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What size timber did you use? Would 3x1 be too thick to fit in the orange clamps?

Would it be okay to wear a mask and cut outside?

What would be the minimum of thickness you would need, if for example you were cutting an 18mm Plywood sheet

I was planning to cut a number of plywood sheets using a foam insulation board as a sacrificial base, e.g. as in this video: Unfortunately, I couldn't source a similar board to that locally. The one I ended up with is an XPS insulation board but it's foil backed: I was planning to cut the...

I hope to get more out of it than that, going to re-oil it every year and I also added a roof over it with roofing felt and made sure the legs are not in direct contact with the ground and it's in a semi-sheltered spot

I'm about to treat an external potting bench made of rough sawn timber. I'll use wood Preserver and then an external oil. The question I have is that where some of the slats are screwed together, particularly where two notches were cut out to fit around the legs, there are gaps between the two...

I am really glad if it is meant to work this way, it is a beautiful vice restored and I don't know a lot about vices so I was conscious that my problem may be based on a misunderstanding by me of how a quick release vice actually works. The sliding movement is smooth and I can open from almost...

Bit of a stupid question, but I just want to make sure of something before I talk about a problem I'm having with an old Record 52 1/2. When the vice is tightened shut, you are supposed to be able to squeeze the quick release lever and the vice loosens and then you can slide it open with the QR...

I understand it's probably not possible to narrow it down too much, but what decade would this likely to have come from? 50s, 60s, 70s? Or is it even possible to say this? Can't find a whole lot of information dating Record vices, most of the information is on planes. Thanks

Hi, I can do that on the front and might need to glue on another piece on the back to take it past the top of the frame. I think it will be okay, it's sturdy and seems flat and I will be able to swap out the damaged hardboard top in the future. Whatever I do I will add some pictures so you can...

I'm willing to try hand planing but I only have a couple of old second hand planes and it's taking me a while to afford stones to sharpen them. It's not that I want a power tool solution, it's that I am trying to avoid solutions that require a lot of skill as I don't want to make it worse. The...

Thanks, I tried correcting with a circular saw using a factory edge as a saw guide but it still seems to be slightly off and I don't have much to work with and can't take off another tiny slice of one edge. Can this be done with a belt sander? Is there a way to attach the trim and then fill...

Damn it, I forgot that I can't do this, thanks to an earlier mess up.The top I trimmed with the circular saw was wonky at one edge so I had to trim off some of the width and now the top is not as wide as the frame so when the front edge of the top is flush with the frame, the back is a good bit...

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Hello, I made a workbench top from three 3/4" plywood sheets and a sheet of hardboard on top. I want to add a trim around the edge, and I have a 35mm thick Oak trim ready to go. I just want some advice on how to attach. First of all, is it better to glue or screw? I don't have clamps for...

That's probably the only thing I have a lot of! Yeah I did a lot of reading and it seems the more I read the less I know. That's why I wanted to show people in the know the state of the chisels and see what the simplest way to get a good result would be. Would love if someone could reccommend...

Hi, I would love some advice on how to bring a few chisels up to full sharpness: One has a tiny chip on the edge *I have higher respictures but I can't post links* (homer) I purchased them on eBay, all in all they look good but I am wondering will it be enough to use wet and dry...