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Generally Bahco are pretty good but I did get a little Bahco square once which wasn't right till I cured it. You can pay lots of money for a square that should be perfect or buy cheap and correct it yourself.

You may want to consider branding. A business which used to operate close to us before they moved to larger premises sold stoves they had made in china and sold on ebay. After they started to sell the same stoves using a prestige name they invented as a brand they were able to increase sales and...

It is useful to know the moisture content of your timber and whether it is consistent through its thickness. Expansion and contraction is negligible in its length. A board will expand or shrink about twice as much in its width if it is plain sawn compared to quarter-sawn. If a plain sawn board...

Do your own research by looking on selling sites such as Etsy to get an idea of the going rate.

In my experience the coarse thread is better with all types of wood and essential with softer materials.

Strictly speaking, layers, due to the pressing during manufacture.

All these joints have their advantages in different situations and there are also other situations where it is down to personal preference.

Kreg is not the only option for a good small jig. We have 2 types of good small alternative jigs UKJ and Trend and a Kreg Foreman which is faster and the light weight construction makes it easy to store and move around.

Yes they are excellent in many situations. Especially as side grain of mdf holds the thread of a screw much better than end grain mdf which tends to split. Coarse thread screws are worth paying the extra for as metal is stronger than wood so it leaves more wood between the threads to resist the...

This large gate project I did in the summer worked out well. 6x1 for tongue and groove boards.

It is possible to do some of the donkey-work ie the torus moulding on a spindle moulder but it is not for the faint-hearted, especially as the grain is starting to cross on the curve. Need lots of length to hold onto without being anywhere near the spindle, (which you have at the long straight...

Shallow cut first so yes

Looks very good value and bag shaped filters offer a lot of filter area. The quality of the material of that filter and the seals are key as well as the motor. I'd say give it a try if they offer a satisfaction guarantee. But on second thoughts, the hose looks too short to use with a rail-saw.

We have ours up high because they are more out of the way, but we are lucky to have 11ft ceilings. You wouldn't want to be banging your head on one!

The cylinder in an LED batten light is called a 'fuse' rather than 'starter'

I think some people are missing my point. Look closely at the second of the original images. The herring-bone pattern chopping board is not an end-grain board, the joints themselves are at the end-grains, although the opposing angles will help a little. I suppose there could be some hidden...

Is yours glued on the end grains or is it an end-grain chopping board?

Skinner Designs, they are lovely chopping boards you make. You are not joining endgrain so no problem.

It seems that Accacia wood is a good choice for this application and movement due to moisture changes is less than in most other woods. One moment, please...

These trendy chopping boards seem to break traditional jointing rules. No sign of finger-jointing. What do you think, will they last the test of time, or fail? It is a testament to the abilities of modern adhesives...but even so, I am doubtful of longevity.