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Hi I've been looking around at some solid fielded panel doors online. It looks like a lot of them use beading to hold the panel in rather than using a groove in the rails/stiles and mould them with a decorative finish. I'm guessing they just glue and pin the beading on, but do any of you...

Hi everyone I've never really done any site joinery before but gave hanging an internal door a go for the first time this weekend. It looks pretty good for a first attempt but by no means perfect. I have since become a little obsessed with hinges :shock: . Looking around the house I've seen...

Hi everyone Just wondering if people have had much success fitting a solid edge lipping to kitchen work tops whilst keeping the lipping flush to the top? I have just tried gluing and pocket screwing the lipping to the work top, this worked fantastically (Pocket screws on underside of worktop)...

Hello everyone. I am looking in to tool insurance. At present I am a hobby user but have invested considerable money in tools and machinery both woodworking and mechanics / engineering tools. As the topic suggests, are there any pitfalls to be aware of regarding tool insurance? Basically...

Hi friends, The Junior Whitehead planer thicknesser I bought last year has been sat in storage since. Hopefully I can get it up and running soon. If all's ok, I'll try and do a full rebuild as it looks scruffy. I'm annoyed as I bought as a 'fully reconditioned' unit. What they forgot to...

Hi My thicknesser that I bought about a year ago has still not been used :( Its an old Whitehead Junior model. The person who I bought it off said it has been converted to single phase (was originally 3 phase). However when I tried it with a 13 amp plug it started to spin and then blew the...

Hello everyone, Has anyone got experience of using one of these planer thicknessers? http://www.screwfix.com/prods/43940/Pow ... hicknesser I was thinking of buying one for light/ hobby use.

Hi everyone and happy New Year. Just a quick question: I appreciate the traditional measurement of timber is in cubic feet. When ringing suppliers, I find some give a price for a cubic foot of a certain profile of timber (e.g 1 x 6 inch etc). This is fine and I appreciate the fact that...

Hello My hobby workshop is getting very cold in these months. I was thinking about a wood burning stove; providing I follow all the BRs regarding flues and position etc will it be ok in a workshop? The workshop is a multipurpose one; engineering and wood working. I appreciate they will give...

Hello there! I'm toying with the idea of a router table. I can't decide whether to buy one or make my own? Looking at Axminster and Rutlands the pre made table tops and fences seem quite expensive. On the other hand the pre made router tables look flimsy! even the expensive ones! Do you...

Hi everyone. I was looking at stringing today and saw some nice pieces for inspiration. It got me thinking whether or not you can use stringing on veneered mdf? Has anyone tried this with successful results? I'm just thinking that it may be hard to flush the striging with the veneer being so...

Hi everyone. I have an old pillar drill lying around that I need to get working. It is 3 phase but I only have a single phase supply. I took the motor off and have taken it to numerous motor specialists. It is looking more likely that it will be easier to get a phase converter rather than...

Right its obvious answer time again! I've been looking at hand planes; I'd ideally like a tool for these 2 specific jobs: -End grain boards (using on a shooting board) -Tidying up protruding through dovetail joints (flushing them) From what I've read I have two main options; block plane or a...

Evening all Looking at getting my first decent set of chisels. I came across Robert Sorby. What do you lads think to them? Has anybody had any experience of them? I'm looking at the bevel edged ones in rosewood. Do you find them a nice chisel for the money, or have any horror stories to...

Hello everyone. I was researching hand joinery techniques and came across Rob Cosman's Dvds. He seems to be the guru of dovetails and hand joinery. In his trailer he seems to come across as very interesting and above all a good 'teacher'. Before I buy a dvd I was just wondering if anyone has...

Afternoon all. These last few days I have been trying to do some hand cut joints; corner lap joint and corner bridle joint. I am using a tenon saw and chisel. I can cut the wastage off with the saw on the bridle joint, but then I have to tidy it up with a chisel. When I do this, I struggle...

Hi guys I'm still a beginner on here so please go easy.... I have an old record/bailey plane I'm rebuilding. I can't seem to find a way of removing the lateral adjustment lever. Can you take this off? The pin looks like it was pressed in (a bit like a rivet) in the factory. I just wanted...

HI, I am cutting some sheet into rectangular panels, I need to ensure they are square (all corners 90 degree). I recently saw a good web page that showed a simple way to check if your machines fence is accurately set at 90 degrees. (for example; a sled on a table saw where the fence is 90...

Hi guys, Another question....... I have done some research and basically found that DIY sandblasting is pretty useless, due to the huge CFM requirement needed for large areas. However, I'm looking at perhaps getting a sandblaster to clean up old steel hand tools and small parts off cars on the...

Evening all. I'm trying to change my garage in to a small multi purpose workshop. The floor is concrete. Currently it is stained, splashed with mortar and generally looks a mess. I would like to have one of those super smooth finishes you see in workshops. The area is approximately 6x6m...