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Hi Gill, It's good to hear that B&Q are employing better staff than they were. I mean - he found your cul-de-sac... I was browsing the 'tool corral' in the Belvedere branch over the weekend, and I overheard a guy asking a particularly supercilious B&Q 'expert' about a large moulding bit which...

My word - what a find! Alf - PLEASE let us know how much you paid for it! After all - market guide and all that! Were any of us to stumble across a happy find such as that, how would we know what to offer/haggle over? Personally - I wouldn't have a clue. I'd be so besotted with the...

Blimey! I had a dangerous experience with a Freud T&G set, detailed here: After reading that, you'll see why I have no confidence in Freud at all! I obviously bought a 'Friday afternoon' set (or should I say Freuday afternoon set :wink: ) because many other forumites have good experiences, but...

Hi Trev, Absolutely. The capacity of the clamps is obviously governed by the length of the timber you use. I've been using relatively short lengths for the door panels, but my next job is an Oak and Elm table and I'll have no hesitation in trying them out. It strikes me that if you're a bit...

We're all quite rightly obsessed by tools and machinery, but they are, after all, the means to an end - working the wood. Speaking for myself, I find wood in all its forms fascinating, and I'm sure there are a lot of forumites who have expertise and experience of different timbers and their...

Wotcha Mike, Theoretically yes I 'spose, but you'd need a set of very long drill bits! Seriously - the answer is 'fraid not! Steve

I'm doing a load of doors for a study in hard Maple (luverly stuff) and needed a cost-effective way of clamping up lots of panels at the same time. Enter the Axminster system, which at less than £20 a hit seemed like a good idea. I was also attracted by its simplicity - being a simple man...

Hi Rog, Avoid Freud. They can't even spell correctly. It should be 'Fraud'. Steve

David's video arrived the other day - I've now watched it and here's the 'review' as promised. A REVELATION I love my handplanes, they're a precision instrument, they do exactly what I want and they're probably one of the most useful tools in the workshop. I have a certain amount of difficulty...

I think it's quite beautiful, but then it's the kind of thing I knock out every Sunday whilst SWMBO is replacing head gaskets on the Maserati or tinkering around with the solar panels, you understand. Steve

Seconded! Alf - did you know dear Charles as a young man? Steve

Dave's right - it's definitely a grooving plane. Looks in pretty good shape too! Howcome I never find old boxes of gear like this? Whenever I visit a boot fair or whatever, all that's left is the cr#p. Mind you Dog, be careful. The neander virus will start to take hold, and you'll find yourself...

Hi Simon, I think 'cracked' is probably the operative word! You should see MorrisMinorDriver's hand tool reviews. Sheer poetry! Hi Tony, That's disappointing. He speaks very highly of you. Of course you can borrow the video. I'll put you in the queue! Steve

David and I are old acquaintances - we worked together in the early eighties and have stayed in touch ever since. OR I emailed him last week and asked about the video and whether I could purchase one from him. He kindly replied immediately, stating that I was his first video customer. One of...

David Charlesworth recently shot a video on tuning planes at Lie Nielsen's factory. I'm delighted to report that he's sending me a copy which I'll view straight away. It looks to be the first in a series, entitled as it is 'Hand Tool Techniques Part 1: Plane Sharpening'. At 77 minutes, it...

BRAVO MMD! :D (Who's Charles Hayward?) Steve

I think you are missing something - eg which two do you mean? (Or am I missing something? Has been known!) Steve

Axminster CT150 - very good finish, very bad snipe both ends. Can't seem to cure it. Any ideas anybody? Steve

Blimey! Steve

Hi Dog, I tried one once when waxing a lot of sycamore. I found it to be a complete nightmare - lumpy bits all over the place and hard build-ups. Had to get the scraper to it and do it all over again proper like. Haven't touched it since. It might just be my terrible technique, but I couldn't...