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Hi all, Haven't done much carpentry in some time and I never got into cabinet making. I'm saying this so that you understand that much of my knowledge will be ropey. That said, my wife purcahsed a second drinks cabinet and only afterwards did we realise that the lock needed replacing. After...

Hi all, I recently purchased a second hand Table saw off of a friend as he was moving and couldn't take it with him. It was cutting funny (pushing wood to the side) so I've decided to replace the blade - it was slightly blunt on one side of teeth. However I'm having trouble finding a...

Hey all, I'm making a sun lounger out of old pallets for a friend as I broke the previous sun lounger (flimsy tubular design + me = disaster). However because they are into Shabby Chic I thought that it would be cool to have a lime wash effect on the finished item. Please bear in mind that I...

Hey all, I've got an old draper hobbyist table saw with an 8 1/4" blade on it. I've sharpened it, but now realise that the most important bit to sharpen would be the actual tips of the points as this does most of the cutting... right? Anyway, the problem that I'm having at the mo is that...

Hi all, I've only joined over the weekend and this is already my third post - sorry to barrage you all with questions like this. Anyway, for one of my upcoming project my wife would like me to make a large "chopping board" that can be placed over our sink and draining board, and then stored...

Hi all, I'm trying to turn an piece of oak into a rustic table. This is, perhaps, my most ambitious project to date. It's dimensions are 1" x 19.5" x 32.5" approx. However as you can see from the pictures it's cupping a little AND suffers with a few splits. What I would like to know is...

Hi all, First post here, so be gentle ;) I am have just made 'carved' (well, drilled really) a tea light holder for my wife, as shown in he attached photo below. I have also made another one for a friend, I don't know what type of tea lights she'll use (metal, glass, etc.). My question is...