Stanley Bench Planes - A brief History and explanation of the range. The Stanley Rule & Level Company was founded in 1857 in New Britain Connecticut by Henry Stanley the cousin of Frederick Trent Stanley (founder of the original Stanley Works bolt and door hardware business). 1857: Henry Stanley organized the company by combining local New Britain […]
Wood is used in instrument making for both aesthetic reasons - it satisfies the eye and the feel - and more importantly for its contribution to the quality of the sound produced. It is also used because of a lack of an alternative - think didgeridoos. A basic summary of wood and its characteristics is […]
This table illustrates the range of German made Herdim reamers. Use the Item Code to search our site
A working knowledge of electrical theory and practice is useful for wood workers. Electricity is the flow of electrons in a conductor which supports numerous applications including communications, heating, cooling, light and motive power to machines. TERMINOLOGY CABLES - carry the electrical current and have a voltage (insulation) and amperage (load) rating. CONDUCTORS - conduct […]
PENTACRYL - High Moisture Content Wood Stabiliser Preservation Solutions’ Pentacryl™ is a wood stabilizer used by woodcarvers, woodturners and furniture makers to keep green wood from cracking, checking and splitting during the drying process. Pentacryl™ will not react with the tanic acids in the wood and will make your wood look cleaner and brighter! […]
Until relatively recent times tapered shank wood screws - usually with cut and not rolled threads - were the standard throughout much of the world. They have been made almost entirely redundant by parallel shank screws which often lack aesthetic appeal. NOTICE: August 2021 we have just begun to offer a range of finished Phillips […]
To Finish or Not To Finish In a few circumstances a case can be made for leaving wood unfinished. Examples include leaving outdoor wood unfinished to weather to the much loved silver grey look of old outbuildings and, in the kitchen, where utensils and wooden items coming into contact with food are left raw because […]
This data sheet is a compilation of useful ready reckoner and reference tables of interest to woodworkers. We value corrections and comment - please email. Tooth Pitch - tooth pitch is abbreviated in the imperial measurement world as teeth TPI per inch. The Metric world uses millimetres between teeth. This table allows cross reference. […]
Wire Gauges (Corrections & comment welcome) Wire Gauge measurements remain widely used in the Imperial inch & foot measurement world which retains fractions. Metric measurements are, by comparison, a relief in most circumstances. It is simpler to comprehend that 11.95mm is a smaller value than 12.15 but not quite as simple to know whether […]
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