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i have saved a small table from the skip, where really it should have stayed, it came from a pub so I'm guessing it was possibly a card table ,the shelves are ply not sure about the top until sanded back but looks solid and promising, can anyone put a date on this, I'm guessing 1960s and also...

Yes drawers are dovetailed (machined) bottom is ply and been bevelled to fit groove in sides and front

No scent that I noticed

I have given the top the first quick sand and its come up like this, Pirana Pine, chestnut, Lemon wood, we can nail this today gents

Thanks everyone for help and input, will post picture of sanded chest as soon as I can ,it'll be bank Holiday project

Thanks, I have stripped small section back to bare wood and it does look very much like pirana pine ,I'll be quite happy if it is this age,still has origin key which is a bonus.

Yes I was thinking 1940s or earlier to nice to throw in skip, will strip it back and apply clear wax oil to bring it up to date.

Thank you for replying, dovetails are machined but no ply on the back also no ply on back of mirrors ,just wondering if it could be made by Harris lebus.

Thanks for your reply, why i thought it was American Walnut was because its a lighter than European Walnut and was used a lot on post War utility Furniture

Good Morning, could anyone help me date old dressing table that I am going to restore, wood could possibly be American Walnut, going to leave mirror off so would like advice on filling screw holes

just used a router and sled to flatten end grain slab of oak, what's the best way to remove router cutter marks have tried 40g on orbital sander but not making much progress.

Morning, any readers own this particular model, had mine for ten years its been worked hard and generally pleased with it , was just wondering how other owners of this model cope with dust build up in base of machine, even with good extractor this will still happen ,base panels are bolted...

Morning, my Achilles heel is hinges, i always manage to mess a project up when fitting the hinge,now, i have used two brass flush hinges ( easy to fit) to the lid of pine chest, i put a quite a large bevel on the underside of the flap but the flap still binds and does not close properly, i...

Thanks for the reply Pete, i was contemplating making a new fence but its a bit annoying having to after spending so much money,i am also going to fit some kind of wheel kit as i only have limited space in workshop ,do you use the Record collet extension or have you managed to find a shorter...

anyone using the Record router table, having a few issues with mine, firstly it came with collet extension but when used i cannot lower the router sufficiently but when not used router is to low, secondly, if anyone has this table what do you think of the fence , i have found it difficult to...

if anyone has this saw i have two things i would like help with,firstly the sliding table height is slightly lower than the main saw table and there is no information in the instruction manual on how to adjust this, and my second question is dust extraction, there are two dust ports, the 100mm...

Hi, can someone help me with router problem, i have a jcb ro2100, cannot find a guide bush adapter to take american leigh type brass threaded guide bush, have tried trend universal sub base fitted with alternative plastic 13mm bush but heat from cutter melted plastic, jcb dont seem to do 13mm...