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Hi all I need to make some cabinets for my outdoor kitchen (see attached image). The building has two walls, is open on two sides and has a roof. The cabinets would be in the area marked up. They'd be semi-sheltered most of the time but in some rainy and windy conditions, they would get a bit...

Hi there I'm making a window for a summer house from Accoya. What is a good transparent finish I can use? I want to apply something and then forget about it for 10 years or more. Was thinking Teknos range but they all spray applied. I'll be applying with a brush. Cheers, Andrew

Hi guys I need to fit this post base to the bottom of a air dried 150mm x150mm square oak post. The post is almost square but not bang on. Sorting out the slot/mortise is easy enough but I'm not 100% sure about the 12mm holes for the stainless steel dowels. I'll mark out the hole positions on...

Hi guys I have a few leftover lengths of Ipe decking and I'd like to make a table top from them for an outside table. The Ipe is 21mm thick and in 140mm wide pieces. I've attached a rough sketch. My plan is to rip the pieces down to make them approx 70mm wide. I'll then make a frame shown in...

Hi there Our timber front door leaks when it rain, specifically around 1 side of the fielded panel. I'm surprised it leaks as it seems well made and there are 2 hidden drainage slots in the bottom bead. Attached to the rebate in the door is a 2mm thick black gasket, which I guess is supposed...

Hi guys I need to make a work desk for the missus. I already have an old frame so it's just the top I need. She's quite happy to see the edge laminations. If I use 18mm Malayan are the laminations likely to stay intact or should I be looking at marine grade? Thinking to finish with OSMO or...

Hi guys Bought some Ipe decking two months ago and stored out outside covered with ply to keep rain off. When I recieved it I measured moisture content at about 13%. Started laying it on Friday and have noticed small hairline splits already - photos attached. The install site is a south facing...

Hi all Later this year I'm going to make this summerhouse I have a load of long thick telegraph poles that were installed in someone's garden as an assault course/climbing frame. They are very old and smell slightly of creosote albeit you cannot see it. The timber is softwood - not...

Hi All Not really a "Workshop" project but as you are all wood experts I thought this would be a good place to ask. About to start a large decking project and really wanted to use Ipe (a.k.a Brazilian Walnut) boards as its beautiful and very tough. However there seems to be a big shortage of...

Hi all Have just made some wardrobes for a loft bedroom. The doors my dad wanted are very plain modern looking modern - see image My parents have chosen a Dulux trade eggshell paint they really like. I've test painted it on a piece of MDF and the results are dissapointing as there's a lot...

Hi all I use Osma hardwax oil for finishing most furniture projects I make but I've never used it on flooring before. I need to lay some new oak flooring in our dining room and am considering getting some unfinished or oiled and finishing it with Osma. My question is - has anyone used this...

Hi all I'm building some melamine faced carcases for my attic bedroom. I'm not sure how to make some of the angled cuts. When I build rectangular carcases my procedure is this; (1) rip panel 6mm wider than need - this always results in chipped cuts (2) trim edge of panels with router cutter...

Hi all Attached are two photos of some wardrobes I made. They look good but when I open a door the hinged stile rubs against the hinged stile of the door adjacent to it. The gap between all the doors is 2mm. The hinges are full overlay. What can I do to stop this problem? Have I used...

Hi all I need to make a load of doors for some fitted wardrobe carcases. The doors will be nothing fancy, two rails, two stiles and a piece of obscured glass in the middle. The timber will be painted white. They'll be 2.3m high, 400mm wide. The bottom rail will 150 wide and the top rail and...

Hi guys I've got a front door frame to fit for my dad and I just want to check on the correct detailing where the frame threshold meets the sub cill. The frame has a flush cill, i.e it doesn't protude past the frame itself and there is no drip groove. The granite sub cill is at dpc level...

Hi all I'd really like to understand better how weather/seasons effects the width of wood that is outside. I know inside a house wood decreases across its width in the winter due to drier air/less humidity and increases across its width in the summer due to more humidity in the atmosphere...

Hi all Next week I'll be fitting some external T & G soffits for our roof. Its 15x95mm softwood which will be knotted, primed, and undercoated with Dulux Weatherseal 8-year on both sides. My question is about how tight to make the T & G joint. If I push the tongue all the way into the groove...

Hi all I need to make a new front door, frame + sidelight for our extension. I have a question about the construction of the door. It will be made from Sapele and will be 44mm thick. It will have a painted finish. I'm wondering if to make the rails and stiles from 2inch flatsawn timber or if...

Hi all I'm doing some major refurbishments at my dad's home and one of the thing I need to do is to replace all the rotten/rotting/peeling soffits and facias. They are painted softwood. My dad wants me to replace them with PVC but I keep telling him that it will look....... well...

Hi all I'm doing a loft conversion on our place, first job is to remove the old floor joists and rafters. Some I can use for collar ties for the new roof but I'm thinking about using the rest for firewood in our house - should be pretty dry by now!! The house was built in the 70s. I don't burn...