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I’m planning to build a workshop in our garden. I know you can build one without planning permission under permitted development, but you’re limited to 2.5m height which probably only gets you 2.1ish internal. I’m 1.9m so this isn’t super roomy. The rear boundary of our garden is a 3m high wall...

Books I've been looking to buy The Stick Chair Book by lost are press for a while but it remains stubbornly out of stock. I'd also be interested in Good Work, the chairmaking life of John Brown. I'm wondering if anybody has copies they'd sell. Tools I'm also in the market for a reamer and...

Hi all, A house we're considering making an offer on has visible cracking in a few places. The most alarming is on the upper landing where there are long cracks running down the walls on either side of the landing. They're only a couple of mm wide but quite long, photos attached. In the...

My mum is pretty crafty and came across somebody making prints from cookies. They look pretty cool and she is keen to have a go. I'm hoping to source her one or two for Christmas to have a play with. Size-wise anything from about 15-60cm diameter would be suitable. For interesting prints the...

I'm going to be moving away for one year or more and need to pack away my hand tools and protect them from rust whilst I'm away. A few of my tools are already a bit tarnished from sweaty days in the shop this summer so I know the first step will be cleaning them up. - What is the best /...

I'm looking to buy a router. The current motivation being to churn out a lot of mortices for a kitchen butchers trolley which I fear will take forever if all done by hand. I'm working in a spare bedroom that must stay as clean as possible so the number 1 requirement is the best dust extraction...

I'm going to be making a kitchen unit somewhat like this. I did a suuuper rough costing looking at PAR ash from Surrey Timbers and came to ~£600 and I think it could easily end up being more as I only added the obvious parts and not much contingency. I plan to paint the bottom anyway so am...

I'm looking to start my next project and need to do my least favourite part... Buying the wood! I really wish I had a store to work from but oh well. The plan is to make two bedside tables something like the attached image. I'm hoping to get advise in a couple of areas: 1) Wide waney edge...

I'm now the very happy owner of a Dutch tool chest that I've been working in for a few weeks here and there. I pretty much stuck to the standard design with a couple of changes: - It seems the norm in the states is to make them with 1*12 material which doesn't seem to be a thing here, so I...

Context: - Don't own a grinder and need a way to re grind primary bevels. Getting a bit pressing as lots of my plane irons have massive secondary bevels now and a recent multiplane purchase has left me with lots of off-square randomly angled irons needing work which is painful even on my...

I'm in need of a plane(s) to do grooves and rebates. I'm not too fussed about being able to do lots of mouldings as I'd rather pick up the odd woody for this purpose so I'm not interested in the more complex Stanley 55 for instance. If money were no object and they were in stock, it seems like...

I was putting in a threaded insert (Allen key type) and the top split, my pilot was probably too small. I tried cutting an opposing slot and using a screwdriver but the thing appears to be made of cheese and so just breaks more when you try to turn it. I need a hole where this is so have to...

I'm building a Dutch tool chest and need hardware for it. Looking for strap hinges, a hasp and some lifts. I saw a 2015 thread on the same topic but the limited suggestions don't seem to exist these days. The ones in this post look great but the guy made them himself! Traveling Dutch Tool Chest...

Hi, I'm looking for a brace (10-12"), a set of auger bits and an auger bit file. I'm keen to learn to sharpen but really I'm posting here rather than looking at eBay as I'd like something that's in good shape already. On the other hand if anybody spots something that looks good on eBay or know...

I'm most of the way through building a small workbench for (mostly) hand tool projects in our spare room. One of the last items is drilling a bunch of dog holes. I don't have the right drills for this so need to get something and am looking for some advice: 1) buy a brace and auger bits - I...

Hi all, I'm building up a hand tool kit as I'm stuck in a flat with no space / apatite for the mess and noise that comes with power tools. I only have a block plane (a nice one) and a very not nice (not very flat or square) number 5. I want to get a serious plane that I can depend on for 90% of...

Hi, on the recommendation of folks in the forum, I'm looking for a refined dust collector / shop vac for my spare bedroom workshop (one that doesn't spew out a bunch of fine dust everywhere). The Festools come very highly recommended and are top of my list, but would consider something else. Thanks!

Hi all, I've seen there are a few threads including a pinned one of dust extraction and I've scanned through, all super useful stuff! My setup: - spare bedroom of a second floor flat - mostly hand tool but want to be able to occasionally use a circular saw and router - need to keep my wife...

What are people's thoughts on buying solid countertops (this sort of thing) for use in woodworking projects? Presumably they're pretty stable, flat and seem to be relatively cheap compared to buying PAR at somewhere like surrey timbers' online shop. I'm looking to buy stuff for a project that...

I'm putting together a table using a variety of reclaimed wood, but have kinda messed it up and looking for suggestions of how i can fix it. When I was laminating all the strips together (lots of thin ones) I used a roller to spread the glue. when I had glued it and clamped it all up I found I...