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OK, so its not a piece of fine cabinetry but nevertheless, it's the first thing thats been ordered by someone who is not family or friend. I took some of my planters to a boot sale a couple of weeks ago, sold a few and gave my details out to a few more, to make a short story even shorter I...

Afternoon all. I've got an Axi bench mortiser which came with a set of 3 tin coated chisels, they served me well until I tried a bit of oak yesterday, nicely bent corners (beyond redemption I'm afraid) on the largest of the chisels. I was probably asking a bit too much of what was a...

theres a house round the corner undergoing a renovation and extension build. Whilst driving past the other day I spotted the old staircase in the garden. I asked the chippie if it was destined for the tip, he said it was, so I asked if I could have it. He told me to fill my proverbial boots...

SWMBO wanted a couple of planters knocking up for the "the front", so i duly obliged and knocked up a couple. decided on going down the "decent" route and used no screws, its all M and T (with a bit of room for the inevitable "movement") and dowels. It was all soaked in preservative before...

Thought it was about time that I posted something that I've been working on for a while, a new bedroom unit for my eldest daughter. At the mo her room is well and truly "ikea'd" :oops: it's a not a big room by any means and the addition of the swedish menace really cuts down on space, so a glib...

Last but one thing to grow wheels - something for the pillar drill, scms and new morticer to live in. The morticer alone weighs in at a shade over 42kg, the scms must be approaching 15 and the pillar drill about 25, add to this 3 drawers full of screws, nuts, bolts, drill bits etc etc and we're...

After the router table the next piece of equipment to go mobile is the table saw. Initial construction was 2 ply 18mm mdf for the top, with more 18mm for the sides, uprights, saw stand and base. Built unit, added wheels, fitted saw and left overnight, come the morning there was a bit of a "sag"...

With the bench done it was time move on to the first "wheeled" project, the router table. Its taken a a few days but is now finished. I did start out taking some pics for a WIP but the impetus of the build took over and before I thought about it again it was almost done. The top is 2 pieces...

fellas I recently took delivery of a Record BS350. I've been setting it up today as per the instructions and accompanying DVD (Bandsaw Masterclass with Alan Holtham). Try as I may I can't get the darn thing to cut straight. At the start of the cut the blade "wanders" slightly to the right...

Gents I've an idea in mind to make for the secret santa, without giving too much away it's a gauge (of sorts) pivotal to the accuracy and usefulness of the end product will be the ability to remove a particular part of the gauge and replace it with another of a different size. I'll add here...

I’ve a project that has to be completed by Christmas for an extremely discerning customer……….my 15 year old daughter. I’ve got to “redo” her bedroom, which was given a generous coat of “ikea” when we bought the house a couple of years ago. The Swedish menace furniture is too large for her...

Some time ago the bread knife decided that the old living room furniture was a bit "dated" so i was duly sent to despatch it to pastures new. thought i'd give it a new lease of life, so went from this (and a bookcase): to this: then on to this: Ending up with a new home for planes...

In the process of preparing some reclaimed pine for tool cabinet. Sent lots through the thicknesser yesterday with no trouble but carrying on this morning and infeed / outfeed rollers aren't doing there job. Every piece I send through needs some persuasion on the infeed (stops when the leading...

Fellas Has anyone any experience of working with oak flooring ? I have a good (ongoing) supply of the stuff (off cuts) and was hoping to use it in several up and coming projects. I've just run a piece through my new axi P/T to take the ridges off the back and the results are what can only be...

I'm in the sketchup stage of designing a new computer desk/storage facility/general area for dumping everyone elses rubbish. (we've all got one of those) that will live at one end of my dining room. The plan at the mo is to make the basic cabinets and hutch (??) from mdf which will be...

I know this has been covered umpteen times and I've had a good scan through but nothing really answers my question. I've a CU in my workshop with a 63A RCCB, the ring for the sockets (ergo - the machinery) is on a 32A breaker. The workshop CU is fed from a 32A breaker on the house CU (this...

Fellas After some advice please. I'd like to start spray finishing some of my upcoming projects. From what i've read it seems to be another facet of woodworking that is littered with lots of opportunity to trip yourself up (something that i'm quite good at unfortunately). Main thrust of the...

Like many of us (I expect) I often find myself wanting "another" clamp. this morning I had just glued up a shelf unit for my youngest wallet drainers bedroom and had moved on to the glue up for a utility room storage unit, but...... no clamps left on the rack, I only needed 4 for the unit so i...

Fellas I realise theres another recent thread about P/T's and didn't want to hijack that one with my own question. Purchase of a P/T is imminent, main considerations are: Under £900 Supplied by 13A socket. I've had a look at the Scheppach 2600ci (is this the same as the 260 mentioned in the...

OK, so my first trip to a timber merchants has now been made and documented on here. Waterhead posted a link by way of a reply to my OP from a while ago wrt timber merchants and some of the ins and outs (in his experience) - thanks for that, very helpful. Part of his post made mention of...