Honing Chisels and Plane Blades
Squeeze a thousand woodworkers in a large workshop, give them the brief ‘’honing chisels or planing blades,’’ light the blue...
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Meet The Maker – Matt Estlea
Matt works part-time at Axminster’s Basingstoke store. He attends at Rycotewood Furniture Centre in Oxford and is studying Furniture: Design &...
How To Make A Twin Screw Vice
A Twin Screw Vice is a great way to support a wide piece of material, for example, when cutting wide...
First Look: UJK Technology Trammel Heads
Trammels or a beam compass set is a fairly straightforward tool used to mark out a circle or arc. To...
How To Sharpen Your Hand Tools
Sharpening your tools is not something you do for fun, it’s a necessity. The best woodwork can only be produced...
How to build a small garden tool shed
Building a shed will give you as much satisfaction as creating the garden itself; our small and neat shed will...
How To Build A Garden Planter
Making a garden planter is an excellent and thrifty way to update your outdoor space. Neat and decorative alternatives to...
Why Buy Japanese Chisels?
For anyone wishing to purchase their first Japanese woodworking tool, a good place to begin is the (not so) humble...
What Japanese Saws To Buy
Here we explain everything you need to know about Japanese saws and what ones to buy. From the different types...
What Chisels To Buy?
Chisels are one of those essential hand tools that ought to find a home in everyone’s toolkit. However, in common...
Rider Block Planes Explained
The Axminster Rider range consists of five principal planes, which can be subdivided into two groups, Standard and Deluxe, but...
Win a Rider Sharpening Station
Welcome to February’s Rider Sharpening Station competition This competition has now closed, thank you for all the amazing entries. Steve...