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I have some smaller furniture items that I need to deliver within the UK via a courier. They are not high end pieces, so not looking for high end people. Things like beside tables, will be something like 80cm x 50cm x 50cm, a few kilos each - exact sizes not agreed yet, but these are good...

I am making a replica early country style cupboard where the original was nailed. Whilst I will hide some stronger joint in there I also need to put in some authentic nails in to complete the look, it is a requirement of the project. I'm well aware that oak can attack certain metals, but...

I'm soon to rebuild my workshop as current one is at end of it's life. I'm looking at different options, including costs of brick built, although I appreciate that this may be a little too expensive. In terms of wooden ones, i'm looking for supplied and fitted. I've seen...

I am soon to make a baloon clock that has complex curves on it, and which will be veneered. Am researching the best material to make the base from, and, what people used to use, as well as what would be the most suitable now. Can't make from one solid piece of wood as it is too large (and it...

Doing some veneered work and wondering about Titebond veneer glue. This job requires complex curved work so can't avoid some veneering over end grain. Is Titebond veneer glue suitable to gluing over end grain - I kind of assume it is - and do I need to size the end grain as some suggest? If...

I will soon be working from home as a cabinet maker. I want to make sure that I have sufficient home insurance to cover this for the building and standard household contents (I've been here before in my previous occupation) - I'm not looking for insurance for tools and stock as I will get that...

I buy trees in the green from local private landowner and make clocks, small drawer sets, nothing structural in the sense that it supports human weight etc. I have oak, beech, cedar, ash, hornbeam, chestnut, walnut and when the trees come down hopefully cherry and other similar hardwoods. I...

I'm looking for good quality clock parts - dials and bezels to use with some mechanical movements I have - and some good hands I guess too. The dials I have are brass but look cheap because they were - but I want something of better quality even if they cost more. And I would like arts and...

I'm currently making some small cabinets and want to keep the doors closed using some small magnets that stick but aren't so sticky that it makes them difficult to open again. Shop bought magnetic catches are way too big, the cabinet in question is only 120mm high with 8mm thick wood. So I've...

I have some leather which i need to glue to bare wood (hardwoods, oak / cherry / ash over time) and have searched on Google for a 'good' long lasting glue and have found that there are a lot of options. What would you recommend for cabinet making? Over time will want to glue both sides of the...

OK so perhaps I shouldn't have bought 'brass' screws from screw fix because the ones I got are steel screws with brass plating - I need to put them into hardwoods (oak, ash, cherry etc.) and want solid brass, not plated, even if just for my own sake. I know that rutlands do brass screws e.g...

I have some mirrors to make and need to fix the glass & backing board to the frame. The frames are hardwood - oak, ash, cherry. I see that quite a few people use 'point drivers' such as this one: http://www.rutlands.co.uk/hand-tools/pi ... int-driver (note - copy out URL as message board...

I sometimes need to cut a fair number of rebates across the grain. I currently use a record 050 to cut a groove inside the piece, then take the remainder out with a paring chisel and hand router; works fine but a little slow - at least I get a fairly straight edge on the inside. However, I'd...

I have a record plough plane which works fine but I'm looking for spare parts for it as I use it a lot - in particular spare scoring spurs / screws as I'm sure I'll loose them some day, and I guess spare depth gauge etc. as it is likely to get bent somehow some day. Whilst I'm on the look out...

I thought that with all this really hot weather we have I'd put out some items with a wax finish (liberon with chestnut sanding sealer underneath, on ash wood) to see how it fairs in high heat - put beside house in direct sun light. A tough test maybe, but thought it was worth trying. For...

Found fair few mouse droppings on my wood stack today. I'm not too concerned about how to get rid of the mice as have had them in house and sorted problem. However, the fact that they've put droppings on my wood - and no doubt peed all over it too, has this made the wood unusable as I know...

I've been offered above 2nd hand by stanley and am interested but wondering how they compare to the new veritas and lie nelisen ones? I'm not a great fan of veritas tools, does any one have a preference as I don't mind the lie nelisen one if it is good or the record? I'm looking for it to...

OK, so I come from running a computer programming business for 10 years where contracts are mandatory. When selling items I will also have a contract with customers - from computing I know the kinds of things they should have - but does anyone know of where to get a good legally binding...

In Wells / Hooper's 'Modern Cabinet Work' 1922 edition (2006 reprint) they refer to a 'Board for planing tougues' / tongueing board p63 figure 3. Now, I'm familiar with various kinds of hand planing aids, but to be honest this one is either new to me or I've forgotten references to it...

OK, so I know there isn't any current day magazine out there that only covers hand tool making, but as that is pretty much all I use then I was wondering what magazines people recommend which have a heavier hand tool basis. I've got copies of most of them, but just the odd copy so haven't been...