January tool list
If you are looking for good quality tools, then look no further.
Collectors weekly
Collectors weekly tool list
The Humble Bench Hook
In the 1970s I attended what was then called a ‘Building School’ and learned all the finer points of woodworking and hand tool usage. To this day, the most useful and most used tool in my toolbox isn’t what you might expect…. Read more
November – Extra Mystery Tool
An additional Mystery Tool for November
Telegraph Poles
Creating a Garden Folly
How to Square the Square
As woodworkers we rely heavily on our hand tools and expect them to perform as designed. We hone our plane irons and chisels to keep them sharp, we realign table saws and once in a while may resurface a bench. But then again, some of the tools we use, we take for granted, and expect them to perform as they did when we bought them. Take for example a combination square. I don’t know about you but that is my go to square of choice – only one moving part – what could possibly go wrong with it…?