From the monthly archives:

July 2008

New Radial Arm Drill from General

July 23, 2008

I’m a fan of General’s tools. No silly lumps of plastic and gadgets just tough, no nonsense woodworking kit built to do a job and do it well.
The 75-550 M1 radial arm drill press is the latest new tool for woodworkers and offers almost infinitely variable drilling.
The head tilts 0-30 degree left or right and [...]

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Selling Your Woodwork Online?

July 18, 2008

Slightly off our usual woodwork subject I suppose but I’ve just seen a copy of a new book which will be of interest to anyone thinking of selling their woodwork online.
“Selling Crafts Online” (which is a digital book you can download and read on your PC) is written by Gordon Carew, by all accounts a [...]

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Thermometer and Hygrometer fit ups – 4th July special

July 4, 2008

Clockparts have yet another special offer – this time they say it’s to celebrate the fourth of July – I hope the offer lasts longer than that though!
The current savings are on some of their popular thermometer and hygrometer fit-ups, 2-3/4 inch and 3-7/8 inch units. These are easy to fit, just make an appropriate [...]

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Kapex saw from Festool – Odd name, fantastic tool!

July 3, 2008

There’s been a lot of pre-release buzz about the new Kapex KS 120 EB Sliding Compound Miter Saw from Festool and now it’s arrived it’s easy to see why. This is some tool!
For a start, despite being a 10″ saw it has the capacity of a 12″ so you’ve got easier portability with no lack [...]

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