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People are passing through the workshop and reading my book. Those that like what they see buy and ask me to sign it, which I enjoy. I try to consider how I can help people who unlike me never had the opportunity or were under guided, misguided, under valued and

Update: please read this post before you make this.         Know what this is?   Yes it's rag-stuffed 4oz tin can, but obviously the use of the can has changed.           I made my first rag can 45 years ago and still have it. Filling the rags with light machine oil

Today my new Laguna bandsaw arrived from Italy and here it is.   This is my next featured equipment in my new book so I am excited to get started with it. I know Tolben and Cathrine Helshoj who own Laguna Tools in California from my different times in the USA

Except Tuesdays. The new display at the woodworking school has much lovely colour and worked well as a backdrop at the show. With the school being in the National Trust’s Penrhyn Castle I like to keep up the standard and even go beyond where possible. The Book and DVDs

So I bought this new fillister/rebate plane today, well actually, an old one that’s been pretty much unused by all appearances. I really like the substance of its heavier casting and the well engineered parts. You may not be able to see but some features include thick chrome

With all the ridiculous talk of our biggest UK apprenticing provider being a massive supermarket chain you can begin to realise the problem we craftsmen are up against when people are hardwired to think stacking shelves and recycling the boxes tidily even merits the use of the title let alone