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I found this thread because I have a Drawsharp and was idly looking for a UK review of it and there doesn't seem to be one, based on my limited Google search. I got about half way through the thread and almost lost the will to live (ignoring Jacob's posts and the replies helped a bit) and I...

There are pictures of the restoration of one herehttp://www.derrickperrin.com/2015/10/28/j-d-wallace-co-table-saw It was an American outfit, so no Wadkine connection. There is some history here http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=809 Jim

Looing good and a real bargain. Well done. Jim

Looking very good. Recycling is very satisfying. Jim

If you can keep most of the weight at the back that would obviously help because most of the force applied by the load is vertical. This also helps if you are forced to rely on plenty of fixings into a less tham ideal wall. How about soem pics of the finished article? Jim

You don't say how dep the shelves are going to be but, from the drawing, it looks like the blocks are about 25% of the shelf width. If that is true I reckon it could be strong enough because maple it naturally pretty strong and rigid. A lot will depend on the quality of the making - the blocks...

Also used for tuning pegs on instruments in the violin/viola family. Jim

Very interesting, Roger. Thank you for doing this, while personal opinions and experience are always valuable, it is this sort of practical comparative testing that is by far the most useful but not odten carried out, not least because tins of finish aren't cheap. I will be particularly...

Well, at least it did come from another woodworking forum! Does anyone read the "off-topic" sections of these forums ? Just shows how little I know about cheese but what you say makes sense. It's like buying PAR wood when you can do it yourself - less product for more money. However, it is...

There used to be outfits that advertised repairs to cast iron crankcases - presumably where they had been cracked by frost due to the absence of anti-freeze rather than a con-rod coming through the side - which I think was referred to as "stitching", but I guess this would have been on...

Not really anything to do with woodworking as as suchbut interesting nonetheless. Came across this on a Canadian forum. https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/forum/woodworking/woodworking-aa/1135789-parmesan-tree. Assuming it is genuine, it would be interesting to know how such a case would...

Dokkodo, I've sent you a PM. Jim

I was told (can't remember who) that there is in fact only one serious manufacturer of UF glue and that all the various brands are therefore from the same sourcewhether they are called Cascamite, Resintite, Resinmite or whatever. The most important thing to remember about UF glue is that it...

Unless I missed it, no one mentioned the difficulty with pva of ensuring the complete removal of all traces of squeeze out and the effect this can have on the finished item over time. PVA and aliphatice glues (Titebond original and Extend) residues resist the penetration of finishes and also...

I agree with Custard. Another post suggested matting and then waxing which is just a recipe for more work because the additional sheen obtained by waxing is only transient and you will need to keep waxing to maintain it. Far better to flatten/burnish to the level of sheen you actually want and...

I know a repairer who also uses CA to repair cracked guitar necks. Its ability to wick down into a crack is amazing. Jim

Could also perhaps be Iroko. I have some of this stuff which came from a school lab that was being refitted - excellent stuff. What could be better, saving the public purse money and doing yourself a favour! Jim

But don't count on the Yanks using them. More seriously, I don't regard them as over-priced or monstrosities, albeit that the stop function is only there and necessary brcause of the stupidity of US woodworkers and their regulators. I'm with Eric on this one. As for regulation, someone very...

Having previously had a Camvac I have to say that my experience was that it simply could not cope with my planer thicknesser. It was also horrendously noisy so gave me the worst of all worlds. I woud urge you to invest in decent extraction otherwise you will end up buying twice, as I did. I...

Very funny! In the real world, the writers of books on the subject who one hopes don't just make it up seem to think they can climb pretty well where they can get a good grip (which, in a garden context, probably means most places) and have a good reason to do so eg the possibility of food...