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After nearly 50 years of using a Chop Saw I thought I had them mastered ☹️ BE AWARE THESE THINGS BITE ?

Well it seems as though my new hobby of 3D printing is not as easy as I thought. Printed this goose, It looks to me as though it is wrong, Can't for the life of me think what it is :funny:

Hi All, Axminster have an outstanding customer service, sometimes you cannot believe the service.... Well I have a Veritas marking gauge, had it years... (Bought cheap as it had a chipped wheel) Well last week in a trip to Axi I remembered to ask for a new wheel and at £4 I was well...

Another first for me - I used some deep pour resin on pine cones. The type used is not supposed to require a pressure pot or anything external, just mixing and pour leave 5-7 days. Well there were more bubbles than I care to admit and turning it was....challenging for my ability. I thought...

I saw this and instantly thought it might be someone on here!!

Todays question is about Ebony. I have a small amount of Ebony that was kindly donated to me, It arrived full of tears (or is it tares?) that I have cut away and I am left with enough blanks to do 2 x Slimline and 2 x any pen type. So that leaves me very little room to make pens out of them in...

I had to laugh

13mm is not 12.5mm :rolling: Thought I could get away with using a 13mm drill bit instead of a 12.5mm one, mainly because I do not have a 12.5mm. On hindsight I should of used a 1/2" but have only thought of that whilst typing this out. :goesred: Smothered it with thick gorilla glue and will...

Hi all, I have been a member of the institute of Carpenters for about 30+ years and its been a stalwart of 'Good Practice' mentality... Until I spotted this on FB Well I posted a comment 'not best practice on timber cutting'.... 10 mins later a messenger message to say sorry and the post will be...

Hi all, No not a whinging post I thought I would share today's experience. Like most it's great to sell the odd pen or two but most we don't really know to who. I have sold a couple to a friend to take and present to a Cypriot archbishop, I have presented one to Charles Dickens great great...

Following silver commenting on our native timbers and in particular his use of quarter sawn oak. also Bill Mooney 's cross cut oak pen, I thought that I would show a recent Omega dressed mostly in Elm burr .

Due to a blank splitting whilst turning it today I did something that I really should not make a habit of, at least, that is, according to Mrs G. I started thinking .............. Amongst the many things I was thinking about, one thing in particular stuck in my mind. No doubt thousands of pen...

Hi all, Just a bit of a giggle, Those that know me know I work in a school..... Yesterday I found 8 old chisels, I thought I could clean them up, a bit of a sharpen.... Job done. Now as its a school I thought I should only offer to sharpen the odd chisels in DT whilst I have my Sorby set...

Very nearly did not post this but then thought I don't really mind being laughed at and ridiculed by my peers. You may remember a couple of weeks ago I posted a photo of a shock absorber pen I had made that had split open when I pressed it together...

As part of a box of various woods I bought there was a 2x2x12" piece of Idigbo. And I found an old, very old, pack of Milliput, having seen others inlay bowls etc. with this thought I'd have a go at it. Practice piece really. As one can see from the photo the Milliput did not mix properly due to...

It was going to be funny but the image won’t upload. Maybe a Mod could remove this post and I’ll try again later?!

Hi Guys, I like stepless joints on my bullet case pens, so I am a bit limited. I have found these in the US and thought I would try, but these are also great for going kitless without the tap and die problems...

Hi all, Les Elm has mastered a dipping method for a pen finish using a wipe on poly coating.... Well I saw this and thought I might try Then I went to Axi.... :rolling::rolling:

I recently thought I would invest in a bit of new "technology" to help me make blanks with inclusions, particularly watch parts pens. I'm referring to UV cured resin, which seemed ideal for fixing the parts to the tube. All went well placing the parts, but after casting, the outline of the resin...

Medical experts in London today were asked if it is time to ease the COVID lockdowns. Allergists were in favour of scratching it, but Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. Gastroenterologists had a sort of a gut feeling about it, but Neurologists thought the government lacked the...