Woodworkers launch £30,000 bid to build workshop for heroes
Quality hand tool manufacturer Robert Sorby has launched a campaign with a group of woodworking volunteers to help change the lives of veterans and members of the Armed Forces on the road to recovery.
The man we woodworking journalists used to call the router guru, Ron Fox, has died at the age of 82. Ron took up routing in 1958 after taking early retirement from his role as a statistician for the Association of British Insurers. His daughter Julia recalled that he was very interested in mechanics so really liked the router as a tool and what it could do. She said that he went…
Swedish company Tormek, manufacturer of sharpening systems, recently travelled to the home of Glenn Lucas in County Carlow, Ireland to film this talented woodturner at his craft.
Axminster Tools & Machinery are organising a major new woodturning event - Ready Steady Turn - at their store in Nuneaton. This will come as welcome news to all those who attended and enjoyed any of the company’s Strictly Woodturning events.
Record Power are currently turning the spotlight on their long running and extremely popular planer thicknesser, the famous PT260. Having found its way into countless workshops over the past decade, it has sold consistently despite the slew of poorer quality imports which simply haven't been able to offer the same level of build quality or of components, not to mention Record Power's impressive 5 year guarantee. The PT260 has now been…
Makita Tools Make World's Best Traditional Surfing Boards In Cornwall
At any time of the year Gavin Randall will be riding the waves off the beautiful Sennen Cove in Cornwall testing his latest design of belly board as the surf drives him in towards the beach. Gavin has been improving the speed and performance of belly boards since he founded the Traditional Surfing Company in 2011 to manufacture these traditional…
Brand new to Record Power's range of comprehensive dust extraction machines and accessories, the CX2000 Compact Chip Collector is a versatile solution for chip collection at a very affordable price. It is ideal for use with planer thicknessers, lathes and other chip producing machines. An impeller system creates a powerful airflow that sucks the dust and chippings into the collection bag and exhausts the cleaned air back into the workshop…
Record Power, with their long established history and experience in woodturning, have put together an exceptionally good quality and great value package, aimed at the new woodturner. It contains a swivel head lathe and essential selection of accessories to help the novice get off to a flying start and is priced at only £299.99.
The Furniture Makers’ Company was delighted to accept a specially designed and hand-made chair for His Royal Highness Prince George from Katie Walker on October 31 at the Carpenter’s Hall.
Trend launched the first adjustable Hinge Jig in 1994 which allowed hinges to be routed onto a wooden door and frame in minutes. This Jig became very popular with on-site joiners because it saved time and money when compared to using a hammer and chisel. There is no need for marking out in the conventional way, as the hinge is used as the set-up pattern.
Trend has launched an Adjustable Lock Jig to compliment its range of time saving router recessing jigs for locks. A lock Jig uses a set of interchangeable templates and with a router will cut the mortise and face plate recess for popular door locks.