Recent content by Custardcream

There's definitely a gap in the market for more craftman geared timber yards I reckon. There are no end of timber yards near me, but I bet 90% of their custom is for relatively low grade timber for 1st fix joiners or for making skirting boards out of. I did recently travel a 100 mile round trip...

Thanks Bob, I was wondering why there wasn't a list of timber merchants recommended by forum users, say listed by county. Lancashire seems to be thin on the ground according to that a different place site!

I made a toy box for my friends 1 year old son last Christmas and really struggled to find a decent solution to keeping the lid open, your gas strut looks pretty good: much better than those crappy lid stays you get from B&Q anyway. Another option i found was torsion hinges...

Thanks Mick, There's the warbrobe in question: I made it a few years ago and it's okay for my needs but it's not a showcase in 'good practice' but there you go.

You're not going to be able to get a 6 inch board out of that are you?

I see you can't post links until you've posted at least three times. Only 1 more to go then!!

Hi all, my first post on this forum. I'd just like to know how you fellow woodworkers go about getting the timber for their various projects: I've been messing around making the odd piece of furniture for the last 15-16 years or so and my method is to hand the guy behind the desk at the local...