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How long do you leave your boards after planing before you start thicknessing them ? I can plane a board down to a decent flatness (checked with straight edge three ways) but then I come to thickness and they’ve curved longitudinally. My initial thought is that I’m planing too fast, as in I’m...

Gentlemen, Just got one of these machines (when it arrived it was actually a AT107PT...) and it has snipe while thicknessing out of the box. It's absolutely spot on while planing, flat, true and snipe free. While thicknessing, however, i get snipe at both ends of the workpiece. The table has...

Despite having just bought a Dewalt 1150 from another forum member (pipper to set up after changing blades, but running good now) we've recently been given this vintage planer\jointer by a friend's father who has owned it for around 40 yrs. The motor is banjaxed, unfortunately, so I'll be...

Reading another thread on floor strength got me thinking. Our workshop is the first floor of a small prison built around 1740. It is slightly above street level with a floor below. So basically, we're upstairs. The main room, which is the main workshop, is around 7mx16m. I belive the room...

I live in Whitley Bay on the north east coast. I have plenty of local builder's merchants who supply the odd bit of hardwood, but their stock levels are sporadic and their pricing makes no sense. I have the option of British Hardwoods' website and subsequent delivery service. The reviews on the...

I've just ordered a mixed pack of micro mesh pads, ranging from 1500 grit to 12000(!!), cut to fit a 5" sander and with a velcro back. We have some jarrah and mahogany to work on, so I was wondering how shiny i could get it before putting a finishing oil/wax/lacquer on it. Has anyone tried...

Has anyone used this ? It's a water-based (mixed with linseed oil) woodstain but they have a really good range of vivid colours. I was wondering if anyone has tried it and what kind of results they achieved. Specifically, I was thinking of using it on ash so it had a good neutral background...

Hi all, I'm looking to get into furniture making and still learning the basic joints etc, I'm picking this aspect of woodwork up nice and quickly. However, I know nothing about wood movement and how to predict and therefore combat against it. Does sealing timber with paint or varnish etc, go...