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Is this the first example of the more lenient moderating policy? or has it always been the case that members of this forum are free to make disparaging remarks about anyone who is not a member of "their" community?

Charley, You say that if people are not happy with Jacobs ban they should moan at you. It's clear from this thread, other threads and the fact that some regular contibutors have set up their own forum that a a significant number of people are not happy with Jacob being banned. So a lot of...

Hi Jim, Have you thought of using constructional veneers? You can get a variety of real wood veneers (do a google search) that are usually 1.5 mm thick. Never used them to make drums but made curved draw fronts and seen curved coffee table legs made succuessfully. I think they would bend round...

What Jacob actually said was :- "Well he knows what he's doing and has obviously done it before. But the biggest hazard with a band saw IMHO is with pieces which are not firmly seated on the table e.g. round logs - they can spin and jam, or you might forget that the blade is coming out under...

Bit off topic but if you are refering to my saying your comments on the bandsaw thread were "unkind and unfair" then I apologise if I caused you any offence. I certainly was not "steaming in" (nor was I furious!) it was a considered response based on my belief that the "lowest common...

Looking really good and love the panelling at the back. But I think you should have finished the panels before you assembled the carcass because now there is the danger of having a narrow unfinished strip around the outside of any panel that shrinks. Not being critical, just passing on my...

Hi Air is only a good insulator if it is trapped to prevent it moving and transfering heat. Airbeds are poor insulators because the big spaces inside allow convection currents. So your body warms the air next to it which is then cooled by the ground and so on and so on. They are not meant to...

Have a look here http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/ ... x?id=27064

We are all adults and there is nothing wrong with a bit of debate and if someone is strong, forthright (and even totally inflexible) in their view what's wrong with that? As a user of the Visordown motrocycle site I am amazed at the degree of moderation on this site (would a thread called "My...

Thanks for clearing that up but for me you really didn't have to bother. I may be less educated and I may even be an silly person but I do not try and emulate everything I see on Youtube :wink:

Whether his bandsaw is "lighter" variety or not he was obviously well aware of it's capabilities, knew the blade would not bow and fed the timber accurately enough, despite the small footprint , to avoid any toppling. In his case I do not think it was luck it was skill and experience, and...

At the risk of getting shot down in flames what is so dangerous about this cut? Once the cut has started the blade is buried in the wood and the top guide is just above the top of the wood. The base of the wood is always supported on the table and should the blade break it is totally...

If my grandmothers auntie met up with my sisters brothers cousins son and decided she wanted me to make my nephews sons friend a coffee table. Would you recommend I used a rod :wink:

At the risk of adding more fuel to the fire I really cannot see the advantage of using a rod for a simple project such as a table. You only have to mark the length of the components once (ie rail length, leg length etc) and use a tee square to mark that distance on all the remaining similar...

It's allowed as compensation for all the car drivers who regularly try to kill us :wink: As a car driver who has to commute at rush hour it's all those w*nkers who don't know how to use bus lanes. Those who either ignor them and zoom up your inside or particularly those who cannot wait until...

I've used ebay a fair bit and if possible I always place my bid with seconds to go. That way other bidders, who see their max beaten, don't have time to think about it and up their bid (and you only have to look at few bidding histories to see this happening). It also stops me increasing my bid...

Ed, I think building the router table base will be just as involved as building the top so if you feel confident doing the base I would think again about buying a top. Have at look a Ron Fox's hints and tips on the Wealden site:- http://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/rou ... _tips.html Even if...

Hi John, I've just sent you a PM, and I hope it got there before Got Woods! Cheers Grahame

I made these about 12 years to make a rocking horse. Been kicking round the cellar ever since so thought I would ask on here before they go to the skip. They open to about 15" so too big and heavy for the post but free to anyone who wants to collect them from Skipton (or Bradford where I work)...

And taking the dog always gives you the opportunity to stop and admire the view whilst the dog has a rest :wink: