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While I am no expert on finishes, I have had experience with oiled finishes. As far as I am aware, there aren't any reasons why sapele or ash would give you any issues applying an oil finish. I'm not particularly up to date with what is or isn't wallet friendly, but Danish oil is always...

Cheers sams93, I have been using Brooks Bros for my sheet material. Did find at times hitting their minimum for free delivery difficult though. If I had the storage space to keep materials for future jobs, they would be quite perfect as they sell nearly everything making hitting that threshold...

Much appreciated. I'll have to check them out, both look great!

Hello! You're about 45 minutes away, I'm the other side of Chelmsford in Braintree. Had a look at your website, you use some nice looking timber, may I ask who you use as a supplier? Although you can only see the exterior, I'm already jealous of your workshop!

Really appreciated all your replies. Took a look at AXA and Aviva as they were mentioned, but in the end took ajs's advice and I contacted a broker to talk through all my requirements as baldkev did warn about under-insuring myself and I didn't really fancy that! So, thank you all, I'm all sorted!

Good morning, I've recently been looking into business insurance and I've found it a surprising pitfall of spiraling costs and bizarre exclusions. As a new sole-trading woodworker, I'm keen to not restrict myself in what jobs I take, therefore, if it involves wood, I'm interested. I have found...

Hello All, I'm a professional woodworker of 17 years now, working for companies making wooden gates, bespoke, residential furniture as well commercial furniture. Covid, looking after children and my wife's job have combined to give me an opportunity to strike out on my own, so I am now a...