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Dear all, I've rescued a nice old desktop from being thrown away. I wold like to restore it and use it in my office. I've never done such a thing before so I would like to ask for your advice. Please find my questions below: 1. Should I take off the old stain with a sand paper? 2. What stains...

I need to buy a plane(s) for squaring boards. I was trying to live with a budget jack plane no 6 but it was difficult to setup and eventually fall apart. I like to think it wasn't my fault but I can't be sure ;) I'm a beginner and from what I've read/seen on YT I ought to go for a high quality...

I'm trying to plane a reclaimed white oak and I'm coming across 2 major problems: 1) sometimes when I'm making a pass the plane gets stuck. It looks like it takes more material than it suppose to. If I continue pushing with more force i will damage the surface. How to avoid it and what to do...

I have an access to an unlimited amount of beech in an excellent prices (far below what I can find in the UK). I'm able to deliver it to any place in the souther part of the country. I'm looking for a merchant with an experienced on the British market who is open for a discussion. Can you...

I bought some very nice reclaimed oak boards for a great price. The only "problem" is that I have to plane them. Let me say that my experience with planing on a scale from 0 to 10 is about 1. I though that the best idea would be to buy a power planer and it's going to be a straight forward...

Hello everybody, This is my first post on this forum so I would like to welcome you all! I'm beginning my journey with woodworking and I would like to ask for an advice. What would be the best place to buy materials from (I do apologise if this's not a correct board for this kind of...