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Thanks for the suggestion Dee, will give it a go.

I have an oak chair that I made approx 30 years ago while doing a course at Rycotewood College, at the time I didn't apply any finish to it. The chair has been stored in the loft together with some other pieces in ash, padauk and rosewood veneer, none of these had any finish applied. The oak...

Can anyone help? I need to move a Sheppach HM2 planer/thicknesser. I've read that the you have to wind the thicknesser table up and insert a couple of 4 x 2 wooden battens underneath the thicknesser table to lift the planer - stretcher fashion. This way the weight of the machine is taken /...

Did this on a mates window using a router - took 3mm off ( I advised him against it ). It sort of worked but looked odd. If you've not used to a router don't try it Mike.S suggestion No.2 would be better or secondary glaze. BTW using ordinary putty with D/glazed units is not advised.

Thanks very much for the suggestion

I have an old Scheppach HM1 combi - planer / thicknesser with spindle moulder and mortising attachments. I bought this secondhand approx. 12 years ago used it a few times and then left it stored in the garage unused, it works but has a fair amount of wear and tear. I need to sell or dispose of...

Thanks alot and that's a good point about the finishing Myfordman.

Thanks for the replies. I'm wondering if this will be strong / stable enough without glue and if the joints will loosen up overtime.

Hi A friend has asked me to build a pigeon hole shelf unit like this (see below) with approx. 20 compartments about 175mmH x 175mmW x 150mmD in pine - she wants to fix it to the wall but be able to take it apart. I've not had experience of building using this type of joint, has anyone done...

Thanks very much for your suggestions

Thanks Jacob I can't tell as there's loads of paint on the neighbours - I guess that 2 pieces with horizontal grain would be best. I can't easily cut any housings into the horizontal frame above - I was going to screw down through that into the new corbel. So if the grain is horizontal...

I want to replace a pair of corbels for a porch (which were at one stage removed), they are they shaped pieces with the 3 holes that fit between the vertical and horizontal frame see pic of neighbours The overall size is of corbel is 215 mm wide x 285 mm long x 45mm thick The question is...

A bit late but pics 1 and 4 are parts of the spindle moulder attachment

I'm going to chisel out the bottoms of the old mortices slide in the new slats from underneath and fit supporting battens under the slats. IMHO it was a bad design the slats are only supported by a few mm in the mortises. (I didn't build this)

Here is a pic