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Anyone whose made old windows knows the timber sizes can be very large. For instance the depth of the frame section was 3 1/4 inch which...

The first photo is the templates or more accurately half templates as the window horizontals were split into 2 parts centrally. The...

Now the radius was basically 9 foot and circular work always requires accurate patterns to be made and I rigged up a long router compass...

Thought I detail the reproduction of an 1900 bow window. It's an odd beast as it's the only window in the house that's like this and was...

I think that's class 2 so interior. Class 3 is good for gates and class 4 for posts. But not all treatments are created equal...

Just a warning here that type of timber is not exterior tanalised . It's treated to prevent insect attack in interiors us like roofs and...

Yes crazy overthinking. American oak is the worst wood I've ever used its just so dry. Cedar the same. 8% is to dry imho. It kills the...

After buying a df700 finding it inaccurate then eventually selling it I've got a foot in both camps. Notably I mostly use mortice and...

I wouldn't worry to much. Make it and sell it. Any returns(if there is any) just send new or discount. 12% is dry enough.

That's an amazing box btw. It's just the sort of thing I love tbh. I don't usually go anywhere near as fancy myself. I love to make...

I always coat cut edges with titebond 3 using a little brush.

But it's impossible to tell if those joints from henneburys are made in exactly the same fashion as the wiggle room is hidden... One...

I think these are destined for ebay as well..... £170 for 4 new. Wow

Just figured out they can be 3 thou out. They give the deviation in degrees oddly. It's not bad though but three thou is definite small gap.

I have made many rebated frames on a rebating ledge of a planer. The rebate whilst simple is the building block of all joinery making...