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Well saved Jon.

Here's one I made; The force of applying the knurling is huge and I've found the best way to do it is to apply the knurl while the fat bit of the screw is still attached to the bar stock it is being made from (3/4" I think in this case) so there is something substantial to push against. As a...

Somehow I can't see that being an issue :lol:

Great finish Jon, it looks like a boardroom table

Really interesting to see the curved work. You surely don't use that fookin big hammer to knock your doors together do you? :shock:

TB3 is light brown when wet and dries to leave a darkish brown glueline, thanks for the tip about preparing the joints better though.

I don't like it either, the dark glueline from TB3 has caused me major problems on a couple of pale timber jobs. I've gone back to good old Evostik Resin W, which dries clear and is strong as anything. No more Titebond for me.

Actually I was more referring to Nev's comment that uploading a picture should be a basic function of the iPad, which it is. In the same way as the upload button on the forum is greyed out, you will find the upload button on Flickr greyed out as well. My point really is there's other ways round...

I don't know where everyone gets the idea you can't upload photos from an iPad - absolute nonsense. I do it all the time; I use an apple camera connection kit that is a little white plug which makes the apple connector on the bottom into a USB, into which I can connect my camera and phone...

Great work Jon. I know how time consuming it is to do such a detailed WIP, but it's the thing that is most interesting on the forums, so thank you. Ed

I've found this with white WB from Morrells after the first primer coat, but by the time I've got another primer and two top coats on it doesn't show. Ed

I've been using the Mafell KSP55F for 10 years now and its a brilliant piece of kit. The build quality is very good, at least on a par with the Festool if not slighly better. The Mafell / Bosch rail system (they are the same) is very good, the significant thing being that the cam-locking...

Top work Jon Ed

Nice work Jon. How does the CND beech compare to Poplar in price? Ed

I planed a couple of dozen strokes with Rob's blade in a LA jack on Saturday and it was fine. By that I mean it felt basically the same as my own LA jack with an A2 blade in it, which is exactly what I would expect. These kind of short term experiences don't tell us a great deal about the blades...

I think you have a realistic and responsible view there Rob, namely that a) There is no need to change tools that perform as you want them to b) Lots of people find old tools to be the best option c) Tool manufacturers are bound to introduce improvements in technology into their ranges as they...

I'm not doubting that the wedging action of a dovetail is better, but my point is that maybe a box joint or a 'wrong way round' dovetail is good enough. The whole world is held together with assemblies that rely on glue nowadays.

As it happens I have quite a few A2 plane blades and chisels and haven't had any issues with them, but I mainly selected that steel because it was 'the thing' that was being offered for sale at the time; I wasn't trading up to that from some perceived inferior steel. I personally think the...

Yes, well to some extent, but let's not forget the better mousetrap fallacy http://tomfishburne.com/2011/08/a-better-mousetrap.html As it says, “People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole.”

Looks like a nice tool chest, the dovetails are very crisp. Re the dovetails the wrong way round thing, basically I think its a red herring. Primarily because the box clearly has no handle so is intended to sit on a bench, not be carried around. That said, let's suppose for a moment it was...