Jonathan Salisbury looks at the clever StopLossBag system, sold by Wood Workers Workshop, that might make this a thing of the past. I can’t remember how many times I’ve opened a tin of left-over paint stored in my garage to touch-up a damaged surface, only to find that the contents have solidified. Wood Workers Workshop sent me some StopLossBags to try out; m …

Jonathan Salisbury takes a look at a system available from Wood Workers Workshop that turns a standard circular saw into a track saw.It was five years ago that I first used a track saw. Not having to wait for someone to help me move 8 × 4ft boards onto a table saw made my work easier. I’ve reviewed three track systems – see the April 2019, January 2020 and December …

Choose a bevel-up jack plane to level up your plane game. The Wood magazine put nine low-angle jack planes through their paces to see which models edged out the competition. The Top Value award was a tie and goes to the Melbourne and Stanley planes. Melbourne is a newcomer, but it pleasantly surprised us with an affordable price and performance just a …

Randy Maxey from the Woodworking Crafts magazine reviews a set of tools from a new brand.When I learned about a new hand tool manufacturer, Melbourne Tool Company, I had to find out more about them. As it turns out, the company was started by Timbecon (timbecon.com.au), a major online retailer of woodworking tools in Australia. Melbourne Tool Company manufactures a wide ran …

Jonathan Salisbury looks at the GlueMate150 and 450 which promise to offer a better way of storing and dispensing adhesives. Buying small bottles of wood glue makes sense if you don’t use much, but I’ve never found that they work very well. The tip of the spout usually needs cutting to obtain the right size hole, but then the cap never seems to fit very well. …

When it comes to pocket-hole jigs, there’s plenty of choice but are they all the same? Having already tested jigs from several manufacturers, Jonathan Salisbury seeks to discover whether the Milescraft PocketJig400 has anything new to offer.As a joining method, pocket holes are simple, strong – if carefully positioned and glued – quick and easy to cut – with a jig, of course …