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Hi , This is my first project, A wine rack painted to match my daughters kitchen, She loves it but the top is American white oak , and I varnished it. she said it is too shinny :cry:, any suggestions on what to do now, I was thinking of sanding it all off and oiling it, but if what with?.

Hi I am new to Sketchup, I have just made a leg say, saved it as a component copied and pasted 3 others, and according to the tutorials any alterations you make to one changes them all, Mine does not do that just the one i am editing, Any suggestions please Paul Sketchup 2022

Hi I have a Dewalt 27300 Planer, thicknesser, And they refer to it as type 1 and type 2 , I cannot find any information on what the difference is and how you can tell what type mine is, Anyone throw some light on this please. Paul

Hi all, I have on my bucket list is to make a new front door from oak, What oak should I use, I am making the oak front entrance from green ok, but what do I make the door from please. Paul

Hi I have been having a nightmare, I have made a lazy Susan for my daughter, I made it from maple and stained it dark oak, Looks great until I started to paint it, I sanded it ,then stained it, and then sprayed it with Miniwax satin polyurethane, I got some fish eyes in the surface, So I sanded...

Hi I have been looking at the Sketchup program, anyone using it, How difficult is it to use and what level would i need for hobby woodworking please. Paul

Hi I have a TS55 REQ saw and want to buy 1400mm track , what is the. Difference in the Fs1400 and the FS 1400/2 tracks ?. Will both tracks work with my saw please. Paul

I am just buying a Fuji semi pro 2, And I want to paint some cabinet carcases and draws that I have made from pine and ply shaker style. I am using these to practice on before making some kitchen cabinets for our utility room, What make primer and satin finish please. Any suggestions? Paul

Hi , I have am building a router table, I would like a good dust collection unit to connect to it , A smallish one that I could just connect up when I use it, I could then use it for other tools. I have a collection point on the fence and the router surround box, I like the look of the Festool...

When I comment on anther post and someone replies , I don't seen to get any notification that I have had a reply, I am sure I used to, I must have changed something, how or where can I check and in what section please. Paul

Hi I am beginner at woodwork, I am making a router table, and the top I am using 2 pieces of 18mm melamine board both glued together, I have used evo stick wood glue from screwfix, I have left it 2 days. I have now routed the edges and glue is seeping out, So it has not cured in the middle, Am...

Hi I am making a router table, I was thinking of using white face mdf, but my local diy only has white faced chipboard, I am too happy with chipboard so I am now thinking hardwood faced ply, If I go down this route what can I use to polish the surface with to make it so the timber slides nice...

Hi , I am nearly ready to start making a new kitchen for our utility room , I am still undecided what wood to use, 1 option is to use plywood for the base and and poplar for the door frames, and ply or MDF, for the door panels, I would then want to paint it, what paints are available here in...

1st of all, I am not sure I am in the correct forum, I thought was a separate one for router questions, But I cannot find it now, Its probably an age thing, I want a router bit for doing bevelled stile and rails, Looking at a couple one at Axminister tools and also Rutland's , They both cut...

Hi, I want to make a shaker door for a new kitchen I want to build, I want to make just one door for now to see how it will look, I will be painting it , so what do I make the rails and Stiles from and then the panel , please

Hi , my name is Paul , 66 years old , I have been a precision engineer all my working days , at school I hated metalwork and loved woodwork , so I eng up in engineering😩, I now have bought some very nice woodworking tools and machines to do some woodwork , I think I am going to need a lot of...