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Many thanks for the helpful replies- I have found some veneer from SL Hardwoods at a price I'm happy with. Also thanks for the link to Glues Direct.

Hello all, I am wondering if anyone can advise where I could buy some wood veneer in London? I am based in South East London so anywhere around here would be ideal. In particular I'm looking for Walnut. I'm also wondering if anyone has any tips regarding glueing the veneer? It's going onto...

Thanks for the input all. I opted to buy new splinter guards in the end. All changed and now I have nice accurate rails again!

Hi all, It's definitely time for me to replace my splinter guard on my guide rails. I'm just wondering if it's possible to reverse them (rotate the splinter guards 180 degrees and use the fresh side which is currently opposite the fricton strips). I'm aware new splinter guards have a self...

Thanks for all the replies. i will definitely go down the route of buying separate chisels as opposed to a set, that is a very helpful idea. I'm still weighing up the Ashley Iles vs Narex Cabinet Makers Chisels... And struggling to decide!

Hello all, I am preparing to buy my first set of decent chisels for finer work. My aim is to start practicing and refining hand skills in my work rather than relying on machining. My budget is £45-£60 and I would like a minimum of four chisels. From my initial searching I found that Axminster...

I have two joint based questions, I imagine the answers are fairly simple but I'm just looking for some agreements or some pointers on better methods! 1- I am making a bookcase out of 18mm plywood. I plan to use a router to cut 18mm rebates out of the verticals for the horizontal shelves to fit...

Hello all, I'm currently trying to get my head around how to drill repeated holes at a consistent angle. For example please have a look at the attached image of a stool with splayed dowel legs. In this example there have been 4 holes drilled all at the same angle for the legs to fit into. I'm...

Hi all, I am currently researching for a open faced large cabinet a client has asked me to make. Specified material is 18mm birch ply with white melamine finish on both sides. I'm just wondering if the good people on here have ever sourced this before? I am familiar with ply with one melamine...

Wow thank you to everyone for your input. It has been very helpful and I really appreciate it. As you may have guessed this is my first large job (I'm fitting the whole book shop however the other units are much smaller than this one). I have read through all the comments in detail and created...

Hello all, I am currently designing (to make) a large shelving unit. It is going to be fitted in a bookshop and will store books. The client has specced that it will be 4 metres long, thus longer than a standard 2440 x 1220mm sheet. My question is: considering the weight of the books is it...