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after a problem or two with my little ryobi station, i finally decided i had better get a space, and install the woodrat. which i have had for some time :roll: so i built an mdf box, solid top and back, plus open front and bottom. screwed to the wall at just over 54 inches to the base plate...

amongst the many chores when making my coffee table is properly fitting the inner shelves. so apart from making a set of bars, how do others measure the distance into the grooves. since i am using mdf my tolerances are easier than if i was using real wood. my method has been to dry assemble...

so there i am cheerfully using my internet connection, and i can't access my emails using IE. talk to bt tech and they figure it may be my avg, or mcafee site thingie, but why all of a sudden i ask, especially since i can access through firefox :? don't you just hate it when it just happens...

having had this around for some time thought to use it on the coffee table, having lost the instructions want to know which way round to assemble the fence please??? [/url] [/img] can i use it for cutting rebates on the piece of lime underneath?? paul :wink:

so having got my project up and running, i need to move to the next stage which is cleaning up prior to glue up. [/url] so the question is what do you do after you have cut the joints, made it fit, and want to clean it up, either by sanding, or by scraping?? how and where do you mark to...

having basically got my mortice and tenons cut, i need to ensure they fit properly. so the question is, how tight should the fit between them be?? i know the tenon should not be loose, ie floppy, but how much clearance should you allow for gluing up etc?? the tenons are 6mm wide. paul :wink:

we had thought to make this lump of oak into an oval table ages ago. however having not got round to it, i decided now to make it into a more rustic, and shapely sofa table which can be used for food or drinking whilst watching tv. the top is about 900 x550x 35mm has one slightly curved side...

just got a recent mag from the better homes and gardens "wood" magazine. it has an article about dust collection, and references to an information source on the wood site. woodmagazine.com/tipsandtechniques gives air flows from tools, and also through various ducts. for those looking to...

it seems that the perceived wisdom is when you make say a table with m/t legs at each end, and also stools with cross rails, that post assembly you cut the legs to length to stablise them. so the dumb question is how do you guarantee that the rails are horizontal if you subsequently cut the...

in amongst all the other things i was doing over the weekend, i ripped a couple of lengths of oak to allow me to use my veritas measuring clamps. it is "just" a couple of holders through which the strips slide to allow you to hold them and adjust them to check diagonals etc. anyway the reason...

as another thread has developed into a dispute about safety in the workshop, i thought to start this too. i now have to take a tablet called WARFARIN. because i have a heart condition, it is to thin my blood. some everyday effects you can't imagine would not effect you 1/ a simple cut of a...

hi there some time ago i was looking at various ways of recycling or getting rid of things in a more efficient way than dumping or land fill. there is a site called greenmetropolis.com which is a place where people who want to get rid of excess books are able to sell them off for a fixed price...

i have what is known as a condition. a heart complaint. i am not as ill or disabled as many so i am lucky. however i do seem to be tired a lot of the time. so when i feel fitter, i have to get off my ass, and do things. i can't blame the following on being unwell, but it does remind me never to...

not sur e how this works, but after harbo's request, i have finally found my copy of the instructions for this equipment. i have scanned them and exported them into pdf format, so if any one wants a copy of what i think are the latest ones, then pm me. alf do you want a copy?? paul :wink:

these seem to be the latest must have accessory, so i have tried to make one too. bits of mdf i had lying around plus a bit of cherry for the stop. [/url] [/img] the base plate is screwed and glued, but the rest are screwed, whilst the lump of cherry is bashed in with my mallet, since it has...

having just acquired a new mattress, larger than the existing one, i need to consider making a bed. however, i want to put storage underneath. not sure whether it will be drawers with full extension slides, or openshelves, about 300 high to hide some magazines etc., so any bright ideas/ design...

told you that i had actually made some things for public consumption in the past. these two are quite old, but in someones house, so i guess on public display. we have a tv cabinet made of beech veneered mdf with two pocket doors and a turntable. it is quite old, designed in the days when big...

ok so having made the first one, it was time to move along. have used the cheap wood again, only because i had it lying around you know waste not want not :lol: slightly less deep so i put three pins and two tails. the first couple of pictures show the tools i used. LN dovetail saw, veritas...

hi mate, couldn't find my instruction book yet, so thought now i can upload photos, at least i can show what is in the latest kit. [/url] the first one shows what you get in the box now in the latest incarnation. i think JML sell it these days, but only at certain kinds of exhibitions, for...

having talked a lot, i thought it was about time to learn how to post pictures, and also show my attempts to learn handcrafts so here we have my first drawer with hand made dovetails on each corner. [/url] so because i am still learning, the pictures are not really in the right...