Recent content by RichardM

Thanks all, the cause was a version of measure twice cut once 🙈🤣, chisel it will be.

Many thanks, the intention was to just glue the blocks together face to face but school boy error was forgetting squeeze out 🙈, in hindsight if I had coated the background with m as masking tape I would be ok. I think I will try chisel and sander. Every day's a school day in the shed 🤣🤣

I have made a board using 130+ wood block and used a hardboard backer. Question is how to remove it. Can I put it through my thicknesser or could this be a problem. Otherwise I guess chisel and sander is the only solution.

Thanks for everyones advice, just to let you know I managed to flatten with weight and apply tung oil and so far still flat 👍👍🤞

Thanks, I will try your suggestion and see if it works 🤞🤞

Thanks, that is helpful. My current plan is to route a 5mm trench across the back, place in a stainless steel bar in resin and then place a lot of weight on the top and 🤞🤞🤞, fortunately I have some bar from another project so if all goes wrong I am no worse off. This is my first post I have been...

A good option but I have already cut the box sides to hold the pieces so won't fit 😭

Thanks for that, are you suggesting cutting shallow trench or. Table saw kerf, then fill with hardwood strips, they could only be about 5mm deep. Also what centres would they be. Sorry so many questions.

Thanks for the advice, not sure which is worse 🤣. Made from strips not individual squares not that it changes anything.

Not applied any finish yet, good suggestion though

Not applied any finish yet

Sorry should have said, solid wood squares so assume veneer will not work

Sorry should have said, solid wood squares so assume veneer will not work 🤔

I have made a hardwood chessboard which is just under 10mm thick, it has cupped by about 2mm in the middle. I have tried just putting weight on and it flattened it but as soon as removing it the cup returned. Don't really want to glue mdf backing board. Any suggestions as to whether gluing...