Recent content by minotauruk

Made a coat, shoe and log store as we have just had a log burner installed.

EonNext standard tariff, £100 per week for gas during December, £50PW for electric. We have had a log burner installed (running all day and night) and current Gas usage is £1.50!

Getting a log burner installed so made a log store

Country: UK Region West Yorkshire Vendor name: Creative Wood Trade Town/City: Leeds Self select: Yes Home delivery (yes or no): Yes Online ordering (yes or no): Yes Prices visible at the yard (yes or no): Yes Domestic hardwoods (yes or no, or list the available species if known): No Other...

Thanks for the advice.

Hi, I am currently using a Hyundai Wet and Dry Vac attached to cyclone system for dust extraction. It works fine on all my tools but seems to fall over when connected to the Lumberjack PT330 thicknesser, it clogs up in seconds. Am I best getting a dedicated dust extractor rather than a vac...

Hi, How old is this ?

First show for me, really enjoyed it...and the wife let me have free reign on the 'card'! I was after a bandsaw, but didn't get one in the end. The Lumberjack Bandsaw felt cheap and the fence was poorly designed. The record power bandsaws looked nice but may have to save up a bit more. I was...

I'll be going Saturday, with Wife to keep me in check 😁

Not sure if this is any help but I buy walnut slabs as straight as possible off Ebay and then mill them to my needs. I've bought for as little as £55 per cubic foot. But there is obviously more wastage with milling.

Hi, Has anyone used Heidelberg hard wax oil ? A youtuber called Manor Wood Designs swears by it. I normally use Osmo but wondered if anyone else has experience with it.

That looks amazing! I made one but half the size but used an old victorian door as the back and reclaimed wood for the shoe holder and decorative overhang at the top, definitely a bit more rustic than yours :)

Crude attempt with scrap wood, but its functional :p....I will need to make a lid at some point.

My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary. She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds." I bought her a bathroom scale. And then the fight started......

I have some scrap wood, i think I will make my own, fortunately the scrap wood is bang on 6 inches high :-)