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I've got some blind m/t joins to make; the pieces are all 35mm thick oak. Pieces to be morticed are 75mm deep. Tenons to be cut on pieces 100mm deep. Hand tools, apart from drill for mortice. What dimensions for mortices/tenons would you recommend? First time of doing this. Attached a shot...

Hi, has anyone had any experience of using this stuff? I'm thinking of using it on spruce TGV cladding (internal). DRIFTWOOD can be used on smooth planed, rough sawn or pressure treated timber, both indoors and on external wood such as garden buildings, fences and gates. The more textured or...

I'm using a lower drill speed so as not to burn the wood, but it's a bit of a slog.

I've got a chest of drawers with these approx. dimensions: 140cm tall, 90cm wide, 60cm deep. Drawer fronts are 25cm top to bottom. Top cabinet section (two doors) is 40cm ttb. I think that might make it suitable for repurposing as a "captain's bed". Putting drawers side-by-side would be...

You can get these from the likes of the paint suppliers for a fair few quid, or much cheaper from art supplies: https://www.cowlingandwilcox.com/specia ... e-size_100 (who also sell soap for cleaning)

Does anyone have any experience of fire retardant varnish for interior wood surfaces? Ease of application? Effectiveness? Thanks

Hi, I'm going to fit some slabs of insulation (Celotex/Kingspan etc), and plan to cut them to fit loosely, filling the gaps around the edge with expanding foam. I expected the brands available to be much of a muchness, but have come across this: Dow Great Stuff...

It's my own fault, but so frustrating. Just finishing a piece of work, needed a catch to put on a door. Found something online (Rutlands) and ordered it. When it arrived, found out that the screw holes lined up with a join. I guess the only thing I can do is to make a mount which covers the...

Evening, It's not a metalworking question, but this board seemed the best fit (Mods, please move if there's somewhere better, thanks). I'm after some Dexion to make a small platform - lengths, base plates and corner plates. 1) Apart from internet auction sites, are there any good places to...

Hi, Could anyone suggest or recommend a stain for oak to match some sapele, please? They'll both be finished with a clear varnish. The sapele is a number of pieces in a range of light pinky orange hues - when I've varnished this stuff before, it's come out quite dark The oak is quite blonde...

...a chamfer on the inside edge of a face frame, please? The sort that doesn't go as far as the corners, but not 'stopped' (I think). Curves at ends. Like this: Next question is, how do go about making it? Is a drawknife required, and a chisel to finish at ends? Thanks!

Hi, Would anyone have any advice on selecting tracks for a pair of sliding doors, not overlapping (single track), aperture about 70 cm high by 50 wide? I'm getting slightly confused by the variety of gear the internet throws back at me, and can't figure out what I ought to be looking for. Or...

Hi all, I'm going to be making an ice box, using this design http://www.westsystem.com/ss/building-an-efficient-icebox-2/ which calls for stitch-and-glue construction to join the thin (9mm) ply walls. Sounds straightforward, but I was wondering how to finish off the outer edges and corners on...

I mean between the different kinds of real turpentine - I can find pine, larch, venice...?

Hi all, Friends of mine have a wedding anniversary coming up next month, and I'd like to make them a little gift. Thought I'd try to couple up their initials - M and A - in either a monogram or linked letters. I don't have carving experience, or tools, or suitable wood, so thought I'd try...

Hi there, just after some advice on fixing these battens in a frame to make a door for use outdoors: I was just going to glue and screw, but I've just learnt about breadboard ends: Should I carry on and fix to the back 'rail' with dowel / screw /glue? Or try to use a fixing allowing for...

Hi, does anyone know if wood expands more with grain, across grain, or evenly with temperature? Thanks

Hi, I need to ask you if you've any advice on fitting a small glass panel into some exterior doors. I think I've probably gone about things the wrong way; instead of making a rebate, fitting the glass and then using putty / bead, I've fitted the glass into a channel: I've dowelled and...

Hi, I plan to make a pair of doors - outswinging, exterior, need to put up with a fair bit of abuse, rough dimensions 1000 x 250 x 36 (h x w x d) mm. Flush surface. Need to mount a lock. So what I'm thinking of is two skins of ply 12mm thick, 980 x 230, centred and glued onto a slightly larger...

Could you tell me what sort of blade I'd need to cut Hexagrip with? http://www.wisaplywood.com/Products/product-catalogue/wisa-hexa-grip/Pages/Default.aspx Just got a plunge saw. Cheers