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A large branch (50cm/18 inches or so diameter) has come of an oak tree in my field - the tree surgeon who made it safe has left it in 6-8ft lengths for me, and I was planning to slab it (I have a chainsaw mill) and dry it for lumber. But I read that branch wood is not really useable for...

This has been sat in the corner of my workshop waiting for that one time I need to thickness something wider than 10 inches. I don't think that's ever going to happen (will probably happen as soon as I get rid of this) This was bought in the US and has an American plug/runs off 110v, so you'll...

The workshop clearout continues. No space left on my shelves for things like this that I bought ages ago (I think I probably got it at Harbor Freight when I lived in the US) but have never used. No idea whether it's any use, but maybe someone fancies trying it. Heavy, so will need to be...

Having a workshop clearout having realized that I need the space more than I need the random things I might use one day. No doubt I will discover a use for them all the day after I get rid of them but ... Anyone interested in this motor salvaged from a Startrite tablesaw. It was working when...

Long-time lurker here, needing some advice. I'm building a bed out of (mostly) walnut veneered MDF (with some solid walnut), and wondering what the process for finishing it is. Searching for advice on finishing walnut leads me to think that either Osmo PolyX or some variant of finishing oil is...

So my new AW106PT2 arrived today (two days ahead of schedule - woohoo!) but I'm having some problems with it - the outfeed table (even at its lowest) is higher than the blades will cut so any piece of wood I try too feed just sticks on the outfeed table lip. I think this must mean that either...

For a shelf about 20 inches by 11 inches by 3/4 or so (maybe a bit thinner), am I better off joining 2 pieces or 3 ?

I have layed out all the pieces of my bookcase to fit on the two sawn planks of 9x1 Sapele that I bought for the project, and realized that I've never actually converted sawn timber before, and I'm not sure the best way to proceed... Here's the cutlist: Is it best to a) flatten the...

So, I've beaten Sketchup into submission enough to create a plan that the REAL adjudicator (my wife) has approved. I know it's not the same both sides - that's because I'm still debating which version to use at the top and bottom - the finished version will use one or the other. I'll...

Does anyone know if you get any dominos included when you buy a domino?

I have a Harbor Freight 14 inch bandsaw taking up space in my workshop that I'd like to send to a good home. As far as I know it's got all its parts and is in working order, but I haven't used it since I moved back from the USA 3 years ago. I did rewire it for 240 volt operation but that's it...

I finally got around to turning some beech that's been sitting around in my shed for the last couple of years, spalting nicely (there are some advantages to having a damp workshop...) I'm quite pleased with the way it turned out, but I'm wondering what the would be the best finish to use to...

I've just about finished fixing up the beams and walls of my old shed (see https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... hp?t=15727) and want to start thinking about a floor. I was thinking I would patch the worst of the cracks in the slab first, then put down a DPM, 25mm polystyrene sheet, and...

I bolted two (non-swivelling) castors to the back of my SBW4300WL bandsaw's base, and two wooden blocks to the front to keep it level, so I can now move it around using a sack truck... HOWEVER 1. I'm a bit concerned about stability - it's a pretty top-heavy piece of kit, and while a setup...

I have several sheets of expanded polystyrene about 6ft by 2ft by 1inch or so, that came as part of the packaging on some stuff we had delivered. Is there anything I can use it for rather than sending it to the dump? Can it be recycled? I wondered about sticking it to the walls of my workshop...

I just bought a new Axminster bandsaw SBW4300WL. The machine looks very nice, but the instructions that come with it are not great - was wondering if anyone could advise on the following: 1. What is the best way to clean up the protective oil on the table? 2. How should I treat the table to...

I recently moved back from Florida to rural Worcestershire, and I'm finding that a lot of things I used to know about my woodworking habit (that I developed while I was living over there) are no longer applicable... so I was hoping that I could pick your brains for any and all information that...

I've recently moved back from Florida to rural Worcestershire, and want to start setting up a workshop in an old hen-house that is in the garden. The shed is a reasonable size, maybe 10 metres by 5, and has a concrete slab floor (somewhat cracked), a wooden frame, wooden tongue-and-groove...