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Having done this, if you find you need any more surgery I'd be up for having a crack at it. I'd have a sweep up in the workshop first of course.:lol: Ed

Not too much actually. I planed the flat sides of the pieces before cutting things out, then worked the curves with a spokeshave. The main sanding was with the random orbit on the base, I daresay if I was a better carver / had better chisels I could have missed that out, but 5 minutes on the 60...

Theres not much to it really. The ribs are laminated from some bandsawn slices of ABW and Oak, 3 lots of 3mm and then glued up between 2 bits of MDF and left for 24hrs. The base was marked out, mortise for the spine was routed and squared up. The scallop was carved out whilst the base was...

This piece was requested by my sister-in-law to hang up necklaces and jewellery items. I decided to go for a quite organic form, as a bit of a departure from what I normally do and also to get something of a challenge out of the project. The piece is made in American Black Walnut, with a...

Nice one Pete. I am working on a necklace hanger for my Sister in Laws birthday, deadline Saturday. I'm on an experimental design journey - I'll post pics when done. Ed

As I understand it, hardwood shavings and sawdust are not generally acceptable for animals, due to health issues. I think they should only have softwood. Ed

Very hard to gauge the severity of it from the picture, but I can see how it would be annoying. That said, my tablesaw surface is scratched to b*ggery and I don't find it affects me at all. Ed

Is that a crack or a scratch? can't really tell from the photo. Ed

The original poster has edited his post to remove the details and weblink for some reason, but basically it was the circular saw blade holder that FRCollins kept banging on about in a thread some time ago. Ed

I'm following the same idea with my toolbox, in that it sits at the end of the bench ready for any little trips out there may be. On a related note, I was in my local Focus at the weekend and they have 40% of a number of the Stanley toolboxes (including a rollalong type) if anyones in the...

Its the very same, there's a picture of him on there. A very slick website, good luck to him. I still don't see it as a product with a place in my life, but maybe theres a market. Ed

I think slicing carrots gives an insight into the stresses released from wood when resawn. You slice a carrot lengthways and depending on the thickness and the position of the slice in the carrot (or trunk) depends on how it curves after the cut is done and stresses released. Ed

Thats a shame - they were on my list to purchase one day.

Yes, as I said its not light reading - I didn't say its bad, or not enjoyable, but I don't count it as something you would pick up and skim for 5 minutes. Not saying thats a bad thing, just that this is how I see his writing. Ed

Yes, I skip the checking who's naughty or nice bit though

You're welcome. Its actually not that much trouble really, just making a list and sending a load of PM's. Ed

Chris Schwartz's workbench book is good. The Krenov books are good, but not really light reading. Toshio Odates book on Japanese handtools is excellent and has some good autobiographical tales as well as factual tool stuff. Ed

I managed perfectly well for years like this, with just a thicknesser. I think if you select boards carefully and do some strategic turning this can work very well. Ed

When surface planing I adjust the guard up just enough to allow the timber under. When edge planing I slide the guard away from the fence, leaving a gap just wide enough for the timber to pass through. In both of these scenarios the blade is not exposed. Re where pressure is applied I reckon on...

Are you going to Domino it back together again? Es