Sherwood 16” Helical Thicknesser | Unboxing and assembly 

Always appreciate seeing reviews for the machinery we have available here in Aus because they aren’t all that common. Just in the process of setting up my own workshop and Sherwood seem to be some good value machines. I just ordered this thicknesser along with their parallelogram jointer and drill press during the Easter sale when they offered some decent discounts. Looking forward to seeing how it works for you in your future projects.

Don't let the Blue Jointer hear you talking like that 🤣 Right, I'll be right over with a couple of railway sleepers....

It looks like a wonderful machine and definitely a quality made one too. Great video mate 👍🏽 👌 👏

Have a great time with your new thicknesses. Enjoy

A thing of beauty indeed. Thanks for posting.

Bloody awesome review Victor & well done on selecting a great machine such as this as I believe it will serve you unbelievably well for years to come 🤠🍻🇦🇺👍👍👍

A late Christmas present for yourself Enjoy the new toy

Excellent video. Thanks for putting the effort in to make it. Hope you build many beautiful things with it.

Very nice video; enjoyed watching the assembly. Thank you.

Wow. Nice machine. Soo much quite too. Love that cutter head. Look forward to your review in the future.

Congratulations on the new machine!

Looks like a really great tool to have. Love your VO!

Hey Vic, congratulations on the Tattslotto win :) Seriously, a very nice bit of kit, thanks for sharing

Great round-up of the machine mate, it's very impressive!

That’s a beautiful machine, you have to love the spiral cutting head so quiet and leaves such a smooth finish. Enjoy 👍👍👍👍👍

Vic that's a fantastic machine and a beautiful piece of wood and remember stay safe and make 🍺🍺👍👍🇬🇧

Great video Vic, looks like a really good machine !

I bought the SHERWOOD 13 deluxe with helical head just before Christmas, love it too.

That was timely, I have been looking at that model over the last few months. Have fun :)

it's liek two stories coming together! Looks great Vic. Cheers

Nice review and enjoy your new toy it looks awesome

Damn, now that's a luxurious machine to have in the shop, looks very handy 👍👍👍

I did a similar upgrade last year, from a Tooline benchtop thicknesser to one that must be made in the same factory as yours - an Ascent brand. It is a huge upgrade and like you I try to use recycled wood and it is a joy to clean it up on these type of machines. Emjoy!

Congrats on the upgrade. Yes, a lot quieter. I have the 15". Even with 15amp, be careful not to try and take off to much as it can also get bogged down. You will learn were the sweet spot is... about one hour on a clock face for hard woods. I have put a 2m kitchen bench top over base plate surface to get a longer base to help with the large pieces I sometimes have push through for table tops

I want one.😊 Now all I need is a rich uncle and to get Sherwood to ship to America. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.

Oooohhh... Nice bit of gear. Another Aussie here. Just subscribed. Cheers, Steve.

that sir is a nice bit of kit, enjoy

Wow, Vic, that really is a well made machine. Looks and works superb 👌 . No wonder everyone is saying great things about it.

Nice bit of kit

That is some serious machine, nice man.

Good stuff Vic, My 15" (same critter but green not brown, gets a workout with Jarrah, Gum & Tuart to mention a few. you will enjoy it, I have only turned my cutters once in the last two years.. you will fill the dust bin a lot bloody quicker for sure...

a great machine by the looks of it, im jealous, enjoy!

I'm very jealous. Wish I had the room for one of them. I think you'll get many years of use from it. 👍👍

thats a really nice kit upgrade you scored yourself, gotta say im really impressed with the sherwood brand and timbecon in general got a fair few things from them now, just wish i found out about them sooner tbh, now if only we could get a store in sydney and we'd be set got their benchtop spiral thicknesser and its been great but when i upgrade im looking at their 16inch combo since getting a jointer of similar size is such a pain without paying an arm and a leg.

Any helical head reduces the noise significantly. Happy for you! It looks like a great unit.

Nice bit of kit. Reminds of the kind of machines I did my apprenticeship with. The blocks tho were 24 inches by 4 inches!!

You must be pleasantly relieved to be able to retire your lunchbox planer. Those things are rather shouty. Congratulations on your new purchase!

Yeah, you're right Victor, recycled jarrah is tough as old boots.

Thanks for the vid. I definitely want one. How is the snipe on this model?

Nice...

Helical are great until it comes time to change the blades. I work for an hardwood timber furniture manufacturer and we run a straight bladed machine from Italy. They used to have a helical but the time involved in the blade changing just wasn't worth it and even when using magnets and metal detectors to inspect the recycled lumber blades do go more often than youd expect. Depending on volume obviously. Ours can take 3mm off a 500mm wide Tasmanian oak board per pass and leaves a decent finish. We also have a huge Hold drum sander to do the finishing work. New to the trade but absolutely loving it so far.

Great video, thanks for taking the time to show us all because, frankly, the aussie machines just don't get much of a showing on RU-vid. Now that you've had the machine a year (or more) what are your thoughts? I just broke my DeWalt and if i can't fix it i'll need to get a new thicknesser, trying to figure out if i go big straight out of the gate or if i buy something smaller again and hope I don't break that one too - I didn't break my current one from overuse, i put a helical head in it and I reckon something came loose after a few months because i heard a rattle, a small bang and the machine shut off. Anyway, keen to get your thoughts as it's a sizable purchase, any plans to do a 1 year review?

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Might have to take over the garage to fit it in. Not sure how the negotiations will go with the boss though. 😆

Hi Vic, nice video on the Sherwood thicknesser. 6 months on and having used it and knowing what you now know. Are you still happy and given the choice again would you still buy the sherwood again. It looks great and solid. I like how quiet it is as well.

How’s everything going?, buddy~Like it,amazing .have a good day,🤓

I've had this machine for about 15yrs albeit the normal straight cutter head, it's been a good machine mostly. 1st thing to go will be those plastic handles on the bed mine lasted about a month ended up getting full metal ones made. Also if you're going to be spending hour long sessions machining our Aussie hardwood in an Aussie summer leave the lower covers off so your motor doesn't overheat...

Very Schmick!