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Hi All, I've just moved house and the new workshop (garage) door is a bit useless. In an ideal world, I'd like to make a replacement, but this isn't really going to happen any time soon and I'm very concerned about security. Does anyone have any advice/suggestions on where to buy a good...

Hi All, I've just had a chap around to advise about topping up our loft insulation. I was amazed that regulations now specify 10" of insulation. This is well above the height of our joists, which are about 4". In order to keep some boarding down for storage, I guess the three choices are: 1) A...

Hi All, It feels like I've been away from the forum forever, there have been all sorts of things going on. One of which has been moving house, which has in turn meant setting up a new workshop! One of the first big jobs was to get a proper tool bench put in. The plan is to create a...

Are there any plans for a forum competition this year? I think last year's comp started around this time. Really hope there is, last years entry has been the only finished piece of work I've managed since then! (BTW, sorry if I've missed a thread on this already) Andy

Hello all, Well, after a long time away from the forum (a busy time at work) I'm finally back into the garage :D. One job that suddenly became top of the 'job list' is a chair repair. However, I wanted to get some advice before starting. The pictures below should make it pretty clear...

Here's a run-through of my current woodworking bookshelf. There is a minefield of woodworking books out there. Hopefully this list may help guide someone's future book purchases. It's very true that you learn by trying, but I still think you can learn an great deal from a good book. There are...

For Christmas this year, I got a weekends blacksmithing course from the missus. The course was last weekend and was fantastic. The frequenters of this forum being a practical lot, I thought I'd spread the word. OK, it's not woodworking, but it something that could easily be integrated into...

For those who don't venture out of General Woodworking and Hand tools, I've started a thread to get together an 'Idiots guide to Oil Finishes' I'd not used finishing oil (or many other finishes) until the competition. So, to help forum members in a similar situation I'm trying to collect basic...

Hurrah, all done!! Thought I'd leave it to the last minute. It was planned that way, no really, honest ;) These are the pictures of the final cutlery canteen. The full story, with all the extra photos, can be found here. I've really enjoyed this project. It's taken a long time...

The subject title may be a little misguiding. This isn't (yet) a complete howto on oil finishing, but it's getting there slowly. I'm hoping that with everyones guidance the list of points below can be built-up into a real 'Oil finishing For Dummies'. BTW, if this already exists somewhere in the...

Hello all, The old brain was having one of it's wondering moments over the weekend. I was wondering that, seeing as you get both parquetry and marquetry, do you get marquet flooring because you get parquet flooring.... I've never heard of marquet flooring so thought I'd have a bit of a google...

Hello all, My new Makita 3612C Router arrived today :D. I just wanted to check a few things with members who also own one. When the electric brake kicks in to stop the router bit, you can see a large spark inside the motor (through the grill). Is this normal? Did anyone else get a template...

Hello All, Just a quick question. Can anyone suggest somewhere, preferably online, where I can get a new #778 rebate/fillister plane? Also, are there any differences/preferences between a Record and Stanley. In fact, does anyone else make anything similar, perhaps an improved version...

One problem with a smaller workshop (read garage) is the lack of wallspace. Once you've got a few shelves up and the larger tools against a wall, there isn't much space left for tool racks. After a bit of thought, I hit upon the idea of orientating tool racks perpendicular to the wall, on...

Hello All, This is something this been worrying me for a while, so thought I'd see what everyone's opinion was. I've noticed that when using PVA glue in the cold it tends to set very white instead of clear. After the first time this happened, I went out and bought a new tube, and the...

I thought I'd start a thread to document the contstruction of my competition entry. The project is a cutlery canteen. So, the storage part is covered. As for the curve, well, I've gone through a whole bunch of ideas, but haven't really settled on anything. Here are the pictures so far...

I recently bought a Tormek wet grinder and thought I'd post a few pictures and comments. The review is for the smaller of the two Tormek grinders, the 1200 rather than the more commonly advertised 2000. Here is a picture of the main unit. It's a fairly compact bench top device with the wet...

Evening all, I'm looking for some pointers in sourcing some metal 4" ducting and accessories. At the North of England Woodwork Show last week I bought a new dust collector (at a bargain price) and am now looking to plumb it in to my various machines. I know that Axminster do a very good range...

Well it was going to happen at some point. I managed to break one of my more expensive bits of kit :-( I'd been enjoying a long weekend of woodwork and got hit by the 'trying too much when tired effect'. So here are some pictures of warning really. What's really annoying is that my camera was...

Just thought I'd put in a good word for those at Lee Valley. I've just returned from the states with a couple of Veritas shoulder planes. The people at Lee Valley were VERY helpful in organising for the order to be sent to my hotel and being specially checked over beforehand. Managed to...