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Hi, I'm looking around at the moment for some odds and ends. Whilst there is a plethora of appropriate shops online I'd quite like to see and touch some of the products. In particular: Chisels: Japanese, bevel, butt, dovetail. Cabinetry finishes: shellacs, lacquers, French polishing. No4/no5...

Well here it is. The plan Having read an article recently on making a small jewelery box with a coopered lid made from mahogany I hope to replicate it with dovetails included somewhere (I can't find the original article). My box will either be used for storing candles or tea, I haven't quite...

Hi, I'm interested in making a tea chest for various...well teas, and was hoping somebody may have some tips. sorry bad joke. I've done a quick google and not turned up anything on making them. Commercially available ones just seem to be plain boxes. My questions are: Should it be a...

Hi, Starting to use my SS gift for sizing some timber and was wondering if anyone had any top tips for set up. Which way should I be planing in relation to the grain? How do I sharpen the blade - circular motion, straight strokes in different directions etc. Is the technique the same as a...

Hi, Starting to make myself a couple of marking gauges and was wondering if anyone had a good supplier of brass thumb screws? I know its a long shot but is there anywhere I can buy the moving pin mechanism for a miter gauge (brass)? I don't have a soldiering iron and I'm reluctant to buy one...

Hi, I've had a quick search through past topics and couldn't find anything. I was wondering if anyone had any plans (sketch up or paper) for a stable type door? I have a very strange shaped door in a strange size with listed building constraints to tackle so a baseline plan to tailor to my...