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I don't actually know if it was true, but it was in the old days when a coin had to go in the right hole and you pushed in the mechanism. Hang on this is the woodwork forum not the crime forum (don't use my real name on that one :lol: ) John Smith

I heard a story about someone ripping off vending machines with coins made from ice, leaving no evidence apart from a damp patch. Don't know if it's really true

With two (or more) 14mm dominoes per joint, I cants see much disadvantage compared to a blind mortise and tenon, however the best doors are made with through wedged tenons to give a mechanical join in addition to the glue. I have made a few external doors and have always done them like that...

I only use the pro edge on bench tools if I ned to grind them, then to diamond stones and strop

I've heard it said before that stropping dubs the edge, maybe, I don't know. What I do know is that a chisel or plane iron that I have sharpened performs better if I strop it. Could be that someone better at sharpening or worse at stropping gets a different result. I love the proedge, a lot of...

I've never bought a domino. Cut them on table saw and knock off the edges with a block plane or use a roundover bit on router table. Recently I bought a couple of these http://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/Onl ... us_60.html leave long strips slightly over thickness do both sides on the router...

No mystery, I use a Pro edge for grinding and hone free hand. I don't aim for a convex bevel but if you hone free hand it is an inevitable consequence. A truly flat surface does not exist and there is no way of getting a concave bevel from a flat stone. Mostly I don't grind but every now and...

+1 for NLS

In my opinion you definitely do not need a router. I have 3, one in a table, one in a woodrat and a little one for occasional freehand. I used to do most of my joinery with them but now mostly do it by hand and do not find it particularly slower than the router or less accurate (if anything the...

funny you should post this today as there is also a post about a 10 clamps for 30 quid. I had a really annoying experience with Rutlands customer service some years ago and decided to vote with my wallet and use other online stores, however this clamp deal really tested my resolve. You have...

I just use 20mm conduit that I had in the workshop, never felt the need to buy "proper" dogs Paddy

Me too, I've said what I had to say, no point repeating it, repeating it, repeating it..........

Yes and no. Cutting with a machine is definitely quick, but, setting up the cut can be a a slow process. Using the above example you would need to set up a fence which you would need somehow clamp on to the work, then you find the material is 18.2mm and you have a 19mm cutter and a 12.7mm...

Forget flattening boards with a router, it will be noisy, messy, no faster than a hand plane and will give mediocre results, indeed for the time being I'd say forget routers all together. Hand planing, indeed using most hand tools, is not that hard, will give excellent results and for the price...

Thanks. Paddy

I recently changed my computer and am now getting notifications in my email box about every post I look at which is filling up my inbox. I don't want to mark them as junk as I want to see if anyone sends a PM. Is there a way to stop these notifications being sent? Thanks, Paddy

I tend to do a single bevel on my plough cutters, in fact all my planes and most of my chisels with the exception of mortise chisels, however if you are used to doing a secondary bevel then just do so on your plough irons, I can't see how the wood would know

Stewie, do you know that more than 1/4 of the English have Irish heritage, don't know the proportion of Scots heritage, but no doubt a lot. I'm a proper Londoner with an Irish first name and Scottish surname (would be even more authentic with a Jewish middle name). Also 100% of our geology has...

Regular updates would be great.

Hi, I work in a dry dock repairing and maintaining boats, mostly steel canal boats but we do get some wooden boats in. I would second the advice of following an established design rather than trying to design one yourself, also do not underestimate the amount of hours it will take, as Custard...