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Hi all. Happy New Year to you. I hope you are all doing well. The title of this may sound rather strange but it is woodwork. I have built a cupboard for my bathroom which is going to have a face frame fixed to it and a couple of doors. Question 1? Is there an adhesive that I can stick the...

Hi all. I hope you are all doing well. I am looking for the above door lining for an interior door but cannot seem to find one online. Any ideas on where I can pick up one? Thank you

Hi all. A bit of advice needed here please. I am wanting to run a waste pipe for kitchen island and I want to know if it is possible or not. So 1930's property with suspended timber floor on sleeper walls with joists skew nailed into the sole plate which is bedded on mortar and probably...

Hi all. I hope you are well. I am after some advice. Can anyone tell me the best way to remove 8 x 4 12mm plywood that has been screwed down every 100mm on top of floorboards and then tiled over? Thought I had done the hard work getting the tiles off but these boards are a pitta. All the screw...

Hi, looking for a chippy to build some stud walls and install a kitchen. Anyone keen or know of someone? Could not find a place to post this. Sorry if it is in the wrong place. Regards Lee

Hi all. Long time since I have been on here but hope you have survived lockdown etc. I am not sure if this is the right place to post or if this site at all could recommend where to get a kitchen (you might all make your own) decent quality and decent price. Any advice would be great. Thanky...

Hello. This has probably been asked many times before so if it has been can someone direct me with a link. I have a portable shop vac and dust deputy. I need to buy some hose and adaptors to connect these up to a table saw, router table, mitre saw and bandsaw. Can someone give me a good link...

Hi all. I am sure this has been posted on here before some where but thought I would ask any way. I have a bandsaw that makes a loud squealing noise. It runs ok but when it slows down it screams like mad. This is my 1st bandsaw so I know nothing about that at all. I have found the noise to...

Hi, is there a rule of thumb on how much timber you buy for projects with wastage etc? Is there also a rule of thumb on calculating depths, quantity and the thickness of tenons on work pieces. Say for a 4 panel door. Thanks for all your help guys. Hope you have a great weekend

Sharpening, do people use honing guides or is this throwned upon for the experienced wood worker? I am a beginner mind you and I am mainly referring to chisels. Jigs, mainly dove tail jigs. Would people recommend them and if so, which ones. Magnetic? Is Veritas the best? I did read a post some...

Hi all. I am a beginner hobbyist woodworker and I got given a book called the wood worker The complete step by step guide. One of the projects in there is an outside table which is made out of Iroko. Now I have looked online and cannot find where I would buy it. I would actually prefer to use...

Hi I am wondering if anyone can help me. I want to understand how much force or weight in kilograms the above timbers can handle. For example, I want to install an accumulator in my loft which has 2 x 4 joists with a 3 metre span. The weight of the accumulator when full will be 200 kilos. How...

Hi. I am after a bit of advice. We have a house where the floor in one room is 32mm lower than the rest of the 1st floor. I would like to install some wood throughout with it all nice and flush. I am thinking of maybe using some Marmox insulation board with some ply on top or 20mm battens on...

Are people using for built in cabinets. Is it all mdf with biscuits and domino's? Cheers Lee

Hi guys. Can anyone tell me what is the minimum size of floor area for a workshop which has all the usual tools and be able to cut up 8x4 sheets and have wood storage. Thanks all. Appreciate the advice

Morning all. I hope you are well and had a nice Christmas. The title says it all really. I have had to postpone a job this morning due to the rain. I am working in an apartment in a block of flats but cannot cut any timber inside and the only outside area is open. Can anyone recommend a pop up...

Morning all. I hope you're well. I am after some advice. I am turning the area under the stairs into a toilet room so I need add plaster board to the bottom of them. So I would like to know how to ad flattens to the stairs to fix the plaster board to. Sounds basic but always good to seek advice...

Hello all. I have finally booked myself some time off work to start playing with my new tools. 2 of these items are the Lidle shop vac and the oneida dust deputy kit. First thing I want to make is a cart to carry them one on top ofnthe other. Now, I have seen videos on YouTube and found one...

Hi fellers. I hope you're well. I have a bit of a dilemma. A chippy I was going to use has knackered his hand so can no longer work. I have 6 fire doors that need installing with locks and a worktop cut. Also I have this door frame (see picture) which needs to be fixed to the block but not sure...

Hello all. I hope you're well. I am new to the site so forgive me for any mistakes I make. I am after some advice on tools to buy. I am a Plumber who is getting into wood working as a hobby and and occasionally at work (installing kitchens etc). My wood working tools at the moment consist of...