Recent content by SimonV

A sawdust symphony I think a trailer for a longer show

Being outside the UK also I would love to hear which AliExpress brand / supplier you can recommend for bandsaw blades. Simon

Small cabinet for in the workshop as part of a never-ending quest to make space.... And as an exercise for making some cabinets for in the house. Made from poplar ply - very light and easy to work with but for builds for in the house I would add some form of edge banding (or go Birch ply). Doors...

thanks for the explanation - the 'ask a mate with a cnc' is a good option to have! Simon

Hi Doug Nice curve and it must be great to have an opportunity to use the 'boat plane' but how did you make the template? Simon

Table, combining the (reshaped) legs from one table with the top of another table. All solid oak, finished with Osmo. The table will be stored in the garage during winter. To this end, the legs are removable - they are held in place with two wedges that are visible in the close up picture. This...

Table, combining the (reshaped) legs from one table with the top of another table. All solid oak, finished with Osmo. The table will be stored in the garage during winter. To this end, the legs are removable - they are held in place with two wedges that are visible in the close up picture. This...

thanks. Improving the workshop has been competing with actually making things (which probably sounds familiar to many) but the balance is slowly tilting.... Simon

thanks for the tip! Just tried it. It has improved the sound is makes when I move the drawer. Movement was initially a bit bumpy, because applying the candle wax uniformly is difficult without taking the 'runners' off, but moving the drawer in and out a couple of times already improved that. Simon

Hi All, A small table made from leftover plywood with an oak drawer front. Finished with water-based polyurethane (plywood) and oil (the drawer front). As usual, nothing is perfect, but I am the only one to notice, so not something to spend any energy on! Drawer does not run very smoothly - will...

Small side table (H: 28 cm). Made laminating scrap slatted bed base with an Italian tile in the top. Mostly made it up as I went along, using both hand and power tools. Working with the design constraints imposed by the material was fun and satisfying! Simon

View from the continent: Two misconceptions about the EU that I hope are worth commenting on. Firstly, the strength of the EU is not in what it is but in what it removed, namely different barriers to trade and movement. Unfortunately, that the main strength is the absence of things makes the EU...