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Ok - so shes given me orders to sort the new front Door. I want to make a 2inch ledged type door in Oak plus the frame Now I'm a cabinet maker with a busy workshop and Ive fitted doors but never actually made one - any ideas where I can source plans, construction methods etc.. Many thanks

I have a customer who wants a coffee table 24inchs by 62 inches. Live edge on two sides - no joins! Does anybody know of any wood yards who might be able to sell me a slab of wych Elm? Any help would be appreciated Cheers Steve

Hi - I've been asked to make a table with a scrubbed beech top. Can anybody give me brief description on how to do this - never done it before! Thanks folks

Imagine if you will a large coffee table. Its more or less just a slab of wood sat on some crossed steel metal legs. The customer wants a couple of drawers fitted to the underneath. Anybody got any good ideas on design?

Have I imagined this? I seem to think Ive read somewhere about a method of making flush panelled cabinet doors using a separate tongue. The way I remember it both the panel and the frame were rebated and a strip of wood was used to join the pieces. Not sure Ive explained this very well :roll:

Just about to make a dining table with a Spalted beech top. Normally for smaller pieces of furniture I just use Colron Finishing oil. Wipe on wipe off but it does tend to drag a bit when buffing. I cant imagine buffing a large dining table but I still want a soft sheen finish - what would...

For the past 8 months I've been struggling with an Anant no.5 Jack plane. It constantly lost its edge, chattered like a puppy and I was forever adjusting the frog. Yesterday I took delivery of a Clifton no.5 Jack and straight out of the box it was taking the finest of veneers off Kiln dried Oak...

Just wondered what the general concensus was. I've made numerous tables and unit tops and generally speaking I tend not to bother biscuiting the edges. Just a good plane and some decent glue and clamp for 24 hours. Who biscuits and who doesnt? Just wondered Steve

hi - ive been a lurker for a while but its time for a question. ive been commissioned to make some study furniture and intend to make free standing pieces bridged by an l-shaped work top made from 3/4 oak faced mdf. ill have to butt joint the pieces and im not sure i will get the finish i need...