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Our household insurance is due for renewal and was wondering what cover we had last year for my tools in the garage. Turns out it was just £1000 :shock: Now i don't think i have a lot but... I used the axminster page and added what i could find on their website to the shopping cart. Of the...

I just tried to tweak the mouth on my block plane and it was not working. The pivot pin has dropped inside and is not engaging with the lever. Here you can see that the pin is flush with the top of the pivot hole. I took it apart to see whats going on, but i think a piece is missing that...

Its been literally months since i have been into the workshop to do anything worthwhile, i just could not get motivated. In fact its probably a year since i posted anything on the forum. Last week my son asked if i could make an electric guitar for him, and after a bit of research i found a...

i'm a petrol head and love woodwork but i cant see the point of this :? wooden ferrari engine tom

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Looks like a space age F1 car...:shock: for collectors only methinks as it would be cheaper to own two LN block planes but cool anyhow Click here if you dare for a price

I have... 2 uniclamp UK60 2 lever clamp G25H Looking for 1/2 best online price plus postage, I can drop off within reason in merseyside or coventry areas Tom

somehow i dont think the bbc will call me when they are looking for a new reporter :? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbcTrOHecPs Tom

I used to think they were a relic of a bygone age and only used by old school woodworkers But the more i think about it the more i want to try one. So has the tape measure totally replaced these old measuring tools?

if scrit was still around i'm sure he'd say these type of machines are as old as the hills but ive never seen one before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpWoGKwC ... re=related

I have just discovered that a work colleague of mine has an interest in wood working but does not have space for a workshop till he moves house. I am dead keen to have a woodworking buddy at the office and have offered to let him try some small projects in my shop. But suppose he does something...

My lovely wife got me this kit for xmas all the hints must have worked :wink: The kit is from one of our own forum members Pete Howlett, not only does he make instruments but he plays the heck out of them too have a look here. With all the cold weather i must admit i have lost my woodworking...

looking for one of these, but getting one from lee valley is turning out to be quite spendy postage wise

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/ ... x?id=31688

you may recall this thread when i was considering various options for notice boards at my sons school. This was the scetchup And this is how they turned out one for each school entrance. All fairly straightforward but made difficult because of the size and weight. I was just about able to...

or is it just me?

been listening to "This American Life" podcast for about two months now and i am totally hooked, just regular people telling their not so regular life stories. Its free to listen to or download from the website or itunes but for some reason you have to pay for the old episodes Also worth a...

just dropped my blespruce marking knife off my bench :x typical butter side down moment cause it landed right on the point and bust it completely off How the heck can i regrind this? can the blade be removed? it does not seem so

been meaning to post about the dovetail workshop i attended for a while now Besides the fabulous location and woodworking Rob is such an interesting guy and knows everyone in the hand tool scene, he tells it how he sees it no punches pulled. Got the low down on why he and lie nielsen have...

looking for some hinges but i cant make sense of the sizes take this for instance. i guess 75mm is the long side but is 49mm the closed or open width and if closed does it include the knuckle? i have no idea what the 16mm refers to :? anyone know better Tom