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Hi all,, It's been a while due to job changes and house renovating but i need help, what dimensions should a door saddle be between two floors that are 18mm thick and what size of gap should I leave between the floors where they meet? See this thread for pics of the house. :D...

It's not pure woodworking but I thought you might be interested anyway.. I bought a house in December last year and knew it would need some work, turns out it needed a lot of work. Here are all the Pics so far (be warned there are a lot!!!). https://plus.google.com/photos/11278756 ...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-OLD-P ... 3cbe6f4c88 Looks er basic...

I've just got a new Job and it is in Northern Ireland, as I am currently in England I need to get all my tools back (oh and some stuff in the house too). Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced removals agency to use? Thanks, Ryan

I happened to be at Duxford Imperial War Museum (god I love that place) a few weeks ago and saw this: Might be an idea for anyone that rents and needs to move.. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

My brother has asked me to make him a couple of pens: A Fountain Pen A Ball Point Pen A Gunmetal Pencil. He wants them made with Bog Oak, I normally finish my pens with BLO & CA. But is that a suitable finish for such pens or does anyone know of a better finish? Ryan

When turning a head for one should the grain run from the top to bottom or left to right? I'll put up some pics of the pieces that I am going to glue together, not really sure which way the grain runs on them.

So ordered some carving chisels from rutlands (due to the freepost offer I was buying some spray adhesive and figured why not).. http://www.rutlands.co.uk/hand-tools/ca ... arving-set however when they arrived see pics below. (sorrow) I then gave them a ring to sort it out, and got the "no...

Was thinking of making a zci for the tablesaw as per http://woodgears.ca/delta_saw/insert.html and http://www.curbly.com/chrisjob/posts/59 ... saw-insert but in both cases and everycase I have seen so far the blade guards are missing as is the kerf blade (that bit at the back that prevents...

While out and about yesterday I managed to aquire this lump of wood, I am not 100% but it looks to be a section cut from an oak tree that was rotting from the inside out but still standing and alive. Under the rotten wood the rest of the wood is good and solid feeling, so what I'd like to know...

So I've recently been asked some questions about my family and decided that it would be a good idea to do a family tree as I'll some info to add. I've "Discovered" that my Great Great Granddad was a "cabinet maker (four)" what does the 4 mean? I should add this would have been around 1850 -...

Ok finally decided to remove my finger and get on with it, this is going to take a while as it will be done as and when I get time. I do have the odd powertool but this will mostly be done by hand. I have no design as yet other than to get 4 legs done, once I have the legs glued and...

Rippled Sycamore Chestnut sanding sealer, burnished in own shavings and 3 coarts of wax. Held the shavings tight on the thin edges while it was spinning at med-high speed to get the burn marks..

would a box/chest that is 330mm wide x 280mm deep x 330mm high be disproportionate?

Anyone know where to get blade guides for a Powercraft 4460? and a rip fence?

I aquired a Record 078 which was missing the fence and rails (not sure if that's what you call them) basically all the parts not attached in this pic: Does anyone have (any) of those parts spare or know how I can make something to fit? Ryan

Due to the dire nature of what currently passes for a workbench in my garage I was considering buying / making one. However is it really cost effective to make one vs just buying one premade? Looking at http://www.axminster.co.uk/sjobergs-nor ... rod724482/ which is about what I would be...

Last year ants invaded my house but I found the hole under my front door that they were getting in through and plugged it. This year it's voodoo ants!! They are swarming in my living room near my hall door but there are none in the hall and I can't figure out how the hell they are getting in. I...

So went for a walk in a local area and relocated a log (150mm in dia) that was lying about that I thought might be good to turn.. If anyone can ID the wood I would grateful.. Now what do I do with it now? it's all furry and damp..

Wood: Palo Santo Finish: Burnished in own shavings, BLO + Super Glue, Burnishing cream with it's shavings again.