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A while back I asked for some advice on making a front door - many thanks for the helpful replies, and especially to user Trevanion who shared profiles and advice on weatherseals etc. Anyway, finally finished this recently! A few glitches - the inevitable router incident or two along the way -...

Further to another recent thread on front doors, I'm also embarking on one. It will be quite modern, thematically similar to my recent garage door below, although with full height glazing and thinner strips to let more light in. But for the front, I need to think a bit more carefully about...

Had an HC260 for many years, and it's quite a good machine - keep pondering something bigger but it's small, portable, easy to fix, so I've stuck with it. The one weak point I find is the fence - it's not accurate, flexes, clunky to adjust etc. What's more, I'm needing to replace one of the...

I'm planning a new hinged garage/workshop door to replace the ageing up+over one - I see some good tips on this recent thread but my specs are a little different: 2 x 2000h x 1100w doors Insulated (to be workable in winter and help with noise) Part glazed (need some natural light) Secure...

Currently have a Metabo BAS317 which is good, but a couple of things lacking - the fence is not easy to make minor adjustments to - and the power; the capacity of 165mm is actually OK for most things, but the 900/570W struggles with resawing a hardwood board (even after upgrading to a tuffsaws...

Am looking for a nail gun, initially for two specific jobs: fixing horizontal shiplap cladding to a shed (I gave up on fancier options mooted in another thread) fixing cladding strips (maybe 500, with a few nails in each) to a fence (a la second pic here) I think I've decided on a...

Outdoorsy stuff is a foreign-land to me to I'm hoping someone can point out my the gaping holes in my plan, if not my shed... Doing (or attempting) a trendy garden the likes of which you may see in Elle Deco etc. I want/need a shed in there, but looking around I note that: They are quite...

I have the above router permanently mounted in a table; always seems to have worked well and it's a good machine for table use. Halfway through a job, though, it's just died - no warning, I turned it off and then when turning on it refused to spin; just making a clicking noise like...

Sorry for the alliteration :P Am about to order an Iberico ham and am wanting to make a new holder for it. Currently I have a relatively cheap one like this - it's done the previous two legs but the metal hoop is bent already and it's a bit flimsy overall. The nicer ones have fancy stainless...

Figured it's finally time to upgrade my table saw - a Fox 8", a Kity 419 clone, I think - I bought it cheap ages ago and it's been useful but I do need something with a bit more power and accuracy. Will probably go for a Charnwood W650, Axminster AW10BSB2, or perhaps Record TS250C (which seems...

I'm looking for a good forstner bit to drill out concealed hinges in kitchen cabinet doors. I've only used fairly cheap ones before and they are OK but don't last long (and when they are cheap I'm not too bothered to figure out how to resharpen them :| ). I like the look of the sawtooth ones...

Am planning to make some drawer boxes for kitchen drawers - was going to use Blum Tandembox, but the tip-on version is quite pricey, so I figured I'd rustle them up myself to save a bit. They are to go in 900mm wide cabinets - so the drawers will be approx 850x450mm. I'll make the sides from...

Am starting a new kitchen, and deciding whether to buy/make worktops etc. My wife has (somewhat typically) spotted some uber-trendy kitchen sporting a limed oak worktop, and I'm just wondering how I'd achieve it. I know there are lots of pages on the subject and I've used liming wax with some...

Phew, after what seems like forever, finally managed to get back in the workshop. I'm taking a break from solid timber and making some storage units from 15mm birch ply, something like this: Pretty simple stuff. They need to be quite strong - size is 800mm x avg 300mm (a few different sizes)...

In eg Habitat/Conran/Heals etc you often see oak (veneered) furniture with a very dark brown or almost black finish. It's not quite a stain since it's semi-opaque, but not so thick that fills the grain, which can still be seen. Not actually a big fan of it but have been asked to do something...

Planning a console table with a couple of drawers - table is American Black Walnut, but bought some Sycamore because I really like the colour of it and think it would make a nice contrast for the drawer sides. Never having used Sycamore before, it seems kinda light. Haven't machined it yet so...

While on the subject of super-cheap blades... while browsing my local DIY emporium, I came across this pack of jigsaw blades: As you can see, these are the finest 'Cabinet Maker' brand blades and if you look closely, you can see the price of £1.00 on there - for 30 blades. I've recently...

Thinking about buying a new SCMS sometime. (Actually, thinking about buying lots of things, whether I actually do or not is another matter :)) I have a fairly cheap SCMS, got it ages ago from B&Q - it's more than paid for itself doing studwork, decking etc so I've no real complaints about it...

Much machining later, my oak garden furniture is finally completed: The design is very simple - thought chairs were too complicated so went for stools instead :) Construction is also straightforward - although I'm not quite sure about the through tenons, maybe they would be better hidden - but...

While in London yesterday, popped into the Conran shop and saw first-hand the desk that I have been totally in love with for some time: http://www.conran.com/conranshopping/showMoreInfo.do?productid=10274 (link is to US store, for some reason it's not on UK site but I think it was £5295.) I'm...