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A great value in premium hand tools   by Tom Caspar         “I’m really getting the itch to use good hand tools, so what kind of plane should I buy?” [...]

Better filtration for single-stage collectors by Dave Munkittrick The cartridge filter is the first significant improvement in single-stage dust collection in more than 30 years. Cartridge [...]

Ripping boards by hand is a lot like working. And so I’m always looking for different techniques (other than buying a Bowflex machine and steroids) to do it with less effort. This weekend I [...]

MADE FROM A PALLET AND PUSH CHAIR WHEELS. PALLET COST £1   WHEELS FREE FROM THE DUMP. A GOCART FROM DAYS GONE BY. THE 4 WHEELS HAVE AXEL BEARINGS FITTED FOR SMOOTH RUNNING.AND THE [...]

THIS IS WHAT I USE MY DOG TEETH FOR. QUICK AND EASY PLUS HOLDS TIMBER BETTER AND MORE SECURE FOR TURNING.I CENTRED THE DOG TEETH AND FIX WITH 2 SCREWS WHERE YOU SEE HOLES.!! THE FACE PLATE IS [...]

YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THIS IS? FOR THOSE WHO DONT THESE ARE DOG TEETH,THEY ARE USED TO PUT BETWEEN TO TIMBER JOIST BEFORE YOU BOLT THEM TOGETHER.THEY STOP MOVEMENT. IDEAL IF YOU HAVE 2 LENGHTS [...]

MY FIRST TOOL BOX SET WHEN I WAS YOUNG ,WAS A 5TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT.FROM MY PARENTS. STILL HAVE IT AND ITS STILL WORKING ,NOWA DAYS YOU CAN STILL BUY THESE? MADE MY FIRST DOVETAIL JOINT WITH [...]

SIMPLE AND EASY KIDS WILL LOVE MAKING THESE? FEW EMPTY BOXES– SOME DRAWING PINS–COPYDEX GLUE– SOME STICKY BACK COLOURED OR FANCY LINING PAPER– PICTURE SELF EXPLANTORY ? [...]

THE FIRST OF MY MATCHBOX USES.!!! HAVE 3 BOXES ONE 3/4 FULL OF MATCHES A ND THE  OTHER 2 EMPTY? A RUBBER BAND.? THE 3/4 FULL BOX ATTACH TO YOUR WRIST LEFT HAND WITH RUBBER BAND? AND [...]

Dovetail maestro Rob Cosman again makes us all feel inadequate with his latest video in which he cuts a half-blind dovetail joint in 6 minutes and 52 seconds. Cosman uses Northern white pine, [...]

          A little metalworking finds its way into my woodshop from time to time. When cutting metal, it’s best to use a machinist’s vise to get a better [...]

        I found a new place to store dispensers right under my nose. Any lightweight stuff that comes in a box can be fastened to the bottom of a cupboard and still leave [...]