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Machinery Dance
GetWoodworking  |  Sep 02, 2009  |  0 comments

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Compact Cutting from Bosch
GetWoodworking  |  Sep 02, 2009  |  0 comments
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
The…

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Machinery
A guide to buying second hand kit
Scott Jenkins  |  Sep 01, 2009  |  0 comments
Readers of the Diary of a New Woodworker column will know that I recently set up a workshop for which I bought several used machines. Judging by the response. the secondhand option seems to have common appeal but it can be a risky business. Why buy secondhand?

secondhand machinery will not suit all woodworkers, but if you are prepared to invest some time in finding your table saw, bandsaw, planer-thicknesser or spindle moulder…

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Profiles
Benchmark of Quality - Part 1
Ben Plewes  |  Aug 28, 2009  |  0 comments
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…

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Profiles
Benchmark of Quality - Part 2
Ben Plewes  |  Aug 27, 2009  |  0 comments
Click here for Part 1   Bold new venture This past couple of years has seen Richard take to the workshop as a full time occupation, building furniture to order for all sorts of clients – some even prepared to pay well. More recently though, the bulk of workshop time has been dedicated to a new venture: making some of the finest woodworking benches around. Richard has chosen to concentrate on two classic designs, the Dominy…

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Machinery
10 inch Saw Stand
Ken Stratford  |  Aug 22, 2009  |  0 comments
As with all my stands, I kept the construction of this saw station very simple and robust. It moves around every day on 4in castors and works very well.

The top and bottom are 675x535x18mm plywood with an 18x6mm rebate routed all around and 18x6mm groove routed centrally across the width. The ends should be cut to 535x286mm, again with an 18x6mm rebate in both ends to take the sides. Fix together with PVA glue in the base, adding the ends to…

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Hand Tools
Sharpening hand saws
Paul Sellers  |  Aug 22, 2009  |  0 comments
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…

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Magazines
In this month's Good Woodworking
Darren Loucaides  |  Aug 21, 2009  |  0 comments
If you can't find Good Woodworking in your local newsagent, you can order a copy direct from 0844 848 88 22     Good Woodworking goes traditional this month with a pair of profile features by busy GetWoodworking.com Web Editor Ben Plewes. He’s journeyed up to Lincolnshire to meet Richard Maguire, the hand tool devotee who manages to keep up with the pace of power tools to make some of the finest…

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Cabinet Making Projects
Top Drawer!
Eric Coates  |  Aug 17, 2009  |  0 comments
Eric Coates won first prize in our Woodworker of the Year competition with this chest of drawers in edge-laminated ash boards – a fine piece of modern furniture design. Here he describes the background to his woodworking career, and some of the decisions and choices that he faced in designing and building his winning piece   The start of it all When I took to woodworking seriously after my retirement, I was determined to use…

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Jigs & Workshop Aids
Jigs for bench top palm routing
Ben Plewes  |  Aug 08, 2009  |  0 comments
After a few hours of using the new Bosch GKF 600 palm router, I began to think of all sorts of new ways this handy sized palm router could be used. Due to its size and weight it’s ideally suited to single handed use, or at least a combination of being held with one hand while being supported with an appropriate jig. It was an opportunity to explore what sorts of jigs would suit this machine and whether more routing could be done on the…

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