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Hi guys. I have a sip 01344 planer thicknesser and am fed up with the steel rule method of setting the knives. I have seen the Woodstock jointer jig. Do any of you have experience with it or an alternative? Cheers Jim Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Hi guys, I've made some oak doors and have a tenon that was cracked "I didn't realise" glued it all up and it has seperated as in the photo. I've tried Titebonding and clamping but it separated again. I thought about a small Dutchman but I need it invisible really cause it's for a customer :/...

Hi guys, anyone know how I can get a 5mm cup out of this 30mm thick table top which is 600mm long. It's in kiln dried pine and has just decided to give me a headache. I have biscuited 6 pieces of 100mm wide and we're all jointed perfectly. I've doweled the legs on. Thanks Jim

Hi, does anyone know of a cheap solution to making briquettes from my old wood chip to heat the workshop. They all seem expensive but I was wondering if there is a cheaper alternative. Jim

Hi everyone. I've just been given the task of repairing the frame of this chair. Apparently when it was reupholstered 10-20 years ago there was a newspaper clipping dated 1840 stuffed in with the horse hair. Can anyone shed any light on what it's history or purpose was? As far as I can tell it...

Hi I have just acquired a record DML 24x lathe year 96. It runs a treat but for some reason when I put a piece of wood on it, the centre gets hot when the wood spins on it and doesn't rotate. If I loosen it it still won't turn the centre but the wood still goes. Can anyone help? I've had it...

Hey guys I've just purchased a strop and have never used one before, for sharpening my chisels. Do I need to use any sort of paste? I've attached a piccy Jim

Hi, I have a Windsor chair to repair which has split on the base. I am a furniture maker but am worried about dismantling the chair without damaging and also because if when I split or bandsaw the base down the crack, will it go back together because it will be not as wide by 4-5mm as a result...

Does anyone know where I can buy gyukocho saws. They don't seem to have a website to see their range of tools and I would love to know of some shops. Can anyone tell me?

I purchased two 8x1 1" boards believed to be old elm window seats. Anyway.... Today I got round to planning a bit and it stinks of minty alcohol and I immediately thought that it is a pine species. Can anyone help me ID it. Jim

Hi, I am making two tea trays like the one in the picture and need to put a panel in. I was wondering if I could glue some ash boards thicknessed to 5mm without it cracking or giving way under load? Can anyone advise? Jim

Hi, can anyone tell me what this veneer is that I found at college? Jim

Just finished the carcass of my deluxe router table which I've Made to Norm's plans. I faced it with chestnut. Thought I should post it. Ill be starting the top tomorrow :-)

Hi I have these pieces if timber which i was told by the bloke who gave me them they are ash but my thinking says they're chestnut. Can anyone tell me because I'm making a chopping board with some cherry and walnut?

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had done a DIY epoxy or polyurethane resin screed on top of concrete? I have a 32m2 workshop which has a level concrete floor but no cement screed. It has no bumps. Has anyone had experience with sealing the concrete and getting the resin products? I aren't prepared...

Hi I'm going to purchase norms plans for his deluxe router table. I've seen the 20 min episode on YouTube but was wondering if the DVD you can purchase is longer and more detailed. Dows anyone know? Jim

Hi, I'm on work experience at a joiners shop in France. This week I've been on sit with this bloke who's only 2 years older than me (I'm 20) and he treats me like s#^t. I do what he says and he still assumes I'm a mind reader. I was wondering is this normal? When I answer him back he says dont...

Here's my bread board made from cherry, ash and walnut. It's 39mm thick. I tried my first Dutchman out of cherry as well, because there was a big knot in the walnut. I think it was a bit big for a first one though. What do you guys think. Anyway here are some pics.. Jim

Hi guys I was just wondering if I could use 100mm soil pipe for my extraction because its cheaper? Is this a good idea? I was going to T off with the proper flexi stuff. Jim

Hi, I am thinking of making a big chopping board for my mum. Can I make it out of ash and walnut strips or do these woods have harmful fibres and properties which could affect the food? Thanks Jim