Recent content by Jon.1976

Not sure to be honest, as I dont have any means of testing.

thank you, great advice and very much appreciated. haha, like the suede pva comment. :mrgreen:

thanks marc, good advice

I made a box recently and decided to flock the inside. I did a bit of researching before (obviously not enough) and went ahead. This was last Wednesday. I checked the box about an hour ago by touching the flocking with a clean rag. This resulted in a black cloth (I'd shaken the excess fibres out...

A while ago, I made something from ash and wanted to keep it as pale as possible (avoid the yellowing from oils) so used cellulose sanding sealer and microcrystalline wax, both chestnut products. Normally, I'd use blond dewed shellac but I didn't have any. The ash project ended up looking...

I’m honestly not sure what to put in profile interest section. If I had to say something, and I don’t mean this to sound ungrateful or cheeky, but I’d prefer something hand made (something meaning absolutely anything). All the things I’ve seen here, from ‘simple’ to complex, have been great...

Thank you Pete, that’s good to know. I was hoping I was being overly pessimistic :mrgreen:

Nice, really nice.

Thanks for the kind and highly amusing (bm101) comments. :D certainly made me chuckle.

does anyone have any experience with fitting Makita guide bushes in the rp2301 (and presumably the 3612)? It’s a quick release with what looks like no scope for adjustment so how are you supposed to centre the guide? As much as I like Makita, I’d seriously doubt the guide snaps in and is...

Wasn't sure about posting this here, as its scrap plywood, not exactly fine woodworking and the painting isn't great but thought why not. Made this as a bit of wall art for my nephew as we're both warcraft fans.

The ikea chest is ok, but the swords are excellent. I made one a while ago after watching a YouTube video. Not a patch on yours though. :D

Thanks Bill

Ive just been sat here, reading this thread with my toes curled :shock: for the op, and all the other who’ve suffered this, you have my sympathy. A few years ago, I had a cycling accident that ended up with me having a bruised upper torso, a broken tooth, road rash face and a hole between my...

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