Recent content by pete_v

@Benchwayze not sure if there is a messaging facility on this forum - I don't seem to be able to find one?

Hello, that is a very kind offer, and indeed I would be interested in taking you up on it, if still available. Peter

Thank you. Your suggestion to try an iron is, I presume, to separate the join instead of sawing? I have several saws, including large-ish hand saw (old and needs sharpening), tenon saw (OK but could do with sharpening). Saw-set sounds like an excellent idea!

Thank you all for very helpful replies. Novocaine, your observation is correct, it is a separated join rather than a split. I have access to some power tools through Reading Hackspace, including a planer-thicknesser, though this is shutting down for a month due to Covid. This looks like a good...

Hi, I have some old shelves from an old mid-fifties modular bookcase (been in the family for over 60 years) which have some sentimental value. Over time, some of the shelf ends have split and warped in two dimensions - the picture shows the worst split. The wood is light in colour and very hard...