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For those from further a field, The ToolPost is a shop in Didcot, Oxon that started out, I think, as an online outlet. I was searching for chestnut burnishing cream today anywhere online and with total dismay came across a post announcing the closing down sale due to the downturn.
Peter Hemsley...
Despite wearing goggles I still wasn’t keen on the bits of acrylic slapping my cheeks.
Only seems to happen from the square to rounded off section then settles down.
Looked at the ones online and seemed expensive so good old f bay and an online Perspex supplier
slapped this on the top today...
I bought online a really nice carbide square tool the other day
for about £27 with postage. And looking online they also go up to the £100ish.
I’m awful at sharpening chisels so find swapping the heads on the tool better.
But then I took a look and thought ‘I could make that’
After all I can...
It’s that time again and this month we are supposed to make and take a platter.. for critique.
(Are you Bill Mooney going tomorrow?)
So here is my 2nd ever attempt at such a thing..
Online critique welcome... depending on that I might just go to the pub.
Kevin:banana:
Hi All
Our new online shop is now up and running. We have some nice rare exotics just added and plenty more to come in the next few months. We hope to add a larger range of native hardwoods during this year. Still work to do on the site but it is functioning.
We are also open 7 days a week...
Im in the process of setting up some dust extraction for my lathe and purchased a big mouth hood - was going to buy the axminster floor stand to support it, but decided at nearly £100 it wasnt worth it.
Anyway after a bit of pondering and searching online I came up with this:
If anyone's...