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Afternoon all, A friend of mine had some bathroom furniture made from teak by a very talented woodworker (ie not me!) - a sink and a japanese style bath. It's the best sink I've ever seen in my life and I want one in my bathroom... :) He is trying to source the oil / finish used on the teak...

I know it's not THAT much, but every little helps...! Before you read any further this ISN'T a scam / dodgy website / etc etc - it's all above board!!! You need to join "Greasy Palm" which gives you cashback on purchases if you go through their website - I've used it quite a lot for everything...

Just been sent this link - interesting way to use a non permanent glue joint - stronger than double sided tape, I guess!! Thought I'd share it since it was 'new news' to me!! Gary http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/resou ... index.html

Morning all, Rutlands are doing a special on a dust extraction kit... http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psPro ... gi?promo=8 I'm thinking of buying myself a decent dust extraction unit for Chrimbo, would this kit be a good edition to my (extended) garage workshop so that I could set up dust...

Afternoon all, With money being very tight this year how about some tips on great ideas to make people out of wood for Christmas pressies? I'm sure there are loads of great, novel ideas out there amongst the forum (along with links to cutting lists, maybe!). I've thought about maybe making a...

My Triton 2000 workstation is great, I love it as a table saw and router table, but DISASTER!! The mains switch (I know there's a posh name for it, but it escapes me) has packed in so I have to plug the saw into the mains directly - not ideal. Anyone have an idea if a replacement can be bought...

Afternoon all, I am looking at laying wooden flooring through my hall, kitchen and dining room (about 35m2 in total). What's the general consensus on "Engineered" vs "Solid". I like the idea of solid wood flooring but am concerned about the long term stability as well as the process for...

Morning all, I have been offered the following collection of Triton equipment: Triton 2000 Workcentre Triton Power Saw Wheel kit for table Router Plate Mk1 Router Table Biscuit Jointer attachment (I am 'reliably' informed that the router table and biscuit jointer are the previous models made...

Morning all, I've been commissioned (well, asked nicely!) to build a "Nail Bar" for a friend who's opening up her own hairdressing salon. Essentially a Nail Bar is like a raised desk that has a beautician on one side and one / two clients on the other having their nails done. (Just in case...

Good afternoon all, My wife's just had a baby and has given up work and I'm not likely to get a promotion any time soon, so I'd love to be able to make some extra money through woodworking. It's a big hobby of mine and something I would like to do instead of my day job (much more job...

Morning all, I have plenty of tools filling up my workshop but believe it or not a table saw isn't one of them... :oops: I would like one that's fairly compact (but not table mounted) with its own stand and I don't really want to spend much more than £100. I'm gravitating towards the SIP...

Morning all, I am going to collect an ebay purchase today - a 36" Faithful lathe (FPPWL36 model no.) with a collection of gouges / skew / scraper and parting tools. I was looking to 'dip my toe' into the world of wood turning so an ebay purchase seemed a better option than spending a few...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/teak-hardwood-tim ... dZViewItem Worth a bid if it is...

No prizes for guessing, it's ME! Well, my name's in print, anway... If you go to page 22 of the May 2007 mag you'll see an article "The Woodman's Tale" (it's a regular column) and this month it's all about the milling of my oak tree. Very exciting! (for me, at least...) For anyone that's...

Morning all, Not sure if this has been discussed before (can't find it anywhere!), but what do people think about the possibility of having somewhere in the forum where people can post to other people within their 'region'? The benefits I can think of are: - if someone has a problem with a...

Morning all, I've just had a 12 x 6 shed built in my garden - it's going to be storage for all the gardening stuff plus golf clubs, bikes etc, but also a bit of an overflow from the Workshop (a.k.a. Garage!). Just don't tell SWMBO... :wink: I am going to put a workbench in there and use it...

Morning all, Thought I would post a piccie of my first proper sizeable project - building a cot for my new born daughter. I had to persuade my wife (and Mum!) that it would be a good use of my time rather than just buying one, and now it's finished I'm really pleased with the result. I used...

Evening all, Last year I had an oak tree felled in my back garden (it was messing with the foundations of the house so the tree had to go unfortunately). :cry: Since the insurance company were paying, I decided to pay to have someone round with a mobile saw mill (in other words a HUGE...

Hi all, My first post on this forum - I've been happily browsing for the last few weeks and have been very impressed with what I've seen on the forum. I thought it was about time I added something to the forum so here goes with a radiator cover I made for the nursery at home (I should be a dad...