Fancy a kitchen project? You have no excuse this month. For the workshop woodworker there is an exercise in simple joint making in playing the triangle where I show you how to turn three off cuts of wood into a useful trivet. It may look simple but it is not as easy as it looks – have a go and you will see.  For the more ambitious Keith smith is building an oak kitchen unit to match an existing installation. Even if you are not…

The GKS 190 Professional sets new standards for hand-held circular saws in the professional entry-level class. With its 1,400-watt motor, it offers the highest power in this category for fast sawing and the best power-to-weight ratio. It is the first in this class to offer a cutting depth of 70 millimetres and a maximum saw blade bevel of 56°.     A clear view of the saw blade and cutting line
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Economists would have you believe this is no time for launching risky new ventures. As for a venture founded on manufacturing techniques similar to those used before the Industrial Revolution, you’d be forgiven for thinking that sounds more than a little ‘risky’. But that’s just what Richard Maguire’s up to with his budding woodwork business, and he isn’t phased whatsoever by the current spate of pessimistic…

A friend found an old saw and sent it to me because my name is Sellers and one of my teaching associates is named Slack. The name on the saw was Slack Sellars & Co of Sheffield, England. According to W.L Goodman’s Plane Makers From the 1700’s this company produced edge tools between 1860 and 1960. This saw had no redeeming qualities by way of design or stable name and as you can see, the saw wasn’t worth a second glance…