MAKITA 100 YEARS – THAT’S 100 PRODUCTS TODAY POWERED WITH JUST ONE BATTERY!
Makita UK is celebrating 100 years of global business and marking this benchmark occasion with a portfolio of 100 different cordless power tools that all use the same 18 volt Lithium-Ion battery. This means that if a Makita power tool owner has only one 18v Makita Lithium-Ion battery he could still power 100 different products with that single…
The other day I had to make a couple of simple casement window sashes and, thinking about the job the night before, I couldn’t remember if I had enough timber in stock to make a ready start or if an early morning trip to the timber yard would be necessary first. Now I always enjoy a visit to my local merchant. They’re down by the docks near my workshop, and there’s often a boat or two chugging past or some…
There is an old woodworking saying, or some might say cliché, that ‘you can never have enough clamps’. If you are just starting out on your woodworking journey or have come to the point when you need to throw out the old and bring in the new, then the timing of the introduction of the new Axminster Trade Clamps range could not be better.
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For anyone seeking to set up a workshop in London the prices are prohibitive, but former GW Editor Mark Gould used a bit of nous, accepted a little discomfort and settled in underneath the arches of Bow for not very much at all.
How much thought do most makers give to the milling process? With a bit of investment you could do your own in the woods. Earmark your tree, take a chainsaw safety course, buy a bit of kit and in…
New technology is great, isn’t it? At least while it’s all working as intended, that is. The minute it starts to play up it’s a very different picture indeed… Now, the lucky ones amongst us will have a small child or a random surly teenager knocking about the place. If this is the case, then all is fine and your problems will soon be resolved. I love their fearlessness and seemingly natural intuition…