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I’m making an acoustic guitar. The sound board is designed to have a very slight curvature outward. Between sessions at the college it has flattened out. I was pondering on the possibility of restoring it with an inflatable diaphragm or suchlike. Is there anything like this I could try?

My son in law put a saucepan straight off the hob onto the kitchen worktop, which is now multi cracked over an area the size of the base. I'm thinking of routing out the damaged area with a Black & Decker KW800 that I got over 30 years ago. What sort of router bit should I use? It has...

I have a few old power tools (and a treadmill!) that may be of interest to others. I'd like to sell them but it's been suggested that there are implications selling used electrical items. Clearly as an individual I can't provide any assurances like a PAT test would. Are there any issues I should...

Had this from new but hardly ever used it because of lack of time. Now I have the time I’m into hand tools. I could do with some decent chisels! I have been asked to include a price but this is offered for a swap.

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Are there any luthiers on the forum that can advise on decent brands of planes and saws to buy? Any other suggestions for tools useful to get me going?

Want to fill a gap running along an external door sill where it has split. What sort of wood filler should I use?

I’ve been given a small table. A marble top with wooden leg base. The top is not fixed to the base. Never has been, which is not acceptable now as my inquisitive granddaughter nearly slid it onto her feet. What methods are there for fixing it? The base has an octagonal frame that the top, also...

I'd like to get a Righton Endpin Strap Link like the ones in the image but I can't find one in stock anywhere. This leads me to think of making one but I don't know how! Any ideas?

I’m using OSB (because I already have it) in an area where it might get water splashed on it so want to protect it. Would lining it in a waterproof sheet be practical? I’d take the lining over and under the edges.

Just got an Axminster bandsaw AC1950B for hobby/DIY level use. It's not why I got it but I experimented with cutting a length of 4" x 2" floor joist grade timber, blade cutting narrower 2" depth. Surprised that the cut was not at all straight. As if the blade was wandering sideways too easily. I...

I can’t find a thumb pick of a thickness and shape that suits me so would like to make one. Any sheet plastics gurus on here?

Recently retired I'm looking at setting up an existing garden "room" as a workshop to do some hobbies. The first thing I'm interested in in making a guitar...or two, if the first works out well enough. The first requirements of a suitable working space to do this is maintaining a suitable...

Seems to be a variety of Dremels, Which should I be looking at for DIY and woodworking.

About to retire and want to build a workshop in the rear garden. It's mainly going to be used for my newly found hobby of woodworking. I intend mainly to make guitars and similarly scaled projects. I was thinking about single garage size or thereabouts, with electrics. Is there a self assembly...