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Yes I am cutting the components and the table is not yet put together. I say it could be the moister content as the wood is air dried and has been sat in my workshop over winter, when the wood starts to dry out it can cup a little causing the split. I will try to send some pictures though last...

Has anyone got some advice for me? I am making a dining room table out of pippy oak. The legs are about 3’x3’ made up of four pieces glued together. Two of the legs have started coming apart along the glue lines (less than 1mm), I suppose the wood wasn’t as dry as it should have been. So my...

Hello all. I am working on a pair of curved speakers with 12 leafs of cherry wood veneer with a black stringer in between covering the sides. so my question is how do I do the black stringers or where can i buy them from. the problem is that I have cut the cherry and planed it down to 3 to...

Hello all. I am considering a wet stone sharpening system such as the Tormek or Jet. At the moment I have a very old wetstone grinding wheel, a dimond stone, 1000 and 4000 grit Japanese wetstone and M3 lapping film all used with a krell sharpening jig. My system works but takes about 10-15 mins...

where did you get the veneer from?

Thanks for the replys. I guest that the labour and use of the equipment was the part of the reason but can that really account for the huge difference in price, and also it doesn't explain how I can get MDF veneered sheets for little more than plain MDF. I will probably end up cutting the...

Hello all. Am I missing something or is wood veneer incredibly expensive. I am after a little bit of crown cut cherry to cover a couple of loud speakers I am making, I have looked around and the cost would equate to ft3 in the £1000 where as I can get cheery at around £40 for a ft3, as well as...

thanks for the info. the ebay startrite is the one I am looking at, although I live in Wales my parents could bring it up from Brighton. I thought the Axminster wouldn't be up to the startite and I would rather get a machine that will last, I think I will put in a bid for the machine try it out...

Hello all. I posted an email recently asking about a bandsaw all the responses where very useful. I have narrowed my choices down to a second-hand startrite 352 or the Axminster AWHBS450N. I will be doing all sorts on the bandsawing including re sawing so I need a fairly powerful motor. With...

thanks for your comment, I could do with having a look at the Record one but it looks the best value for money. here is a link to a you tube vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QIC4RAimiM, thought it may work if the disk could be changed on the sander?

Hello all. I am looking for a 300mm bench top disk sander. I have looked at making one myself but the cost of a 1ph motor is around £75 and then I would need to get the disk etc. All in all it would probably work out at the same cost as buying one already made up I have looked at the Record...

Heee Hee, thanks both, I hadnt realised there was a selling forum but now that I do I will be on it all the time, there is always stuff that I need but cant afford new quality tools

Hello all, can anyone recommend somewhere that I can sell a sliding carriage for a 10’ cast iron SIP saw, I have had it about 2 years it’s had moderate amount of use and is still in good condition. As you will see from the pictures my workshop is a little bit small for it. I was hoping to get...

Thanks for all the replies to my question. I have been doing some research and as an ecologist and not very good mycologist I can confirm that it’s defiantly a fungal infection, thankfully its not weakening the wood it just leaves a yellow stain. I phoned Venable brothers (suppliers of Oak) for...

It’s definitely Oak, 90m4 of it, and its not medullary rays. I will take a few picture of a box I recently made before I realised it had the staining thanks all