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Here are my thoughts on the Clifton Multiplane, which I hope others might find useful.... The Clifton Multiplane A new Multiplane is quite an investment – when I started developing my series of furniture making projects five years ago I was still under the spell of this tool and Stanley still...

How do you get on with spokeshaves? I have written an article about my experiences, which you can access via the link below. http://www.wood-mag.co.uk/articles/spokeshave.html

The ECE bowsaw is about the right size for me; it takes a 600mm blade, is well made and the handles don’t rotate easily when the saw is tensioned up. A range of blades is available, but only the narrow one is for curve cutting, the others allow you to cross cut or rip with a big limitation...

Below is an article I've written about the multiplane, which I hope will be of interest to others: A new Multiplane is quite an investment – when I started this series of projects five years ago I was still under the spell of this tool and Stanley still had a couple of cheaper alternatives...

Hello All, I've spent a lot of time trying to find out more about the design history of furniture - particularly chairs - in the North East of Scotland. Was it all passed down informally or do written records of designs exist? Any information that anyone has on this subject would be much...

I thought some of you may be interested in this article, I've written on Primus Planes, produced by E C Emmerich..... ECE make these planes and they push all the right buttons, 1) Extra tough chrome-vanadium steel plane iron that stays sharp longer than most, 2) Easy adjustment, 3) Light...

Hello - I've just joined this forum and it looks good. I've explained in my introduction that I have been making a traditional chair from one of our own beech trees using antique hand tools without the use of electricity. We used a two handed saw to drop the tree and subsequently used a Disston...

Hi All, I've been running a woodworking business in Aberdeenshire, Scotland for 30 years and still have a lot to learn! In the past, we have used conventional machinery and concentrated on kitchens, bedrooms, libraries, etc. This year, however, I've been concentrating on a project where we've...