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Thank you for the help team. I'll start checking out the list. Cheers Steve

Hi, I used to get all of my Beech from Oscar Windebank near Bath but they sadly closed recently. I'm looking for recommendations for supply of Beech or similar hardwood for making painted furniture within sensible driving distance of Cirencester. Ideally I'd like a place who operates in a...

Hi all, I need to fume some chestnut for a dressing table. The question is should I do the fuming before or after assembly? My worries are that; 1. If I do the fuming after assembly there might be glue residue left near joints and that the wax finish on the inside of the cabinet will act as...

Thank you all for the help. I'm going with Bosshogg's suggestion of VHB tape as it sounds like it will be more than strong enough to hold a few grams of steel but more importantly it does away with the squeeze out problems of liquid adhesive. I'll let you know how I get on.

Hello all, As part of my latest project I need to inlay some small stainless steel panels (100 x 80mm 2mm thick) into the centre of my veneered doors. My question is, what adhesive is best for this job? After routing out the mortice for these I will be left with a very porous MDF surface and...

Henry takes care of my Domino with a cut down one of those rubber hose reducers from axminster and the like (although gaffer tape will attach vac hoses to most things!). You could probably use most vacs that you can attach a slim hose to so that you can position the machine without the weight...

I made mine as demonstrated by Steve Maskrey in BW magazine whereby after cutting the insert plate to size with a template trim cutter on the router with the original insert plate as a template he set the rip fence to the edge of the aperture and with the original insert plate in place ripped a...

I'd be interested to know what you think about the flatness of the insert plate. I've been testing an Axminster router table with their aluminium and phenolic insert plates and frankly I'm not impressed, the plates are not flat and the adjuster screws move with vibration in use. I've gone back...

There's some interesting discussion on this thread in relation to fence setting for ripping and the problems caused by ripped timber flexing as the cut is made. It might be helpful. Ignore the title of the OP it rapidly ends up being a discussion about how to set a fence for effective and safe...

Right, here is the latest sketchup with a bit more care taken to get a realistic appearance of the Macassar. The left one shows the original plan with its mismatched joints. The right one shows a line of 3.4mm Ebony string punctuating each joint. I like this as the ebony breaks the flow...

Thank you chaps. I have thought about making the doors square but a great deal of time has gone into deciding on proportions so I don't think changing the shape will go down well but it is worth considering. The veneer is to be quarter cut macassar ebony so quite a bold stripe figure with...

Jason, thankyou for your input. If I understand you correctly you are suggesting this layout (I have included the centre detail panel in the sketch) This was one of my ideas too and I thought I had it nailed but when you try to create this layout you find that you can match grain on 3...

All, I have been working with a client to design a TV cabinet, after agreeing the design I have realised I've made a big mistake. While merrily drawing a quarter matched door in sketchup the realisation didn't dawn till it was too late that quarter matching only works with squares, these doors...

Thanks for the pointers chaps; I looked at Protex when I was searching initially, they seem to be more industrial than I need. I saw the Rutlands ones on the Lee Valley website but wasn't aware anyone was importing them, expensive as you say especially as I need 4 of them! Also, I'm not...

Hello all, I have been let down really badly by the supplier of the catches shown here (edit - I think I've managed to attch the pic correctly now!). I need a high quality brass over centre latch for a large conservatory bench that is made in 3 parts, the latches will be used in conjunction...

If you want to make the table top with a perimeter frame surrounding a panel of T&G boards I would suggest you don't glue the T&G along their length. If you glue the T&G boards to each other they will expand and contract as a unit behaving as if they were one wide board so the amount by which...

Thankyou all for your help. The Grass stuff looks really interesting. I started to try to track some down but haven't had the most success yet. It seems SDS buy from Hafele still waiting for contact from Wurth who will hopefully have better product knowledge. I imagine I'll be back for more...

Thanks for that I'll give them a go. I considered soss hinges but the trouble is they swing the door open the same way as a butt hinge so the door will foul the neighbouring one (the Blum ones allow the door to turn in its own space). I looked at pivot hinges too but they are also visible when...

Doh! I should have noted that you'd posted in the turning forum (I just picked up the thread from 'view new posts'). :oops:

Its never fun is it when that happens? I guess the immediate lesson is to try and do as much work as possible before assembly so if things do go wrong you will have a much easier time repairing or replacing components. What finish have you put on the box base? Do you need to superglue the...