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I've been making drawers with lapped dovetail fronts and with the back held in a simple housing in each side. The sides extend beyond the back which means there's a bit less space but also that it's unlikely the drawer will be pulled right out. Also I've been making the back less tall so the...

Here's a cabinet I made recently. It's an oak frame with ash panels and top. My wife says it's too blonde so I've agreed to make another one, that's another story and another post. But, she says the drawer front is wrong. Apparently it should have the same panel style as the doors and the...

Hi folks I have a well equipped workshop used for joinery work but I'm trying my hand at furniture. I've made a cabinet where the feet extend to the floor a few inches below the bottom rail. The sides are panelled so I grooved the legs on the spindle. This means I have a bit of spare...

Recommendations for an extractor for a Minimax S45 bandsaw, which has a nominal 5" spigot connection. The intention is that it will be dedicated to this machine. I connected a big Numatic with a 32mm hose but it didn't really work. So I guess I need a lot of volume and a fine filter. Just...

Following the advice given earlier about turning the arbor down to 30mm I'll post some pictures here. It's still a work in progress though substantially complete. The colours are a bit variable due to the mix of natural and fluorescent lighting in my workshop fooling the white balance on my...

I'm hoping to tap into the Wadkin sawbench wisdom here. I've got an old Wadkin PP table saw that I'm partially rebuilding. It will take dado sets. I've got the arbor off for new bearings. I'm tempted to turn the 1¼" (31.75mm) shaft down to 30mm … I've got some 30mm tooling that will fit...