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It's not clear to me what the Panhams offers over the standard bearing items on my Felder. Can someone enlighten me please? Jim

I would suggest finding an Australian woodworking forum and posting on that.

In an outdoor context wanting it to look like oak should mean wanting it to be silver. Anything else is futile without a lot of regular work and silver oak is beautiful. Jim

Agree Ward and Ibbotson. Also Herring but, really, almost anything marked Cast Steel, Sheffield, is likely to be good. Jim

Sending them out for sharpening is well worth it, but make sure the firm you go to know what they are doing and have decent kit. I had mine sharpened by a small local outfit and they came back sharp but concave along their length - the last thing you want. - too small a firm to have decent kit...

I now always detension my Felder 400 (Italian made andthe same as some Startrites). I have had some breakages of Tuffsaw bi-metal blades which are expensive but should last several time sthe life of standard carbon steel blades, but none since I adopted Ian's recommendation to detension after...

Agree with Profchris except that I rather like the smell. I would add it's great for rub joints where, if you **** it up, you can make a quich strong repair in just a few minutes and then just get on with the job. When it comes to antiques, Youtube will show you loads of so-called...

It did expand but only mildly Chair looks good, nice work. Jim

F&C dropped the letters page mainly because they got so few letters. I cancelled my sub to FW many years ago for two reasons. First because it was stuffed full of shaker annd arts and crafts furniture and hideous New England highboys. Don't get me wrong, I love shaker and a & c and have made...

Hi Lyn, I have unexpectedly had a laminating job requiring a decent open time so ordered some Bison PU Max from Glues Direct. It has proved to be everything I hoped for - good open time, strong bond, a colourless glue film, squeese out is easily removed and any film left on show surfaces is...

No ear protection, no dust extraction or mask, no protective gear when using the chain saw. He may be skilled but how long will his hearing and health hold up. An all too common example of terrible practice on Youtube, I know many on here will immediately recognise all of this but what about...

I like Liberon finishing oil because it is genuinely transparent. Osmo isn't and that opacity in the can translates to the finish. Arguably this hardly matters on timbers that have no lustre but it does with lustrous woods because it dulls the lustre, not hugely but the effect is there. The...

I have sat in at least one of these Barnsley rockers, as indeed can anyone who takes the trouble to visit the Barnsley workshop near Petersfield in Hampshire, an experience I can thoroughtly reommennd. Barnsley is a charitable educational trust and, as part of their educational remit they...

Haven't seen ply but I have some bamboo flooring which I like. It is quite hard but as others have said, hard on tools; that will be because it has a high silica content. I have used some left over "planks" to make a bathroom waste bin/loo roll holder and was pleased with the result. Takes a...

Hi Lyn, How about some pics when it's finished? Jim

Hi Lyn, Apologies for the delay in replying. The glue I used was Swiss Purbond but it seems to have been taken over by Loctite and now only available in Australasia. I have had a good hunt around on the internet and the only one I could find is Bison PU Max which is said to have an open time...

I'm afraid I don't agree with this one. Small errors in sub-assemblies can easily be cumulative and not capable of correction in the final assembly IMO it is much better to use a glue that will give you the time you need and do it in one go. For a rocking chair there is every chance that PVA...

Personally, I wouldn't use a UF glue because, while strong, it is very hard and quite brittle and a rocking chair (or any other chair come to that) is subject to a lot of flexing and stresses. For me most PVAs and Titebond are too fast. 1 hour polyurethane is very flexible and gives the open...

Agree with most of comments, but it really depends on what you want. I use TurboCad pro and draw in 3D. For design work £D is essential and photo realistic rendering in perspective is invaluable for assessing proportions - something many struggle with. This level of sophistication really...

Most people seem to use Sketchup these days. Although I learnt Technical Drawing at school and got the "O" level, I have long since abandoned it in favour of CAD which has a lot of advantages once you have learned it. But, really gettin to grips with a Cad programme takes time and commitment...