May Day and Spring Bank Holiday Arrangements
Please note that we will be CLOSED on the following dates:
Sunday 4th May & Monday 5th May
Sunday 25th May & Monday 26th May.

Our HOURS OF OPENING, until further notice, are as follows :-
Monday - Friday: 09h30 to 18h00
Saturday: 09h30 to 17h00
We even open on Sundays: 10h00 to 14h00 except July & August

The following links will provide you with a map of the route from the A34, the nearest major trunk road, and a local navigation map to find our location within the industrial park and written directions.

ToolPost Open House 2008
Friday 27th & Saturday 28th June
Come and join us for free woodturning demonstrations from
Les Thorne, Gerry Marlow and Tony Halcrow.
Finishing and equipment demonstrations from Chestnut Products, General Finishes, Robert Sorby, Leigh Jigs, Tormek sharpening, WivaMac carving machines, Veritas planes, Kreg systems and more.

Free Admission, Free Parking, Free Light Refreshments

  Special Offers:   We have a special deal well worth grabbing at present, whilst stocks last.
The Leigh D1600 Dovetail Jig package, including the RVA1 Router Vacuum Attachment has been greatly reduced in price.  Check it out

• Cindy Drozda is renowned for her superb lidded boxes and vessels.  We are pleased to be able to offer her two DVD productions which bring all of her skill and expertise - in both turning and presentation - right into your home.  Recently most positively reviewed in "Woodturning" magazine, the DVDs are "Elegant Finials" and "Fabulous Finial Box".  Both are backed with a host of support material, including in the latter case, a complete intructional booklet.  Hot off the press and available in the UK & Europe only from the ToolPost.

• We have been supplying the Model T chuck for a couple of years now but never seemed to find the time to get it onto the site!  Now at last, just in time for Christmas (hint, hint), I have finally knuckled down and made it happen.  The ideal companion to the smaller lathe, the Model T is available with either 3/4"x16 or 1"x8 tpi insert and priced at a very affordable level    Buy it today.

• Especially acceptable as gifts, we offer sets of woodturning tools (but please can we call them tool selections instead).  We carry a choice of sets, which make excellent gifts, as well as our very own ToolPost Journeyman Tool Selection which contains tools which you will never grow out of - strongly recommended and probably the only one where "will it fit into the pretty box" was never an issue during tool selection!.

• Whilst talking about things happening "down under", we're proud to have also been appointed as the first (and sole) UK distributor of the brilliant Shellawax finishing products from U-Beaut, based in Australia.  These polishes create a superb finish in double quick time with very little effort, yet are amazingly economical in use.  I tried it: I loved it!  Now at last available in the UK to buy on line.  The price and product information is also available for download now.

• We are the UK distributor for Kelton Woodturning Tools , produced by Kel McNaughton, in New Zealand.  This excellent range of tools includes the unsurpassed McNaughton Centre Saving System, named by Ray Key as "The woodturning tool of the century" when he reviewed it.  You can also download our price list and spec sheet now.

• Another unique ToolPost product range are our carving, whittling and chip carving knives.  Produced to our specifications, from the finest materials and available either as sets to suit various carving styles, or as individual items, there is sure to be something here that strikes a chord - and there are some rare styles you might never have come across before.

• Hot off the (DVD) press is Gary Rance's new production "Woodturning Techniques".  In a three-hour tour de force, this brilliant production turner gives an insight into his methods and shows what thirty years honing your skills - rather than simply your tools - can do for your woodturning.  A very comprehensive work, packed with tips and techniques.

The VersaChuck from The ToolPost . Simply the most versatile chuck on the planet, offering what no other manufacturer offers - the capability to mount jaws from most major chuck manufacturers, right out of the box. Buy directly from the VersaChuck page for delivery anywhere in the world or get the full details. You can also download the VersaChuck data sheet for reference (the file is in PDF format).

 

I have a new favourite book - and because I have bought my copy already, I don't have to wait to read it!  This superb book, by pole lathe bowl turner Robin Wood is the definitive work on the subject of The Wooden Bowl .  If you claim to be a woodturner or to have any feeling for the tradition of wood in the domestic environment, then you need to read it.  A great gift idea.

 

If you are a seeker after the perfect finish on your turned - and other - wood products, then you must take a look at the Beall Wood Buff.  For smaller work, there is also the Beall Bowl Buff.  A revolution in woodfinishing.  I wouldn't be without it.

 

Well yet again we are here providing you with another way to remain safe and healthy in the hazardous environment of the workshop. The Camvac dust extractors and their myriad accessories are sure to provide a solution to any situation where dust extraction is a problem. With filtration down to 0.5 microns, this really is 'the daddy' of small workshop dust and chip extractors.

 

Your health is important. Exposure to harmful dust particles can be reduced by the use of a respirator such as the Power Cap IP from JSP. It's more than 'just' a respirator, its a bump cap and an impact protection visor too. We are also stocking the closest equivalent to the now defunct Airlite, the Trend Airshield.

 

Ever found that your chisels aren't sharp when you need them and the prospect of the arduous sharpening procedure ahead seems daunting? Well, no more. Take a good look at the Tormek, made by those wonderful engineers in Sweden. This sharpening/honing system will change the way you work!