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The Nifty Handsaw Fence Is Here!
Simple layout for a simple build. The Nifty Handsaw Fence does only one thing but it does it well. The magnetic fence keeps a handsaw square in a cut and if you are anything like me and you struggle to get square shoulders in joinery this little jig will most certainly help!
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!