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I'd suggest a little less than £200

Ps Jenkins are a little known supplier with a massive range of products. Old school pamphlet(I've not seen any online other than resellers) trade only though.

I've used fadding lacquer in the past. It's shellac with cellulose. That london supplier had it. They make harrells wax. Jenkins.

That's t144dhm

I love tct blades for wood cutting. Bosch ones but there expensive. T244dhm

Bear grease always recommended on dead centres when I was an apprentice! Could of been Codding me over.

I've seen some cnc routers for sale at 25 years old.huge 17ft bed for 2 8 by 4.

Here's a few pics I found

The technology is still very relevant in India and places with dodgy electric supply. To see a guy turning a leg for a char poi with his feet at lightning speed is an eye opener

As with so many things the invisible hand dictates what's going to happen. If your competitor gets a treadle lathe then he can undercut you. But he may have been an arts and crafts darling and become romanticised. Like kerry a ladderback maker in Evesham. These guys helped form a picture for the...

There good sellers(less so atm as people tend to turn off range cookers). Its interesting because those slightly heath Robinson sheila maid winch ups seem to support several reasonable companies(maybe 3 or 4) largely because they are made abroad I reckon. As soon as its made cheap abroad it...

Each individual branch can be amazing or rubbish or often in the middle. If you think howden̈s cabs are rubbish try b and q they are flimsy with the L shape corners having no wood rails just flimsy metal things.

I've not had issues only that as a one man outfit it's good to just fit. If your doing one every fortnight say then outsourcing all the other disciplines is invaluable. Combined with great stock levels is even better. And I'm a hater. But you don't have to put much effort in to beat there...

Anyone whose even dabbled with kitchens knows how difficult it can be to get replacements of things. Howdens realised this and excel at stock management. For anyone trying to make money that trumps quality or price every Time. Diy kitchens are not that easy to order from. Try it.

There my favourite.

My point being as always know what cheap is and judge on quality/condition.

A month ago a lady was selling some beech on facebook. I said "any worm?" Just a bit she said. I said in that case it's firewood price as its certainly riddled it looked really rough as well. She wasn't happy. Unsteamed beech can be like a worm attractant unfortunealtly

It's an odd book being British and really aimed at pro woodfinishers (unique in that respect)but it does cover most bases Inc spraying stains Stripping Lacquers Old school french polishing

For more real life proffessional finishing albeit a little out of date(no water based) is modern woodfinishing techniques noel johnson leach.

The fees are rightly lower on etsy as traffic is quite low. I guess its a promo based on your status as a non user(is that correct?)