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Mukwa (Umbilo/Kiaat)
This wood is popular in Souh Africa with furniture makers and woodturners. Soft in comparison to the rest of our exotic timbers
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Quercus Magazine - May/June 2021
QM06 May/June 2021
Outline
This issue of Quercus features a profile of Mike Abbott, an icon and pioneer of greenwoodworking, who has inspired and taught so many professionals and enthusiasts, particularly making chairs. Elsewhere you will learn how Greenwood Days has adapted its courses to meet Covid-19 guidelines; how in the USA Maplewoodwoodshop has created a system for bringing woodwork &...
Veritas Combination Plane Rabbet Blade - 1 1/16'
Will only work with the Veritas combination plane. 1-1/16" wide PM-V11 rabbeting blade lets you cut rabbets up to 1". 35° bevel angle
Flexcut 70-degree V-Tools (70°)
The Flexcut 70-degree V-Tools are interchangeable blades with a 70° V-shaped edge used for wood carving. These unhandled V-tools are compatible with the SK100 Quick Connect ABS Handle, SK102 Quick Connect Palm Handle, SK103 Quick Connect Long Handle for carving by hand; and the SK109 Universal Adapter for power carving.
Available Widths:
1/8'' (3mm) SK603
1/4'' (6mm) SK307
3/8''...
Relief Carving in Wood:
A Practical Introduction
A Practical Introduction
By Chris Pye
This is a unique book for woodcarvers. Master woodcarver Chris Pye digs deeply into the process of relief carving by pulling apart a single subject, clearly demonstrating how low and high relief carvings 'work' and how to go about carving them.
Follow this book step by step and you'll learn about the tools and how to handle them properly, and fundamental, transferable carving skills...
Auriou Curved Cabinet Maker's Rasp
Useful for shaping the buttock areas for chair seats and for other concave shaping work. This 10" cabinet rasp is stitched on the underside only and is curved along its length.
Size - 250mm x 32mm x 5.5mm Grain 9
Benchcrafted Mag-Blok Walnut
We've had our eye on these Mag-Bloks by Benchcrafted for years and years, but sadly they'd previously had an agent in the UK. Thankfully, things have changed and we can import the Mag-Bloks alongside their wonderful bench hardware.
The Mag-Bloks are equally fantastic in both the home and the workshop. We use them here in the shop to display bench chisels, and a couple of us have them in...
Crucible Dovetail 1:
4 Dovetail Template
4 Dovetail Template
The Crucible 1:4 Dovetail Template marks out dovetail joints – both the tails and the pins – and allows you to easily and accurately lay out the angled and straight parts of the joint. This template marks out Christopher Schwarz's favorite dovetail slope: 1:4 (about 14°). The square end of the tool allows you to also use it as a saddle square (and to not get turned around by two...
Crucible Sliding Bevel
For some woodworkers – particularly chairmakers – a small sliding bevel that locks tightly is an essential tool. Most inexpensive sliding bevels can be knocked off their settings with little effort, and the results can be a disaster. Because sliding bevels guide most of the joinery in a chair, being off by 1° or 2° can ruin a workpiece.
The Crucible Sliding Bevel is designed...
Dustpan
A playful design that balances perfectly in the hand with a reassuringly sturdy feel. The quality is diifcult to put into words, but a very humble item made incredibly well with thought and care. A handy size to sweep bench debris from your workbench or floor into (brush available separately).
Made from thin gauge folded stainless steel sheet, beech wood and formed stainless steel wire. The steel...
Flexcut 1/8' (3mm) Scorp KN21
Scorps are essentially right-angled gouges designed for carving areas where the full length of a gouge will not fit. Knife carvers will find them useful for hollowing deep, narrow cavities. Right and left-handed models are available.
Right-Handed carvers should choose a right-handed tool to cut towards yourself. Choose a left-handed tool to cut away from yourself. 3 additional profiles available.
Flexcut Carvin' Jack 2.0 JKN291
The Flexcut Carvin' Jack® 2.0 is the first folding multi-tool designed specifically for the needs of woodcarvers. At 4.4 oz and a closed length of 4 1/4", this jackknife features 6 blade profiles.
The 2.0 version has a new cross-etched, aerospace aluminium handle. Flexcut have also replaced the chisel blade with a pelican knife to provide greater versatility.
Blades included: Detail...
Pfeil Straight Adze
The Pfeil Straight Adze is forged from quality steel and comes in two sizes:
Standard: length 460mm (18”), cutting edge 80mm (3”), weight 1kg
Small: length 280mm (11”), cutting edge 50mm (2”), weight 500g
Please be aware that these do not come pre-sharpened.
Saburrtooth 1/4'' Rotosaw - 3/4'' x 1/4''
Head Diameter: 3/4"
Head Length: 1/4"
Tormek Hand Tool Kit
This Tormek Hand Tool kit includes all the jigs you need for sharpening your knives, scissors, draw knives, small knives, flexible knives and axes as well as short chisel and carving tools. The perfect kit to sharpen all your hand tools.
