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Afternoon all, I have been making a Walnut dining table and am now at the stage where i need to finish it. I have been reading on here and liberon finishing oil gets some good reviews and seems to be the desired look that I am going for. I will try it out on some offcuts first but was after...

Hi all, I have a Startrite TA145 table saw which takes a maximum size blade of 9 inches. I was looking for a good general purpose blade and was wondering if anyone else has a smaller table saw and any recommendations. thanks James

Evening all, I spent a great couple of hours on Saturday morning having a look around an absolute gem of a place called the Hardwood Offcut shop in Brentwood Essex. It's owned and run buy a guy called Tim, who I gather runs a pretty large joinery business in Essex which has led to a very large...

Evening all, I'm in the early planning stages for a spring project and wanted to run it past you guys to see if what I'm planing seems feasible. or just ridiculous. I have a classic car that I keep on my drive in one of these http://www.carcoon.com/carcoon-double-skin-outdoor Its a great bit...

Hi All, I need a DC for the table saw, band saw and P/T. I have Festool CTL Midi for the smaller power tools. I don't want to keep moving from machine to machine so am looking for something with enough power that can connect to all at once. I like the look of the SIP 01954 which has a 3HP motor...

Hi All, having a bit of trouble aligning my table saw to the miter slot. It's a startrite TA-145 and it's out by approx 8/1000 " does any one here have this saw and how did you go about aligning it. Everything is mounted to the underside of the cast iron table and there is pretty much zero...

Evening all, I thought i would post a few pics of my workshop as it is. I've had it like this for a while now and before I put a proper dust management solution in I wanted to see what you guys think. So what I have so far is a 6m x 4m space. I have a bandsaw, P/T, Table Saw (not used yet...

Made a chicken shaped cutting board for a friend who keeps chickens, made from Maple, Walnut and Oak with a few coats of mineral oil. was a fun little project.

I really want to have a go at making a Greg Klassen river style coffee table like these ones here http://gregklassen.com/collection/river/ when I was at Surrey Timbers yesterday, i picked up this piece of pippy oak. The plan is to cut in two flip it round for the two sides, It was going to...

I found out about Surrey Timber a couple of months ago and have been meaning to get over there to see what they have got. I had some time today so did the 100 mile round trip and have to say I will be heading back. Very relaxed atmosphere, Kevin and Bradley are more than happy to let you wander...

Hi All, I would like to build a bed with a wardrobe underneath and was wondering if you were doing the same how would you go about it. I've attached a sketch of what I have in mind (still haven't got to grips with SketchUp) The wardrobe will be 100cm-120cm high. the cupboard by the headboard...

Hi All, I picked up a couple of offcuts today and i'm not 100% sure what they are. Here's the first one, I was told that it might be lime here the second, I think it may be maple. I can send more close up pics if it would help Thank you James

Managed to finish this the other day. wanted some garden storage for little mans toys and garden tools (that's our garden tools, not the littluns :) otherwise it all gets dumped in the workshop. made a frame out of wickes studwork and clad it with pallet wood. considering I made it up as i went...

Hi everyone, I can't believe that it was nearly 4 years ago that I started my workshop build at the end of my garden. It seemed that very soon after I started that my work changed for me and I found it hard to find time to keep it moving forward. Then we had a baby in 2013 and i REALLY found out...

Hi everyone, I have been a frequent visitor to this forum on and off for few years now. And I have dreamt of being able to build my own workshop. I have always been envious of the Workshops that i have seen here. I have spent years thinking about the type of thing I want and have changed my mind...

What have you used to board the loft? in the past i have used the t&g chipboard loft packs, but have found that they never quite fit exactly and always need cutting which results in a lot of waste. they also seem expensive. was looking at getting big sheets of chipboard and cutting to the...

Hi Everyone, I'm after a bit of advice. My wife and I have recently bought a house and it needs pretty much everything doing to it. We are converting the larder into a downstairs toilet and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what to do with the soil pipe. the existing soil stack is...

Hi everyone, I am in the planning process of my workshop and here is a picture of the area of the garden where i plan to put the it. As you can see there is a eucalyptus tree in the middle of the garden, which is going to limit the width of the workshop. The tree is about 4m from the...

Hi all, just wanted to introduce myself. I have been visiting this forum for a while and have picked up loads of useful information from all of you. I have been into woodwork for about 4 years and have begun to amass quite a collection of tools (nowhere near as many as I think i'll need...