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cut wood, stright, and accurately with no table saw.. im not looking to cut anything to extream, mostly cutting timber down to size and maybe some plywood sheets (maybe). Any techniques would be appreciated?

So.... In the last few weeks iv embarked on a small bit of woodwork - iv (almost) build a bookcase, its very simple and will be held together with dowels and glue. Heres the thing, its built from timber (redwood?) from B&Q, some of the timber is slightly warped, I don't think its too much...

Hi All, Looking for some real basic (and honest) advice. Just bought a new house, and i'm looking to build a nice CD/DVD case to fit inside an alcove in one of the rooms. So....i'm positively clueless when it comes to woodwork (I was pretty good at it at school, but that was years...

Hi All, heres a hopepfully quick (but probably not simple) question.. It really regards the cost of timber against the cost of pre built furniture.. Excluding the cost of tools and time it takes to make something, does the cost of timber (generally speaking) to say build a book shelf...

Hi All, i'm back and looking for answers! :) Two things i'm hoping someone can explain.. On this very forum I got some fab advice about making a guide for a circular saw, I wonderderd if such a thing (off the shelf or hand made) was available to help guide a hand saw in a straight line and...

Can anyone recommend anything? Not really done any woodwork since school - other than fitting skirting to the ground floor of my house and a bit of DIY iv not done anything of any note. While Im ok sawing, nailing stuff etc, I tend to do things without much knowledge if im doing it correctly...

Hi, I was wondering what you guys thought of this, a friend of mine found it online and I was wondering what you think it would cost for the raw materials and how much work do you think it would be to build? Im assuming its all real wood, not sure what though, and im from the UK. Im...

Hello all! near total beginner looking for advice here.. This may sound a bit weird, but now I own my own house i'm looking to be a bit more "hands on" when it comes to DIY and general housey stuff. This all started a few months ago when I went to get a picture frame made up, and while...