The jigs are packed in a TC-800 Tormek Case with the included HTK-00 Storage Tray. The Tormek Case keeps your jigs and accessories organized and is easy to carry...
Tormek T-8 Original Sharpening System with Hand Tool Kit
Package deal contains the Tormek T-8 Sharpening System with Tormek HTK-906 Hand Tool Kit
Henry Taylor Large Slipstone
One of 2 slipstones made by Henry Taylor, this one measures 115 x 45mm and tapers from 11mm to 4mm in thickness.
Robert Sorby Oval Skew Chisels
Robert Sorby oval skew chisels have a profile that allows the tool to glide effortlessly along the tool rest.
Use to smooth cylinders, clean the end grain of spindles, cut shallow curves, beads, pummels and V-cuts, e.g stair ballustrading and chair legs.
Flexcut Hook Strop PW17
The Flexcut Hook Strop is used to polish the inside edge of any hook knife. The inside edge needs to be polished regularly to keep it razor sharp. The Hook Strop is also used to remove the wire edge that forms after sharpening your hook knives with a Flexcut Hook Hone. A bar of Flexcut Gold Polishing Compound and an instructional guide are also included.
F180 Folding Saw
The Silky F180 folding saw is a lightweight folding pocket saw aimed mainly at the light pruning and gardening market.
The blade is 180mm long with a large tooth configuration of 7.5 teeth per 30mm. The blade locks in two positions to allow flush cuts.
The handle is constructed of fibreglass polypropylene with a rubber insert to ensure a comfortable and sure grip. It is an ideal cost-effective...
Kutzall 1/4'' Flame Burr - 1/2'' x 1''
Kutzall burrs are the perfect companions for your rotary carving tools.Made in the USA, Kutzall burrs provide a great combination of material removal and surface quality. Efficient with or against the grain, these burrs have a long wear life.Their outstanding performance on a wide variety of materials to include wood, plastic, rubber, fibreglass and soft stone.NOTE: These burrs should only be used...
Narex Spoon Bent Gouge
A Narex gouge specifically designed for spoon making. The carving tool is spoon bent which makes it easier to hollow a recess. It also has a comfortable, longer than normal (to allow 2 hands for control) octagonal barrell shaped handle made from stained beech.
Narex have used a chrome-silicon alloy steel which is heat treated to 59HRc (which basically means it will take a good edge). Comes sharpened...
Henry Taylor No.8 Allongee Gouge - 2 1/2' (63mm)
These tools were created especially for sculptors who work in large sections of timber.
They are beautifully balanced to handle heavy duty cuts as required and are fitted with heavy duty double hooped handles with shock absorbing leather washers.
Rob Cosman Dovetail Marker
The Rob Cosman dovetail marker allows you to layout both the angled face mark and the squared end mark. Marking dovetail pins and tails can be a tedious task without a well designed marker, Rob's enables you to do so quickly and accurately. Made from Eastern Maple, Rob planes the angles on a shooting board to ensure accurate gauges.
One side is 1 in 6 (1:6 rake) for laying out softwood dovetails,...
Veritas Tool Wax
Veritas Tool Wax. Applied sparingly and polished to a sheen, the light, clear microcrystalline wax creates a barrier that inhibits corrosion and protects against moisture, airborne pollutants and finger marks.
At the same time, it will gently remove grime and wax build-up. When used on a plane sole, machine table or fence it reduces friction, allowing smoother movement of workpieces. Only a small...
Veritas Bevel-Up Jointer Fence
The Veritas low-angle jointer fence enables you to shoot consistent and accurate square or bevelled edges with your Veritas bevel-up jointer. The 11" long anodized aluminium fence can be attached to either side of the plane with the brass thumbscrews provided; a set screw can be adjusted to square the fence to the sole.
As supplied, the 2" tall guiding face can be used to plane edges perfectly...
Tite-Mark Scoring Blade
Tite-Mark scoring blade for deep marking, slicing veneer strips and other general scoring tasks for the Tite-Mark Standard and Long Marking Gauges
Veritas Special Bench Bolts
Most European benches use a bolt system to fasten leg sets to stretchers. The main advantage is that you can snug the bolts if anything loosens due to changes in humidity.
The solid brass nuts on our bench bolts slide into a pre-drilled hole in the stretcher, and distribute pressure to prevent breakout. A bench can be made very rigid (without complex joinery) by using a wide stretcher, since the...
Gransfors Bruk Axe Diamond
Gransfors Bruk Diamond File. The file is double sided, one coarse (230grit) and one finer side (400grit). A simple wooden handle which is slightly wider near the file blade for better grip.
Can be used et or dry.
Complete with leather sheath.
Replacement 1/4' Blade for Veritas Small Router
Veritas Replacement 1/4" wide high-carbon steel blade for the .
Made in Canada.
Flexcut Quick Connect ABS Handle SK100
The Flexcut Quick Connect ABS Handle alllows for tool changes in seconds. The high impact ABS can be struck for light mallet work.
The yellow, soft urethane provides for an exceptional grip. The SK100 accepts all the SK profiles.
