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I'm just starting this project and thought I would share it on here as I haven't posted anything for ages. This will be my first attempt at building a musical instrument, namely a flying-v bass. The neck and body will be mahogany and the fret board is an ebony substitute which looks like ebony...

I got some festool vouchers through the post which I won't be using, £75 off either one of the Domino machines. Pm me if anyone wants, first come first serve (there's one of each so say whether you want the small or the xl)

Just had a watch engraved for a Christmas present and they've made a right mess of it, it looks like she did it drunk. The letters don't follow the curve of the watch and the letter size is inconsistent. The watch cost £80… am I in my rights to expect them to replace it as there's obviously no...

I've been yearning for a long while for a steel rule with mm graduations on each edge without half mm graduations which they all seem to have, and which make my head hurt when staring at them for too long. Found some here if anyone's interested (scroll down to the ones that say "pick up"...

Aside from small box lids this is the first proper bit of veneering I've attempted. I spotted 4 lovely consecutive leaves of burr walnut on fleabay a while ago and knew it would be worth trying to quarter match them. This was mainly built to hide a tumble dryer, which meant it's ended up as a...

I have a job coming up to build an alcove cupboard with glass doors (well, wooden frames with glass panels). What thickness of glass is suitable for this application? How would you fix the glass in place? (I was thinking of using the normal shaker style method but substituting the mdf panel for...

Is it conceivable to use something like the chestnut buffing system to remove scratches from glass, such as a watch face or pair of glasses?

I'm in the process of making a sideboard with a veneered top in burr walnut. My go-to finish for table tops is osmo oil, mainly as i like the hard wearing matt finish it gives and ease of use, but I do think it can look a little flat and really want something that will pop the grain of the...

If i use an electric blanket over my bag press, how much will this reduce the pressing time if using cascamite? Also is there some kind of valve I can install in the system so that once the pump has sucked the air out I can turn it off, I currently have to leave it running or it will allow air...

About half the price of the genuine ones on flea bay, are they any good? I've always assumed they would be cr@p but saw someone on another thread recently say they were just as good as the originals...

I could use a hand in the workshop... https://youtu.be/Fb4j51Mor20

Tape measure scales always seem to read left to right. If I'm measuring and marking a piece of wood, I'll have the tape in my left hand and pencil in my right (I'm right handed) which means unless you cross your hands over the scale will always be upsidedown? The only one I've found with a scale...

What is the blue stuff he uses to fill the pattern at around 2.15? And where can you buy it? https://youtu.be/jrT2tjAB2MY

I notice lidl have saw blades of the correct diameter and thickness for the ts55 but the wrong bore, just wondering if it's possible to use them with some sort of reducing sleeve, has anyone tried this? Could be worth it at 3.99 each as opposed to £35 for the festool blades...

After months of nothing but mfc this was a nice little project. Can't claim design kudos as I was just copying something the misses found online. American black walnut with birch ply drawers. Senior management was pleased!

https://youtu.be/FimCQbYFr4w

I have obtained some rather lovely consecutive leaves of burr walnut which i will be using to make a sideboard-come-bar type thing. I've only done quite basic bits of veneeing before just using mdf, but I've seen mentioned on here (by Custard among others) of using a sandwich of ply/ mdf. What's...

English walnut with American walnut handles. Just a bit of fun really, but nice to get back on the lathe again after a long break.

The latest addition to the festool lineup only 299.99 inc delivery!

Can anyone recommend some decent ones, I've used some from screw fix before which worked but didn't exactly ooze quality.