In the second of three tests of tools available from Wood Workers Workshop, Jonathan Salisbury looks at this handy routing aid.Router templates are easy to make from any flat material, and many woodworkers use MDF. The problem with MDF, however, is that it starts to wear quite quickly, with diminishing accuracy the end result. Add a bit of damp, and you have a template that’s f …

Jonathan Salisbury takes a closer look at various measuring and marking tools we sent him for review, including FastCap's ProCarpenter Flatback Tape Measures, AUKTools Max Awl, AUKTools Automatic Centre Punch and AUKTools Self Adhesive Steel Tape Measures.Click here to download his review …

Reviewed by The Woodworker MagazineA marking gauge is often a fairly basic tool: consisting of two pieces of beech or similar, a steel pin through the stem and a screw of some sort to tighten the stock – that’s it. On the other hand, it may be a thing of beauty, made from an exotic hardwood with decorative brass inlays. Alternatively, it may contain no timber at all, such as th …

We have recently expanded our exclusive AUKTools and have been working with Fast Labels to produce our AUKTools product labels. We needed a company who could produce high quality, durable labels that would meet our needs. Fast Labels offer completely customised product labels, allowing manufacturers to order labels that fit their own brand guidelines. We ordered gloss poly …