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Thank you for all the suggestions. I think a combination might do the trick, so first off I will order some Wera bits, as heat has not worked I will try the freezing method as that seems logical and I will keep you posted.

All the timber I put through is period hardwood, mostly mahogany and oak so I don't have any problem with resin around the cutters. I have got twelve out but they all came out easily, just forty four to go! I did contemplate breaking the blades and replacing them but that would cost about £175...

I bought the Dewalt impact driver bits sold as lasting up to 50X longer than ordinary bits, I have broken three of them so far and that is just using them fairly gently with a ratchet wrench! I did look at the Wera ones but they had mixed reviews!

I have the Axminster Trade planer/thicknesser I need to rotate the blades but several are stuck tight. I have so far broken six Torx T20 bits trying to get the buggers out. I have been applying plus-gas over several days and resorted to buying an impact driver along with better quality T20 bits...

I can't normally post photos of my work because they are for trade or collectors but I got commissioned to make a reproduction of a bedside cabinet for a ninety year old couple! The one on the right is my effort made entirely out of period timber, the carcass, top and legs were made from an...

I had forgotten about this joke, its an absolute cracker.

I have 30mm Kingspan on a concrete floor with moisture resistant loft boards over the top, my feet never get cold even when I'm sat doing fiddly stuff all day. On the walls and roof I have 50mm Kingspan. I have a much larger working space than you but with a small woodburner it can be 0º in the...

These are my three bestest tools. The two carving chisels are from the Philippines they sit beautifully in the hand and a real pleasure to use. I use them mostly when restoring tribal artefacts. The third tool is probably my most useful and most cherished. It is a cut down bone handled dining...

I'm not allowed to watch Will in my house, my wife gets offended by my language! The spirit stains mixed with meths will make a good stain that will darken your pen tray, they can also be mixed with shellac to make a 'paint' for want of a better word. The two downsides to them is they dry...

Spirit aniline colours, earth pigments and powdered chromes all work well with shellac. Spirit aniline if you are after a translucent stain that will be bound with the shellac. Chromes (difficult to buy now but art supplies have good alternatives) and earth pigments if you want a more solid...

Providing your two screws are well anchored they should be strong enough to hold the rack. If you need to glue where you have already applied linseed oil you will need to scrape back the area with a sharp chisel or an old hack saw blade.

When I had my workshop in Ashleworth I was in the stables of a Manor House and had to cross the road to use the loo at the house. I was on my way over to use the loo one day when a tanker full of pig slurry from the farm down the road came by, I waited for it to pass and as it bounced by me I...

Any of those oils will do, boiled linseed will dry the quickest but raw will dry overnight Tung oil is generally used on items coming in contact with food.

I'm afraid you have already sanded through the veneer! The only thing you can do now is to strip the rest of the door. Take the handle off then strip with a paint stripper and No. 1 wire wool. Do not use any more sandpaper or a scraper. Get some dichloromethane stripper if you can. You could...

I love the Pica Dry pencil but kept loosing them and it was proving too expensive to replace them so gave them away on this forum back in February!

Okay, I have now looked it up! Good tools.

Another new one on me, it looks like a very useful tool, thanks for the suggestion.

I had to look this up, interesting tool, I could see it coming in useful on the rare occasions I use lacquer.

Interesting suggestion Graham.

Doris I think you are a little obsessed with lathes! I do like steak and chips though.