Bench Dogs / MFT Table

After seeing a lot of people on YouTube using ‘Bench Dogs’ in MFT’s (Multi Function Tables), which are small cylinders, around 20mm in diameter with a lump of some sort on top usually made of either high grade plastic, or if you want to get fancy, aluminium, I decided to give it a go, hopefully

Palm Trim Router

This is a KATSU 1/4″ Electric Wood Hand router, another small item for the workshop I received from Santa Clause, I know, I know, this is another tool I’ve already got, why do I need another one? Well… the 1/2″ Trend Router I already have is rather large, this makes it good for doing large

Random Orbit Sander

I finally managed to get a Random Orbit Sander to allow me to, well, sand things. Let me guess, you’re thinking wait a minute, didn’t he get a bench sander not too long ago?… what’s wrong with that one? Well, have you tried holding a cupboard door above waist height while keeping it perfectly vertical

Air Filtration Unit

After purchasing a Record Power AC400 air filter for the workshop, from a recent tool show at Kempton Racecourse, I had to move things around a bit so it’s best placed to get the maximum airflow around the room. Not a bad job if I do say so myself, I do need to tidy up

Mitre Saw

What self respecting woodworker can’t have a Mitre / Chop saw at their disposal? After some deliberation, I decided to obtain a Mitre Saw for quickly chopping wood and after hearing lots of good things about the Evolution Mitre Saws, I decided to take the leap and give one a go. As you can see,

Belt Sander

After sanding a few things by hand, I decided it was time to upgrade my arm… to a small belt / disc sander, nothing fancy, but something to make short work of any sanding around the workshop. So, here it is, a Vonhous Belt & Disc Sander.

New Drill Press / Pillar Drill (take 2)

After all the shenanigans with the last drill press… and subsequent return, I decided to go with a different brand, at a slightly higher cost, before proceeding with my ‘go big, or go home’ plan B. Trawling through all the online reviews yet again, it appeared most of the Drill presses in this price bracket,

New Drill Press / Pillar Drill

Here’s another purchase to be added to the workshop, a cheap pillar drill / bench drill press to easily allow me to drill vertical holes exactly where I want them. Here are my initial thoughts after opening and assembly:- Pros Looks good. Reasonable price. Had lots of positive reviews online. Cast iron base for stability

Flush Cut Saw Holder

Here’s another French cleat holder, this time for my new flush cut trim pull saw.

Push Block

Here’s a push block I made, to make pushing wood through the table saw a little safer and easier, by keeping my hands and fingers well out of the way. Basically it’s just a couple of pieces of 2 x 4 glued together with a slice taken off the bottom edge to give a ‘heel’