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Hi Folks. I've been trying to find a half decent 10" Mitre Square, one with a bit of accuracy. I've ordered 2 from Axminster and had to send them back as the finish was quite frankly appalling. download/file.php?mode=view&id=68992 download/file.php?mode=view&id=68993 I've just received a Joseph...

Hi folks. A really quick question. What would you say was the closest stitch grade on a rasp was to a 100 grit in a sandpaper. Cheers G.

Hi I have the 16" SIP Bandsaw and I'm stuck trying to get this thing back in alignment. I say back as at one point I was able to cut my own veneers without any problems. I have ongoing orders to re-saw hundreds of meters of reclaimed boards. So the problem is the blades (I've tried 3) all seem...

Hi Folks. Is there any one out there in or around Bournemouth or Dorset or Hampshire that could finish the carving and construction of a rocking horse. A woman has come to me after her grandfather (I think she said) started this horse. It has original pencil markings on the head for the layout...

Hi Folks. Can any one help with this drawing. This is a drawing of a coffee table 12" wide 20" long and 19" high. The feet (which is the part I'm having trouble with) wrap around the ends and slope inwards towards the bottom of the piece. I've tried follow me, scaling and have generally play...

Hi folks. I’ve got to make a little table up out of solid Ash for inside a yacht as per pic. Its 900 long x 580 at one end and 220 (all mm) at the other and 30mm thick. One long side has a slight radius on it. So my thinking was to lay out the wood in a triangle so as to avoid lots of end grain...

Hi Folks. I’ve had a customer ask for a solid Ash exterior door to be made. This wouldn’t normally be a problem but they want it totally flat all over, no panels, no frames. I’m having trouble seeing how this can be done and it still fit into a door frame after the thing has expanded...

Hi Folks I'm wanting to colour some veneer and stringing. I've done some reading up on this and it seems the best way to get the colour right into the heart of the veneer and not just on the surface is placing the veneer in a container full of dye and placing the whole thing in a vacuum. So...

Hi folks I'm trying to find ring pulls (51mm Dia) and Escutcheons (21mm tall and 11mm wide). I've got close but no cigar. See pics below. Any suggestions? Thanks. Glynn

Hi folks. I wonder if anyone can help me with the refinishing of this chest of draws. I’ve taken this on for a friend to refinish and repair but I really don’t want to destroy the finish on it (even though the top is pretty much there already). The trouble is trying to decide how far to go with...

Hi folks I have a Laserline Moisture meter that has 56 different woods stored in it. I also have an I-pad with I.D Wood on it (Excellent little app by the way). This gives details on over 200 different species. My moisture meter doesn’t however have holly. So the question is, what would be the...

Hi Folks Anyone have any idea what wood/woods this/these might be. Both parts are from the same chair though they look totally different. I thought the top one might be Chestnut. Thanks Glynn.

Hi folks. I just wanted to chuck this one into the mix. I’ve done a site search and can’t find any info on this so I think I should add some. I’ve been looking for a half decent pin-less moisture meter for about 2 months now and I kept ending up on the same Wagner page. The only thing was I was...

Hi Folks. If any one out there is using Cutlist Plus, can they tell me what the point of the rough lumber section in raw material is all about if you can't use it in the layout for the materials. Is it just for stock control? Thanks. G

Hi Folks. I have a problem with a sycamore board that’s 580x350mm and 20mm thick. This started life as a solid 4/4 about 700mm wide board which was cupped. It’s been taken down to thickness and levelled by hand. It has 1 large and 2 smaller knotts in running diagonally across the board. The...

Hi Folks. I wonder if anyone knows any brand names for a resin that will fill some quite large holes in some wide solid Sycamore boards I have. The holes are <100mm x < 40mm x 25mm thick. I would like to leave the resin clear. I did find a website with Crystal Clear Resin for Pouring and Casting...

Hi Folks Has anyone tried using a Whiting powder mix for grain filling? Glynn.