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I must confess that I haven’t posted for a while and it’s not that I have been totally inactive but rather that I've been involved in other things as well. Enough excuses. I was asked by someone I knew to build a bookcase to fit a particular space on his landing. I’ve only done one commission...

I’m considering a new project which will perhaps have some raised panels, perhaps just under 2 inches deep. I’ve cut these before on a table saw sled but now want to try a traditional method. The trouble with a table saw is that you don’t get the flat bit at the edge. I know you can use...

This is the second Arts and Crafts Morris Chair I’ve built. The first was a few years ago so no WIP pics I’m afraid. Both were to designs by Gustav Stickley taken from Robert Lang’s books of Stickley’s plans, the first being the rather straight lined No. 332, and this one containing more...

Hi, I've just bought myself one of these and am pleased with it. I'm using it to produce the curves on a Morris Chair that I'm making - I'll post it up on the Projects board when I'm finished but don't hold your breath :wink: . One question I thought someone may be able to answer though; why...

Right, this is my first commissioned work! Not that I went out of my way to get it; or I’d do it again unless it was really worth my while. It is a pair of side tables I made for a friend; the dimensions were non-negotiable as the tables had specific locations. The bottom drawer had to be...

We needed more storage in the study and I wanted to try a few new techniques. Most of my previous projects have used oak but I also didn’t want this to cost the earth in timber. The result was this wall cupboard to go above the pine floor-standing cupboard we bought eons ago. A looked through...

Hi I've just started a new project of a couple of side tables for a friend of mine. I purchased the wood, some European (Ukrainium, I think) oak about a month ago and have just started to prepare it to find the colour is very variable changing from light brown to white in places. This is not...

I've just got myself a "new" Startrite 301 bandsaw off ebay and started using it on my new project. It's one of the older green ones - heavens knows how old it is. It seems to cut great but doesn't have dust collection and I'd like to rig up something to my 100mm extractor. The Axminster...

Hi Wanting to try something completely different I thought I’d build a box for my 2mm scale railway models. I’ve spent many years building up a small collection of models many of which are built from scratch. This box had to do them justice! I decided on Cherry as I’ve not used it before. I...

Hi folks I've seen one of the above on ebay and wondered where I could get a full spec of the machine. The fact that it's local got me thinking. I've currently got a Electra Beckam 316G about 3 years old but I've never been really happy with it despite changing blades. Is this likely to be a...

Hi Folks I've just knocked out a picture frame from a piece of teak given to me by a neighbor into boats. One surface had some lovely weathering (I think it must have been submerged for a while!) and after wire brushing it down I used my band saw to cut a board about 1/2" deep to use for...

Hi, What's the general feeling about finishing the inside of drawers? Previously, I've always given them the same full finish as the rest of the project. I've always felt this excessive but I thought it's safer to do the whole project than omit doing a part of it. This time however, I have...

Hi Folks Finally got around to some notes and a few photos I’ve been taking of my current project. A couple of years ago I built a chest of drawers to Gustav Stickley’s diagram No.913 from early last century. Here’s the piece. It’s built from Croation Oak and was certainly a challenge...

Hi Guys, I'm new to the forum and after receiving help with my planer technique problems I thought I'd share some photos. This is my latest work completed a couple of months ago. I'm mainly into Americal Arts and Crafts stuff. This hall cupboard is based on Gustav Stickley's sideboard No...

Hi, I'm new to the group and been have woodworking for quite a while but still have problems . More often than not the jointer appears to take more wood off at the ends leaving the middle proud. It's a real pain jointing boards to glue up for table tops and such like. I've got a Jet JPT-310...