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I have benn over this before but this is anew twist. I have sanded back our kitchen worktops and used Osmo top oil, gives a beautiful smooth finish. When i had done this I didn't like the finish against the wall so i decided to to use some Colron finishing wax injected from a large syringe and...

We have a Beech (i think) wood worktop, it's about 6/7 years old now. It has had quite regular cleans an re-oils with Tung oil. Is there a better oil for this, i have seen boiled linseed oil recommended but then i read it is for outside furniture. It seems there are as many views on this as...

I have been away from this forum for quite some time now due to heart op and other things. When last here i asked about sanding my three foot square oak table top as i wanted a flat finish which i could not get with the tools i have. Someone very kindly offered to do this for me on their wide...

Sometime back someone posted a good maker of bandsaw blades, if anyone knows can they repost it please......cheers

I have made apost in another part of the forum about an oak rocker chair i am rebuilding. I have the lower section reassembled and have appiled a first coat of tung oil, the oak is so dry it was sucking it in as i was applying it. It has it's first coat and i am leaving it for 24hrs. My question...

I found an old rocking chair in a skip, well i rescued it and have dismantelled it. It had been left out in all weathers and is in very bad condition, the seat has plsit into five different bits, the varnish is flaking and falling off. On a closer look the chair is made of oak. As i said i...

Not sure if you have one but the engineers Zeus book is a real must for metric/imperial conversions. It also has many other tables in it. I have had one for over 40 years.

Anyone know of a supplier of glider rocker bearings and hardware in the UK cheers

Sometime ago i asked if anyone was interested in some free oak, with just a small cost to cover daughter infuel for my daught in law. Just a couple of cans. The oak i have is all 71/2 to 8in dia I have 2 pieces 18in long, 1 @ 21in, 1 @24 and 1 @ 28in. Not a lot but there maybe more later (no...

Does anyone know of a sharpening service in the north hampshire surrey area. I live near Camberley. Have looked around but the nearest i found was in Worcestershire.

i have always found their timber is great....................if you want to make boomerangs that is. They have the curve already built in. Depending on what you want their door frames a quite straight and true, basically 4*1*76in. Another problem is that the sizes are not constant.

My son and daughter-in-law are both Rangers and work in the countryside. Occasionally they ask me i f i want some Oak, this is in basic form ie a part of a tree. At present i was offered an oak bough about 10-12in diameter and 6 feet long (sorry cant think well in millipedes). They are cutting...

Does anyone have one of these, i am looking at getting this model as it ticks a lot of my boxes. Bench model, i dont have a very big workshop. Price, i dont have that much to spend. It seems to have decent guides, a cast iron work top. It must cut straight, i have a cheapie one at present and...

I have made an Adirondack chair out of pressure treated Cedar decking. I have given it a coat of teak oil i had knocking about, the end grain fair sucked this up. Is this oil good for outdoor furniture as it will live out there all weathers.