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It's definitely not sapele. I have used a lot of it lately. My guess is iroko. John

Thanks for that Dan. I will give them try. John

Not sure of the exact price but i bought some recently from Lavers and it was expensive. Lovely wood though! John

I try and get it as white as possible although the colour can vary quite a bit as in most hardwoods. The oil yellows it a bit but as I said a decent finish is possible with little effort and skill :)

Another endorsement for beech. My early projects were all done in beech and its easy to get a good finish using danish oil :) Having said that I have never used used ash (yet). Dan, I buy most of my timber from Arnold Laver at Irlam. They are ok but a bit expansive. I haven't used Irmass, are...

I did an order online today and even though I am registered and spend quite a bit with them, there was no mention of a discount :cry: John

Excellent website Richard :) I appreciate you making your articles available. John

Thanks for those links. Just what I need :) John

Hi all I have just acquired a JPT - 310 thicknesser/planer. unfortunately there was no manual. I would appreciate it if any owners of this machine could loan me a copy to photocopy. Thanks in anticipation. John

I have a chest of drawers that I made from sapele. I finished them using danish oil. It has now been decided that they will form part of a bedroom suite which is painted white :shock: What I want to know is how do I go about painting over danish oil? What is the best undercoat/sealer to use...

PVA and biscuits! Plywood has an excellent glueing surface. Biscuits are quick and easy to use. John

Hi I was in the B&Q warehouse in Bolton at the weekend. They had 8x4x3/4 birch ply excellent quality around 40 pounds a sheet a think. Not too far from you. John

Hi I too have the Ryobi router table. The heavy, cast iron table gives a very stable surface to work on. I have recently installed a triton TRA001 router which makes adjustment easy and I can change cutters in a matter of seconds :) This is a very capable and versatile piece of kit! john

Changing bandsaw blades and router cutters. Although the latter is better since I installed the Triton under the router table :lol: John

Arnold Laver prices are ok and they will let you select the boards you want. However their delivery charges are sky high :x On the subject of dust from iroko, I found the same problem with sapele. Nice to look at - not nice to machine :shock:

I tend to keep an eye on ebay for bargain Trend cutters and I also have a few Perform from Axminster. They are budge priced but they do their job adequately :) John

They cost a tenner for 10 bags at D&M which is fine. But then add 8 pounds p&p :( John

Hi all does anyone know where I can get chip collector bags for a Record Power DX5000 dust extractor? I know D&M do them but their carriage charges almost double the cost :shock: John

Just got an email back from Axminster saying they will match the Poolewood price with free delivery :) Very tempting!!!!! :P John

Hi I am still trying to make my mind up about a planer to go with my DW733 :? I would really like the Jet 54A but not sure if I can justify the the 750 or so pounds! The more modesty priced Axminster 1502 and Fox F22-567 look ok. Advice from those who have experience of any of these would be...