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My new kitchen, admittedly my contribution was the beams, collecting, sanding and oiling and assisted in the erection, the rest fitted by pros.

I Give up !!

Thankyou I will do it in Oak, its a pity you didnt answer my OP with this reply to start with, it would have saved a lot of interpost exchanges. Would you enlighten me on any other work to do on the wood before they fit it?

Well perhaps not, but you should re-read my posts, and instead of criticizing, be more helpful, as an architect Iam sure you have a vast amount of knowledge and expertise for all us mere mortals to learn from, its a pity you didn't go to teacher training collage, your posts may have come over...

Getting crossed posts I didnt see your last paragraph, Again please read the post I would not personally use Glulam, if you could see it, but have seen it in a new build out here, the French are very different from the Brits, what is the comment about my ideas, :?: the types of wood available...

Obviously you have misinterpreted my replies, been around forums long enough to know that this happens. I have not made my mind up, as said Cherry is a nice wood, also Plane, I asked for help from people that I understood where at the top of their game, people that have dealt with timber for...

Yes Iam talking about today, :lol: a lot of the new windows are Pvc, Aluminium, softwood, and occasionally Beech, not much Oak or Chestnut, they seem to be used as engineered wood flooring more so than windows, you will in new builds, find non- structural beams in Glulam, Pine then Oak...

While in the Uk Oak and Chesnut are seen as attractive woods, here in France the are mainly used for firewood and farm stock fencing posts, hence my desire for an alternative, it was the "Ray" pattern that attracted me to the "plane" wood. Its my friend that owns the sawmill /woodyard he has...

Surprising comments, I would have though Walnut would have been the number one choice, its a new house, so all tiled floors in grey with a large rectangular area of cream tiles with a mosaic border in 1mt from edge of walls in the lounge, walls in white/magnolia, and two in pale grey, internal...

In the new house we will need a non load bearing decorative wood beam, supported with two jabs either side, so two sides 2.25mt ,top beam 3.4mt, all 200x200mm Just been to my friendly timberyard and asked what is available, here in France the main woods are Oak and Chestnut "Sweet" we wanted...

Nice to see a Brook Crompton motor, when I left school early 70s we had a good choice of apprenticeships in the Huddersfield area, Brook Crompton, ICI, David Brown Tractors, David Brown Gears, Hopkinsons Valves, Ellis Furniture, I picked the parks dept, didnt like to be stuck inside, joined the...

I would not have thought that spiders could make the grooves, there are lots of wood eating insects as Iam sure you are all aware, to me they look like the mark wasps leave having chewed wood into pulp, but the sticky residue is not one of their leaving cards, just a thought.

Thanks will see what prices I can get for delivery for the stuff from the Uk, sunnybob all new not secondhand. Ff

I asked this question some time since and got various replies, so if you will allow me I will give you a list of the books I have just bought and what I think of them. If you are thinking of DIY kitchens then a Concrete worktop may be an idea, the book I had was by a Japanese man living in...

When built mine will be 80m2 downstairs and an up stairs of 34m2. Ff

Whats your thoughts between the two? Looking at -- iTech Planer/ thicknesser spiral block, Tilting spindle moulder sliding table, and Cyclone extractor. Jet Band saw, piller drill, 250mm table saw, morticer, and drum sander. Some of these are available from each other, I have taken on...

Agree about ex railway sleepers, slightly off topic I was looking at some Japanese Kitchen knifes online, and how to store them, one of the firms had magnetic wall holders, they were made out of charred timber, obviously with the magnets embedded in the back, but they did look very nice. Ff

Started to get prices together for some new equipment, but Iam stuck with the choice of one of the above, I will be cutting some "Contiboard" but not miles of it :D looking at 315mm blade, 4Hp motor. What are the advantages and dis-advantages and what is the difference? Thankyou Ff

Thanks, have ordered some Brian Porter books and a couple of general workshop ones . Ff :D

I suspect that a lot of you served apprenticeships so know your trade very well, I on the other hand went into the medical world, so my knowledge of woodworking is limited, so I need a couple of books recommending, I need to know how to make joints, I want to built a green oak "Gazebo" type...