Recent content by Mar_mite

Mate, that's really kind of you. I think I'll buy one though. Any excuse to buy tools.

Morning all, I've just got a job in that requires lots of dovetails. As it's the first job that needs one I've had in 5 years of working on my own, and can't see anymore on the horizon I don't want to spent too much. Are the cheap ones any good? Cheers

I have a 3' stabila beam type. It's not level. It's ok in the plumb I have to turn the level 180 and split the difference to get things bang on. I had a rabone beam level that was even worse. That got nicked, I hope it took whoever nicked it a long time to realise.

I bought the dewalt today. I had the makita for 12 years and it was brilliant. Unfortunately it was nicked out of my van. I went to my local tool shop with every intention to buy the Hitatchi, but side by side with the Dewalt I liked the dewalt more. Also, the hitatchi has a small aperture in...

No, I don't personally get my MDF from b&q, but I think it's medite now.

Yes. I know the smell of iroko well. Im thinking if I rub some of it down and it smells of iroko, it's because it is iroko.

The boards that I think are one piece, definitely are. At least two boards however are joined. What's to say these aren't pre war?

Maybe I'm just really desperate for it to be Teak. There was something that wasn't quite iroko to me. I've used iroko loads. In fact I made my kitchen from iroko in my last home. Does teak smell the same as iroko?

Possibly Inca?

I'm particularly interested in Racers's opinion.

Thanks for this. Yeah, unfortunately I do have a conscience. What do we all think? Is it teak? I think it is.

Sorry for the poor quality.

Here we go. What do you all think? The boards are marked underneath with 'science lab 1..2..3' they are not quite as long as I remember.

Lovely table. Got me thinking to use the timber for myself

I'll put some pictures on later. Thanks for the post.