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Feel daft asking this... I need to create a flat piece (ca. 350mm x 700mm) out of solid ash. The boards I'm making it out of are 240mm wide. Therefore I need to edge joint just under 1.5 boards to make the 350mm width. Question: Should I A) cut three equal-width (ca. 117mm wide) pieces and...

When joining with loose tenons, what's your rule of thumb for the number of loose tenons you'll place in one joint? In other words, I'm looking for realistic numbers to put in the table below - I've just stuck any old numbers in for now. Assume 18mm MDF, standard kitchen carcass type...

I'm making a glorified world map pin board and putting it into a frame to hang on the wall as a pseudo artwork. I need a back that will stay flat. The overall size will be around 1600mm x 1200mm The pin board itself is Sundeala K which is reasonably heavy and is very 'saggy' - i.e. it will bow...

I'm building a bike shed out of pressure treated 14mm thick tongue and groove softwood with a nominal width of 95mm. I'm using pressure treated softwood framing/carcassing with a 45 x 45mm cross section (finished). What's a sensible depth to rebate into the framing on the sides and at the...

I'm planning on making a wine rack out of solid ash. Part of the rack is like this: I'm planning on fixing the horizontal rails (shown in green above) using only dowels and glue so that no fixings are visible. The dimensions of a rails are 20mm x 20mm x 340mm. The vertical supports are 19mm...

Hi all, I need to drill a couple of hundred holes and need them to be perpendicular to the surface of the wood. Anyone got any tips (aside from using a pillar drill)? Some will be for dowels for glue-up and will have a set depth in solid timber material to about 15mm, others will go all the...

Hi, If doing edge banding without specialised machinery, what options do I have? I have used iron on edging in the past, which adhered well. But it was so thin, I wouldn't have been able to put a radius on it. Can you get different thicknesses of iron on edge banding? Or can I apply thicker...

Hi all, I'm planning on building a wine rack out of birch ply. Aesthetically, I'd like the rails on which the wine bottles sit to be orientated so that the ply is horizontal. But that would mean fixing the ply rails edge-on to the side supports. The rails will be 18mm ply with a width of 20mm...

Calling all table saw fans - I need some teaching, please. I got a 2nd hand table saw to: * make cutting sheet material quicker * get super clean cuts that don't need further finishing * cut to final dimensions on first pass * achieve dead-square (or precisely angled) components such as cabinet...

I'm going to invest in a router bit to trim my arrises: Arris Rounding What radius should I go for? Context: This will typically be for 18mm sheet material (birch ply, mdf, edge-banded veneered mdf) used in projects such as cabinet making, typically with a contemporary/minamalist/slab style.

I'm going to bleach a solid teak desk for a contemporary study and am looking for product suggestions please. Planning on using Fiddes A + B bleach becuase it's the same price for double the volume of Rustins. Anyone had good or bad experience of the Fiddes product? As for finishes, I've been...

Hi all, Just picked up a large dining table (second hand) and would love to know what it's made from. Looks very teaky to me. However, the lady who I got it from couldn't remember but she thought that she wouldn't have got a teak table because it's not sustainable. I thought it could be...

Hi all, Project & dimensions: I'd like to put a slab across the width of my small home office as a built-in desk. I'm hoping to support it on the sides and along the back with battens screwed into the wall - i.e. no legs. Dimensions: 2400mm x 600-700mm. Aesthetics: The walls are a bluey grey...

I'm about to do a wardrobe build and am thinking some reliable squares will help. Up to now I've had to get by with a cheapo screwfix combination square (though found a video on this forum today that will help me get it square - yay!), and a set of lidl squares which aren't really square. Seems...

Please share your experiences (good and bad) and your current preferences for products to clean gunk off bits. Router and drill bits, of course. Definitely interested in home made recipes too.

I've got this lovely table base and am hoping you lot will be able to help me put a glass top on it to make a coffee table. Q1: What methods can I use to attach the glass? My aesthetic preference is for methods that do not require a hole in the glass. But I am going to get the glass...

I'm about to build a walk-in wardrobe, closely based on one that I've done previously. There are a couple of more complex elements in this one and many of you have already helped on specific elements that I've queried along the way. Now I'm offering up the full model/plan. If there's any...

I've just bought a second hand router that comes with 1/2 and 1/4 inch collets. I've got a handful of bits all 8mm: Leigh dovetail kit (2 bits), and a pack of 5 from Lidl The 8mm collet for the new router is £30 which is about the value of the existing bits (not all of which I use). Is it...

Hi all, I'm designing some drawers for my wardrobe - about 800mm x 500mm x 140mm deep. The sides and back will be made from 15mm thick solid walnut, front from 19mm walnut, and the base from 6mm veneered mdf. How deep should I router the channel in the sides, front and back to slide the drawer...

Hi all, I'm designing a walk in wardrobe which will look something like this: As you can see, there's some shelving units starting about 2m high. I had originally designed these to be built as separate carcasses from the 'base' units. But I've just found out that I can get my walnut veneered...