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Just Googled and I'm pretty sure I used some of that on some boxes but remember it having quite a strong vapour :/ Has anyone here tried Rubio Monocoat?

Evening all. As a man who has grown tired of Ronseal (etc) headaches I thought I'd reach out for a bit of advice. I'm looking for some low-VOC finishes for table tops and chairs (plus the odd wood carving!). Anything that doesn't require leaving the work in the shed for a couple of weeks to...

Interesting. That looks like it might work! Whilst I don't have a huge amount of desk space (well... it's a huge desk but has a lot of other things on it too!) it's in just the right position to put the end up against the wall as you say, Jacob. Funnily enough I was just watching a video about...

Yeah, I'm beginning to think you might be right.

Before too many people continue along the lines of power tools, it's worth clarifying I'm doing this in my living room and bedroom. Generating a tonne of dust with a large bench setup isn't an option* (Hopefully when I get my own house it'll have a shed finally!) *EDIT: Although I'm guessing...

Router table would be excellent. Good advice. And in the end I'd much rather just get on with carving than becoming a planing legend... That said, looking at the various router tables I've just seen online I'm not sure I have the space :/ Maybe I can borrow the kitchen table...

Thanks Andy. That's good to hear. It's easy for me to get a No 3 in the plane I want (new generation Wood River / Quangsheng) so is it worth going for that one versus a No 4? In terms of width they seem to be basically identical.

Hi there. I'm a wood carver (mostly in-the-round pieces) and the things I make require a decent amount of dimensional accuracy. This means I often need to get my blocks smooth and square all round before marking up. They don't need to be super smooth (enough to take a pencil or for me to glue...