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Sadly this is becoming an all too common experience!!

Hi John.......are you a brother?

I am too:)

John

Thanks Sabastiaan, I have the Gore/Gilet book and it is very, very good. I am in the process of implementing many of the build ideas into my guitars at the moment. I wouldn't recommend it for a first...

I would suggest for a first build the book "Guitarmaking, Tradition and Technology" by William Cumpiano and Jonathan Natleson. It will guide you through very well. I built my first 3 guitars with...

Hi, I would like to hear from anyone who owns an old Woodfast 18 inch Bandsaw as I am doing one up and would like to have a picture of the the blade tensioning spring/mechanism in situ. If any one...

Hi vsquizz, I have mine mounted in a similar way but on a bigger bit of pine, its about 8x2 and I have the extraction through the rear via a hole. This machines great advantage is the flexability...

Bob, Why would my responses be invalid just because I own a Woodrat???? I am not commercially conected to them in any way, therefore I have no commercial motives in any way. I believe that having...

Hi, I have had a Woodrat since about 1998. I imported it direct from Martin Godfrey at Woodrat in the UK. The exchange rate at the time was horrific and I got stung badly by customs. The price at the...

Hi, I have a Sheppach HMT 260 planer and I got 3mm "Double C" HSS blades for it from Huntington or Huntingdon saw service in Melbourne. The blades need to be ground down to I think 18mm to fit the...

Hi, I am looking for a miller with a portable mill in the Maitland/ Newcastle area. I have an elm log from a friends garden that i am hoping to get some good timber from. I would prefer circular or...

Hi, can anyone tell me if there is any thing I can do or put on the bottom of my plane to stop woods like Red and Blue Gum from depositing a hard resin on the sole of my hand plane?? I would welcome...