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I've seen a few threads of late having a moan at Axminster. Be it for poor customer service, loyalty, prices etc. Whilst I'm sure these are all valid points (and I agree with some of them myself), for balance I want to outline some good news for once. I have been after a Veritas RH PM V11...

Thats really nice Sean33 - I have something similar in mind for a project next year

I recently (September) had FTTP broadband installed. I have to say that both BT and Openreach were superb throughout. The engineer doing the install was meticulous in what he did and cleaned up perfectly. Result = no more flaky ADSL and rock solid 150mb fibre broadband.

Hi David, If Colin does not want those, I will take them. thanks Ian

I'm looking at these too - no idea if they are good or not. Total novice in the carving world. Also looking at Dastra - Mary May used to recommend these, not sure if she still does. Was about to order a couple and noticed they are closed until after new year.

Lost Oz I'm not far from you (Between Barnsley and Doncaster). The 2 I use are Duffield timber in North Yorkshire - they are straight up the A1 about an hour away. They usually have a large variety of wood in the 'retail' area, but have others not on show if you ask (and go in the week - not...

I've been using these for a few years now - they are a little more expensive than the lidl-de-aldi versions, but they have worked well and lasted the course so far. https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-speed-clamp-6-inch/p/0339068

Hi Roy, Some of the furniture I'm making at the minute I like to put 2 dominos into a piece approx 65mm wide. So I calculate the middle point of the domino position to say the nearest 0.5mm and then use the incra rule to mark the exact line for the domino to line up against - a bit like this...

Like others I have the 150mm too. It is brilliant. I wan't aware that these mini versions were out - so I'll be ordering one of these too. They are absolutely perfect if you have a domino for marking out each corresponding piece. Great offer of a passaround too Peter

well i reckon the most stupid thing I've done was this week. I made the box from hell. I've been wanting to try inlaying for a while, so built a box, where the lid was veneered MDF, with the intention of inlaying between the mdf and the (used some old scrap) pine box. Well I cut the groove...

I've got one - i think its OK. V good pictures in the day, good enough in the night. When amazon had their prime day i added a wired one and a stick up one with the solar panel. It costs me £8 for ring per month now, but i have 75% of my house covered and recorded whenever anyone enters my...

Doug, I've been looking to buy the Devolo Magic 2 Wifi kit - uses powerline networking to link wireless access points. Was hoping for a BF deal today, but no joy. I use powerline adapters at the minute, the oldest version, and get about 35mbps. These Devolo realistically provide about 4-600Mbps...

Really enjoyed that video. Kilburns about an hour from me and i’ll be paying a visit once this covid business subsides

I bought a TS55 and track from them recently. They ran out of stock (had 110v in stock that they thought were 240v) so delivery was delayed by about 3 or 4 days. Emailed CS and they apologised and refunded the next day delivery charge. I wasn't happy it was delayed but was impressed with the...

Hi Segovia, Have you watched Matt Estlea's approach to this on Youtube? He uses the Arno burnisher and explains the process and gives a good indication of the pressure required. I've got the Veritas hard milled scrapers and use the arno, and after a few practices, get a good burr probably 80% of...

Their machinery prices have gone through the roof. About 18 months ago I bought their AC250 Planer thicknesser. I think I paid £800 including delivery. I looked at this the other week (and just now), it is now £1k PLUS £60 delivery. That's a 32.5% increase in 18 months.

Hi Nick, Welcome and another one to have seen your user name in action. I live about 20 minutes from Finningley where she is housed now. Last saw her do a full display at Waddington air show a few years ago. Set off all the car alarms :-) Speed awareness - well I've only done one! It was...

I bought just the one LN chisel. The cost , postage and import fees meant it was about £15 more than the price here (before the prices went up). But when i bought it, they were like hens teeth in the UK.

I bought a Lie Nielsen chisel direct from the factory about 2-3 weeks ago. Took a week for it posting from Maine to UK. Was charged £12 import duties and £8 by Royal Mail for collecting the taxes!! So in my experience, the postage from the US was fine. Oh and I'm another one who bought direct...

I think that notice went up when full covid lockdown started - rather than a Brexit thing. i think it was because of reduced working capacity and only sending deliveries out less frequently. For folks overseas, I would email Ian at tuffsaws and get the current position. oh and another one here...