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I’ve made a few kitchen tables for people over the past year out of solid European oak. All great until a couple have come back to me because the finish is not holding up to stains like grease marks and liquid etc. I’ve been using Fiddes clear satin hardwax oil which is similar to Osmo. I’m...

I have been asked to make a dining table with quite thin wooden legs (45mm diameter) but no visible apron or stretchers. They want to copy a look they have seen online It’s going to be a challenge to make a table that doesn’t wobble. Table is 140 x 75cm, oak. It has made me wonder are there any...

I’m planning some quite deep and long shelves in 24mm birch ply and would appreciate advice on the span for brackets please... if I get it wrong it’s going to be an expensive mistake. The main problem is the wall is plasterboard. The plan is for 2m long and 25cm deep 24mm ply shelf. Not sure...

I am making a garden table and bench out of European oak, and having looked at various designs it seems the common theme is to have slats rather than joined pieces. Presumably this is for drainage of rainwater. But my question is how wide I can make each slat while keeping it effective? I don’t...

I am looking for a supplier in the south east/near London who sells wide panels. It’s not so hard to find oak furniture boards around 600mm wide but for 1200mm wide it’s harder. Lengths up to 2m and thickness around 24mm. Any recommendations? Thanks.

I’m not experienced with a router, I only have a Makita cordless 1/4. Recently I had to cut a circle 30cm diameter out of 25mm oak and it took around 10 passes. Obviously this is not ideal so I am thinking I need more power. I’m considering the Triton 1/2 inch plunge router, but does anyone know...

I’ve always just done a light hand sand to ease the edges and make a small chamfer when I make tables and such, but I’m not happy with the amount of checking and correcting I have to do to make sure the new edge line is even and not wavy. I’m considering trying to plane it and even maybe use a...

I know the theory says you should oil both faces of a top or else it will warp the wood. But is that actually true? It seems a lot of time and product wasted if it isn’t really necessary. Has anyone actually experienced wood warping because they only oiled the top face? (I’m talking Osmo wood...

Hi I am making a basic desk out of a 19mm solid oak edge glued furniture panel. The desk will be 1500mm x 600mm. The legs are probably something simple like hairpins or metal box section with a fixing plate. My concern is that if the user places any weight on the centre of the desk it may sag...

Morning all. First post here. I am looking for somewhere to work on my projects that isn't my house. I've pushed my luck with the dust and noise and it's time to get a proper workspace. I'm familiar with the shared workspaces at Blackhorse Road and Edmonton but they are a bit far from me. Is...