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Hi all. I am in the market for a new plane iron as my old one is worn away. I have not done much woodwork for many years and am completely out of touch as to what is available. I had a quick look on the Axminster site and saw the Rider blade at a fair price and then found a review on here...

A friend has a Georgian home that has these pillars that are rotting out (around 3m long). He has asked me to help but never made anything like this before and looking for tips on how to go about it. Thanks Beau

I am converting an old pig shed to a little metalworking room. I dont need anything fancy more just a store but the old concrete floor is a bit uneven and varies by around 3" in hight. It would be nice to level it up but I am guessing laying a sand and cement screed that tapers from 3" to...

Starting to help a friend fit kitchens. Up to know almost all of them have been solid wood or square edged tops to so just been butt jointing with biscuits and and worktop joiners. Today we were doing a bullnose top so out comes the worktop jig and router but like any kitchen I get to work on...

Our American walnut wortops are looking tired and need some love. Originally I used Liberon finishing oil but instead of wiping off all the excess left a surface cover. It looked like it was lightly varnished and and has been fantastically hard waring considering the abuse we give it. Now I have...

Only a bit of fun but had this add pop up on Facebook saying "Handymen urgently wanted" Not sure I would employ this chap. So how many potential safety issues can we spot?

In a major clear out I came across these instructions. Seems a shame to ditch them so thought it worth an ask on here first. Any takers?

A bit of background. My mum recently died and dad is completely lost. He loves sailing and built his own sailing boat but with age he gave up sailing this last year. In his youth he used to make model boats and I am encouraging him to build a 1/25 replica of the sailing boat he built which he...

I made some brown oak dining chairs many years ago and I have just had a call from the client saying that the chair that sits in the window is very pale. I did see them some years ago and it was showing signs of bleaching then. Other than sanding them back is there any other way to reverse the...

Some time back someone came on here with a design for what looked a very good MFT table that could be dismantled. They may have been intending to go in production as I think they were looking for ideas. Done a search but can find it. Any ideas and if it was removed anyone any idea where I might...

Had a flat tyre on the tractor yesterday. Went to have a chat with the chap next door who lives and breaths tractors. We got it all propped up to take off the offending wheel and he says I will be back in a min. I dug out the socket set and a large breaker bar to start removing the wheel nuts...

I help fit kitchens from time to time normally with solid wood worktops like oak and beech. This is fine for simple layouts but for more complicated kitchens allowing for the expansion and shrinkage of the worktop can be a bit of a headache. Went into a Homebase the other day and saw some bamboo...

Got my first welding project to do and needing to fix some 25mm diameter steel tubing to the end of 20mm box. First plan was just to cut a V in the box and just weld the sides but is there an easy way to create a 12.5mm concave on the end of some box? Tried drilling at 25mm but that was messy...

A good friend called me yesterday asking advise on what sander to get for stripping back all the exterior woodwork on his house. I should add some hotels are smaller than this place so a tiny delta type is not going to cut the mustard. He was considering a 4" belt for soffits and facias! He is...

Helping a friend fit some kitchen tops. I dont normally work with MFC so not sure how best to approach this. It's a square edged profile worktop and the front capping feels like plastic. We need to remove some of this for a but joint but not sure how best to do this. Will it route off or will it...

Got a little job where I need to put some 8mm threads into steel. My 8mm taps from a set are tired so any recommends for replacements? Been on ebay and seen Groz, Volkel and Rotagrip. Any of these good or any other suggestions welcome.

I see these style of saunas are catching on over here but unsure as to how they cope with all the expansion and shrinkage involved. Doing some quick estimations and the outside circumference could be expanding and shrinking by 60mm or so seasonally. Can a thin stainless band stop this or do you...

Bit of a random question but here goes. I have a product that I have designed that I was looking to sell. Looking into it a bit more it looks like I would need CE marking and that could well prove tricky and costly. I was wondering if anyone has a clue on liabilities if you sell plans for a...

Need to buy a present for a chap who I know little about other than he is a welder by trade and spends his spare time making things and working on motor bikes. Any suggestions? My first thought as a woodworker is more clamps but is it the same in metalworking that there are never enough clamps?

Looking for some flat files for filing the edges of chainsaw bars which are hardened steel. Last lot of Bahco ones have not lasted long so wonder if there are any better files out there. Thanks