Recent content by JustBen

I'm trying to find information on spraying mdf/wood but I'm coming up with nothing. My aim is to spray finish mdf with a primer then colour and then a clear coat. I've heard Morrells are very good but the price of their pigmented paints makes my eyes water. It's an extra £20 or so for...

I think unique or limited is much better than large batches knocked out quickly. If people want mass produced items, they buy from ikea. One of the main unique selling points with wood is craftsmanship. People want quality and to know that all the care and attention that could have gone into...

I one rode from a Derby to London via Grantham on my 50cc scooter...... :( It topped out at 65mph so wasn't as painful as you'd imagine.

Clowns.......... I would bathe in a pool full of spiders, just keep the clowns away from me.

+1 Really good service and prices. Happy to let you browse/rummage and will cut down to length for free. Oh and the timber is good too.....

Ha ha. A friend of mine (who isn't a woodworker) decided to hang an internal door himself. He spent ages planing to size, cutting the hinges and latch. I visited a couple of days later and he proudly showed me his door. I bit my tongue as long as I could but eventually I had to tell...

Very funny although if it is real, my 6yo daughter's spelling is so much better (smug parent alert)

I think a lot of these scenarios come down to your 'Fight or Flight' reaction. Once the adrenaline starts pumping, it's pot luck what happens. Some people run, some people will stand and negotiate and for some, the red mist will descend. Adrenaline is an incredible hormone and can make the...

What about segmenting it? Cut it in half, straighten the joint and stick a different coloured strip of wood down the middle. It would eliminate the split and most of the cupping.

Could you not make or buy something that can assist you in lifting/moving the oak around?

I'm sure the huge amount of happy customers will out-shine his petty review. Most people can see through the bad reviews as user errors and not bad products.

I bought some Klingspor paper a while back. It's pretty good stuff and only pence per sheet. http://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/acata ... discs.html

Ok then.

I though I would try it. Just sharpened 2 irons to 300 and 1000 (that's all I've got on my diamond stone) Planed up some oak, walnut and beech inc end grain and can honestly say I felt very little difference. Both cut well.

???? He just demonstrated that it works fine. And even if there was a difference, if an old man can't feel the difference (someone who is more likely feel it with ageing bones and muscles), is the extra time/cost worth worrying about?