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I’m embarking on a project that requires around 30 strips of 50x6mm - 3m long. I’m normally a hand tool guy but not this time! I have a small bandsaw (the Aldi special) but nothing else powered other than a drill and sander. As sawn boards are around 10% of the cost of buying strips I’m...

Does anyone have before/after photos of Osmo PolyX or similar (Fiddes perhaps) applied to Elm? I've got a piece I'm hoping to finish this weekend - can get to Axminster tomorrow and was thinking PolyX but would be interested to get an idea of how dark it might go. I want it done before...

What finish do people recommend for a workbench top made from pine? I considered giving Osmo PolyX a go but it’s not cheap. Could go with BLO or Finishing Oil? I’m not a fan of the orangey look if I can avoid.

I figured it might be time to document (as well as I can) my workbench build if there is any interest? Don't expect fine furniture, truckloads of Beech or perfect joints here! But hopefully it gives people a view of another way to do it and lets me learn from retelling my mistakes!! Around 5-6...

Got an issue with an old Record 53 vice. It tightens up just fine but won’t loosen - when I unwind the handle two things happen. First the handle and moves away from the jaw by a few mm (pin at the other end is there but looks like not enough washers under it). That might be a red herring...

Has anyone tried any of the online subscriptions or memberships to different sites - for example the Paul Sellers one, Unplugged Woodshop, Makers Mob etc. With more time on my hands at the moment and nowhere to go I've been looking at some of these but they all seem quite expensive. I could...

Any experience of the custom planes for Veritas - particularly the #4 and the 40deg frog? Considering a new smoother to replace/compliment my Stanley, which works ok but isn’t brilliant nor a pleasure to use. I was thinking of the Low Angle Smoother initially as it would also be handy for the...

Got a nice little bonus from my old job this month which was unexpected so I’m dedicating £200-350 to something shiny for the workshop but I need some suggestions on what!! Simply put I’m hand tools only now, have the tools most well known online users recommend but mostly in mid-range or older...

Not sure if this is allowed but I know a lot of people only ever visit the woodturning subforum. I'm selling my full setup - details on the For Sale section.

About to start building a new bench and planning to fit a Record 53E vice once complete (the big one - 270mm wide). The bench is only going to be 6ft long. Issue I'm having is where to put the leg in relation to the vice. I need an overhang of at least 270mm plus any extra width I want from...

Just wondering if anyone has seen this yet? Looks good but $27 for the download isn't cheap.

How do others do things like aligning planer tables, checking the soles of new planes etc? I'm wondering if there is value in buying a straight edge or if there is another better use of my money.

Home electrics question - feel free to move this if I'm in the wrong place! Looking to add a few more sockets to the garage - currently a double socket running on a spur from the kitchen ring main. There is an FCU in the kitchen so I understand I can continue the spur safely as the total load...

Been reading a lot on infill planes made with brass sides dovetailed to steel soles. I quite fancy having a go but it's confusing as to which grade of brass to use (not helped by the US grading). Can anyone recommend a grade (and where to get it)? Does it really matter?

As the title says - what is the best way to flush mount one of these vises? I've got a bench top already laminated up. To mount the vise flush I see two options - cut a recess then add an edging strip, or mortise the top to accept the rear vise jaw? I'm not keen on adding edging as I want...

This is more aimed at the hobby woodies I suppose but does anyone else find it hard to settle on a single type of working with wood? I started off around ten years ago not really knowing what I wanted to make. Drifted in an out over the years but have run the full course of wooden toys...

SWMBO has decided that the boys bed needs to be stained to match some new furniture she bought at the weekend! So I need recommendations on what to use! Having never stained anything before I'm at a loss. I know I'll need to take it back to bare wood (presumably?) but then which brand is...

I'm sick of my dusty concrete floor in the garage and looking for something better. Ideally it needs to be comfortable to stand on, clean and easy to sweep and ideally cheap as well! I've been offered laminate flooring for beer money but don't know if I can just lay it down or if it would need...

I'm looking to get my first spokeshave but need some advice on what to get. Really just for tinkering with and having a go. Budget won't stretch to the real top end ones, can probably spend £40. So do I go used and if so what do I look for? Or new and cheap and fettle it? Or new and a bit...

Need help identifying some timber please. I'm not very good at it!