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I'm sure we'd be interested in a review. I'm very curious as to how the record works. Eoin

This guy seems to be going beyond steaming. He claims to have some patented technique. I understand one can purchase the wood he has treated, take it home and pretty much bend it to serious extremes when ever you want. However in one of his videos I did see what appeared to be an autoclave...

This may have been posted before but its well worth a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LTSlQu7 ... playnext=1 This seems an incredible process. I'd love to know how he does it and if it really works. One has to ask the question; how well does it machine, sand or plane? Eoin

One assumes there was no phone tapping involved of course!!!

Mark, Just checked out the video and you comment appears to be back up. Must be the power of the press!!! UKworkshop's power spreads far and wide... Eoin

Richard/XY, could one of your planes have been re-tapped and thus the difference? Eoin

Any chance of picking up a used School Bench somewhere. I often wondered about some I had seen. Lots of wood, very heavy, hardware in place but destroyed by students. While it looked terrible, surely they could be saved with a plane and some TLC. However, I never dared...

There are two type of Styrofoam - extruded and expanded. The everyday stuff thats made up of white beads is expanded poly-styrene (EPS). Typically the blue foam, especially if it is from Dow, is extruded poly-styrene (XPS). At this point, make sure that you are not dealing with insulation boards...

They would be wonderful along a wall with a bench top for assembly or power tool work. In the dream workshop where you would have a separate cabinet makers bench for hand tools of course. I got my self an office desk that was originally made for Ford in Cork. The thing is bullet proof and made...

Richard, possibly but I don't think so. Even before my research I was thinking it wasn't walnut but my experience is very limited. Subsequently the history of the pieces tended heavily towards Arbutus wood which would also be known as Madrone by our American friends. Although this could...

****/Tom upon some further research on the history of the pieces I understand it to be a type of furniture know as Killarneyware which is apparently rather prized by people in the know. It should date to the mid/late 1800's but significant further research will be required for this. As I'm no...

It sure is spectacular wood alright and there is lots of it. It may be 'Arbutus' wood from the 'Strawberry Tree' if my little bit of research is correct. The workmanship is damn good and no expense seems to have been spared on the volume of wood used. There is some damage to the veneer but for a...

hey all, see below a few photo's of a pair of antique pieces that I would like to know some more about. These have been under my nose for such a long time that I didn't really take note of them. Not been able to see the wood from the tree's if you will. Apparently these are rather old and...

HA ha, there's a few people about. Just not too many 'hobbiest woodworkers' with an unnatural love of shiney sharp metal objects.

By any chance would one be pressed aluminium and the other milled. For no reason other than they look like that. Eoin

:D :D :D IS this what the yanks call a 'Bromance', ha ha... Oh well, i wish there was someone within 50 miles of me.... :( :( :(

For a while I once thought that Fine Wood Working magazine was the best magazine out there. So I subscribed and in fairness it took over a year for me to realize that it was really not all that. It began to repeat itself and became rather boring. However at this time they seemed to be making a...

I'm not in the least familiar with this type of plane so please excuse this but... Looking at the second pic, can the tote be adjusted left and right? Yeah, seems silly to me too, but the screw under the tote and the shape of the casting appear to lend them selves to this kind of action. Eoin

Rob, I'm a little late getting on board but I also must echo the compliments. It looks like a very impressive piece of work with very obvious skill and detail. I've been pondering about the legs and I must remain on the fence about the brass feet. However, now that they are off are you going...

Try this beast for size: Saw this in a museum in the Czech Republic. Eoin