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Hello, I use two main methods for determining grain direction in hardwoods, first one is to look at the edge of the board, this can give you an idea of grain direction, as in this picture of some Victorian Ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis / regnans). The edge of this piece of Ash is a bit of a...

They are good planes, certainly the 'micro plane' is, as found in the link. I have a number of HNT Gordon planes, the micro plane is the basis for Terry's palm smoother. I have handled a few of the Mujingfang planes, a couple from Tilgear and another two from Rutlands. These were bought by some...

I for one have found this thread very interesting (ok maybe it is getting a little long in the tooth). It prompted me to go through all the various books I have on woodworking and hand tools, Joyce, Hooper (1908), Hayward, Dunbar, Krenov and others I can't remember off the top of my head. Of...

Mallee root: http://tinyurl.com/y36j4f (scroll down a bit) Mr Gordon made a lovely looking shoulder plane out of red mallee burl: http://www.hntgordon.com.au/un1sh.htm (scroll down a bit) Looks like lovely stuff. Cheers Liam

Hi My calculations are: 12L x 12W x 12T = 1728 cubic inches (being 1 cubic foot). Using MR's board; 144L x 8W x 2T = 2304CI. So 2304CI / 1728CI = 1.333 cubic foot, divided by £90 is £67.5 a cf, including Vat and delivery, sounds pretty good for that thickness. I've had a bit of sapwood with...

Hi, Looks like there's a new addition to the Scheppach bandsaw line up; the Basato 4, see here: http://tinyurl.com/yxlqgw Although not shipping until February next year, for the money it looks like a decent bit of kit (no affiliation to either Scheppach or DM Tools). Cheers Liam Edit: Oops...

Hi Full size templates of the main components will help a great deal, both front and rear elevation would be good, especially if there are many compound angles for the joints. Never used miller dowels before so I can't comment on that. Cheers Liam

Hi Tony, If you deep cut 32mm boards to get your shiplap try and get quarter sawn material. I deepened some 50mm thick x 130mm wide ash boards (all I had at the time) to make some 20mm thick shelves, the through and through boards moved a lot after deepening and resurfacing, some had to be...

My copy of 'The Woodworkers Pocket Book', edited by Charles H. Hayward is the sixth impression, 1953. I can't locate an ISBN for it, it may have been on the now missing dust jacket. There's this one on evilbay: http://tinyurl.com/yxj4qe Hope that helps Cheers Liam

Hi Lord Nibbo, I'm at work at the moment but I'll check tonight for you (ties string around finger). Cheers Liam

Hi I have a copy of this book, I see it fairly regularly on the eBay books section, (Non-fiction > crafts > woodworking, I reckon there's one on there now but can't check it from work) I bought my copy of it from eBay for a fiver or so. It was recommended to me by my tutor at college, he said...

Hi Colin, Good question, a bit of everything, hopefully. I finished my level 3 City & Guilds cabinet making in June and have been looking for a job in a workshop since then but without much luck. So I've decided to jump in the deep end and set up my own workshop. I've already got a few...

Hi Colin, Thanks for your reply. I'm certainly interested in the dim saw and band saw but I'm not sure if the P/T is a bit of overkill. The Scheppach hms 2600ci is another option and a couple of hundred quid cheaper although a little bit less spec. All three machines are new to the Charnwood...

Hello all, I'm thinking of setting up my own workshop (for business), I've been looking at various machines and a decent saw bench is on the list, amongst others (see further on). This one looks promising: http://www.poolewood.co.uk/acatalog/Cha ... bench.html Why? Well the price seems decent...

Hi Jasper, I've not used them before myself (even though I have a pair of old Record ones) but from what my tutor at college tells me they are not very useful, in fact he recommends not using them (if you can). Why? Well apparently, no matter how hard the timber you use for the bar, (I machined...

Well, from memory the story goes, he did have a saw doctor but he recently retired. Then one of the doctor's apprentices returned from up north somewhere to take over his old masters business. Not based in London unfortunately. My tutor lives in Suffolk somewhere (I'm pretty sure that's where...

Ok, done a little more trawling, it wasn't on a forum but here: http://www.finetoolj.com/ftjauctionlistfall00.html Item: 5002-145 Are the folks at the Fine Tool Journal a reputable resource on these matters? Cheers Liam

I own an R Groves & Sons dovetail saw (10 inch, 16 tpi, nice open handle). I bought it earlier this year from secondhandtools.co.uk (no affiliation) after being warned by my tutor about buying used saws and the inevitable kink/bend in them (I didn't listen, bought a couple off ebay that looked...

Cheers Jake, Who would've thought of looking for a website called www.abrasivesplus.com? :oops: Liam

Hi all, I've been searching the net hi and low (with not much luck) for Derek's waterstone flattening, wet n dry alternative, drywall mesh. I've found this: http://www.drywall-emporium.com/Hand_Sander_pack.htm but I don't really need the sander. Does anyone here know where I could buy the...