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I tend to use left over wood a fair bit and am also partial to recycling a fair bit too. It would be seldom I buy wood for small things...

Looks to work just as good and likely easier and quicker. Regards John

Whilst I know absolutely nothing about instrument making, I do follow a violin maker, Graham Vincent, on the tube, (always wanted to try...

Wasted wood can become feedstock for other things. They have to be smaller other things, naturally. I do have things that are made of...

I got an air nailer as I already have a compressor and other air tools. Cheap and light . Compressers are noisy but handy for lots of...

I got a stanley combination square back in 1975 after buying my first house and finding I had some home improvements to do. Start of...

I laid out the bottom of the barrel to get a better idea of the dimensions. By the looks of it, I can get an oval measuring 223x150cm. A...

Like the others have said there are so many ways to do it and some of those can cost an arm and a leg so budget will likely come into...

Japanese plane blades in Japan then do it the way they do. Nearest to that round one I have is a stanley 40 scrub. I clamp it in the...

Try to join a club, you'll get a bit of experiece before you start wasting/spending. What you think you need now may be different to...

A glazed door, made of Maple but will be painted 😕 Had to join up some pieces for the middle and bottom rails Cut most of the mitres...

Watch back removal tool for screw off backs. I've got one. ETA it's modern. You'll find them on eBay etc.

I have a Titanium beer bottle opener I got as a gift. Works as well as any other bottle opener but not any better. Would I want a...

Having looked at the chisels in question, and seen the form of construction, the question has to be asked - " How is the Titanium...

I have started mounting some of the many hundreds of chisels that I have collected w/o handles on some of the hundreds of handles that I...