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The top is 80mm thick. The door which I used was an old solid core type which was extremely solid and heavy. I put an 18mm MDF sheet on top glued and clamped it on. I then added hardwood edging all round and sealed it all up with a few coats of shellac followed by two coats of varnish. First...

I did ponder for a while where to fit the vices and looked at so many different benches and variations but ended up putting the vices where I do most of my work and thinking about the holding problems I have had in the past. Plan is to put some dog holes/steadfasts in at some point but again I...

It may not be made of solid beech or been crafted with a Lie Nielsen plane but I think it it a vast improvement on the old door on trestles I have been using for the last 3 years :D

not draughts coming through the insulation but behind in the air gap between the original stone wall and the insulation.

I gree with Mike and maybe should have been a bit more specific. I live in a 300 year old cottage which we are renovating and extending and while the extension is using modern membranes and insulation the old renovated part which had rough plasterboard studding and rockwool installed in the last...

I think 1/2" would be fine. Kingspan is alot more robust in a moist area than Rockwool hence its preference old buildings when wall construction and vapour levels are a bit of an unknown quantity. Remember of course the building is wood not masonry built so it will breathe a bit naturally. Don't...

If I can throw in my experience as I built my wife an insulated studio 2 years ago. Waterproof paper also known as building paper is not a vapour barrier and should be put on the outside of the building and if possible an air gap between it and whatever type of cladding you are sheathing the...

Its a small world right enough. Is Glenree on the left or right at the top of Wylies Brae?

If Coulthard had been half as ruthless he might have won something. Every great racing driver pushes the rules to the limit. Even the golden boy Lewis has been caught out.

I have been given a Delta 18-285 bandsaw by a friend who has upgraded. Having not owned a bandsaw before what are peoples opinions of it. I am also struggling to get a manual for it if anyone can help.

I stay out at Mill of Fyall Cottage hence the name.

I thought I would give a bit of feedback here on the new table saw (Makita MLT100) I bought a couple off weeks back. I have never owned a table saw and while I would have loved to spend £600-£700 on a big heavy high quality saw I simply could not afford it on my budget so I was left with the...

I think I may be able to get one new and unused for around £70

does anyone know if the axminster biscuit jointer is any good? I don't think they sell it anymore.

bought a wixley one off ebay last week and it is an excellent bit of kit. I can now set up my t/s and mitre saw 100% accurately.

what about this site: http://www.valeveneers.co.uk

I am going to be making some kitchen cabinets/worktop in the next few months and am undecided what material to use. My wife is keen on solid wood tops so that is a no brainer they will be something like beech or oak. My problem is she wants to paint the cabinets (probably cream or a light blue)...

thanks for that.

forgive my ignorance but what does Par mean?

slightly off topic but how does the brake operate on a table saw? Is it serviceable? I only ask because the brake is working intermittently on my t/s.