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Hi there, I'm going to be teaching some woodworking classes at a school over the next year, and at the moment and trying to sort out the workshop. These are going to be recreational classes so it's hopefully a chance to get some of the kids interested in doing some real woodworking purely for...

Hi, These are the best blades I know for that sort of work - Japanese teeth and a very fine kerf so they cut quickly. They take a bit of practice to cut accurately with, but are worth it. They may be available from a UK supplier, not sure...

Hi, Here's a quick and dirty shelf which is strong and works well at any size you want to make it. You just glue and screw the batten and braces to the shelf, then screw the batten to your toolboard or wall like this: If you want to make it stronger (or prevent sag in an mdf shelf) you...

Sorry, this sounds like a bit too far East for me unfortunately.... Probably should have Said West Sussex, I think that is about my limit.

Hi there, I’ve been trying to move from Wales to Surrey or Sussex for a while now but I’m having serious trouble finding an affordable place to work. After two hopeful looking plans have fallen through I’m starting to despair a bit. I’m wondering if anyone here is in the same boat and would...

Sorry it's taken a while to get back to this, I've been away. Thanks both for your suggestions, I will try some different types of blades and see how it goes. Marcus

Hi there, just wondering if anyone can give me some advice. I recently bought a scroll saw as I am going to be doing a lot of inlay in the near future, but I'm pretty disappointed at how slow it is. It's an axminster awsf 18, so not exactly cheap! I'm mostly cutting .9mm pewter and brass, but...

Oh Crikey! :lol:

Hi John, yes there are a few tool crossovers! In fact I've been asked to give a workshop on sharpening for bookbinders which should be fun - a lot of them seem to be a bit behind the times about these things.... I sometimes think that there might be an opening for someone who wanted to set...

Absolutely - unless you want to spend hours and hours sharpening it.

I nicked one of these off my girlfriend who is a bookbinder: http://store.falkiners.com/store/product/6274/English-Paring-Knife---Right/ If you're looking for a decent, cheap marking knife and like tools that are chunky to hold they're worth a look. They are single bevel, available right or...

Hello! Been quiet for a while due to woodwork threatening eye problems :shock: Much better now though :D Just wondering if anyone has come across/used a panel saw with fine teeth - say 13tpi. Seems like it would be a sensible plan giving more/quicker cutting ability than a tenon saw, but...

Thankyou both for these suggestions, will try them out! Cheers Marcus

Hi, I need a quote for cnc-ing some parts from aluminium sheet. This is not something I have experience of! It's not a big job, but if anyone on the forum does this and would like to quote, or knows of a reliable company that I could use, Please, let me know. Thanks, Marcus

Don't blame you - I tend to get paranoid about things breaking once they leave me too! :? You should be fine in this case though - think of laminated boat stems and frames - essentially loads of thin pieces stuck together in a big curve, which then spend the next twenty years being alternately...

Hi Fred, if you glue it properly it should be fine. Decent glue is strong stuff! Cheers Marcus

I'll be around for a while yet, and you'd be very welcome to stop by. Hope the move goes well! Cheers Marcus

Great choice - it's lovely round here! I'm moving for love :roll: - nothing else would have torn me away!

Hello! I'm soon going to be moving from Wales to Surrey, and am starting to put feelers out about the possibility of sharing a workshop or renting a benchspace somewhere in the Woking/Addlestone area. I'm mostly making free-standing furniture, and also some small batched items. I have a...

Hi Ed, Don't underestimate how many bandsaw blades you will need - standard ones last next to no time when resawing wide boards. Once the blade gets blunt the job becomes a nightmare. You will find that blades which are too blunt to resaw properly will still work fine on thinner stock, so...