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Given that it is a floor lamp, my concern would be that one of the legs will at some point be kicked sideways with unfortunate results, particlaruly if one or both of the other legs was constrained by being against a wall or another piece of furniture. I think it would be quite a bit...

Don't forget that some of us just drop off the perch - I'm still hoping for a few mre years. Very true about buying used though. When I bought the Veritas skew blockplane I sold the much inferior LN version I had bought some years earlier and got back quite a lot more than I had paid for it. Jim

Decking is difficult - all the wood options rot in the end unless you use something like Greenheart (used for sea defences) which can yield really nasty splinters that quickly turn septic if not fully removed. On the other hand, the plastics alternatives are very expensive and will also degrade...

Thanks, Richard. I hadn't heard of this book; it sounds interesting and exactly what I would expect of him. I have never met David but freely acknowledge his design influence on some of my own work. I have read many of his articles and been, by turns, inspired and irritated but what I really...

A coat of shellac would do the job too. Jim

I have cosidered a mortiser in the past but never got round to it. Now I have a Festool Domino and wouldn't even consider a mortiser. The Domino will do pretty much all that a mortiser will do and more besides. Yes, a mortiser will do bigger stuff but you can go pretty big with a Domino with...

This thread just goes to confirm my experience over 20 years of woodworking - the old saying "buy cheap and you will buy twice" is absolutely spot on. Jim

I've always used the Fischer rules which are excellent and very easy to read. I have only ever bought one each of the 300 and 600mm ones but countless 150's as they seem to have a knack of going awol. Fischer don't seem to do a 1000mm version but I have the one from Dictum which is similarly...

Only just spotted this great thread as I don't tend to visit as often these days, but I'll add my thoughts in case some may find them helpful. English Woodlands I have the great good fortune to live only five or six miles from their yard and it is always my first, and usually last, port of...

I agree. In principle the guard is fine as long as you can adjust it easily. If it doesn't have an electronic brake it would be illegal to use it the worplace but what you do in your own personal workshop is up to you. Just be VERY careful to ensure that the blade has stopped before going...

I have only had this a couple of times in many years and both times the blade was soon to break, which makes a pretty dramatic noise but, fortunately, with no real damage. You can easily check whether there is a problem with the machine by changing the blade - an old blunt one will do. If the...

Interesting idea and perfectly feasible, but you would need to have a very good band resaw to get the consistent thickness you'd need if your ply is to be any real size. The down side is the wastage which would be very high and arguably a great waste, particularly of expensive exotic timber. I...

Inspirational stuff, as usual, Mark. I'm a bit too old and feeble for this sort of stuff but you're absolutely right about the unrivalled quality. I visit the Edward Barnsley Workshop https://www.barnsley-furniture.co.uk/ fairly regularly and it is interesting to see their machine shop. It's...

I had the same problem a few years ago. I took the block with the terminals out (having first made a note of which wire went where) so that I could get a closer look at it. From the markings on it I was able using the internet to establish the maker which turned out to be a German firm (can't...

I use it only for blades and it's chainsaw chain oil, haven't had my p/t or bandsaw tables affected by rust. Jim

.. and rings will be popping off Japanese chisels all over the land - unlessof course, people have taken the trouble to seat them properly, which many don't bother to do. Jim

For once, I completely agree with Jacob. Camellia oil is a waste of money for protecting tools from rust. The late great Jim Kingshott was an enthusiast for most things Japanese when it came to tools, but not for camellia oil; he pointed out that for that job you need an oil that will stay...

I haven't used accoya but, if I had to make a winow frame it would be my choice, But, a word of caution, I was talking to a guy who runs high-end bespoke kitchen business who nade some exterior frames form it. Both the guys doing the job developed quite nasty allergic reactions to it. Maybe...

Am I right in thinking that this cutter also had a 1/4" shank? If so that may well have been the cause of the initial chatter which led to the disasster. I hate them. 1/2" shanks are so much more rgid and worth every penny extra. Jim

As long as its finished reasonably and you like it, then why not? It's not surprising that wood lovers who frequent places like this dislike it but I can see that people who come to it without the sort of prejudices we have might go fo it and it is hard to find anything cheaper. I wouldn't use...