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Hi I am going to Devon (Dawlish Warren) with the family in 2 weeks, for a week. Just wondering if there are any places in the area that are good for timber? I know of Yandles and may get chance to get there, but wondered if there are other hardwood suppliers? I will be in a packed car, so im...

As a manager of a business, i always appreciate a good review or feedback when i get it. I've moaned this last week about SIP and their mistakes, but i also think praise should be given to a company when they excel. I am getting a Record Power BS350 today and want some decent blades. Called...

Hi All Am about decided on this saw, new, £357.30 + VAT Am going to get some good blades for it. Although it says 25mm blade capacity, do you think this might be a problem? I want to resaw some 6 -8 inch softwood occasionally - should i go for a 3/4" blade instead? Would i struggle? Want to...

Can someone just confirm my calculations please. I was looking at hardwood timber boards, for this example, 4.5" x 0.75", 6ft lengths. I came across reclaimed floorboards (pine) and thought they would be good for what i want. The person is charging anywhere between 42p and £1 per foot. Now...

Hi My mother asked me to make a basic telephone seat out of pine but with a mahogany finish. I've made the seat/table and applied several coats of Rustin mahogany gloss. I have a nice finish. But there are several dust specs in the gloss finish. I have de-nibbed with some fine pads. Once I have...

Apologies if this is in the wrong section. I haven't had much luck with bandsaws in the past - only because i haven't set them up properly, or i have had rubbish blades on them. I'm thinking of purchasing a Record Power BS400 which i can get through work for £600 inc. VAT I will purchase some...

Ok, see my other post for the Stanley. However, as much as i would like to get Lie Nielson or Clifton, i have 2 planes that, other than 5 minutes or less flattening the sole and a quick sharpen on my Tormek, ive done nothing else to them. They are both of the same make...................... They...

I know that Stanley arent what they used to be - but im impressed with their Premium No. 4. This is straight out the box, no sharpening, no messing with the sole etc It take great shavings.

I thought i would spend a few minutes giving you an idea of where i mess up wood and get frustrated! I had the shed constructed last year - its 20ft by 10ft, ive started to insulate inside and i have a woodburner for the really chilly evenings. Its creosoted and double felted on the roof, and...

Hi All I am considering, at some point in the future, getting a much better bench than i have at present. I built it myself, its solid, with a double thickness mdf top, but my vice is a £10 cheapy that has broke, and i have no dog holes and no storage. So i have been looking at something like...

Hi all Just wanted to say a thank you to everyone that replied to my last post "disheartened". I went out today, adapted my crosscut sled to do mitres as well. Bought a cheap 45 square and adjusted my blade exact. Got 1 length of redwood from a friend, and now have perfect mitres and the...

Hi All I started woodwork a year ago after giving up drinking - needed something to fill my time in the evening once the kids were in bed. Anyway, i only get chance to go out in the workshop every now and then. I recently bought a new table saw, SIP 01332, 2nd hand but in great nick. Ive spent a...

Hi All I would like to get a few, or even just one woodworking DVDs. I cant, at the moment, afford to go on a course, and although i do have some excellent books, im not a great reader, to be honest. I struggle with it, so find watching the process being done a lot easier than reading about it...

Hi all I recently bought a 2nd hand but hardly used Ferm 16/500 9 speed bech drill. I haven't had call to really use it yet although it powers on fine. I have opened the case that houses the pulleys and there are 3 sets of wheels with belts going from each outside set to the inner set of...

Just thought I would share with everyone the success (I think) I had today. I've found recently that eBay is getting much harder to find a good deal on. Lots more shops selling rather than single users. Anyway got an SIP 01332 16amp saw with both extensions and the usual accessories, hardly...

Hi All I have been making and refurbishing furniture for a little while and am thinking about getting an Airless spray machine. I am a hobby user, so i dont do it full time. i would like to spray emulsion, acrylic eggshell, very occasionally oil based paint, and sometimes stains perhaps. I...

Hi All I have been making and refurbishing furniture for a little while and am thinking about getting an Airless spray machine. I am a hobby user, so i dont do it full time. i would like to spray emulsion, acrylic eggshell, very occasionally oil based paint, and sometimes stains perhaps. I...

Hi I have been making a few pieces of furniture for friends, family etc. Pretty much all the stuff i do is pine, and the finish is usually Shabby Chic, or French Provencial etc. Not gloss or varnish. I have also purchased some cheap pieces and renovated them. I am getting confused over...

Does anyone have any experience of these bandsaws? Might be getting one. Just wondering what the max width of blade and depth of cut truly is. Might be getting one for £280. Any good?

Just been playing with this new jig. Trying out lapped dovetails. All going ok but when I fit the front and sides the dovetails are huge. Everything lines up well and the sides are nice and flush with the front, but the "sockets" for want of a better phrase are really wide. There's major gaps...