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Hello, for sale is a very lightly used charnwood 8 inch TS. It has been in storage for about 1year and only used as a backup when my main saws were set for other jobs etc. I have reduced the extension table so it has one table ext fitted to save space. It still has an adequate fence to blade...

Hello, I'm selling my Startrite SD300 Planer Thicknesser. 240V single phase. 12 inch width capacity. It has a cast iron fence, not the alloy version that was made for a time. It is in pristine condition, as it has had very light use; it was only ever a supplementary machine to my main machines...

Hello, Does anyone know what on earth this plane us for? It is on the old tools website, thought to be made of cherry, and has a Peugeot Freres iron. But what on earth are the appendages for? I've not seen anything like it. Mike.

Hello, I have been getting more and more dissatisfied with my job in school over the last few years; the new Design Technology curriculum, which is total bunkum, being a part and the disenfranchised kids being another. This last term has been particularly soul destroying and I have to do...

Hello, Just come across these, http://www.axminster.co.uk/ujk-technolo ... 1_superdog Look like they would add increased precision to this set up. They would also solve the problem of dissimilar thicknesses of material letting the track butt up to the parf dogs at a different point due to...

Hello, Just got an email from Rutlands advertising the latest 'offer'. A double sided Waterstone with a bottle of, wait for it, Waterstone oil! What the heck is Waterstone oil? Is it anything like elbow grease? They probably sell that too, if I bothered to look along with sky hooks....... Mike.

Hello, I posted this in the Wanted section, but suspect I might get little traffic there, so tried here as well. Anyone interested in sharing a workshop in the Wirral or Liverpool area. I want to start making things more regularly again, possibly moving back to self employment, but need a...

Hello, Just moved into a brand new school with all new equipment. Had to rub my eyes and pinch myself, as all the machinery is top of the range stuff, which is unusual for new school budget bean counters. Anyway, had a play with the new Sedgwick TS today and the rip blade it is equipped with...

Hello, Planes exist for running the male portion of a sliding dovetail. In fact there are still some being manufactured in Europe as well as by specialist plane makers; Philly springs to mind. The only planes I know of, and I'm talking from a limited knowledge, for cutting the female portion...

Hello, I've just been thicknessing some timber, nice new set of knives installed and I'm getting a bit of snipe on the infeed end. TBH the machine always has a bit as long as I've had it and I've always just hand planed it out. But today it was bugging me a bit, I should be able to get better...

Hello, Finally got my shed into some sort of workspace that might suit me and not drive me mad from lack of space! I don't think..... Anyway, I've had some ABW acclimatising over the past month and have started to build a bedside cabinet, can't afford 2 so the missus will get it, and it is a...

Hello, Just came across this on WH website. I though the QS router was ugly, but this is worse. https://www.workshopheaven.com/quangshe ... plane.html What is going on? Mike.

Hello, I'm not a particularly good woodcarver, but did the occasional bit when pressed, if the client wanted some in the furniture I made. Consequently I have probably more carving tools than I should!! I really should set some time aside to get better..... Anyway, a couple of the kids in...

Hello, here is a drawing, with a photo to follow, of a locking mechanism I made for the Startrite planer thicknesser. Some may remember a discussion of the quality of some trade rated PT's form China, having deign faults despite the price tags not being the bargain they were a few years ago. I...

Hello, I recently bought a copy of Chris Tribe's book 'Complete Woodworking', and I thought I would give it a brief review here, as I think it is a very accomplished work and an ideal primer for any woodworking novices. As we know well here, most recent woodworking books, You tube tutoring...

Hello, Recently there was a discussion about the strength of glue and joints in wood. I have just read an article in Fine Woodworking which confirms what I already know, and might just help some who are unsure of how best to prepare joints and how to glue them for maximum strength. The findings...

Hello, I made a blanket chest from American Black Walnut a few years ago, all finished except for the polish. Just after I'd done, I moved out of my workshop and with one thing and another, the chest got sidelined and never polished. At some point, the frame of the frame and panel lid got...

Hello, http://www.axminster.co.uk/chopstick-ma ... ick_Master Probably the most satisfying woodwork you'll ever do? The Bridge City chopstick master is now available from Axminster, my life is complete! Mike.

Hello, Does anyone know of a supplier of a hollow tailstock centre for long hole boring with a 3/8in shell auger? I've had a 3/8 shell auger for years which I used with an independent hollow centre but I now have a different lathe with 2 MT and thought I'd get a hollow cup centre to suit. It...

Hello, Has anyone with experience of spiral cutter blocks on planer thicknesses, any opinions as to their advantages/disadvantages. My first experience of one was ind the USA. About 12 years ago. I remember at least one of the knives left a ridge in the work, as it was obviously not seating in...