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Hi All Made this recently from Mdf and birch plywood for the drawers. Hand painted. Pretty pleased with it. This was the first job that I'd made full with the aid of Polyboard design software. Exported to DXF to display to the customer in Sketchup. The real benefit of something like Polyboard...

Hi Everyone I want to make a desk for my house from veneered MDF and will (hopefully) include some filing drawers which will have either 12mm or 15mm sides. Ive searched the web but can't find much. Can anyone recommend any hardware to hang the actual files in the drawers. I can't really do a...

Ive been using this great software called polyboard. Its a very sophisticated piece of software for designing cabinets etc and staircases and is at a reasonable price. Thought I might share this with others. A great resource for cabinet and staircase work can be found at...

Hi Everyone I know the domino has been covered many times on here but Im after some up to date advice. I mainly do fitted furniture and am being asked to do more and more stuff where i need to be able to conceal the jointing method as opposed to the usual screws thought the sides that i...

Can anyone please recommend a suitable finish for birch plywood. Its only workshop cabinets but I want something to enhance and protect it without darkening it. Cheers Tel

Hello To those that work on fitted furniture regularly. After advice on here I've successfully used the methods from the likes of Jason B etc on Infill pieces to the sides of alcove work so thanks for all there help I've had in the past. I usually use a piece of 6mm or 12mm for the front...

Hi There Ive bought the pocket hole jig......great bit of kit and I'm impressed how well the joints pull up. I'm intending on building some drawers with it. I'm more than prepared to use glue on the joints to strengthen them. My question is how do the people that use the jig regularly go about...

Can anyone tell me the correct pocket hole screws for joining 15x15mmmm and 18x18mm MFC and a good place to source them in The Uk. Thanks in Advance Tel

Hi there I'm making a wardrobe for my sons room. I was hoping to make the doors in MDF and shaker style. I read a few posts on here as to how to do them properly i.e loose tenons etc but I don't have the tools to do them that way yet. Has anyone made them from say 12mm with 6mm glued over...

Anyone got any preference on clamps. Bessey duo or Irwin Xp. Mainly going to be used for drawer boxes T

Hi There Ive given up on the blum website......what an awful mess. For such an innovative company they need to improve their website so the average person can understand it. If anyone knows? Do the drawers (outer dimensions) need to be exactly the size of the blum runners or can they be...

Iv'e searched and can't find any info. Does anyone have any idea of the maximum width you can make drawers with Blumotion Tandem runners without adding the extra stabilising hardware. I'm planning some 900 width by 500 depth and was wondering if anyone else has had any experience making them...

Hi again. A customer wants some wardrobes built in an alcove approx 850widex700deep. I have built carcass wardrobes before but as this is just a rental property they want something fairly basic and cost effective......im guessing a frame made out of softwood with a high internal shelf on battens...

Anyone got any opinions on 'cutrights' or wrights carpentry. Sheet goods cut to length edgebanding etc. Have used them once.........got to admit the mdf cuts were spot on unlike my local timber yard which were out by a mm here and there and you could see the saw burn on alot of the cuts. They...

Hi again. Am going to try and put together some cabinets with drawer boxes this weekend for storage of tools in my garage. Plan on picking up some screwfix ball bearing slides. Would appreciate some answers to some questions if anyone can offer anything. Am struggling abit. Can the drawer...

Have been keenly reading the forums for months and months. Have to say I have learned alot from this place so thanks guys. Have been moving more and more towards woodworking/carpentry after spending the best part of 20 years doing plastering/painting and kitchen fitting. Am being asked to do...

Hi There. I am a fairly competent carpenter albeit still learning and have been asked to build some various pieces of fitted furniture to some alcoves for a regular customer. We have agreed on Mdf painted up white. Whilst I have constructed wardrobes cabinets before I have never built drawer...