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I always have struggled to get a goggles/safety glasses and dust mask combo that does not mist up Any suggestions anyone? thanks Andy

We have a house in France we are rennovating to retire to and a new kitchen is in the plan (actually everyting is in the plan from all new floors/electric/windows etc etc) But we are now thinking about the Kitchen We will probably use an IKEA base unit design of one central island with all the...

I was lucky enough to find the router bit to install the aquamac 21 door seal on ebay for a fiver. But I am struggling to find a good drawing/description on exactly where the routed groove goes to seal an new external door and frame I will make...

I am in the process of buying a house in France, and I will slowly renovate it, doing and learning to do all but the structural jobs myself. I am beginning to think about the windows. They are typical French (both sides open inwards to the house with 3 pieces of glass each side, behind...

Why not, like me, support Nick Gibbs as he recovers from his accident by taking out a year sub to his new magazine Living Woods http://www.living-woods.com/subscriptions/

Hi For my tree carved cabinet project made out of european soft maple, the two doors I have made (1m20 x 40cm each) but now one has warped. (about 20mm with also a twist) Before I embarque on making another I was wondering would i be able to steam bend it back, and if i did would it stay. I have...

I am in the process (rather a long one I must admit :oops: ) of making a tall kitchen cabinet inspired by the work of Duncan Gowdy. http://duncangowdy.com/artwork/2541431_ ... Panel.html Mine is a 2.2m tall, 1m wide cabinet with 3 lower drawers and 2 doors, and the branches are painted black...

I am in shock, but let me back track a little. I worked in the states for a while and whilst there discovered Bartley Gel Varnish - Satin. It's wonderfully easy to apply and lasts a long time in the tin. Upon returning to Europe I found a hardware store in Philidelphia, Killians, who would ship...

I am fortunate enough to be visiting Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto ) in a few months time and unlike my previous trips which were for business this one is for pleasure so I can arrange the itinerary Just looking for suggestions of visits that can be arranged to some of the fine tool makers that are...

We have a very nice original (1930) mahogany front door, except for one aspect. It has 2 long panels panel and one shorter under 4 small glass panes - which I have just replaced with that natty thin Historglass double glazing. Now the only problem with our door is the panels are thin and they...

Hi everyone, a littl problem I'm hoping you can help me with In our kitchen units, we have sliding baskets, the runners are going so I am in the process of replacing them. I bought from IKEA the Rationelle drawers with extra fronts which seem to be fine. On fitting the first I noticed they...

For a while now I have been making a copy of the David Savage Love Chairs IV Here is where I'm at so far (paper cut out showing one of the back designs) (lots more photos there is people are interested http://croeso.typepad.com/photos/furniture_making_love_cha/index.html) I have been...

I'm making a telescope mount from Aluminium, and have just broken a drill. I was drilling 3.2mm holes tapping for 4mm screws into 10mm thick aluminium plate and the drill broke, leaving a bit in the half drilled hole, with nothing sticking out. Is there a simple way to remove small drills when...

I have been for sometime wanting to run a computer connection to my workshop as the wifi won't reach it. Main reason is to listen to FiveLive and the footy commentary as they are much better quality than the weak MW signal that reaches to NL Now between the workshop and the house I have a 35m...

It started off strange with the iPod on shuffle mode only playing female vocalists and Herman Brood (now dead Dutch Rock mega star) all day - weird Then I kept on getting humps in the middle of the sycamore board edges I was trying to joint on my jointer , I resorted to the trusty Bedrock 608...

Hoping someone can recommend me a supplier I've gotten back to my Love Chair project now a few house projects are out of the way. But I'm struggling to find anyone who can supply me with constructional veneers.. I need London Plane, cut to 1 or 2mm thickness 120cm long by 30 or 40cm wide. I...

I need to make some 6mm dowels for the latest project - tall cupboard in sycamore. I need straight sided dowels and am looking at various jigs to do that. The Lie Nielsen plates seems to give the best range of sizes for a single purchase, but I seem to remember someone telling me that it...

My next project is looming ( a tall cupboard in the kitchen to cover a door that is blocked on the other side by the new piano) My wife and I were very much impressed y the work of Duncan Gowdy and we'd like to build a cupboard in that style...

I am very fortunate in have a whole stack of Oak given to me in 12cm x12cm pieces and lots of 12 x 6cm big heavy stuff. Now I need a second workbench - and I have enough oak to make that with plenty left. I hardly use oak in the furniture I make for the house so it's going to take me time to...

I have just made a little double sided shelf to clamp to the pillar of my drill, in one side I made a hardwood plate in which I drilled a series if holes from 2.5 mm till 13 mm in 0.5 mm steps to hold my drills. Now I seem to have made a classic mistake, the drills fit in their own holes with a...