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Hi All, l am very new to applying lacquers but I thought I would use it on a plane cabinet I am building (not worthy of a WIP). Anyway, here is what I have done. 1. Sand board to 240 grit. 2. Apply Chestnut acrylic sanding sealer. 3. After 20 minutes have a gentle rub with an Abranet 400...

Hi, I am trying not to be critical about the tablesaw I have acquired particularly as it was a gift. Scheppach HS80. http://www.toolstop.co.uk/scheppach-hs8 ... ion-p64143 I actually have to give the gift bearer some credit as it did match my requirements, small enough to fit in my shed and...

Sorry if I have the term wrong. I am building my first bookshelf out of American white oak and as I want this piece to be "solid" oak I wondered how you source this kind of wood for use as a backing. The thinnest my timber merchant can give me without cutting is 1 inch, I don't fancy wearing...

Hi all, Yes this is probably idleness on my part but can anyone point me to a tool that allows me to soften edges. I have seen the veritas stuff and the reviews aren't great, other than sandpaper is there a router bit on the UK market that can do a small radius roundover? Thanks. Mark

Hi, I have just spent an enjoyable couple of hours thicknessing three lots of oak by hand from rough sawn.. Despite the fabulous results, I just cannot see myself maintaining this type of effort if I want to start upgrading from the tiny nicknacks I am currently producing to bits of...

Hi All, I have completed the lift part of my router project and I am ready to fix it to a plate and then its ready for the table. I do have a worktop ready to accept the router but given the size of my shed I do wonder if I could perhaps mount it onto my workbench and use a blanking plate when...

Hi, I will probably start making something a bit bigger after this one. Until building this all the pens and pencils were thrown in a drawer with loads of junk, finding a pen let alone one that works was always a challenge. What a build up..... Anyway here it is. Its made from Sapele...

Hi All, Just completed this one after my last bandsaw project. After constructing a circle jig for my bandsaw it seemed a good practice project. Thanks to Hudson Carpentry (Alan) for the wood. Sapele, Ash and Sapele. The finish is Danish and Liberon wax.

Hi all, I hope this doesn't turn into one of "those" debates, but I wonder how far people go back through the grits when restoring an edge to a blade. My sharpening regime from grinding is, 200,300,400 and 600 on diamond stones and then 1200 and 8000 on Japanese whetstones. Now providing I...

Hi All, I have a small shed which I do my whittling in and just wondering if I should entertain a planer thicknesser. I have been looking at the Clarke cpt600, but looking on various websites people don't tend to rate the name. Truth is, I cant really stretch to anything more than 150-180...

Hi all, Well it has been slow progress since I first started woodworking in June this year and since then I have been able to churn out this, post737680.html#p737680 I am really chuffed, and now I will be looking at other similar projects to get my skills up. Meanwhile though, I am thinking...

Hi all, First of all I think it is a great piece of kit, but my first project using it has identified some issues. I will be gluing layers of hardwoods together, to do so I want to make sure they are flat (and smooth?). Anyway, the pieces in question are roughsawn, 4x4x1 (inches) in size. On...

Hi all, My local timber merchant has been really helpful (Allen and Orr) with my modest requirements. Whilst they are perfectly happy to get some hardwoods in for me, they only stock cedar, meranti and oak. I appreciate for places like this it probably isn't reasonable to expect them to stock...

Hi all, Take a look at this bandsaw box video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtJ3OOpp4Dw It looks great and dare I say easy to make. I have some oak, cedar and meranti and will be trying to get my hands on some small bits of cherry and maple. Any advice for a novice before taking this one...

Dear all, After reading a little bit about replacing blades I thought I would have a go at installing my new Tuffsaw blade. It must have taken me about an hour, I am not sure it is right but I can tell you now that the new blade is amazing. Not sure even now if I set the blade up right and I...

Hi all, I am looking at using plywood to knock out shapes and templates - who knows, perhaps something presentable. To that end, what kind of plywood should I be using? The kind you find in a well known DIY shop claims to be for external use, and to be honest doesn't look as if it coold be...

Hi all, I can't believe how quickly this happened but when I went to use my two planes tonight they are showing early signs of rust. They are now wrapped in a dry old towel. But I now need to treat them, could someone point me in the right direction. Also, does anyone have any cheap methods...

Hi all, Well the shed is up, the workbench is built and I am ready to start! I have decided to start with basic joint work. I bought a book and part of it is dedicated to different joints so I will work on that. The question now is what wood to start with. I built my bench with rough sawn...

Hi All, One of the first projects I want to do is build my first bench, I have asked my local timber merchant to quote me some wood (I told them what I needed it for). I have to say, the email communication was excellent - and here are the options I was given. Now, I want to learn how to...

Hi all, I belong to quite a few forums that deal with my different interests, and I do try to search as much as I can before posting my queries, I try to pre-empt the virtual online sigh that must come from the usual contributors who feel they have to repeat themselves. Grinding - nothing to...