Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 1:38PM We were interested to find the Sandflee drum sanding table at the Northern Woodworking Show. There is a robust aluminium table, with an adjustable abrasive drum and good dust extraction. You seem to use it for fine 'planing' but not thicknessing. Photo to follow soon.
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 2:16PM 
Many thanks to Peter Gregory and others for alerting us to a mistake we made in showing a young girl in the October/November 2011 (BW26:60) issue using a pillar drill (drill press) without her hair tied up.
Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 10:20PM 
Nick Gibbs using one of the amazing entries to our Schools Planemaking Challenge at the Northern Woodworking ShowWe came as close as is possible to an argument with one visitor at the Northern Woodworking Show last week when he said that he only reads Fine Woodworking because the British magazines are no good.
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 10:28PM In the latest issue of British Woodworking we commented that we were surprised to find plastic sawhorses being made in Britain (by Ledwell Plastics, in Leicester). This displeased our dear friend Old Nick from Proops, whose company Linic Plastics (linic.co.uk) makes umpteen things themselves. Nick told us about their involvement iin Imagineering, an initiative to introduce engineering to schools.
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 9:18PM 
Some of the entries to this year's Schools Planemaking Challenge, made by pupils aged 13-17We were really encouraged at the Northern Woodworking Show by the support for our Schools Planemaking Challenge. Visitors to our stand were stunned by the selection of wooden planes made by schoolchildren, and recognised the value of our campaign to support woodworking at schools. Thanks to our sponsors Axminster and Tite Range for providing blades and fixings. We want to roll out the challenge to as many schools as possible, and if you are interested, please email us a planes@britishwoodworking.com.