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I have been a hobbyist carpenter for years, happily working with softwoods and ply and MDF. Recently however, I’ve been making plantation shutters for our home using Sapele, as it was the only cost effective hardwood at my local merchants, and was available in 76mm thickness which is useful...

Jacob This is an approach I’d not thought of before, and am intrigued. Is there a scientific or logical basis to your idea? Is this something you have experience of? Or is this just something you think is best practice? Either way, I shall give it a try as it is a fresh perspective. On the...

Yes, they were correctly stored. I picked them from the warehouse myself. Thanks for the reply, for all the replies!

I’m not sure they’re still too wet…I’ve had them on my shelf for over two months now in good conditions. I’m interested in your theory about rapid drying though - perhaps I’ll try another source next time.

Hey everyone! I’m making plantation shutters at home and have previously posted about cutting from timber to get perfectly straight untwisted/warped workpieces. I’m cutting Sapele wood, which comes in rough cut 8” x 4” lengths. I have built a jig to get a square edge, and am happy that the...

I’m cutting 300x75x9 mm panels from a squared block of Sapele. Some of the panels come of the bench saw with a huge twist/warp, whilst others cut perfectly square. can anyone advise?

Hi everyone, newbie here. Home workshop but well stocked with tools and machinery. I’ve stopped buying S4S and started buying rough cut Sapele 2.5m timbers. Despite making a sled for the good quality table saw, I’m struggling to get a perfectly straight edge. I have a jointer/planer but the...