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That's gorgeous, those skills would a great addition to our secret santa draw this year 😉😊

This was maybe my 4th or 5th project. But definitely the most difficult. My other projects , a coffee table , Xmas star , 3 legged stool...

A Stanley bull nose plane , a Stanley block plane with adjustable mouth - looks standard angle bed rather than low angle, and another...

Thanks for that. I've had a little play around with them tonight. The 2 on the left work perfectly. The one on the right a little...

Had a visit of a really nice fella today. Mentioned the other day I was getting into woodworking and he popped round this aft while I...

A trick the Scandinavians have used for years to diminish the likelihood of timber yellowing with age and UV exposure is to paint the...

Light will turn it yellow orange in time.

So right. Most timbers darken over time when exposed to UV. Just a fact of woodworking life. Anyhow if Danish oil is already in the shed...

@ozzpoz - I agree with what has already been said. If you want a bit of easy background reading on which finishes to use and when I...

For a really nice finish I always dampen the wood then finish whilst damp with at least 600 wet and dry. Need to rinse the paper...

Wait for it to dry it will raise the grain, then sand

Hi. Thanks for advise. Do you mean spray with water and sand while wet. Or wait for it to dry before sanding again.

Looks good. I would sand to 240 spray with water to raise the grain sand 240 again dust off with a vacuum and apply 3 or 4 coats of...

Hi. I've been practicing with hand tools only so I made a stool using cheap studwork wood from Wickes. I've probably sanded to much. I...

Best answer I can offer is yes: That's a 32mm bit in a twin jaw brace (both a bit rusty) woods a bit suspect, bit of scrap redwood.