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Hi All, Gone and cracked an interior window, oh, only about five years ago and had a piece of cardboard covering it ever since! It's an internal window next to the front-door but we have a porch with its own modern UPVC door so it's never caused too many issues apart from a little draught every...

I have searched the forums relatively comprehensively before you ask! Workshop is getting there, insulation on and ready for interior boarding. Couple of questions: - What would you recommend as a finish for the exterior? It's pressure treated shiplap. - Probably going with 9mm plywood...

Before you ask: yes! Read up on safety standards and building with appropriate clearances.. I'm using the mortice bed locks available here: https://www.bedslats.co.uk/fp-bed-conne ... ckets.html and was wondering how best to do the end grain recess for the long stretchers? Rockler bring out a...

Excuse my language...woke up last Sunday to find my 3 month old Audi stolen off the driveway. House broken into and key taken. They would have been in and out in 30 seconds. Luckily it's a company car so I'll get a replacement and a choice, but I'm still reeling from thieves being in my house...

Hi all, Has anyone used LED battens available from Screwfix or Similar? I'm looking at this range: http://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-led-batte ... -4ft/2779g Any advice as to quantity in a 12x8 shed with 8ft ceiling, and am I better with lights spaced apart as opposed to purely centrally mounted...

Just wanting to check my thinking, but am I right in thinking a forstner bit would be best for a hole with ultra clean entry edges? I'm making beds and my frame ends have vertical spindles which will fit right into the holes. Does a 1mm tolerance between spindle and hole size sound okay? Ie...

Hi All, I've been sharpening freehand on diamonds and leather strop and achieving a great edge as a result. However my chisels are gradually becoming more and more out of square! I haven't got a grinder, and I'm sure I will improve my technique to avoid this happening over time as I get better...

Hi All, I'm currently making bunk beds and I've found what looks like a great solution for attaching the frames to the main bed supports: http://www.leevalley.com/US/Garden/page ... 43730&ap=1 Has anyone purchased these in the UK before, supplier? Otherwise I'll have to order from Lee Valley...

Well not quite, as my birthday is 4 days before Christmas. This year I actually had a wish list thanks to having taken up woodworking during 2016 and wanting to add to my tool selection- I'm guessing it never ends?! So two new hand stitched raps from Workshop Heaven have arrived (No. 8 and 3)...

Hi all, It's taken me a year to realise why my youngest sons room gets cold despite a roaring radiator: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=trian ... stGRLOM%3A It's two windows set at a triangle outside the walls with a triangular window board being the only thing between the outside and the...

Hi all, People are asking me for Christmas present wishes again (!) so I'm happy to oblige... Has anyone used the Workshop Heave Continental hand stitched rasps? If so, any recommendation on a number? I can use a coping saw or chisel for hardcore hogging off, but I'd quite like something...

Hi All, I picked up a Stanley 71 on eBay a while ago, which I've been using for cleaning up some larger tenons and it works really well. Now I come to route out some housing joints, and the depth of cut is causing me an issue. The screw adjustment is going to fall off the top of the cutter...

Having moved house and now got round to sorting out the garden, two fruit trees have had to come down - one pear and one plum. I thought what the heck let's have a look inside, and chopped off a section of branch. And hour or so over a couple of evenings and I knocked up this attracts doorstop...

Any tips for cleaning out rust from internal screw threads on the plane body? Picked up a rusty Stanley No. 3 for a tenner on eBay which needs some love.

Any recommendations for finishing a steamed beech shelving unit? Don't want to change the tone of the wood particularly, just protect from moisture and the odd knock. Storing cups and glasses on one shelf, dry food goods in packets and tubs on the other.

Hi all- first post! Thought I'd share the adjustable housing joint jig I finished this evening. There are plenty of designs online (mostly American); I used the plan on woodsmithshop (I can't post links yet) but it's fairly simple to construct. Oh, and I've owned a router for a week and this...