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Just spent a very interesting and pleasant couple of days outside Stratford doing a Hollowing course with Phil Irons. HIGHLY recommended! Course was 1:1 as I was the only one there. Long days - 8.30 until about 6.00 - so a lot of teaching/talking/turning time. I'm not a complete novice, but...

Just to add to what's already been said - I now have a set and they are fantastic. I did have some CI Falls examples that Matthew stocked briefly - but their size and grind was a bit off. Did work OK. Matthew let me try a sample of each handle version he stocks - and I do like the larger...

Thanks everyone - now I know I'm looking for an in-canal gouge, I've searched and found a few options ... and for my own sake went back to various sites selling under titles like "carving tools" and "chisels" and didn't find them listed there, so at least I wasn't being stupid!

Am I not looking in the right places? Just been carving the legs for a shaker-type pedestal table - having done the dovetails I was trying to fit the leg to the curved pedestal. Using my AI carving gouges realised I wanted a tool with a sharp flat convex external surface and the bevel on the...

Pretty sure I can't help with suppliers or production ... but curious ... what are "Moorish style" furniture feet ... and for what furniture ... tables, chairs, or what ... your post stimulated a whole lot of google-searching and still not sure what you are referring too. Pictures?

I have a Basato 4 which I'm delighted with - blades supplied by Ian at Tuffsaws ... cuts accurately and effectively, powerful, and nicely made ... was disappointed by the Records build quality when I looked at the actual beasts rather than the stat's. Guides work well too - now enhanced by a...

Hi Olly Thanks for your thoughts. Wouldn't a solid oak table top 1-1.5" thick made from jointing a board or three (probably with a few buried biscuits along their lengths) to make the top stay stable? I know there's no cleats, but I was thinking that long "piano" hinges screwed to either end...

I don't think this is a terribly clever, unique or new idea, but I don't think I've seen it described before ... I may be recalling things subconsciously however ... I've got a T11 router mounted in a table. I like the quick-raiser through the table for fine adjustment. It's not easy to change...

Can anyone help with this project? I've been asked to make a table for a kitchen mounted on a 20" wide pillar that can fold away against the pillar, but open up for children to do their homework at, paint or make models at, etc ... and potentially be useful worktop addition for the kitchen...

Thanks for those thoughts ... as I thought, I could do better next time ... I got the dimensions from a book on Shaker furniture, John Shea I think, and the top is about an inch bigger as you suggest Steve. I like the idea of a subtle taper on the thickness of the legs though ... maybe I'll...

Some advice please ... Just completed a small table for a Xmas present. Now wondering if I've done things right, or could have done them better? Thinking about grain orientation ... The table top I screwed'n'glued to the cleat with the grain in the same alignment as the cleat, thinking it...

Thanks for that Pete and Aled The jig/router method looks good for mass production, but I wonder if it'd take longer making the jigs than it would doing it by hand. I don't have a big dovetail router bit either. The Roy video was very helpful as to hand techniques, a marking gauge/template ...

I am making a small Shaker table pedestal table and need some advice. I've cut the three legs on the bandsaw and drum-sanded them smooth. I've joined two boards and cut a circular top on the bandsaw as well. I have turned the pedestal on the lathe. I need to fit the legs to the base of the...

Not much space in my workshop, and have to be able to carry stuff down cellar stairs to get there, so bigger machines not considered. I went for the Woodster PT105 as it's wider. It's on my bench at the moment and a few trial runs with some 9" wide walnut planks demonstrates it's going to save...

Think you all may be right ... there does seem to be a microswitch setup on the extractor lugs ... and when I very carefully made sure the lugs were fully home and rattled around it seemed to work ... disn't get the chance to play properly as it was late and I needed to put supper on the table...

That looks very similar - I think those tabs were there ... but will go back for another try ... Thanks

Talk to Matthew at Workshop Heaven ... "matthewwh" here on the forums ... supplied me with the right tool and some very helpful instructions ...

Changed it back - still dead - no signs of micro-switches etc that might not be connecting with regards to the plastic dust extraction device which is moved when changing modes - no "positive" clicks or other sensations from the green or red NVR switches, or from the "reset" button close by -...

Help? Just took delivery of a Woodster PT105 - hoped it would be a reasonable hobby machine, and there's no way I could get anything bigger down into my basement. Set it up as a planer, and did a few trial passes of some pine and maple across the top - nice results. Switched it off and...

I think you might be right ... I have a woodcut pro-forme, which seems a similar sort of device. They describe it as a tool for "end-grain hollowing". I have found it good for that, but struggled with one very hard bit of old dry mahogany (or teak ... something dark, very dense and hard I found...