Flexcut Quick Connect Palm Handle SK102
Flexcut 2' Quick connect ash palm handle.
The SK102 accepts all the SK profiles including scraper profiles.
Flexcut Knife Set KN100
Flexcut have combined some of their most popular knives into one great value set.
Each set includes a KN12 cutting knife, KN13 detail knife, KN18 pelican knife, KN19 mini-pelican knife and tool roll.
Kutzall 4 1/2'' Shaping Disc - Original
Made in the USA, the Kutzall Shaping Wheels provide a great combination of material removal and surface quality. Efficient with or against the grain, these wheels have a long wear life.
Their outstanding performance on a wide variety of materials to include wood, plastic, rubber, fibreglass and soft stone.
NOTE: These wheels should only be used on non-metallic materials.
The Shaping Wheels...
Left Handed Auriou Modellers Rasps
These are the Left Handed versions, to see the Right Handed please CLICK HERE.
The Left-Handed Auriou Modellers Rasps are expertly designed for left-handed users, offering unmatched precision in delicate shaping tasks. These rasps are narrower than typical cabinet rasps, making them ideal for working in tight spaces where fine control is essential. Whether you’re involved in intricate woodworking,...
Pfeil Spoon Knives - Half Round Small
Pfeil Spoon Knives are used for hollowing out spoons and similar concave forms.
Blades are hardened and come with an oiled octagonal ash handle.
Blade length 50mm
Overall length 165mm
Series 25 Half-round small, bevel left; typically suited for a right handed person pulling the knife towards themselves. Or a left handed person pushing the kinfe away.
Series 26 Half-round small, bevel right;...
Proxxon Cordless Long Neck Angle Grinder Set
Complete with lithium-ion battery, charger and case.
Robert Sorby Standard Skew Chisels
Robert Sorby standard skew chisels are rectangular in section, giving this type of of skew more weight. This makes them superb for large spindle work e.g kitchen table legs and newel posts.
Set of 9 Pfeil Punches for Wood in Wooden Block
These Pfeil Punches for wood are just great for creating background detail for your carvings.
The punches are made from steel and weigh 540g each.
Size 100mm x 100mm x 135mm
Veritas Centre Marker
The Veritas centre marker is used for marking the centre of any square or round piece up to 6" across.
Ideal for marking work removed from a lathe after waste ends have been removed. This accurate centre marker is a precision aluminium die casting with a steel scoring blade.
Easy to use, set the material in the marker, tap it and rotate a quarter turn and tap again, the result is two scoring...
Veritas Large Saddle Square
Veritas Large Saddle Square - Many of the people who purchased the small saddle square have asked for a larger version. This version has 1-3/8" x 3-3/8" legs to accommodate a standard 2 x 4 e.g., for stud wall layout. It also has a slot machined through the centre to help lay out stud locations. Simply mark the centres of your studs on top and bottom plate, then place the square so that the...
Veritas Miniature Right-Hand Shooting Plane
Only 5 5/16" long with a 3/4" wide blade, this is a fully functional 1:3-scale version of the veritas right-hand shooting plane. A superb tool for precisely trimming smaller stock to length, it is useful for anything from picture framing to kumiko and similarly fine work.
The body is made of stainless steel, machined and ground with a sole and running surface that are accurately flat and...
Pfeil Small Straight Drawknife
Pfeil Small straight drawknife with cherry handles.
Overall length 310mm with a cutting edge of 120mm.
Abranet Dust Extraction Block
The 70mm x 125mm sanding block with hook and loop backing for quick attachment.
4 metre extraction hose available separately.
Boggs Concave Spokeshave
The Boggs Concave Spokeshave is a collaboration between Kentucky Master Chair Maker Brian Boggs and Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. A 2-5/8" diameter sole makes this tool the right choice for working chair spindles and other round parts.
Weight 8 oz. Body is 9-5/8" long, A-2 blade 1-1/8" x 1/8" thick, Bronze body and cap. Hickory handles.
Kirjes Sanding & Polishing Motor
The Kirjes Sanding & Polishing Motor includes 2 drill chucks 0-10mm, 3000rpm, 300w, Height 150mm = 6"
Total length 300mm = 12," Weight 4.5kgs = 10lbs
Chucks tapered-connected = vibration free running.
Note; not rated for continuous use
Benchcrafted Glide Leg Vice Base Hardware - Machined
The Benchcrafted Glide makes holding your work quick, easy, and pleasurable. It uses a clever combination of components to deliver incredible clamping force with minimal effort.
Traditional leg vices use a sliding ''tommy bar'' to operate the vice. This style of handle offers one distinct advantage: lots of leverage. These guys have engineered the Glide to deliver rock-solid workholding...
Henry Taylor No.11 Fishtail Gouges
This range is being discontinued by the supplier, only available while we have stock.
From the "Professional" range of Henry Taylor carving tools. These fishtail gouges have a 4¾" (120mm) blade with a ground inner surface and a charcoal black non-reflective finish on the outer surface. Fitted with an octagonal beech handle and brass ferrules.
A copy of the Henry Taylor sizing...