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Belts and braces! Cheers!

I'm going to make the good lady a wall hung planter for herbs. It'll be wood so how best to waterproof it? Multi coats of varnish or some sort of pond liner type membrane?

A rotating spice rack!

Hey guys, brilliant! Love the idea of incorporating it into the finished item as a feature, saves a lot of wasted effort as well! I'll get it planed down thickness wise and then decide. The wedge/leg idea is a real possibility! I'll let you know what happens!

Hoping to make a small table from an Oak slice. It has now dried but has also, as expected, split. What can I do with this split, to hide it or incorporate it into the table please? fallout 3 morality

MikeG, just looking for a bit of advice. At 80yo every idea I have throws up a challenge and always grateful for a bit of good advice! I am now reverse engineering one from the picture I found and it also had some basic dimensions. Thanks everybody for all the help/advice, I consider this...

Many thanks MrTeroo - oh to have a workshop like that! Mine comprises a 24" shelf down one side off the garage!!

Thanks Ed, thought that may well be the case. I like the reverse engineering idea, will give it a go on paper and see what I come up with. Not exactly a draughtsman but fairly handy with pencil and rule!

Hi guys. I am a wildlife photographer and want to make a folding wooden stand to display some of my pictures in a shop, similar to the picture. Anybody know if there are some free plans around for this???

Umm, all doom and gloom :cry: Oh well, see what happens and work from there :wink:

Um, not sure how I'd cut it in half, only got a hand saw and the joint would always be vissible me thinks? Also, should I leave the bark on during drying, or take it off?

Just planed off the chainsaw cut marks and ordered some of this "end sealer"! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007HM1D5U/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item

Many thanks gentlemen, all most helpful. Don't have any wax other than furniture polish but could get some of the Anchorseal I think? Size wise, just 35cm X 65cm long so not too big. I could indeed put a cut to the centre but have to be to each one I guess.

Um, food for thought there PhilP! The man cutting the tree up said something about diluting PVA and painting both sides?

In the last gales a large Oak came down and is now being dismantled. I have been given a lovely "slice" to make a small coffee table from but how can I dry and seal it to prevent it from cracking please??