SCAM ALERT!  WE DO NOT OFFER WOODWORKING PLANS - PLEASE DO NOT DEAL WITH ANY COMPANY CLAIMING ON SCREEN TO BE US OFFERING 16000 WOODWORKING PLANS We recently had a customer call us asking where his order for woodworking plans was. It transpired that a scamming operation based in the US had used our business contact details, name and web presence to get this person to pay them money and no plans ever turned up. This happened completely without our knowledge or participation in any way. It looks like a business identity theft. For more info see here. (Note you…

The trade in any products containing a range of wood species generally known as Rosewood (especially dalbergia species) has been banned following their listing on CITE endangered species registers. This is an unfolding story and has been causing upsets for our suppliers - the species were added to a watch list in October 2016 and to a full listing only weeks later - but it has implications for our dealings so far with Veritas in Canada, who are switching their Bubinga - Guibourtia spp - handle products to Torrified Maple and Marples in Sheffield who have switched already from using …

Just listed from Pica markers in Germany their re-imagined carpenters pencil.  Propelling action and refillable graphite leads.  White leads also available. See HERE for the marker See HERE for the leads

Just listed our own in-house made offering for customers who need a meaty knock-down jointing system for bed frames and work benches which can be a hassle when moving house. See HERE.

Solid brass drill stops, 7 sizes - 4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10mm.  Australian made. See the individual stops HERE. See the sets HERE.

Now in stock 5 sizes of British sourced solid copper cut tacks. See HERE

Just added a technical data sheet listing a range of tools and equipment to assist with spoon carving. See it HERE

After a lengthy wait Neil Ellis's definitive manual for Australians interested in French polishing is now available. See details HERE

Just launched a range of leather flute strops suited to keeping the flutes of carving, turning and bench gouges polished. Details HERE

We have added four lines of wood stabiliser, fortifier and end grain sealant. Read more HERE