Adding variable speed control to my lathe

Nearly a year ago I bought and restored an old 1980s Woodfast lathe. I realised pretty quickly that constantly changing

The Huon Trophy

Over January our family helped lead a youth camp, in which we introduced a bunch of grade 9-12 kids to

Two friends of our eldest daughter, whom we have known since primary school got married earlier this year. My wife

This post could also be titled “How draw bored mortice and tenons took me from hero to zero in fifteen

I’ve been on the lookout for an older heavy cast iron lathe for a long time, and last weekend the

I don’t need flash. I don’t need bling. I do need a gauge that does what it needs to do,

An often raised topic is that it’s hard to know what sharp is unless you’ve experienced a degree of sharpness

Sky hooks, perpetual motion machines, cold fusion and sliding bevel gauges that lock in place. These are all wonderful theoretical

This is one of those planes which are a nice to have luxury, rather than a core tool. None the

I’ve read about card scrapers and have appreciated their utility, but for whatever reason they occupied the little pigeon hole