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I think that these benches look wonderful, and will make many owners very happy! I don't feel it's fair to compare them to either a workaday shopmade bench, or one of the run of the mill manufactured ones (ie Sjobergs). The point is that it is a genuinely handmade reproduction period bench...

Thanks for all the feedback! Ironballs, of the two boards of cherry I used, one was fine and the other tore out all over the place - in a couple of places even a scraper was struggling :shock: Chris, my thinking is that the T&G door and back panel need the simplicity of the sides to work...

This is a cabinet I've finished recently - it's for a local gallery so I was able to do exactly what I wanted for a change - bliss! The basic idea came from thinking about taking a usually cheap and cheerful method of construction (tongue and groove), but using it in a more refined way...

Or someone slips on it in the wet and then sues you - as is happening to someone I know at the moment. :roll: Wood is only for walking on indoors IMO....

Hi Les, Rob is right. I have a 6" Starrett combination square. It was expensive, but is very, very good. Totally accurate, obviously, and lovely to use as well. I very much doubt you'd regret getting one. Cheers Marcus

Thanks for all your replies, I've decided that for the amount I will use it a chainsaw plus training and paraphernalia is definitely not worth it. I'm going see if I can find someone who has a sabre saw I can have a go on. Thanks Marcus

I don't think I want a chain saw :shock:

If you grind the blade properly square before honing then you should only need to hone a tiny amount to get it sharp - not really enough to put it out of square unless you are putting way too much pressure on one side of the blade. If the blade is, as it should be, truly square after...

Hi Dibs-h That's OK, as I just need something to cut big boards down to size before moving them into, or around, the workshop - I have some quite big pieces of tree to deal with sometimes and work on my own..... Could a decent sabre saw cross cut wide 3 or 4 inch oak boards fairly easily...

Well i don't want to be putting on full safety gear or going on courses just for a tool I will only use now and then. I've seen guys at the more rustic timber merchants I use who casually grab a chainsaw to cut boards to length, and thought maybe the full kit was only necessary for cutting...

Hi, I'm thinking of getting either an electric chain saw or a sabre saw, for quickly rough cutting boards to length, and for chopping up large off cuts for fire wood, together with some occasional light garden duties. It will generally be used for cross cutting boards up to 3" thick and up to...

xy wrote: If you want to learn to use a router well and safely you could do a lot worse than check out IBTC's three day course: http://www.ibtc.co.uk/courses/#furniture-&-woodworking Ian is a great woodworker and great teacher, and you would learn loads I'm sure. Only danger is that you...

NFU do great for me - good value and in my experience have been very, very flexible, and happy to consider the unusual. And you don't have to be a farmer. Cheers Marcus

Hi Paul! you wrote: Absolutely! It's really surprising how quickly and easily you can flatten a board in this way. I used to look at the output of the early Arts and Crafts furniture makers - Sidney Barnsley's in particular - and be amazed at how he managed to produce so much furniture, of...

I have the Powercap lite and am very happy with it indeed - very good value I thought, and you soon forget you're wearing it. I use it for hand sanding and at the bandsaw. I don't machine MDF. There is one slight worry for the super paranoid though. You sometimes read about mobile phone...

Hi BB I don't! Unless I'm working with a really crazy timber I find it works fine going with the grain. Of course it tears out a bit, but that all gets removed later on. I'm convinced that a long, heavy plane takes cleaner shavings when taking a heavy cut than a light plane does. I don't...

In my experience both the LV and the LN scrub planes are a waste of money because they lack the most important feature of a scrub plane - size and weight. If it was me I would buy an old Stanley or record no 7, open the mouth wide, and put in a hock Iron ground with a very big camber. You will...

Hi Simon, Just to reiterate what others have said a bit more strongly, if you're thinking of using old/reclaimed sleepers then DON'T DO IT! They are heavily treated with creosote, are poisonous, and shouldn't be used indoors or for any application where they are likely to be in frequent...

Hi Olly, Not on the Sjobergs Elite ones they don't 8) Marcus

No bad thing at all, and if you managed to squeeze in a smallish second-hand bandsaw (loads cheap on ebay) you would get to work on your hand skills just as much, while getting more done.... Marcus