Treat yourself or your favourite woodworker to the ultimate gift for their collection of woodwork tools this Christmas.
This precision, German engineered hand plane will bring joy to any woodworker.
Jan
7
I think it is fair to say that anyone with a passion for woodwork, generally shares an equal passion for their woodwork tools. After all, it is the knowledge of your woodwork tools, and your skill in using them that plays a huge part in the enjoyment, satisfaction, and results achieved in your workshop. Powered [...]
Sep
8
Wander into any shop that sells woodwork tools, and you will be struck by the wide variety of prices that are on display, for items which appear to be almost identical. Take the compound miter saw as an example. When looking at compound miter saws, you can pretty much pay as much or as little [...]
Mar
18
I’ve been reading up on the recently released DeWalt tracksaw system, and by all accounts it sounds like an excellent product. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the track saw system, it is a woodwork tool system which basically removes the need to clamp a scrap piece of (hopefully straight) timber on [...]
Feb
13
Sharp woodwork tools are an essential part of successful woodworking, and working with sharp woodwork tools definitely increases the enjoyment achieved. In addition, it is my belief that a properly sharpened tool is actually safer - a well sharpened tool requires less force to move through the material, so less pressure is required by the user. In [...]
Jan
27
In my school days (a number of years back now), I had the bizarre experience of seeing the thumb of the father of a friend of mine. That doesn’t sound so bizarre I hear you thinking, and it wouldn’t have been, except for the fact that I was viewing the thumb wrapped in plastic wrap, [...]
Jan
20
I stumbled across this inspiring article on a charity that is giving farmers in Malawi new hope by providing them with woodwork tools, and training them in the art of greenwood turning. The turning is done on a pole lathe they have made themselves! The simple sounding aim of the project is to teach farmers [...]
Jan
15
One of my favourite woodwork tools in the toolbox is an old drawknife that I picked up from a second hand shop for $10. At first glance, the drawknife could be mistaken for some sort of medieval weapon or disembowelling instrument. Basically it consists of a sharpened blade several inches long (varying sizes are available), [...]
