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Hi Guys, found this monster tree chopped down by me today, does anybody know what type of tree / wood this is ?

Hi All I have recently had an extension built and have had x2 new radiators added to my existing central heating system, it taps into both the flow / return. However, where as the rest of the house radiators are working just fine, the new radiators are only get slightly warm, far from hot. I...

Hey everyone, hope your all having a great christmas ! So im currently having my garage / workshop extended by another 6 x 4 meters so i would like to get a decent table saw in there, Im looking to build my own speaker cabinets in the near future, so ideally i want to be able to rip up 6x4...

Hi all, so im pretty much finished my new raised decking project, its 10 x 8 meters and i have left a recess approx 1.5m wide by 0.75m deep to build my firepit / bbq. The deck is raised approx 60cm off the floor where the firepit will be placed, i have put a hardcore concrete base approx 150mm...

How do chaps ! So im redoing my drive and decking at the front of the house and have decided i want to box some old sleepers round my large trees, add some compost, shrubs and lights and make a feature of them. I found a field full of old sleepers, however they look like they have been there...

Hi All So i have my decking frame built ready for the decking (image below) I have used 6x2 for the outer and mid frame, 4x4 for the leg posts and 4x2 for the joists. I have dedicded i dont want the grooved cut boards that seems to be most common and all both my timber suppliers stock. I...

Hi all, after watching a number of decking builds on youtube (mainly american) I ahve decided to build my decking to the finished size of 10m x 8m, I am going to use a 25 posts in total concreted into the floor, 5 rows of five, of which i will attach lengths of 6x2 as my support beams, ontop of...

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great easter. I bought a shogun as a workhorse to go ot the tip, B&Q, take dogs out etc etc, and decided to chase my youth and have some fun with it, nitrous, re-spray etc etc, I want to fit a large bonnet vent and hood scoop, my worry is water though, coming...

Hi guys, hope your all well I last night bought a 2002 Shogun 4x4 to pickup my wood, take dogs out etc... however still having all my spray equipment i fancy giving a full 2 tone respray, and need to build a temp spray booth in my garden ! I was looking for ideas / suggestions of what i could...

after discovering that the large extractors were not suitable for smaller tools such as sanders and my table saw, does anyone have any experience with the wet and dry stanley range of hoovers that are appearing all over ebay, 4.5hp etc, are these any good for connecting to power tools etc ? any...

Hi guys, hope somebody may be able to help as google only gives me US based answers my driveway is lined which HUGE trees that border a council field, which also joins to a neghibours house (a horrible one i may add) who has wanted the trees taking down for a while, the trees are stunning and i...

Hi all I looking to build a chunky looking desk across the width of my office. A friend of mine has given me some huge rolls and lengths of various exotic veneers. Now there not the veneers I see on youtube where they look like dried out paper. There , I suppose laminated to a hard base, maybe...

Hi all I visited a reclamation yard earlier as saw some fantastic old oak beams that had been restored, dressed up and had price tags ranging from £300 to £800, I was shocked but they were stunning. I have posted a link to a picture of the type of thing I was looking at, I wish I had taken some...

Hi all I'm in the process of setting up my own wood workshop in my extended garage, I have bought various tools and machines all which make some good mess, after getting a Axminster thicknesser over the weekend and doing a few test runs, I really need some kind of vaccum or extractor. I was...

Hi all, I have been watching some videos on yo tube, and am desperate trying to find the Epoxy resin their using on them here in the UK. Not sure if i can post a link on here but one of the videos is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGxVikwTK1A They mix a x2 part Epoxy, spread it on, kill the...

Hi Everyone I was wondering if anyone can offer me some advice, I am very much enjoying gluing, clamping different woods together so i can create boards with various patters etc, however, although i try to rip the wood as equal as possible before bonding, i would like to be able to plane the...

Hi Everyone, just joined the forum, im new to wood working, always enjoyed doing round the house DIY and building stuff but i would like to get a little more involved in the fine art. I have a dewalt dw743n flip saw, however when i want to rip wood sheets into lengths, i seem to fill the garage...