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That is stunning. Love that the faces look war-ravaged not the generic handsome warrior look

Was trying for a sad face. Sorry to hear that Phil, hope it shows up soon

Hand made frame saw in brass and cherry with hand made saw blade and detail band saw blade. Heirloom quality and every part hand made. Will be treasured and well used in equal doses. 12 year old single malt as well?!! So generous. Thank you SS

Completely in awe, totally gobsmacked. When I was about ten, I got given a kids woodwork set for Christmas, Russian made all wood and steel, everything actually worked- pin hammer, wedged block plane, proper mini frame saw. That frame saw was my prized possession for years, well look what Ss...

A huge parcel was waiting for me when I got home from work last night. A colleague is dropping part 1 off on his way to visit family tonight. Didn’t manage to complete part 2 yet but it will be dispatched before new year

They will totally love them

Except as Harry had defeated Malfoy, the wand switched its allegiance to him and away from Malfoy

She likes ceramics

My better half doesn’t like my projects filling up the house but my damp and unheated single skin garage workshop is not good for complex inlays using animal glues. I’ve invested in bubble wrap, any suggestions on additional layers of protection against the elements?

I’m with Fitzroy, got the roughing out done, just got the actual shaping, sanding, and finishing. D’you think a roughed out carving blank and a set of instructions is going to be OK?

The last yew bow I made went “bang” just as I was nearly done tillering. Heartwood and sapwood separated, bow blew up into 3 pieces. Most likely a fungus moving through one or two rings

I posted the images elsewhere and someone familiar with the bow confirmed it is yew, but thanks for looking

This one is a bit different. This is a crossbow, its 600 years old and was pulled from a castle moat near Malmo in Sweden. Everything in me is screaming yew. Having been buried in mud, using colour as an ID tool might not be appropriate but the grain, knots and bark all look right for yew to...

Hawthorn should do the job

Misjudged how long it’d take to make v how much time I can get in the workshop to actually make it!

I’m a long way from finishing mine. 😟

Talking to my insurers, they are mystified as everything their end is correct. All the officers had to do was a MID (motor insurance database) check to see whetherANPR was correct. They are also confused as the police should have cancelled the tow fee once proof of insurance was provided. Now...

Ummm probably going to sound pedantic but I thought honing was done with something firm (like an mdf disk mounted in a lathe or bench grinder) but a strop was a leather strap?

I’m told mdf is abrasive enough to hone a chisel without an abrasive sheet but never been brave enough to try

Thanks, presumably the glue would be a hide glue to be heat activated? Must admit I have not had much joy with ironing veneers over gelatine. I use heat bending often but those compound curves are scary