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Hi, I've just had my first attempt at hammer veneering a couple of panels -bookmatched burr walnut over plywood. I'm now trying to decide how to finish them. I'd obviously like to pop the grain as much as possible – which would suggest an oil finish – but I feel i would be better using a...

...remember you’ve put it there! Ouch #-o Luckily had safety glasses on. Simon

I’ve been experimenting recently with Titebond Liquid Hide Glue and really like it a lot. Can anybody think of a good reason I shouldn’t use it on the leg tenons on my workbench build? Personally I can’t see why not in a dry workshop. It seems to swell the fibres less than PVAs and makes...

I ask this question cause I’ve been thinking about benches a lot recently, specifically why I dislike of tool wells. I’m admittedly a very untidy worker, and had a bench many years ago with a well - it just ended up permanently full of carp. When I watch high end cabinet makers at work, they...

As promised in another thread, I'm starting a WIP bench build. This one's a little unusual, as against all the advice of people far more experienced and competent than me, I'm building it without the aid of any formal plans. I'm also trying to build it for under £70 if possible, and definitely...

Hi, I’ve been looking at a lot of Nicholson style benches recently, as I’m going to be building something similar. The one thing that’s confusing me is the aprons. If the apron is cut into the legs and glued to the top, it’s trapped between the top and the wall of the lap joint where it meets...

Thanks to Andy T, Custard, Derek Cohen... and others. Having followed Andy T’s Shaker table build thread with interest, I thought I might try to build one myself. While it’s not a full hand-tool build, there was far more than any other project I’ve done previously. Thanks are also due to...

Hi, Does anybody know what the deal is with Veritas stock in the UK? I’ve been after the large router plane for a while, now I can afford to splash the cash on one, nobody’s got one in stock #-o Have been informed by one dealer, they’re not expected until June or July. Cheers Simon

Hi, Can anybody recommend me a good mechanical pencil (0.5mm lead) that doesn't break its lead if you so much as sneeze on it? ](*,) I love my Incra rules, but am forever breaking the pencil leads no matter how gentle I am with them. Have tried a few different pencils at the cheap end of the...

Hi, I'm currently building an outfeed/assembly table with an integrated MFT style top. Trying to decide between Parf dogs and rail dogs. The Parf dogs seem more convenient, but I don't like the way the kerf line then ends up over the dog holes. Rail dogs put the kerf between holes, but seem...

Hi folks, I recently bought a Union Graduate lathe from my neighbour. There was a whole crate of accessories with it. I'm just wondering what these are? They fit the tool-rest holders. I'm guessing some kind of steady for boring perhaps? I'm new to the spiny stuff, so not up to speed with all...

Hi, I've recently bough a RP WG250 whetstone grinder - well I bought it over a year ago, but have only just got round to using it! I have a question about the stone grader. After only three or four uses, the fine side has a huge hollow worn into it, maybe 5mm deep. just wondering whether this...

Hi, I'm soon to start work on construction of a mitre saw bench. I'd like to incorporate a zero-clearance fence that can work at both 90 degrees and 45 degrees left and right. Have spent quite a bit of time researching online and the only solution I've come up with so far is this...