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 …

Milescraft's EuroHingeJig was recently recognised by WOOD Magazine as the Top Concealed Hinge Jig in the market. This recognition was determined by their editorial staff. Check out the article in the link below.When compared to the competition, the editor chose the Milescraft EuroHingeJig as their recommended product for cabinetry projects. They note the many features that Mile …

On his quest for the ultimate push block, Jonathan Salisbury takes a look at the three Milescraft Grabbers.here’s nothing particularly complex about a push block; they can be as simple as a flat piece of wood with a handle on top and a small batten glued to the end, which hooks over the edge of the timber. If the batten is omitted, the under-surface has to grip, otherwise it sl …