Recent content by The Moose

Hi Karl For what it's worth, I tried a £50 cheapie from Screwfix last year. It was rubbish but Screwfix were at least good enough to refund my money. I then did what I should have done in the first place and bought the best I could afford - a Mafell. I have no complaints whatsoever and would...

Hi Catface (and Su) Many thanks for the pdf articles - really informative. Interestingly, they weren't above using oak-veneered 1/4" plywood back in 1928. Hi Mark Thanks for the additional details. I'm doing my ovolo routing at my workbench, but I stop short of the corners by 25mm, which...

Hi Mark I'm intrigued by your approach. Do you make-up a whole wall of rails/stiles as a 'grid' and then fix it in one piece..? And do the panels slot into a groove in the rails/stiles..? Presumably you fitted a 'shelf' over the completed top rail, to finish the whole thing. I liked the...

I think it's an excellent idea - provided you insulate it and provide some form of permanent ventilation (they tend to be almost hermetically sealed, compared to traditional construction materials). My company has recently tendered to build a 300-bed hotel from shipping containers, all fitted...

Thank you for your comments so far. I realise this subject is probably on the edge of what this forum covers, but I hope that I'm approaching it as a hobbyist furniture maker (rather than as a complete bodger). Catface - I'd certainly appreciate copies of any articles on this topic. I guess...

Hi. Well here goes - my first ever post. I am trying to fit oak panelling up to dado height in my dining room (wainscotting, I think it's called). I am using 12mm oak-veneered ply for the base panel, screwed and grip-filled to the wall. I then propose to glue and pin 18mm x 70mm rails and...