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Hi all, I'm making a memory box ~300x200x100ish and looking for hardware for it. It's going to be made from ~10-12mm thick sycamore. Given this forum is such a treasure trove of information and suppliers I'm hoping someone can recommend me a decent place to get them from. Ideally I'm looking...

Hi all, I want to build a standing lamp out of stacked wood slices; I have salvaged these from a tree that came down ~3 years ago. This tree came down in my parent's garden, and I've previously turned the trunk into a nest of tables with wood-slice tops cast in resin. It turned out the rest of...

Hi, I've started my next project today, and I'm going to try and use this as a log to update my progress. I have a 120L aquarium currently sitting on a repurposed (and reinforced!) MDF TV cabinet circa 42" tall. The reinforcements to the TV cabinet have allowed this to be used as a Games...

Hi, Didn't want to Hijack Charlieboy's thread so I've posted another. I haven't really felt the need for one of these until relatively recently. I'm preparing to start a new project from reclaimed 2x4 pallet members (finished properly!) and there will be some substantial nail holes (that is...

This is something I've been working on for just over a year, and I can definitely say my skills improved over the course of this. I actually finished this around mid October but I never go round to taking pictures. It is a monster, and I can just about see into the top drawers (I'm 5ft 10). The...

Hi all, apologies if this is in the wrong place. I use our garage as my workshop (well, half a garage). At present it is lit by a double tube T5 light and it is rubbish. This is mounted in the centre of the ceiling; my workbench is placed against one wall so it isn't even directly underneath...

Hi all, The Mrs is looking at sorting out my 30th birthday present for later on this year, and what I think I am really missing from my shop is a table saw. Minor issue is that we are fairly skint . My workshop is predominantly used for cabinet making (using hand tools as far as practical...