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Build Knock Down Furniture With Festool
The Festool DF 500 connector system, five small parts with massive potential. Over the past few months I have built six pieces of knock down furniture on client commissions and the system has opened a whole new thinking about the results that it can help me achieve.
Hand Sharpening A Blade Just Became Simpler
The Rider Sharpening Station from Axminster is a beginner woodworker’s dream come true. It promises to simplify the hand sharpening of woodworking tools for most woodworkers. I try it out and give my first impressions of this almost complete - read more in the post - solution that almost all who aspire to or already sharpen their own blades will love!
Jointer Blade Installation and Alignment
Jointer blades sharpened, marked and ready for installation. This chore used to be one best avoided but with some nifty new jigs in hand it has become a LOT easier!
Essential Tips for Keeping Your Jointer Aligned
A well set up and maintained jointer can save you a lot of time in the workshop. Part one of this how-to details the steps taken to ensure that the tables are coplanar and the cutter head is parallel to the out-feed table.