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This is a piece of furniture my parents had made 20 years ago and as can be seen from the pictures it had suffered some sun damage. Is this repairable to the extent that the change in colour is less noticeable. It is American Black Walnut. Is it something a hobbyist could attempt or is it a...

Staying in a 14th Century cottage in Suffolk for the weekend and was intrigued by the markings on the beams. Anyone got any insights? Also the beam over the fireplace looks like it was reused, not sure from what, also anyone got any ideas?

I made a box as a gift in my unheated workshop, all looked fine and brought it indoors. Couple of days later lid has warped slightly ( enough to brass me off) so that it is no longer flush with base. Obviously the change in humidity , annoying, but it’s wood so live with it. However I also made...

Came across this when clearing out my Dads garage. It is about 25mm thick 160 wide and was t&g’d. Possibly a floorboard off cut. Going to turn it into a keepsake box , or something, but would like to know what wood it is. Doesn’t feel particularly heavy. Tia.

We had a new external door cut into a garage wall and some damp is now evident on the internal skirting board . When I removed the skirting there were holes in the wall and also under the door sill. My question is how to repair it?Should I fill the void behind the skirting with cement, expanding...

Does anyone know where I might get a 50mm piece of maple resawn into 2x 25mm ( ignoring kerf loss) in or around South Bucks? I generally buy from Surrey Timbers but they don’t offer the service . I don’t have a bandsaw but could use my table saw but only after buying a new blade and riving...

I have been asked to make a foldaway extension , in wood, to fit under the 15cm overhang on a marble topped kitchen island. The extension will be 45cm wide and will fold vertically under the overhang. When horizontal it will extend the worktop by 30cm. I know I can make it such that the...

A recent present was the book Letter Carving in Wood by Chris Pye. As a result I am now also the proud owner of some carving chisels including double bevel straight & fishtail chisels. I am struggling to get these razor sharp and am looking for advice on the best bevel angle to use. I have...

I found some plans for a 5 movement puzzle box with the components made of 9mm hardwood , probably Walnut in my case. I will season the wood indoors for a couple of weeks then thickness to 9mm. The locking mechanism is 3mm . My concern is that once made the wood, as it is so thin, will...

Hi and a Merry Christmas to all, I made a cabinet to hide a wall mounted boiler for my daughter and the door has bowed slightly so I am looking for some views on why. It would be a step forward not to make that same error again! The cabinet door ( 830mm x 510mm) is made of 12 mm mdf laminated (...

I am trying to find a solution to quickly attach ( and detach) my various machines to the dust port on my one shopvac. I came across this product and was wondering if anyone knows if there is anything similar available in the UK , hopefully at a more reasonable cost. QuickLox 4-Inch Starter...

Hi ,I am making an alcove unit out of birch ply with the top edged with poplar and a poplar face frame and doors. It is going to be painted and I want to get a very smooth finish , particularly on the top of the unit and of course the edging, face frame and doors. Obviously I could and will...

Started this new hobby only a few months ago with the intention of making some small boxes as gifts . Practiced on meranti and some other softer woods and eventually got to a point where i knew what I had to do ( which is different from doing what I had to do :) ) and started making the box with...