Choosing suitable jointing methods for your projects can be like gingerly entering a minefield of booby traps but we hope that GW’s guide will make your decisions a little more bomb proof.
How to guide: decking your garden
Garden decking has been a must-have ever since Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock took over our TV screens in Ground Force back in the 1990s. With the help of Tommy the builder, they made it look easy - but as anyone who’s ever tried laying their own garden decking will know - it isn’t. Unless you follow a how to guide like this one…
1. First things first, you’ll need to…
The judges were impressed by the high standard of work among the pieces entered into the New Forest Trust Woodturning Competition. All pieces were on display at the New Forest & Hampshire County Show from 30th July to 1st August and judged by professional woodturner, Les Thorne, and Colwin Way and Trevor Yates of Axminster Tool Centre, the company sponsoring the competition.
A new YouTube video demonstrating the lightness, manoeuvrability and effectiveness of DEROS in achieving a smooth finish for multiple sanding operations is now available online.
Building on the popularity and success of the K8 and K10 Clubman chucks, Axminster decided to improve the design by producing stainless steel versions. Both the SK80 and SK100 are manufactured from a one-piece stainless steel body using the latest CNC production techniques at Axminster’s engineering manufacturing facility. The use of this material allows closer tolerances during the manufacturing process as the chuck body no longer…
When buying tools and machinery the length of guarantee may not swing the purchase, but it is an important factor to most people when looking to buy. Not many companies offer a free three year guarantee; however, Axminster Tool Centre has now introduced one for all Axminster Hobby, Trade and Industrial woodworking and engineering machines, Axminster Air compressors, Air Tools and bench top grinder. No registration is necessary, just proof of…
