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Hello Im doing a sleeper boarder in the garden and need to join them at different angles so is there a quick way of measuring the angles so they in can join up nicely? I guess this goes for joining any wood ends at angles as I realise I don’t have much knowledge of this other than 45* mitres...

I am toying with the idea to buy a surface planner to accompany my thicknesser. Ideally it would be something long lasting such as the Axminster versions, but in a bid not to spend to much while still having the ability to process rough timber I was wondering if anyone had some luck some of the...

Hello, More carpentry then woodworking but I would like to build garden tools/bits shed in a little spot I have and wondered if my design was over kill at all, or if there was any suggestions to simplify it etc, or maybe this is good and I should go with this roughly :) ? - Its roughly W 1680...

Hello I'm going to make some outdoor furniture (2-3x arm chairs, 1x L-Sofa) and im just trying to gather a bit of extra info on wood type and joinery techniques before starting. For the sofa I recon standard treated pine/spruce timber would be the cheapest option as it will be quite blocky due...

Hello I have an iTech 01332 table saw and I'd like to change the riving knife to something that fits level with the blade as the stock one sticks up over it so I need to remove it when using a sled for example. I've looks online but unsure of what to get so if anyone has a recommendation that...

Hello My table saw rip capacity is about 630 but I have a few pieces that I wouldn’t mind trimming beyond that capacity. I can pull the fence close to the blade and have the waste side between the blade and fence and go off a pencil mark but is there a smarter way of doing this as well as...

👋 I bought some Malay Eucalyptus hardwood ply from a local wood merchant to build some workshop cabinets and after cutting them down more I realised, well the quality is a bit meh. Although the faces arnt to bad the edges tend to look a bit rubbish and wouldn’t use it for much to be honest...

Hi there Anyone got a good good website with an assortment of dust extraction pipes/connectors/blast gates other than the stuff on Axminster which seems to be so much money for what it is? I need something to run from a 1.5hp extractor up and across the walls into various machines. I don't...

Hello, I have finally got around to start working with some hardwoods for a couple simple projects so the first steps will be to flatten the boards to make them joinable. Ive bought some boards that were PAR'ed from a stock so some boards aren't entirely flat. Would the only way to process...

Hi If I were to build some wood counter and shelves in the bathroom, what kind of wood would be good to use? I would guess I would need to varnish it after to protect it anyway. The bath panel and the side bit holding ups the counter would be MR MDF then painted. Chees A

Ive had a bit of high humidity and mould issues in a newly renovated garage workshop which has mostly been dealt with (for now) and want to start building some cupboards, draws, benches, cleat tool holders etc but to protect it a bit in the long term I think I should apply some sort of protector...

Hi there I have a festool KS60 mitre saw and I would like to connect it to my dust extractor which is 100mm out although I would need to drop that down to use a 50mm or 32mm hose (?) maybe but I'm unsure of what adapter to use for the saw as its got some bayonet type fitting. So ideally I am...

Hello Would anyone have some budget shop vacs to recommend, say under £80, which will mainly be used for floor cleaning and connected to mitre/point saw? Could also go 2nd hand. Cheers

Helllo I generally don’t get involved with Black Friday ‘deals’ as being my skeptic self I’ve always though it was a bit scammy and have heard that some companies may increase prices throughout the year only to drop it for BF. Anyway, I have just renovated my garage into a workshop to start...

Hello I built a very basic outdoor table consisting of 4x 47x200 planks, pocket screwed and glued together and laid on some Ikea trestle legs. It’s 283cm long and I want to find a smart way of halving the length but being able to extend / open it back to 283 when I need too. Any suggestions...

Hello, Ive made a built-in ply wardrobe and finally managed to get 8x drawers made but now comes time to installing them but I've never done it before so I am not 100% sure on the best way to make sure everything is spaced correctly and level. There are 2 carcass each with 1x small draw and 3x...

Hello, I would like to build a large outdoor table with turned legs that will eventually have a stone top for the table surface. As the wood will be covered by the stone what would a good cheapish wood I should use (or is it all all in the wood protection?) Turned legs arnt 100% the final...

Hello, I have a brand new bent radiator that I want to spray a different colour and just wanted to get some tips to check if my plan is right. Minimal effort would be preferred tbh :) This is a brand new radiator straight from a factory made from steel. It has had its final paint likely to be...

Hello, Is there a little chart or can someone let me know the rule of thumb for the dado width for what size wood you would use I.e would like to cut a dado for a 6mm piece of ply or MDF should I oversize a tiny bit or stick to the actual width of the wood? Cheers A

Hello, I am about to continue in the next stage of my plywood wardrobe and I'm unsure what the best order to do the assembly is. In my head I think I would do this but any advice would be welcomed. The final design minus the drawers (looking for the correct draw runners is VERY BORING) and I...