Recent content by Jismacgregor

Hi, I need a piece of rippled ash. About 1000x200x30 should do it. It needs to be white (not olive) and well figured. Does anyone have some that they would be willing to sell to me? Thanks, James.

I agree. I am an ex Waters and Acland student. They have some fantastic furniture which they have designed and made themselves, but also some of the stuff that their students produce is outstanding. The best place to look is their instagram site (which at a guess everyone follows). They have...

Bit of a trek. I'll see if I can get any more local. Thanks!

I see from your profile you are based in Gibraltar. Makes popping around to see it and pick some up a little impractical!

Yes. Bog oak would be good if I could get my hands on enough.

I was taught to make it from veneer in a similar fashion as described above. Cut 9 strips of veneer and tape them on the back with masking tape and glue them together. Making a stripey piece of veneer. Then turn it 90 degrees and cut strips. You then move each alternate strip one square north...

Hi, I have a couple of questions about ebonising which I hope someone can answer: 1) How deep does the finish penetrate? Can you accidentally sand back to the original colour? 2) If you join a non-ebonised piece of wood to the ebonised bit, could it stain the attached wood? Especially during...

Hi, I am going to make a chessboard but would like to ask the experts some advice first. It would seem that there are three methods of making the chessboard: 1) Veneer on man-made board. I can see that this is probably the best solution and will avoid movement of the wood being a problem. But...