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I havent made or seen one Alan but it hardly takes much imagination to envision it. Make a standard chopping board blank (lots of how tos out there - basic grain alternating glue up), draw or print off the cleaver shape, tape it to the chopping board blank and cut it out carefully on the bandsaw...

Thanks for all of the advice, I think I will use standard yellow titebond for the treads and risers, wedges etc and Epoxy for the stringer and handrail mortices - I had forgotten that Epoxy was the glue of choice for boat building and so it must have some flex(in my mind I saw epoxy as...

I've built my first staircase in solid oak using traditional methods only - except the stringers are made with a jig and will be wedged with softwood (big props to Mark Milner's "Simply Stairs" book). Its only a half flight going between split levels but it includes a landing which I made. I...

When I first started woodworking I was unaware of any of these issues, I spent half a day sanding down American Black Walnut in an enclosed garage (Back in the days when I thought "Hey its just sawdust"). That evening I was incredibly ill and agitated. It felt like a combination between flu and...

I'm about to make a bunch of doors, we bought a 17th century house in bad repair and the large modern extension is full of crappy 1970s hollow hardboard doors that I want to replace. I plan on making the doors because the house is special and deserves a custom touch, having never made entry...

That's an old myth and no longer relevant to modern machines with cutters to current safety standards - I at least know that much. Thanks anyway.

I'd be very interested to see that Peter - its very much needed. I dont agree that there are "loads" on youtube - I dont see one decent or complete beginner introduction - its all scant, dated and mostly junk clips.

Is Roy Sutton's the ONLY DVD on Spindle Moulding in the known Universe? An hour googling suggests it might be - (what a gap in the market). Does anybody know if there's still a last copy for sale on a dusty bottom shelf of some tiny hardware shop somewhere? I cant seem to find it anywhere for...

Thanks for the replies - its filled me with both hope and dread :-) There is some good advice there and its got my mind running. I'm surprised that there would still be much weight left in it after the cast tables and accessories have come off it - is the body pretty hefty then? I thought it...

Hi, I'm after getting a decent saw, I have a few options I like from the Axminster Industrial saw to the Xcalibur. My concerns are that I would need to get the saw around the side of the house over soft and uneven ground - and I would almost definitely have to do it on my own (the missus swore...

I'm thinking of making some Tudor-esque curved/arched top doors for my home and I have seen a few period examples (example below) where the top rail is mortised into the stiles at an angle - like a kind of open haunched joint - does anybody know the proper name of this type of joint so I can...

Stick around and give it 18 months and you'll be posting "Do I really need 14 routers?" To which the correct answer is always "you need just one more" BTW the Festool of 1010 is as quiet as a hairdryer

I like how he wears a single glove - you know - for safety!

You can do a fairly rough but informative test between woods by applying the same mixture of Bicarbonate of Soda and watching the colour change - the more tanins a wood has the darker and more aged it will go. A fairly good indicator of what it will look like fumed - and I have a test piece over...

I meant buying the treadmill purely to pillage its motor and any other mechanisms or electronics you might need - you could pick one up on a Saturday, rip out its motor and have it at the tip late that day. In fact, these days, you could leave it at the end of your drive and the scrap monkeys...

PS; goes without saying but be sure to earth any metal parts or chassis and use and RCD - even if you have to use an inline one. Makes the difference between a quick shout out to the almighty and meeting Him in person.

I haven't built one myself but it's on my to do list but having built my own CNC I feel a bit more at ease with engineering and electronics than I did. Firstly, I think you are talking about a motor and not a power supply - you really would only need a power supply to run a DC motor, an ac motor...

Sorry but Wealden cutters are not British made they are mostly made in the far east - Taiwan (Arden) make many excellent router cutters for various well know British brands as do Israel mainly by Dimar (who also seemingly make many of the Trend and Axminster cutters too), some are made in China...

Maybe I have the wrong end of the stick but I have the Incra TS-LS attached to my Axminster TS250 saw. I did however mount the saw in a home made wooden saw bench - I cant give a photo because I'm in the process of moving house and as such all is in storage but here is a screenshot of my...

That depends if you're any good or not but if you're paying the mortgage then why not? Do you let your neighbours have a say in how you decorate too?