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Sheet goods supplier with a beam saw should get you perfect cuts with no tearout. In this instance, since the OP is fitting into an existing space and the width/height is therefore critical, I would enquire what the tolerance of the beam saw is and plan accordingly. Definitely go for paint...

I’ll take the compressor please. I’ll message you separately

that that's the ratio... 2 buckets to 1 tablespoon, then I'd say that's pretty successful

I use a table saw jig for turning walking stick shafts as they have too much chatter on the lathe. Fairly similar setup to tamara's. I use a flexible drill adapter to get the drill away from the front of the jig, and some wooden blocks to hold the drill in place. A couple of waste walking...

I don't know what dimensions are, but as you're talking about 3d printing I'd assume it's going to be too small for the job. Axminster sell a cyclone designed for use with chip extractor, but obviously that's much more money...

we have a "wood reclamation" (at least, that's what I'd call it) place near us that often has recycled french wagon boards that are sold as Azobe (I seriously doubt it is, but doesn't matter as it's seriously dense and durable). I strongly suspect they'd last outdoors forever. Maybe have a...

that'll take forever considering he said 100+ dowels no way, there are many ways to skin a cat. Takes a bit of imagination though. For volume production I'd be inclined to create a jig based off a drill press, with a rubber stop on the end of a bolt that on contact with the game counter...

re "don't use a bandsaw it's dangerous".. solve the dangerous element with a jig. My approach would be to make a simple cross cut jig with a fence and a rudimentary clamp that pushes the dowel against the fence, keeps hands well out of the way and if you keep the clamp very very simple (piece...

note the missing finger tips

Lots of good advice in here that I won't rehash, but I wanted to jump in on the Parkside Tracksaw suggestions. I've had mine for years now and it's incredible value for money. The tracks are far too short and you will quickly get annoyed and crave something longer, but the saw itself is...

good, Saturday was absolutely rammed, easily double last year (which was pretty decent). Sunday was pretty terrible, half or a third of last year. I didn't get much of a chance to look around other than my pre-show amble (with a terrible terrible hangover on Sunday), but the after party and...

To be perfectly honest, even if I owned a CNC I would get my local sheet goods supplier to perform the cuts on their beam saw. It's pretty cheap and way less hassle than dealing with full size boards. I did this when building a large built-in pantry and it was definitely the right call...

Same, excellent place and helpful to hobbyists. One of the owners spent about an hour with me on a Saturday morning picking through a whole stack of oak to find the best quarter sawn. They also stock ash, beech, cherry and tend to have it in good numbers. I've been after some Elm which seems...

I'll be at Makers Central exhibiting/selling my walking sticks and woodworking tools on stall F42

as the title says, I'm looking for a quality bearing guided 1" radius bullnose router bit. I've spent hours trawling google to no avail, and I'm hoping the good citizens of UKWorkshop might know of some obscure router bit company that google doesn't know about.

Excellent effort. Personally I'd be looking at trying to make that top brace behind the bed look more intentional. If there's room when the bed is in the upright position, some lighting or hooks or something maybe. I'd also want to hide the brackets holding it to the wall, a bit of trim and...

I'd probably look at second hand band saws if you're looking to save money due to your expected usage.

I picked up a lidl 12v drill which meets most indoor needs

I have a very poorly thought out "indoors" toolkit that stops me having to make numerous trips to the workshop (all of 15m) for trivial tasks like hanging pictures, minor fixes etc. I'm looking to formalise this a bit more and thought that other people probably have similar setups and might...

As a hobbyist I would certainly take on something like that. For the prep/stripping, a random orbital, and some hand sanding blocks are probably all that's required. If you're going to sand it indoors then probably a dust extractor also. Following the advice above regarding finish sounds...