Recent content by jdgrace470

Thanks for the feedback all. The course I'm on is actually a Building Services Engineering BEng course.. So dealing with industrial plant rooms, HVAC systems, lifts etc at London Southbank University. The spec sheet mentioned many tools used in woodworking hence why I posted it on here :D...

Hi all, I'm wondering if I can pick your brains, I have been asked on my course to design (via CAD/sketch/annotation) an enhancement to a tool to improve it or to successfully combine tools to make a better end product. Now - it must be the way my brain works, but I feel that each tool serves a...

Thanks Glynne, Some of his work is inspriational! I particularly like the Cohiba themed box where he has created matching ashtrays etc.. May have a play around with that myself!

Certainly can! I've been having a look at bits and bobs and found a thread on here from 2007 with a few good links (below). http://www.john-boddy-timber.ltd.uk/species_cedar.htm Apparently these guys sell it for definite, though North Yorkshire is a long way to have it couriered for such a...

Thanks for the link brihol, I'll have a read of that when i get a moment. I think the Dunhill ones look very nice, the finishing coat on them looks very opulent, particularly on the darker toned humidors. I'd really appreciate having a read of the humidification systems if you wouldn't mind...

Hi all, As always, I know the forum has a wealth of knowledge and expertise, I'm looking to speak to someone about building a humidor for those who have built them before. I have a few basic ideas and have been on youtube hunting around, but I find it's always best to discuss the problems that...

Hi George, Welcome to the community! I, too, am a beginner to woodworking but have been on the forum for a little while now. I don't want to burst your bubble but I saw you mention about the creation of wooden toys for selling. I've read on posts previously that due to UK Law, toys must be...

Hi Matt, As a fellow cricketer (since I was a tot), I have never trusted a machine pressed bat anyway! If you don't mind the time it takes (and the constant drumming in your ears!), then I always found the best way was by putting a cricket ball in a sock and swinging it at the bat whilst...

Hi all, Now this may seem a bit of a silly question - but being a total novice, I am quite stuck on how to get the ball rolling! What is the best way to acquire timber for a project? I'll only be working on small projects right now such as birdboxes and other bits and bobs, I wasn't sure if a...