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Hello, I just bought an internal oak veneered door from B&Q to match others already in my house. Unfortunately is not pre-finished like the others are as that is all they had available. Does anyone know what I can put on it to make it right? ordinary varnish or linseed oil maybe? Thanks Andy

I have a 10 year old Rage Evolution S3 that works fine, but I only use it for rough cuts due to the tear out I get with it. I know I could improve the quality of the cuts by making a zero clearance insert, scoring the wood, using tape etc, but I wonder if anyone has any opinion on whether it is...

I have a combi boiler controlled but a Grasslin Towerchron QE2 Twin Channel Programmer. It is plugged in to a module attached to the wall and looks like it could be replaced with something else. Does anyone know if it is possible to replace it with a wireless unit that I can put somewhere else...

I would like to get some tuition for basic hand tool use, sharpening planes, cutting straight lines, making boards flat etc. Every time I try and make a straight piece of wood on a table saw it still ends up being ever so slightly off, or miles out. I made a shooting board out of melamine using...

My garage/workshop has a separate room at one end that I use for an office. It is kitted out nicely, desk, pc for sketchup , books, drinks cabinet etc, but it has the same concrete floor as the workshop and is effing cold. It is on the north side of the building so gets no sun. The previous...

I have a Makita MLT100 on a trolley which I am thinking of giving to my son to start his own workshop. That would leave space for me to upgrade to a larger, more solid, and accurate cast iron table saw. The thing is that I will still need to move it around. If I put it on some kind of...

I have always wanted to make a guitar and will make a proper one when I get time, but I was at the local amenity site (throwing stuff away), but couldn't resist taking home a load of hardwood window frames, Sapele I think. I also found an old electric guitar there which supplied the machine...

Just thought I would share a sketchup drawing of some drawers/mitre station in my workshop that I did, along with the finished thing. The open front spaces are also on runners allowing me to store the bigger heavier stuff. The shelf for the mitre saw is removeable and can be lowered to fit the...

I was thinking that I would like to buy a mini lathe for making small parts to compliment various woodworking projects. I think I would have a need for milling capability and thread cutting capability too I don't have the space for a full size lathe and the parts I would be making will probably...

I would like to learn how to sometimes use handsaws for ripping and cross-cutting work instead of firing up the table saw. I have a couple of Stanley ones, but they have been used for cutting firewood and I cant even remember how much they cost or where they came from. I am annoyed with myself...

Hello. My first post here. I am an absolute novice at everything to do with wood apart from burning it, but I would like to have a go at making various things, some of which involve dovetail joints. I was looking around at jigs and came across the Stots jig on you tube, but cannot find out...