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Can someone help on this? I bought a 4.8m length of 200mm x 45mm C24 softwood from my local timber merchants cut it into 3 and glued it together. 24 hours later I removed from clamps and give it a good sanding. Then I fixed 2 2x1 inch support pieces 6 inch from the ends to the underside. I then...

I am making a coffee table for my sister and after convincing her to go for something different I bought a 2 inch thick ash slab from a timber yard. After a load of sanding using 100/150/180 grit I applied danish oil, 3 coats in total. A day later I looked at it and wasn't really happy with the...

Can someone help me with this? I have just bought a walnut slab section with the intention of making my mum and myself a coffee table. Firstly I sanded with 120 grit then 180 and finally finished with 240 grit. I thought that when I applied the natural danish oil it was going to really bring...

Can someone recommend an orbital sander that is quieter than most other sanders, holds a 5" disc and is priced upto £200. I currently have a bosch orbital sander priced at around £55 but unfortunately the other day my friendly next door neighbour jokingly commented about the noise I was making...

I have attached a pic. I recently bought a few pieces of timber but have forgotten what type the top board the top one is. Does anyone know the type? Thanks

My local timber yard sells oak boards priced as- 10" wide, 20mm thick, 300mm for £10 9" wide, 20mm thick, 300mm for £9, and so on. Is this a fair price, or should I try and shop elsewhere? I looked at the How to buy hardwoods link but couldn't find any recommendations as there was no admissions...

Can someone help with this? The place close to me has just made 2 cuts to a green oak sleeper which has left me with 3 boards measuring 2.4m x 200mm x 30mm. There are many smallish cracks to the outside faces but where the cuts have been made the moisture is still present and the wood looks...

Screwfix have just contacted me to tell me that I need to call in the shop so that they can issue a refund as the compatible router table is no longer available. I've just been online to find a replacement and it is proving harder than I thought, hence the reason for my post. I'm at a fork in...

The router in question is a Bosch pof 1200 router. I have tried this router which is attached to a table on 2 different bits with minimal success. The 2 bits, are a tongue and groove set measuring 45mm in diameter. The groove cutter is workable on speed 4 from 6 but the tongue cutter which is...