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I've decided I'm going to build a timber frame workshop in my garden. The size I have to work with is 3 meters X 7 meters. Materials I plan on using 4x2, 18mm osb, 12mm osb and Tgv sheeting for the front panel.I'm just interested if anyone has gone down the same route and has any tips on the...

Hey, I'm going to make a wardrobe in a room with a angle roof. I'll post a pic of the space below. Just wondering if anyone has any tips on the construction process. The lhs gable is the only side seen so can make a template for that no prob . For the other units am I better making them slack in...

Hi, I'm just looking for some advice on kitchen hinges. I usually make in frame kitchens and use butt hinges fixed into a poplar door and pine parting bead and the kitchen is hand painted. I have been asked to make a kitchen no face frame and the doors will just be mdf so I have to use the Blum...

I've decided I'm handing in my notice in work in s few weeks and am starting my own joinery. I've spent the past 3/4 months setting the place up so I'm all set to go. For anyone who has gone out on there own I was wondering if you had any tips or advice? I have a good size workshop 120sq meters...

Hey, I've recently moved to be bigger workshop which at the moment has a concrete floor. Very hard on the feet and very tough trying to move jobs around the workshop. Just looking for some advice on flooring as I don't want to paint it. Plywood is double the price as osb sheets. Any advice would...

Hey, just have a quick question on face frames for cabinets. Have always used pine for all my face frames, but the knots in the pine can cause problems with painting. I've just started making units from moisture resistant mdf. I know a hardwood is the best option for a face frame but it just...

Hey, sound some wall panelling for a mate next week. Plan is to fix 15mm mdf sheets onto solid wall, skirting and ogee moulding above to create panek effect then trim on top to finish it off. Prob is the architrave is 18mm thick so just wondering has anyone got tips on how to finish this. New...

Hey, I'm sure a lot of people have asked the same question. I'm a joiner and been working in the same company the past six years and have been seriously been thinking about packing it in and setting up my own workshop. It's a bit of a scary move as a wage is a wage but on the other hand being...