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I'm planning to make a painted bookcase, I was planning to use bb/bb birch ply but with the way prices are now in considering alternatives. Any thoughts on a wood or material that is at least as stiff and takes paint well? Maybe some other grade of ply or a cheap hardwood? Beech and poplar...

Anyone used these? Based in Exeter. They have some nice looking oak both sides veneered birch ply but I can't see much about them online. Alternatively, anyone know a good place to get oak both sides 9mm ply?

I have some branches found in the garden (felled by the previous occupier), I had left them in the shed a couple of years ago to dry for firewood. Having rediscovered them the other day, I chopped them up. There's a few lengths that are quite nice, I'd like to do something with them. I'm fairly...

I pulled out my shooting board to trim a few mitres this evening and it didn't seem right. I placed a couple of squares on it and oh dear. I think that needs a little fettling. Or maybe just throwing away and starting fresh.

The stairs in my house are in a pretty poor state. They're currently carpeted but we'd like to change them to wooden treads with white risers. I've pulled the carpet off a few and there is all manner of monkey business hidden - large holes drilled in the risers, at least one of the winder treads...

Does anyone know of good ones? Every brand I've seen has a bunch of people saying how rubbish they are and another saying they're the best thing ever, had one bit that lasted 10 years etc. etc. I have a set of Bosch PZ2 bits at the moment and one shattered after about 100 screws, so not very...

Anyone know of a supplier of Utile near Manchester? I've been through the sticky, but they're mostly miles away (the closest being Hymor in Stoke). I did try Trafford Timber who have it listed, but they have no stock for a month or two, so that's a bust.