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Hi Folks Can someone recommend me a 12.7 router bit that would be suitable for this job. I need to make a template 120x65mm that with be cut to a 3 mm depth ANY tips or tutorials would be most helpful Basically what I want to do is recess a 3 mm bit of Aluminum sheet in the aperture...

I found this which seems to be a good pointer http://forums.finewoodworking.com/fine- ... sh-zebrano Can anyone suggest a UK product " alkyd varnish" or "oil varnish"

I just got a bit 3x3x6 inch It is sanding quite well but the pale areas are prone to tearing. Has anybody else had any success and what did you use to finish it? Cheers D

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I am somewhat overwhelmed with the amount or responses. To answer a few questions I took these pics of what I have managed today. The cutouts could be prettier but I am going to cover them with a aluminum plate similar to the one in the gallery. The depth of the hole going all the way...

I am cutting into side grain. and the Forstner bit was brand new. Can anyone recommend a hole saw, I do like the idea of a 6mm pilot hole and drilling from both sides but the timber i am using is 80mm and the hole cutters I have seen have a maximum cutting depth of 34mm. I really want to keep...

Hi There I am a bit of a newbie to woodworking. My father had a lathe many years ago in our family home which I used to try may hand at. Some 20 + year later I now have a shed and have got the wood bug again. Here is where I bow to the greater collectives knowledge I am working on a little...