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thanks for your input chaps. i'll try scoring and chop saw first then chamfering with a block plane. just waiting for my back to mend so hopefully i'll do it next weekend. having had a google it seems 30" is regarded as a standard height for a dining table.

hi i have an oak dining table that measures 31" high which feels to high and not comfortable to eat at so i want to reduce the height by cutting the legs down. the legs are solid and approx 3" square and removable. my chop saw will not do the cut in one go and i think the blade may be to coarse...

i used sprayed the bare boards with a caustic soda solution which helps the wax take to the wood and then briwax medium brown. it gave a lightish finish. sorry i cant help more as i havent used any darker waxes or dyes yet

i've recently made a couple of items using reclaimed scaffold boards and joists, a tv unit and side table. i planed the edges and made biscuits from some thin ply inserted into slots cut with a circular saw (two cuts side by side to take the ply) then glued and cramped them together. i have...

if none of the above could be a fuel filter needing changing

post some pics when done. i've started making a couple of marking knives this very morning. one is cut from an old irwin jack saw blade and the other is a ground down 13mm spade bit.

nice one. waiting for the boot fairs to start up again in my area so i can pick up a stanley #4 to restore

would hiring a chain saw for a day be viable?

Ternex are a sawmill close to welwyn, their yard is on the edge of the brocket hall estate. google ternex for details

last month i made a tv unit for my son using reclaimed joists for the frame and scaffold boards for the shelves. it was 2 boards deep, i cleaned the mating edges then glued and cramped them. once dry hand planed and belt sanded them to reduce the cupping. once assembled (glued, screwed and...

i cant see why not as long as they are dry. a few years ago i sanded down some reclaimed hardwood ones which had been used on a railway and treated with creosote and or bitumen. i used an angle grinder with a sanding disc to clean them up for used in the garden i wasnt after a super smooth...

i am considering using some reclaimed scaffold boards for a work bench with an mdf top fitted to them what hand plane would be best for squaring scaffold boards? at the moment i only have a block plane which i know wouldnt be up to the task so need to buy something suitable (used) but dont know...

bod...i am right handed and could make to bench deeper (approx. 2 1/2 ft as opposed to 2ft deep) to bring it in line with the door frame and then incorporate a tool well along the back. food for thought. good point about the legs. thanks all for your replies and links, i think i will be using...

thanks richie didnt think of the search facility.

hi, first post here. i plan to build a free standing workbench along the back wall in my 9' x 7' shed. the bench will be made from two or three layers of 8' x 2' x 3/4 mdf for the top with 4" x 2" rails and 4" x 4" legs. i have a quick release vice but am unsure where to position it. it will...