Recent content by xflyman

It's not a heavy wood and has a lovely sheen after planing. Sadly the top section is particle board which was a real shock as I had cut out a corner section to make sure it was solid wood. All the edging was solid wood and it was this I had cut into thinking I had a nice large board with which...

I recently picked up an old dresser that was advertised as American cherry wood. When I got round to dismantling it, the surface was a veneer but the original wood seems to be oak. Different boards had a USA stamp on them and the hardware was Canadian manufacture. I'm not even certain the veneer...

Another couple of pictures and thanks for your help.

I got hold of an old Victorian headboard with inlaid panels and took it to pieces to see what I could salvage. I thought the frame would have been some sort of softwood but it doesn't seem to be when I try the thumbnail test. Any ideas what this is, as being used to working with pallets, pine or...

Kitchen worktops? No idea if they make them that long, just a thought.

They're not parallel so wasn't sure how to describe them.

Pallet wood Adirondack chair - as has been stated the biggest cost is time. I avoid any pallets with more than 2 nails at any end as you will never get usable wood of any length from them and it also means they've been repaired over time.

I've had a Titan table saw for over a year now and it does certain jobs well enough. The loose fence is the most obvious fault but very easy and cheap to fix (Titan table saw fence fix - youtube). As for true parallel cuts over a longer piece of wood tat takes a bit more fiddling about with...

I recently obtained 4 folding chairs through freecycle. The previous owner stated that they needed some repairs and it turns out she got them from freecycle, paid £100 to have them stripped as they were painted red but this just highlighted their true condition. I managed to make 2 chairs out...

Since being paid off from work with health issues a year or so ago I have been mucking around with woodworking and really enjoy it. I started off trying to make things from pallets with limited success. I have now built up a useful collection of tools and feel I have made some progress when it...