Recent content by hellobadger

Yeah, I'm going to go with the Trombe design. I do agree with those who suggested the cast iron ends but I think the wooden design would be appreciated by the recipient (it's going to be a birthday present). I'll post pictures when I get going with it, in the Projects forum.

Will do. I might post some questions about the finish at some point too (maybe on a different section of the forum). I've had some unusual ideas I'd like to check with the community.

Thanks again for your input everyone. Fitzroy, you have a good eye to spot that!

Thanks everyone. Yes, I do agree that the pricing of each of these is strange! I'm going to have a go at making some approximation of a copy of the Trombe one. That said, I'm a little surprised it doesn't have some more structural bracing and that does worry me. It seems that it's only the...

Hi everyone, I'm planning to make a garden bench for an upcoming birthday present but have got a bit stuck. Many of the projects I've made in the past are either directly from project books/plans that I have or are based on them with minor adaptations. I've made reasonably in-depth things like...

Thanks so much for the advice, I love this forum. I tried sanding it back and went with the wet sanding approach with the oil. The finish is certainly much better and I can live with it. Hard to tell from the photo how much better it is but it passes the touch test very nicely. Thanks again...

Hi everyone, I've just completed an Elm coffee table and I'm really happy with how it's turned out. I decided to finish it in Danish oil as I've had great results with it before, particularly with a Yew kitchen bench where the finished surface is smooth-as-marble. So, I followed the...