Recent content by Ross

There are two-part finishes available for timber. Plasticote (or some such spelling) makes a finish that we sometimes use for kitchen worksurfaces that will get a proper soaking. Who knows what it will be like outdoors years from now. Ditto what Colin says about Polyvine. Technically...

It might help if we knew what the "exterior joinery" was. Is it to match something else? And why the worry about yellowing? When it comes to timber outdoors I haven't heard of people being too choosy about the hue of their finish. And what timber is it? If it is oak, the finish is not so...

I wouldn't use acrylic. Its molecular structure is much larger than old spirit based polyurethane varnishes and so doesn't penetrate the wood very deepily. That's why it doesn't give a darker "wet" look. The result is that it bonds mostly to itself, so when it does break down it tends to come...

Colin, I see most forum questions are answered immediately and not six weeks later, but I only visit the website four times a year. I have four dead Bosch 12 volt batteries in the workshop and none that work. Meanwhile all the 9 volt Bosch batteries (six) and all the 14.4 volt batteries...

ATB Gary, You may be too late!!!!! B&Q told me that the deadline for registration was September, after which the lifetime offer would no longer be available to new purchases (which may be why the aeg.com website only mentions 3 year guarantees. I don't know if that was beginning of the month...

Ditto on the uselessness of that Ryobi!!!! One short cut and the battery is dead. I used mine on two occasions then gave it away. The problem with battery powered tools is that, even today with improved battery technology, they still don't have the power of mains electricity. For instance, I...

Sounds like a brilliant jig. I bought an Axminster template of circles of various sizes. The 35mm hole got the most use and, in no time at all, guys in the workshop ruined it with routers that slipped. We have used cheap Fostner bits, which lose their sharpness in no time. Spade bits don't work...

While searching for cheap danish oil, I found this by Toby Newell on the Period Property website forum under the title: The Definitive Guide to Wood Finishing "Teak oil/Danish oil: practically the same products. Combination of linseed oil (which is cheaper and less durable) and tung oil (which...

This is the sort of finish I aim to achieve on an almost daily basis, making Arts & Crafts style furniture, in oak, for a living as I do. And often for clients with a large collection of original oak A&C furniture already.l I almost never use water based products. I don't like the way it raises...