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Hello, Lumber? Been watching many American videos, then? :shock: What plane(s) do you have and how are you sharpening? 99% bet is you're not sharp. Also, do you have some sort of bench, that is not wobbling all over the shop? Rigid bench is essential. If you decide to visit, we'll sort you...

Hello, Whilst I agree with much of this in terms of seasoned woodworkers, beginners have to start with good tools, if they are not going to have some tuition in how to get them good in the first place. I don't think a saw, plane or whatever, made to a fine standard, by a Western manufacturer...

Hello, If Liverpool isn't too far away, I might be your man. :D Mike.

Hello, Although not ideal in many respects, I understand why the video is as it is. For a well known celebrity woodworker to do the vid, there would have to be endorsement involved, which would preclude many who are affiliated with other manufacturers and magazine contributions. With fees...

Hello, +1 what Marcos said. In fact combination machines can be a bit hungry for space! I know conventional wisdom says they are space savers, and in fact this is true in regard to the machines footprint, compared to separate machines. But in use, they are multi sided, so can actually require a...

Hello, If I understand correctly, you will be painting the faces/doors. In which case, for any grain to show through the wood, softwood will be no use, unless the paint is a transparent wash. For an opaque paint finish, use a ring porous wood like ash or oak. Ash will be cheaper. To make sure...

Hello, 'I literally have no knowledge about' and 'spindle moulder'. Is it just me, or does anyone else think this sounds like suicide? Get some training! Mike.

Hello, As chance would have it, I had to cut some 4 inch square stuff today. As I said earlier, I marked all round with a square and cut from all four sides towards the centre. It works perfectly and I cannot imagine any manual mitre saw being better. Don't assume there is no skill in using a...

Hello, 1-2mm accuracy is well doable with a good handsaw, you just need to believe! Mark all around with a try square and saw from all four faces towards the middle. I'll bet you'll do it easily. Perhaps trim up with a sharp block plane. A tenon saw is a good bet, too, since depth of cut is no...

Hello, I bet they'll break! :lol: Mike.

Hello, Disadvantages of the riving knife crown guard, which is why the enlightened find better alternatives! Dust extraction is feeble or non-existent, since HVLP dust collectors, require large diameter ducts, reducing down to 32mm typical crown guard outlet defeats extractors. A wayward...

Hello, NEVER work without a riving knife, it will only be a matter of time when something goes wrong. If you can't do the operation with the riving knife in position, then find an alternative method of doing it. Mike.

Hello, Mine is a ceiling mounted boom, though I do have a low ceiling. It used to be mounted to the RHS rear extension table, but when I moved out of my workshop and into the shed, space made it less convenient, so I hung the thing from a beam. There are a couple of advantages of keeping the...

Hello, If you only have the 2 faces planed, then you do not have a reference edge for ripping on the saw, either. There is no avoiding a surface planer to establish a true edge. If you are going to hire a planer thiscknesser then you may as well do the whole job yourself. 160 metres is not a...

Hello,, You just don't have a choice with dovetail bits. Because they are an undercut, sequential depth pases are not possible, but not ideal, either. If using a straight bit, then the ideal situation is possible, so is done. For something like a sliding dovetail, I would make a groove with a...

Hello, Could have been a dud bandsaw blade, but a couple of observations. Dunno what engineered floorboard you cut, but nasty glues in manufactured wood trounces carbon steel blades pretty quick, the dull blade will not cut straight. Also, too much tension on the thin blade is a bad as too...

Hello, The outfeed table is actually the reference side of the machine. Once the wood has passed the cutters, the flattened, or partially flattened wood needs to be in contact with the outfeed table for the rough side to be planed parallel to it. If the In feed side is pressed down, there is a...

Hello and welcome. If you are not going to work on site and will get a tablesaw, you might find a miter saw a bit redundant. Depending on what you are intending to do, I would swap mitre saw for a bandsaw on the list. I only got a mitre saw, when I started home renovations and needed cross cuts...

Hello, Why do you think you need push blocks? If the bridge guard is set to just above the timber thickness, and you push it from behind until there is enough through the other side, to pull it from the outfeed side, where do the push blocks come in? No hands come near the cutters, unless you...

Hello, If you notice those push blocks are almost always shown on American style 'leg of mutton' planer guards. Theses guards swing out of the way, exposing far too much cutter block, so these push blocks seem to be favoured, as they effectively become a guard, as they are passed over the...