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Really nice job. And good to see a router plane in action. They're such a practical and useful tool, even in a predominantly power tool workshop they still have plenty of applications.

I've been back to Felder a few times, seeing if they'd retrofit a spiral block to my machine. The answer has always been no, they're only available on new machines. I've heard from a Felder engineer that there's no technical obstacle to retro itting a spiral block, so I can only conclude it's...

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Titbond sell a PVA variant called "Extend", it's marketed on having a longer open time. But in truth it has a very small amount of additional open time, where as it has a LOT more resistance to heat! So much so that in the trade it's the first choice for gluing up fire surrounds, mantlepieces...

Smart move. Nothing turns you into a competent woodworker faster than investing in training. Plus routers are pretty intimidating machines, it doesn't matter how many Youtube videos you watch, the fact is that teaching yourself to use a router means you'll probably only utilise a tiny...

I salute you Captain B. To see such a mammoth project right through to the end, overcoming all those problems along the way, it speaks volumes about your dedication and persistence That is both a fine piece of furniture and a wonderful tribute to the furniture maker! 👏

Holly can be absolutely beautiful, very tight almost invisible grain, and one of the whitest timbers there is, no wonder it's prized for things like inlay, chess pieces, marquetry, etc. The problem is getting this pristine timber is difficult to the point of impossibility. Freshly felled Holly...

I was about to say, don't mess about, get a 1/2" router. Then I remembered that for many years this was my only router table, The Elu 96 1/4" router in the little Elu table top router table. Sure, there were restrictions, but taken overall it worked superbly, in particular the very tall...

Think for a moment of all power tools as being on a spectrum according to the importance of dust extraction. At one end of the scale you have tools like a Domino (that won't work properly without effective dust extraction) or sanders (where for health reasons you want good dust extraction)...

Don't forget to neutralise it thoroughly afterwards, or the residual acid can screw up subsequent finishes. Good luck!

It's one of those questions where it all hinges on what kind of mitres are being glued. Band clamps have been mentioned several times, they have their uses but don't forget that a band clamp is basically trying to turn a square frame into a circle, so the trick is to apply the bare minimum...

Yes, the traditional restorer's method for ageing timber is accelerated oxidation with dilute Nitric Acid. On some timbers, such as Yew or Fruitwoods, the effect is spectacular, a deep resonant colour change that's just a couple of steps from a glorious patination. I've never done it on Iroko...

Excellent job! 👏 And what's most impressive of all is that you avoided the single biggest problem in woodworking. Namely you actually got the job finished rather than cluttering up your workshop with half completed, abandoned projects.

Excellent job! I can't think of a better project than a bedside/occasional tables with a dovetailed drawer. Apart from hanging a cabinet door it covers most basic cabinet making skills. Successfully make one of these to this sort of standard and you can, with justification, call yourself a...

Two points. Firstly, you're very sensibly planning on grinding away the bulk of the steel, but not all of it. In other words you don't want to "break through" and create a burr. As long as you stick to that plan you're unlikely to overheat the blade. The problem of overheating normally occurs...

If it's the "pipe thingy" on the left it's a lamp on a flexible stalk, if it's the "pipe thingy" on the right it's a storage container for waste glass, the stalk on the top allows you to break the glass up into small pieces for efficient disposal. I used to do a lot of picture framing which is...

I wish you every success for the future, you're not alone and you'll always have the satisfaction of knowing that you gave it your very best shot. Hopefully you'll keep working wood in your spare time, and hopefully you'll share your projects on this forum! Once again, every good fortune for...

Hello macros, It may just be an optical trick of the photograph, yes it's inset, but only enough so that the rear face of the vice is flush with the front edge of the bench. I originally chose a pattern maker's style of vice because I make a lot of chairs and other curved or tapered items, and...

I agree with that. For all practical purposes the accuracy of my MFT set-up, is every bit as accurate as my Felder table saw, If you're not enjoying similar levels of precision then, before abandoning the MFT route, I'd recommend digging deeper and figuring out just where the problem is...

The clearer you are about what you make and how you make it, then the more your workbench can be tailored to your specific needs. But if your work is more generalised then your workbench needs to be similarly generalised. You've already said your woodwork will be based around power tools, so...