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You guys are not getting my point. Doesnt anyone else think its scary how anyone of any age can walk into B&Q or aldi/lidl buy a router, go home chuck a bit in (could be a raised panel bit) and chuck it straight into a peice of wood. At college we had to show we were confident in using handtools...

This is precisely why i dont agree with cheap DIY kit being sold to anyone. The only people using machinary should be proffessional woodworkers that have had a degree of training. Im still amazed that you can walk into homebase for example and buy a router or skillsaw.

Thankyou Sgian, I have checked out the website and looks exactly what I'm after but need uk based copy. I am intending to create one using a similar template and will include things like: -tools for everyday use -dealing with clients -buying timber and materials (bulk) -written quotations...

It's all well and good having the hobbyists say "well I can make a wardrobe just as good as a professional" brilliant how long did it take you? " oh 3 months"....brill. so that's £3 an hour. The skill is not making the product but making the same quality product in a time frame to earn money.

Apologies to any one offended, easy to do now days. Just looking for a forum for proffesionals, that's all. Earning a living and doing woodworking in your shed at weekends is not the same, that's not an insult or critism, just a fact. And what I mean by that is in testing tools , for example it...

Ah I forgot you can't mention the word proffesional on here....dirty word! The weekend warriors and DIYers don't like it....no one should do woodwork, enjoy it and get paid...how dare you!

Morning guys, Does anyone know any forums dedicated to professional joiners or on here? Just after a place to talk about pricing, quoting tools, workshops etc. Cheers

The worst thing for saw mills is weekend warriors coming in and going through piles of wood looking for a peice that is 800 long. Then trying to knock them down in price!

Evening guys, Strange question but if someone has one of these, could i use a 9.5 collar with a 5mm cutter with the rail? Could someone who has one of these please measure the hole diameter? Kind regards Jamie

Afternoon guys, Does anyone know if you can buy a spiral cutter block for the Startrite SD31 12x8 Planer Thicknesser ? thanks

im all up for people saving cash here and there, but you can buy a record extractor for £130. is it worth messing about with things like dust that is so important in the workshop.

Hey guys, Anyone know if its possible to get ready prepped paint for spraying? Anywhere i can give them details like what stage my turbine is, what im spraying etc and they will do the hard work for me. Cheers

Morning guys, Making some oak bifold doors (internal) for a client. Is there a track I can get that rebates into the top header of the frame rather than screwing onto it (sitting proud)? Cheers

I would take words of professionals rather than someone who fitted their own kitchen 8 years ago. I do a number of bespoke kitchens, you never use silicone first as where ever you spread it the oil wont penetrate, you will end up with different coloured wood, one where the clear silicone has...

Evening guys, Just wondering where to purchase some metal ducting for setting up around my workshop? Many thanks

Are these for you or are you in the trade? If you are building these for a client then you shouldn't be asking how to price things up? What thickness ply and grade and what are you capping the front with? Painted or primed?

If you are new to woodworking, youtube can be a dangerous place. It seems now any guy with a woodworking shed and a camera can shoot a 'how to' video. The problem is that alot of guys have never attempted the process (ie, dovetail, routing etc) before they film them selves and then post it as a...

why can I ask are you building a countertop from Veneered MDF? One heavy scratch and that's it! But aside from that osmo RAW. Best stuff to use , makes the wood look like it doesn't have a finish on it. Next time if you are building a countertop make it out of solid wood

Really. If he is going to be taking money off a client for this job, i would at least expect him to know how to take accurate measurements from a job site to a workshop, basic knowledge there. And yes the old saying of you have got to start somewhere but thats where an apprenticeship comes in to...

may i ask what kind of carpentry work you did before having ago at this? Did you not come into contact me measuring tapes and glue?