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Thanks all for the suggestions. I’ll have a look at the glass cast too. I’m just trying to find the best way of just making enough each time I need it without having to make a mess or waste too much material and there’s been some great suggestions here. Thanks again to all who commented!

Perfect. Spot on the money. I’ll give this BSI epoxy a go. I’ve just had a look on the poly hex website and it looks like they’ve not got any epoxy pigments for sale right now. Do you use a different website to find their products?

I’m looking for a way to fill some small checks and cracks around knots and general small imperfections in the face of timber boards after they’ve been planed. I know that gorilla glue do a two part syringe epoxy which I’ve used before, but I’m looking for something which I can mix with some...

I saw this the other day and thought this looks like how I’ll probably do it. They are more traditional people and they’re keen on using wood. Specifically oak. They want it to match the wooden plaque that they’ve got fitted on the wall next to the door. I don’t mind though, they’ve looked...

Thanks all for the input. I’ll now have a think about the best way to attach the board to the posts. I was thinking a doweled mortice and tenon with a dowel as sams93 mentioned. With this method, would it be wise to allow some expansion room in the height of the mortise (edge cheeks of the...

The weather’s starting to pick up and I’ve been asked by the in-laws if I could produce for them a house sign by their front gates. Without thinking I agreed but now I’m not sure whether to use air dried or kiln dried oak. They’ve asked for oak specifically and they would like a name board...

I actually was going to use the single barefaced tenon for the original job. Because the CNC does all cutting from above and on one face of the board (unless you flip the job over), it would have been easy to mill away the single bare face of the tenon to create a shoulder and have the single...

Brian, this is the joint I'm talking about. I'm also glad to know it doesn't have an official name, even if the reason is that it's not commonly used. The reason I ask is because I've recently made some storage boxes on the CNC machine and used this type of joint. Because the CNC Is...

Afternoon all, I've a very simple question to ask and I'm sure many of you will know the answer. I've googled it but I just can't seem to see anything for sure. I'm relatively new to woodworking (started playing at it around 2019) so I've still tonnes to learn. This seams like one of those...

Would this still not cause the staining? I thought it was the contact between the two materials that caused the reaction.

Thanks for the replies guys. I didn’t realise you could get dummy rose head nails. I’ll have a look into them!

Hi all, I’ve been asked to build a set of bifold, barn style oak doors to compliment an extension build at my parents house. They want the door to somewhat match the other doors in the house so this means Rosehead nails and black ironmongery. My question is, in oak, how do you go about using...

Brian, I have this same router table. I hate to be the bearer of bad news - hopefully your experience will be different - but the reason I’m looking for a good table is because I found this one to be of very poor quality. The carriage that holds the motor has quite a bit of slack in it...

Thanks for all the replies. I’ve made a couple of DIY tables, like mentioned in this thread, suited to specific tasks. I’m getting fed up of building them now and would like to get a ‘good’ one right out of the box, even if it may not be ‘the best’. I like the sliding carriage on the...

Evening all. I’ve done a quick search for ‘best router table’ on the forum and have seen that the JessEm rig seems to come up on top but unfortunately is out of my price range. Looking at the lesser priced options out there - UJK, Charnwood, Trend and others, what would you experienced bunch...