Recent content by Crooked Tree

If you find that you end up having to do it yourself then Workshop Heaven, Classic Hand Tools and Axminster all sell small section triangular files. I think what I use on my tenon saws (13 tpi) is what they call "double extra slim". Saw sets differ. Some have a wider "plunger" than others...

I made my bench this way. It used a length of cheap 29mm (I think, certainly not 40mm) thick beech worktop. I got away without using screws - I suspect that I clamped the edges and used cauls. Not ideal, but it is a huge gluing area and so far there have not been any problems (it was made in...

Nice looking bowl. The dark bits contrast well with the lighter grain. Tool marks do not look bad in the photo - my attempts so far were too much of a mess in places so I cut my losses and sanded to achieve a more contemporary look. Still practicing on the cut finish so hopefully sanding will...

Thank you all. I have indeed seen Robin Wood's site, amongst others. The most useful things for me have been the videos of Ben Orford turning a bowl which are available on the web. These allowed me to work out that my tool rest was too high for bowls, so it now has a low position for bowls and a...

Boxer, whilst the comments about the bridle joints and half foot thick tops are correct (bridles not the strongest and thicker tops are stronger/more massive), you may well be ok with what you have. My bench is broadly similar, and uses bridle joints at the tops of the legs and a beech top ~...

Hello Spinny people. I haven't posted on this part of the forum before, usually confining myself to angular work. However, I had had a plan in the back of my mind to make a pole lathe that would sit on my bench, having seen something of the sort on the net long ago. That was a work of art and a...

120, 180, 240 will be fine. Do the last bit of sanding at each grit with the grain for the reason given above. Do use a sanding block so as to make sure that it is level and don't use cheap sandpaper. The expensive stuff even works out cheaper in practice.

Agree that the main smell is solvent from Osmo HWO and Fiddes HWO. Not so fumey as gloss paint, for example. As to the original question (this may be too late now anyway): it is a good idea to apply a coat of finish before glue-up, since this prevents any squeeze out or errors from marking the...

Nice. The problem is... now the customer will have to avoid using the shelves because it might detract from the lighting!

Numatic NV750 is good. Quiet and uses a big bag which holds loads and does not seem to clog quickly - just give it a thump to shake loose if performance seems to drop a bit.

Once upon a time (before sealed units and plastic windows) you could buy kits to turn single glazing into double by attaching a sheets of glass in a white painted metal frame to the inside of the winwow frame. It opened inwards on plastic hinges and sealed shut against a gasket using sliding...

An update on this project: After some deliberation and suggestions from the forum, I decided to reduce the size of the tops of the small tables and to add a bevel under the edge. The tops were cut down using the bandsaw, taking a little of of all 4 edges , re-fitting the top to check the...

2 is enough. The more coats you apply, the more it will tend towards a varnished look (i.e. less subtle). Note that I have only ever applied about 4 coats, so my comment is an extrapolation from limited data and from comments of others in the past.

That test does give quite a good comparison between products for us - thank you for doing it. Perhaps we should have a central respository for finish test info like this? I too like the 3 white french polishes best - although they do change the colour somewhat, they add a significant...

They had the "normal" new Veritas chisels at Axminster Nuneaton this week and they look nice. Someone is indeed lucky!