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Hi guys, it seems to have taken me about 2 hours 15minutes to plane one face of this knotty pine and i haven't even finished that yet! It's been taking me a long time to get the cupping out of the board. Should i change my name to Pro-Powertools? P.s. You can see where i've fought with the...

Thanks guys, i will keep you informed of my progress.

Thanks for your informative response, there are a lot of things to consider there. very helpful.

Hi, i have shown in the pictures that SO FAR i have enough for a table top and legs & i was asking what else i should purchase and if people could advise me. I know that what i have isn't enough, i need wood for the aprons and draws. Alternatively, with the legs that i have, would i be better...

I've also been given these. I thought i could use these pieces for legs, they measure 3x3 and are 30" in length, but they're obviously a different wood to what i was considering for the table top. Would i get away with it if i stain everything?

Yeah i'm looking to boost my ego as well as have something practical. I want to make something i'm proud of rather than something that's just practical. Well, let's say it's a 'smaller' office desk. I think 40" is definitely suitable to my needs and my space. Of course a huge desk with lots of...

Well, thanks for ruining my day! haha. I was only considering it as a table top because wood is so expensive. I was at my local B&Q Store (I know) and anything worth having was way over budget.

Hi guys, i'm in the process of building a home office desk but i'm unsure of what design to go for, even though i've searched through a million pictures on google. I've got these four pieces of timber for my table top (which are 1"3/4 inches thick) and a little left over for the drawer fronts...

I think the double leg & double beam idea sounds good. Now then, does the thickness of the wood i use increase the strength of the table? For example, should i have thicker beams and legs.

Ahh ok. And would that be worth my while having the extra 'beam' going across, would it strengthen it more than just the one? Daft question actually i suppose haha. Thank you

Ok i can make sure i have a lighter table top. Can you send a picture of what you mean please :)

Thanks for the link Brentingby & Jacob I should also mention i'm still at an early stage of my woodworking 'career', so i suppose i'm satisfied with the trestle because i've watched a lot of videos on youtube on how to make them and feel confident that i could replicate it. So i suppose i just...

Hi, Well a single bag of flour would be around 20/25kg & there would be approximately 6-10 bags on the table at one time, so i'd say it would need to withstand 170kg maybe a bit more... Would the trestle table i've shown with wedges work for that kind of weight?

Thanks for your response dave. Yeah the reason i was looking at the trestle table with wedges idea was so that we don't need bolts/screws etc.. incase they get lost when we're packing up and driving.

Hi guys. I need to build multiple tables which are really strong but easy to dismantle. I'm working in the catering industry at the moment on a mobile van & we travel around a lot so i need a table design which is very simple to assemble/disassemble but is really strong due to lots of heavy...

I also watched your youtube video on planing & it was of great help, so thanks very much

Hi guys, just an update to how i got on. I met up with Mike (Woodbrains) from this forum, who pointed out that my planes were really dull and the sole of the planes weren't in the best condition either. So once sharpened, i resumed planing the piece i was really struggling with on previous...

A lot of great advice here, thank you!

I've been watching tonnes of american videos mate yes! haha. I have a stanley no4 smoothing plane and a stanley 5/1/2 Jack plane. I've had a go at sharpening them, based on what i've learnt from youtube, but i can't say i did a good job. I have a fairly good bench yes, so that's not a...

Hi Mike, Yes i live in Liverpool, that'd be great if you could help me out?