
A History of Preston Tools
John Adamson charts the history of Birmingham’s greatest tool manufacturer and reveals the potential for adding Preston to your collection.

John Adamson charts the history of Birmingham’s greatest tool manufacturer and reveals the potential for adding Preston to your collection.

Dan Cherry explains how to get started collecting wooden and ivory rules. Warning: this article is rather long. At what

Ramon Valdez upgrades his belt sander to tackle concave curves with ease and precision. Sanding inside curves can be tricky

Peter Benson suggests ways of dodging unpredictable problems in your work. No matter how careful you may be in your

Are you struggling to plane a straight edge? Is your wood plane ‘biting’ the wood? Want to know more about

No guillotine? No problem. Ramon Valdez uses a dedicated crosscut jig to trim square edges ready for assembly straight off

Jason Townsend looks at knife skills in the context of working in-the-round. Knife carving is on the increase as far as

Kurt Hertzog talks us through what he calls ‘the biggest wins’… If you’ve been turning for any length of time,