"Realms of Myth" by Kerry Rath of the Staffordshire Marquetry Group. This picture was placed first in the intermediate class at the Marquetry Society's 2015 Annual Exhibition. Photo credit: Peter White
"A Pheasant Outlook" by Kerry Rath of the Staffordshire Marquetry Group. This picture was placed first in the advanced class at the Marquetry Society's 2016 Annual Exhibition. Photo credit: Peter…
A wet stone sharpening system with a range of high quality jigs and accessories is essential for many woodworkers and is also an extremely useful tool for general household tasks, such as the sharpening of knives, gardening tools and many other items.
John Bullar demonstrating how the fine dovetail joint is slid together
Spring is in the air, and our March issue is now on sale! We bring you a range of fantastic projects to make, techniques for you to master, features for you to enjoy, not to mention five news pages full of exciting events for you to attend over the coming months, and some great courses to boot. Our cover star this month is John Bullar, who this time explores…
The DML250 is a compact and extremely well built machine, offering excellent performance and fantastic value for money. Due to its size and portability it is ideal for craft shows, smaller workshops or as a second lathe. To offer even greater value and usability the DML250 is supplied complete with a 3” faceplate, drive centre and revolving tailstock centre for turning bowls and spindles. With cast iron…
IRWIN® Tools, a manufacturer of chalk reels which have been designed with the end-user in mind for more than 50 years, offers advancements to its STRAIT-LINE® Chalk & Reel line increasing speed, durability and ease-of-use for tradesmen.
This brand new bandsaw from Record Power delivers exceptional performance in a compact and affordable package. Although ideal for the smaller workshop, its cutting performance far exceeds what might be expected for its price and size. A real benefit to this bandsaw is the cam-lock blade tension mechanism, a first for a machine at this level, this feature really speeds up blade change as the tension can be released and re-applied…
With more than 90 percent of tradesmen using impact drivers on a daily or weekly basis, leading hand tool and power tool accessories brand IRWIN® offers an innovative impact driver accessories program, or the Impact Performance Series.
Darth Vader is a core character in George Lucas’ Star Wars films franchise appearing in all the key films in recent years and has been portrayed by numerous actors. In the most recent Rogue One film this villainous part starred Welsh sporting hero, turned-actor, Spencer Wilding. In taking this role Spencer had to maintain a contractual silence, even being unable to confirm to his own family that he was acting the part until…
If the only time you get to hang out in the workshop is at the weekend, then why not join Derek Jones on one of his short and sweet classes this year. Each class is project-based, which means you’ll be taking more than just a head full of tips and tricks back home with you. Using just hand tools you’ll be able to make an exquisite marking gauge, a cunning little Japanese style tool box, a six-board chest or brush up on your…