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OK, this may be a bit of a stupid question, but I'd like some suggestions for places in the North West where I can buy decent hardwoods. Ideally I'd like somewhere I can walk in, have a good root around & select boards myself as that way I can see what I'm getting. My local shops don't really...

Hello, After many, many years of my wife asking for one I've finally built her an Adirondack chair as a surprise anniversary present. Now however I need to finish it and would like some suggestions as to what to use. The chair will most likely spend all of it's life (which I'd like to be a long...

I've been documenting my adventures in refurbishing my lathe online, and it's at the point now where there's enough useful stuff up there to let you folks know about it. So, if you're interested please pop over to http://mylathe.blogspot.com and have a look. Cheers, Morgan

Hello, I've been reading some articles on the web and this one about making a tool interested me - http://www.aroundthewoods.com/three.shtml. So, I'd like to make a tool similar to this myself, and was wondering where I could purchase HSS tool blanks from in the UK. I've tried Machine Mart but...

Hello, I've just bought a Union Jubilee lathe and would like to overhaul it before I put it to work. As part of that overhaul I would like to remove and replace the headstock bearings but as I'm without a manual I can only guess how to do this. Could someone let me know how to remove the...