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Thanks Lance& Ian,
I have a good deal of gear but no magnifier suited to the saw sharpening role. I do fix watches as a hobby so the headgear, lupes, & the like, are plentiful around here.
But...

Thanks Ian,
I thought all tennons were essentially cross cut, but I guess if you are doing dovetails you need to cut with the grain?
I don't do dovetails, just not the kind of stuff that interests...

I own a Lloyd Davies (Sheffield) tennon saw.
14 PPI; 12" long & blunt.
Being completely inexperienced with saw sharpening I asked a local specialist tool grinder & sharpener to resharpen for me....

I live on Qld's Gold Coast. Tools rust in no time. I have found that a wipe with phosphoric acid helps a lot although the grey finish is not attractive & a smear of beeswax on cutting faces can help...

I would ordinarily suggest to use dowels, as many as you can fit in, used with epoxy gap filling glue.
Turning the leg tops to 65 mm is a sound alternative, when you have a lathe, which most folk...

Yes but the website is not convincing. For anyone to consider breaking tradition in respect of structural design you'd need to be dead certain about all aspects.
It's difficult to see just how the...

I recently read on the forum that most species that survive in Australia are hardwoods & are suitable for tool handles.
Well as chance would have it, I had just cut down a Lillypilly in the garden....

I have what was a beautiful standard pattern (I think) Sandvick hand saw.
Steel is superb, bend it in half & springs back perfectly.
Sandvick, under cost pressures, used a rather poor quality...

Just about all the common name chisels from around the early eighties, will have plastic handles, which in my experience last very well despite modest "hammer abuse".
I have a variety of Stanley,...

There are a number of "solution styles" for saw storage carefully detailed here.
I am finding less & less need to think about hand saws these days, but that in itself presents another problem.
I am...

Thanks for the well considered responses.
I have learnt something here, i did not know how small the carbide tip blade overhang was intended to be.
Apologies also, although I always preview my...

I have had for a few years now a low cost GMC bench saw.
It cost about 100 Aus$
Blade is 250 Diam, 3 teeth, with total thickness 2.4mm measured to include the carbide tip inserts.
Rated power is...

I am no expert on Aussie made furniture of the period.
But it was quite common to use two timber species (maybe more) in the construction; partly I think because these pieces were never "high end"....

I thought that the preferred method was to use phosphoric acid. Methods & results seem similar although I have never used citric acid in this way. The grey film left is iron phosphate which I...

YES you are basically correct & I have made a suitable drilling jig to fix the plates which fit inside the cupboard. But the hinge part that sits on the door does ideally require two holes be...

I am in the process of fitting out our new kitchen with European hinges.
I guess anyone with even a little experience knows the advantages of using Vix bits to accurately fix hinge plates & the...

Hi, hope the general; section is appropriate for this post?

Very recently I wished to send an order to a specialist supplier, I wanted a precision cut "L" shaped benchtop.
OK sounds no problem;...

Today for the thousandth time I accidentally drilled right through a panel - something I was trying to avoid.
The need to limit the depth of penetration is something I strike a good deal - if it's a...

Many apologies for the delay.
Apparently my Pop Up Blocker was disabling the Manage Attachments button.
Solved with the help of the webmaster.

Pics herewith, hope those interested will be...

Regarding the Gumtree acquisition: Your table saw looks great, I can't see any real problems ahead.
Like most folks I frequently examine my handtools & tools hanging in the shed for signs of rust....

I have owned a Makita router for nearly 20 years & used it recently for only the third time.
I had forgotten what a pain routers are to use hand held.
On this occasion I was routing to size 16mm...

I very recently completed bench carcasses for our new Kitchen reno.
My handbuilt (by me) solid Teal occasional table, now about 45 years old, became the de facto worktop; a case of use what you...

I wondered why you elected to use only 4 spokes, could not improved stability have been achieved with say 6 (maybe even 8) spokes of reduced size?
You don't say what method you used to limit the...

Superb result.
You are obviously a gifted artisan, the design is well balanced & very impressive.
I'd love to hear more about the "blue glue" (?), sealing, & finishing.
Is it a polyurethane...

Steve,
As I recall the wheels do have bushes, & again as I recall they look permanent, rather than replaceable or size selectable.
The shafts are running true as determined "by eye" & certainly the...

Thanks everyone for the comments & use tips.
Actually I take some pride in my "tinsmith" skills, I use a 10" Gilbow & a Wiss for such work & the edges are always sharp, they need to be if you tackle...

I have just lost (its given up) my very cheap $15 12VDC air pump which I used on two bikes, a hand truck & wheelbarrow - all of which seem to need constant top-up with air.
It lasted 3 years & it...

I have a good Sandvik frame & for some time I have used Barco/Sandvik bi-metal blades.
Found that the blade teeth break off rather too easily with 18 tpi so have been working with 24 tpi.
I cut...

I have a vague idea that I may have asked for help on this subject here before.
I can't now however, find any relevant message from my searches.
So here's my problem:
Double ended 200mm Diam bench...