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Anyone need a microwave for drying wood? I have a mid to large size domestic one that still works fine. Its cluttering up my workbench and it's off to to the tip soon if no one wants it. Collect only from central warwickshire I'm afraid. PS, it was replaced in the kitchen due to some rusting...

Folks I need to glue some pine edge to edge and for the join to be invisible. I've got the boards so that when pressed together, the joint is pretty much as I want, ie really hard to follow the the join line. I've used PVA in the past and in many instances that has left a dark tell tale along...

Folks, I'd like to make some wooden duck boards, essentially a grid to stand on, for a shower cubicle. Is there any wood which will stand up to repeated soaking without rotting? Or should I forget the whole idea?

gentles all, I plan to make a board game - often referred to as Viking chess. The board is easy enough, and I could make some really simple pieces easy enough, but I like something a little more in complex for the men. Id like to copy the pieces shown in this 'how to'...

Folks, I've been asked to make one of these for my grand daughter. It is a climbing frame as shown, but when turned over and filled with cushions it make a sort of rocking chair. The cross pieces will be Oak rods, but I need a bit of advice re the semi circular side bits. Plywood would be an...

Folks, you will most of you know those kitchen units that are finished in a very glossy plastic type finish. I've been asked to do some work on one of these panels. The panel runs up the side of a freezer, and the plastic finish is de laminating and coming away from the MDF (I think) core. I...

Folks, I know this will be really basic for many of you, but I'd like some guidance/approval of my plan to repair some chairs. They are bespoke made farmhouse kitchen chairs, Elm allegedly, though they don't show much grain. The joints are coming apart due to a teenager (!) swinging back on the...

gentles all, I am a relativity new turner, mostly with hardwood. I turned something the other day, softwood that I thought was well seasoned. After finishing with wax, the next day some micro cracks started to appear.. more apparent to touch than sight. The cracks followed the grain so weren't...

Folks pretty much every pair of pincers I have ever used have had a claw for nails at the end of one handle and a rounded knob at the end of the other handle. These usually get referred to as Carpenters Pincers. I understand the claw for small nails, but what if any, is the purpose of the...

Gentles all, I recently hought a long shank router bit for my 1/4in router (OF1010). The bit is about 3-4mm too long.. I'd I can't get the bit far enough in to ensure the collet closes on the 'insert bit up to this line mark'. Routers frighten me so I try to ensure I follow all the guidelines...

Folks, I know it's not strictly a woodworking project, but I have a nice whisky bottle, and I want to put some form of lighting within it. It has a fairly wide opening, about 15 - 18mm where the Cork used to sit. I want to make it mains powered, has anyone got any ideas as to what sort of light...

Folks I want to make a name board for a grand child. Looking at the market place there are a number to choose from. Trend, Milescraft, Rutlands own brand, Rockler etc etc. Anyone got any experience of a particular product or can recommend something...? Any advice, as usual, gratefully received.

Folks I will be making a cabinet for a friend to house all his remotes and TV boxes. It will sit on the floor in a CH room. Top will be 5in by 1in board edge glued to give me a top finishing around 2ft by 2ft. The board will be just softwood from my local yard, it'll be pine of some sort ...

Gentles all, I'm making a table lamp out of an old class Apothecaries jar or something. I'm using copper pipe inside the jar as conduit to take the flex down from the lamp holder and out the bottom. I've polished this up and got it lovely and shiny. Question; How can I keep the copper shining...

Folks, no one wants to buy my ML8. I got a new lathe coming next week, I desperately need the space. Anyone want this free of charge? Collect only Southam , Warwickshire. You'll need help to load, I've had back surgery twice, not able to help with loading.

Folk have offered my Myford for sale here and other places (going on eBay today , as I held off going there). Nil interest whatsoever from here and other place(s). Questions - have I overpriced it? Is it not a good lathe? I know the photos aren't exactly studio quality, is that the major...

gentles all, anyone got any experience of eradicating ants and their nests? On my front and back lawns I have approx 20 maybe 25 ants nests as indicated by their excavations where they leave piles of fine sifted soil on the surface of the grass, The worst of the nests is some years old and is...

A friend of my dear lady wife has asked me to do some work on an old tea tray. She has lined the tray with some very attractive flowery wallpaper and she wants me to 'waterproof' the paper. Its isn't worth getting polycarbonate or glass cut, as it is not a valuable piece. I assume that any kind...

Hiya, my daughter is doing some landscaping work, and she is looking to get rid of an 18in high retaining wall and replace it with sleepers. She asked me whether they should go for Oak or softwood. The softwood is 'treated' and I guess the Oak is or could be given a coat of preservative. Her...

Gentles all I have an Axi table saw, and the alloy fence runs on an alloy track at the front of the saw. Smooth movement of the track is facilitated by some (looks like PTFE) tapes affixed to the under side of the fence slider. These move and wear out and lose their stickiness over time... any...