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Did anyone else see that documentary on the telly tonight? Pictures of this Killer Whale attacking and killing a Great White shark of a similar size. The Whale apparently stunned the shark and then held it in its jaws upside down on the surface. This caused the shark to sort of fall a sleep...

Hello all, I am looking for a little guidance. I have nearly finished my Pearwood mantle clock and I am wondering what finish to apply. The timber is fairly light in colour and I would quite like to keep this shade. I have tried a test sample with some danish oil and also lemon oil and both...

I understand Pete. I am sure you will find the forum a friendly place and a useful resource. I am a hobby woodworker, and enjoy making things in my spare time. I only have a small workshop but hope to move to a something larger elsewhere in the garden. This is my next big project. At the...

Welcome aboard Pete. I must say I am rather puzzled by your foot note. It seems to imply that you don't like being a carpenter / handyman?, or rather some one else doesn't approve. :? Tony.

Hello all, I would like to join in this do Waka, hope you can accomodate one more. :roll: I have arranged to stay at my sisters caravan in Swanage for a few days with the family. It would be great to meet up with everyone again. Cheers, Tony.

Well, I am on target to complete my project. :) Hope to have construction finished this week and some time left for finishing. Come on fellas get cracking! Tony.

What a monster. 8)

Hello Marty, Have a look at these by our Philly. http://www.phillyplanes.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=34 One or two of our forum friends still use the odd woody. Tony.

Gulp £609 :shock: :shock: :shock: I got mine for approximately half that amount a year or two ago. As good as it is that is too much for a disc sander. Tony.

Mark, Don't over look the Hegner, if you can afford the cost it is a very nice machine, quiet, smooth, solid fence. One time purchase. Tony.

Milky, When I last did this job. I used a forstner bit to drill approx halfway through the post and then used heavy duty screws which did not need to be quite so long. You can always plug the holes if need be. Another idea to add to the list. Cheers, Tony.

That is a very good thought Dev. Although, I think my case width will be fine as the arc of the pendulum is controlled by the mechanism and also determined by the length of the pendulum arm which I can set to fit. The arm will only be about 75 - 100 mm so the swing travel is not that wide...

That really does sound great. Although, I agree on the weather front, if it had been raining at last months do the demo by the axeman, the beer and catering stalls would have been washed out. Perhaps the answer is a large marque, but that would be very expensive. Tony.

Well done Robert, great work on that table top lifting mechanism. A really nice unique and useful table. Good luck in the competition. Hopefully we can keep Olly in the bronze medal position. Youngwhippersnapper. :wink: :lol: Cheers, Tony.

Here is update number three on the Pearwood mantle clock. I dashed home from work tonight, scoffed my tea and headed straight to the workshop. The plan this evening was to finish work on the chess board inlay. During the last week or so I continued cutting and glueing alternating pieces of...

Hello Rob, I purchased my Domino when I was lucky to receive an ebay 20% discount voucher. This somehow helped to justify the purchase as a hobby woodworker. The Domino has saved time, and produced excellent full proof results on the few occasions to date that I have used the machine. These...

Hello Olly, Thanks for your earlier comment. I must confess I didn't really get to grips with the veneering aspect of this project. I wanted to use pearl glue as I had not done this before. It is effective but I do not have any veneering tools and in the end just used the glue like any other...

Well here is update No 2. on the mantle clock. Work so far has been on the clock cabinet. I decided to leave the positioning of the lower shelf in the cabinet until the door had been made in order to locate this to fit perfectly. I cut and prepared the pieces for the door. Here is a picture of...

I have a spokeshave but to date have not had an opportunity to use it. Out of interest what sort of tasks, in everyday woodworking, do you fellas use your spokeshaves for? I need to be enlightened :roll: Tony.

Don't forget Classic Hand tools.