Category: Tools

The Kiama Woodcraft Group was recently contacted by a family giving away their late father’s woodworking tools. They wanted them to go to someone who would continue to use them, rather than just seeing them scrapped.

At a club meeting a while ago, Tony Walsh brought along a bandsaw milling sled he had made, and offered a box of spare parts to anyone wanting to build something similar. There were no other takers, so I thankfully accepted the box.

For years I’ve wanted a good solid workbench but never had the time to take it on. Firstly I didn’t have a clue what the key components of a good workbench were. What do you make it out of? How much is it going to cost? It’s got to be heavy – don’t want it or what’s on top to bounce. How do I make it to last at least as long as me?

I moved to Kiama about five years ago and everything from my workshop was thrown into my garage as I still needed to renovate another house in Sydney. Since that time I’ve been working at getting my workshop sorted and create storage for my valuable tools.