So what's going to happen when the world has a shortage of disposable hard point saws from China? Will many woodworkers in the UK start stockpiling and compound the effect of the shortages like people are doing with toilet rolls and hand sanitiser? I wonder if anyone then using these disposable throw away saws will inevitably wish they didn't have … [Read more...] about China Crisis – Shortage of hard point saws
Setting teeth on old vintage saws
One of the main aspects of sharpening saws is setting the teeth but I thought this article may be of help to highlight an important aspect rarely shared with woodworkers when it comes to setting the teeth on some old saws. Much depends on the maker and age but in general many, but not all, old saws can be sharpened, however all the effort in doing … [Read more...] about Setting teeth on old vintage saws
How Many Tools Are Enough For One Person?
I've been asked this question by my wife 'why do I need more tools?' on multiple occasions and wanted to write this post to quantify my passion for tools and thought the best way of doing this was to show how this makes her life better. As you can appreciate this may well need a liberal amount of humour to also help my cause but i'm going to try … [Read more...] about How Many Tools Are Enough For One Person?
2020 Vision – Time to get focused on adding more skills!
Firstly i'd like to say Happy New Year to everyone. Hoping your new years resolutions include a positive outlook for the next decade. Even if your outlook seems a little cloudy remember 'Nothing ever stays the same' and with some positive energy and enthusiasm you can have the power to change things. I've always used the new year to take stock of … [Read more...] about 2020 Vision – Time to get focused on adding more skills!
Essential Skills for Woodworking Tool Maintenance
As vintage tool restorers with many thousands of hours developing ways to revitalise these old tools, it's fair to say we have learnt a few things in that time. Much of what we have learnt is to undertake many tasks effectively with production at the forefront of everything we do, so that the work undertaken can be done viably. As you can … [Read more...] about Essential Skills for Woodworking Tool Maintenance
Buying Old Tools – The Environmental benefits
Regardless of where a tool is made there is a great deal of energy and raw materials needed when manufacturing them and given 90% are designed to use a limited amount of times, one has to question whether this has a far worse affect on the environment than buying cheap fast fashion. The production of any form of steel uses a significant amount of … [Read more...] about Buying Old Tools – The Environmental benefits
