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There have been a number of posts, sometime in history, about using bandsaw blades in frame saws. The problem of drilling fastening holes in the hardened steel has been tackled by annealing the steel before drilling. Some had success doing this by running a steel shaft, in a pillar drill...

With a large washer at each end and some nuts, you could well use that for clamping too. geoff

Creel or Clothes Rack, often just rack

I have done exactly the same, then decided to organise a burr/nick in othe edge of the entry hole. That puts a nice groove down the dowel. A little bit less fidly than using some cutting device. HTH. geoff

If the readings of length vary when the tape is used hooked over an edge, or butted against an inner corner surface. The variation can be altered, corrected, by changing the hook. The inner corner measurement is the basic tape reading, altering the angle of the tab will take into account the...

Of course just when I decide not to keep a record of every source of information I have used, I need one. I am trying to start more carvings on a small scale. Lighting can be a problem. Here is where I could do with a link to offer, sadly not. Part of my research, OK web browsing, led me to...

A little bit early, still how about a Christmas tree ornament. Named of course with details. Would probably be used for a very long time. geoff

I couldn't agree more jacob.

How fortunate, we are, not to be able to read when learning to walk. I seem to think we just get on with it. geoff

Spot on brilliant. gf

I have a Burgess BBS20, it is not a workhorse. However I have successfully sliced 75mm Utile, 28mm Oak, and50mm Sycamore down to 3mm, all in the region of 750mm lengths. In all cases it took time and patience. All the cuts needed planing to a finish. Within reason a long cut can be made with a...

Those flat bits are very useful. Want a small tapered hole, re-file a flat bit, need an odd sized hole, re-file a flat bit. I have converted a flat bit to a tap in the past, not a quick job but quicker than trying to find a suitable tap, and much cheaper for a job of one or two threaded holes...

Did you 'sharpen' the rear end, shoulders, of the flat bit? Passing that through the sleeve in the hole before chucking in the drill. It would be tempting to assume a need to dun the drill backwards, but the bit could be sharpened to cut when run in reverse. gf

My heart goes out to you and your family Phil. geoff

You must be holding your head up high after that. Great stuff. Now I know why the Block plane is so called.:) geoff

That is terrific Hornbeam. One of my 'to do' list jobs is to have the garage roof done. My main concern was the durability of the coating as we do like to feed birds up there. I am concerned about the possibilty of scratches going throug the coating. Now I have searching questions to ask...

It is very easy to forget just how thin, and flexible, the web in the middle of a twist drill is. Especially on drills of 6mm or less. I must remember to save broken bits, although the day they get reground is likely to be the day after yours. Hey, hey. geoff

By gum that's clever. Thanks. geoff

That is a very convoluted path you have navigated for us all. Thank you for the effort. geoff

Hey that looks like one I made in 2013. Mine is a different colour. geoff, a.k.a xy mosian.