, ~16mm shank, ~22mm cutting diameter) stuck in the chuck of my pillar drill. It is an Axminster keyless chuck "B16", 3-16mm capacity, which fits into the drill using a morse taper. Has anyone a clever suggestion for removing it or is...

Plan: build a proper workbench to take over from the workmate. The bench must be/have: - sufficiently heavy and rigid that I don't need to stand on it whilst planing - flat (unlike the workmate) - fitted with both a front and an end vice - lots of clamping opportunities... one of my...

I made these just before Christmas - 2 as presents, 1 for me. They are based upon the standard gauge form, with the stock laminated from several pieces with an embedded nut for the adjustor. The stock is from maple, with the stem in recycled timber believed to be meranti. Cutting the...

Finished this little repair job a while back. Thank you to those who advised upon the approach and finishing. The victim: one small antique table, made from mahogany (or similar). The problem: broken foot on a curved leg. This probably happened long ago, and certainly before I inherited...

Some may recall my 1st attempt at making a plane a while back: the mk1 small bullnose plane. This was originally intended to be one of three, but these things take time and only one was made. Well, I have recently finished the 2nd one. AS before, construction is dovetailed brass with infill in...

I am french polishing a piece of mahogany on an old piece of furniture. One patch does not seem to get polished - I can feel the polish all around but that bit seems to stay relatively smooth and polish free. Any ideas? I have tried sanding it back to the wood at that point usinf#g 60 grit, then...

I have an inherited table with a broken foot. The break looks old (possibly pre-historic) and has been bodged together with screws at some point in the past, but is now loose again. Any suggestions as to the best way to fix it? My idea thus far is to cut a sliding dovetail into the leg and foot...

I have been working on this for months and it is now almost there. The plan was to build a box to hold chess men etc. with a chess board as a lid. The box material was to be from some old doors which I have "recycled". The original plan for the board was to cut thinnish strips of black walnut...

This is actually a "work complete" posting, but as it was a Christmas present for my father and I intended to make another one for a user of this forum, I decided not to post until after the big day. The plan was to make a small plane using available materials (brass and wood). I decided upon a...