Recent content by fifthwheel

Hi all, a bit confused with all the ply options available. I am making three removable camper boxes for my van. They will just be simple oblong boxes with lids. I am looking for a good looking tight edge on the ply after cutting. I will be sanding and painting when finished. Thanks John.

Thank you for going to the trouble posting the pics I cant do it for a while yet but it does look interesting. I will post my results, thanks john.

Thanks for the replies, The wedges hammered in I must admit I had never thought of, any pics or advice would be more than welcome. I will have a look tomorrow and post back if it looks like its worth a try. john.

Hi all, we had some Victorian interior doors dipped and stripped some twenty years ago all ok apart from one door. This one is badly out of shape it has a bad twist. When the bottom of the door is closed the top is around 40mm open. Is it possible to rectify this by putting the door under...

Hi all I have been looking at this European type of hinge and notice screwfix sell them between 35mm and 140mm. How would I know which to order and why the big difference in length. Also can you tell me if the hole size needed to mount these is 35mm as this size from what I can gather seems...

Thanks for your link to the video, I have been watching woodworking experts for hours including Mr Millard dont they make it look easy? I thought the loose tenons were complicating things a bit when I watched before but having looked again today it does look very simple. I'm dropping my stupid...

Hi all, newbie here looking for advice on making replacement shaker type kitchen cabinet doors. I have a good supply of MDF scrap which is made up of two sizes one is 60x20mm and the other is 60x45mm I thought I could make up the door with the 60x20 and the style and rails with 60x45. I have no...