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Our hearty congratulations to Paul and his team of scissor makers at Ernest Wright in Sheffield for winning the inaugural Heritage Crafts Association Presidents Award for Endangered Crafts, instigat … read more

There is a lot of information on the internet, some very good, some not so good. In order to help you stay on the right track and save a lot of 'filtering' we have selected what we consider to be th … read more

Ever notice that sculptors or painters work 'in' bronze or clay or acrylics, but woodworkers of all descriptions work 'with' wood? Unlike most other craft materials timber is directional and two fac … read more

This unnamed English mitre plane has been sitting on my shelf for quite a while, the body and iron are in excellent condition, but the front infill and wedge have been replaced at some stage and I re … read more

The first of the new American cherry handled Quangsheng planes have arrived. So far we have No.5’s jack planes and bronze spokeshaves in cherry wood, but it will shortly be introduced across th … read more