Tools & Equipment

Elipse P3 Dust Mask

The mask is comfortable to wear for extended periods and I found it did not fog my spectacles at all.

Blue Spruce Fretsaw

Carbon fibre provides lightweight strength, and the blade holding, tensioning and rotation system is vastly improved.

Opening the kit, the urge to immediately grab a piece of wood and test these tools was irresistible, so I did...

You would pay thousands more for a European-built machine of similar capacity.

Here's a solution for taking care of your sharpening needs in the one handy lasercut tray.

It shouldn’t be surprising that someone would finally bring a product to market that combines the simplicity of the original design with modern materials.

It takes a fair bit of practice to cut good dovetails. We tested two guides to see if they helped.

Compared to a corded tooI it has a slower cutter speed of 13,000 rpm without the same power, but of course that's not the point...

In these times 3M masks are of course being widely used, however a reusable mask with filter cartridges has been a workshop essential for a long time.

This is a powered block plane and certainly packs a punch.

If your jobsite needs are extreme this could be handy.

There are now a good number of options in this class of machine for woodworkers to choose from, and these two are certainly well positioned to take on their competitors.

The WoodRiver gauge is a convenient handheld tool to operate for boards up to 25.65mm (one inch) in thickness.

With aluminium for the body and hardened steel blades, this is a new take on wood tool design.

These handcrafted jigs can allow you to accurately shoot edges and plane mitres and endgrain.

Weighing 11.8kg this saw is easy enough to move from its packaging to the workbench, whilst having enough weight to sit firmly on four rubber feet which absorb the minimal vibration generated as the saw is set in operation.