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    Dry rods

    all bricks are not equal
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    Advice on a combination machine most likely to come up in the UK

    i have the 310 robland combo, rips 100mm x 1800mm long on the slider dead straight,600mm between blade and fence, planes and thicknesses 300mm plus spindle. not the best i know but also not the most expensive
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    paint finish

    thanks all, its definitely paint on wood. i have sorted it by charring the wood with a blowlamp and rubbing off the char with wire wool
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    paint finish

    yes thanks,think its oak, any way to raise the grain on redwood pine, any suggestions would be helpful
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    paint finish

    i cant tell what the paint is, it is the finish used on wren kitchen cabinets, i assume that it is some kind of acrylic water base
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    paint finish

    i have some kitchen cabinets with a white painted finish and the grain shows through the paint ,does any one know how this is done please as i would like to achieve the same
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    Rhodesian Teak for making box ?

    thanks,should have thought of the obvious
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    Rhodesian Teak for making box ?

    as a point of interest to me,how can you tell rhodesian from burma teak please. i myself have a small amount of iroko and burma teak that i can vouch for and cannot tell the difference
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    British Sumer Time Note

    young children walking to school in daylight if possible is one sensible reason
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    Making internal doors - Tulip Wood Vs Sycamore

    hi,how do you know a doors quality if it is not through morticed, would it be for £100
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    Rats in a trap...

    everything is not an invasive species. dont tell that to an aborigine
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    Rats in a trap...

    what race are these indigenouse people you talk of please
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    Rats in a trap...

    it was some time ago, 25 plus years, hedge is doing fine still
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    Joining oak to make stair quarter landing?

    how about cut a groove in each piece and insert a plywood tongue the whole length of joint
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    Rats in a trap...

    i planted a beech hedge, the local council official came to visit soon after and informed me that it was not a native species, i agreed but said its only been here 1000 years will it ever qualify as native. no answer
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