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I'm not sure what the justification is: it's just something I've noticed on the MIG welding forum (the edit button disappearing). I presume it's something like an attempt to stop (perhaps disgruntled?) people going back and removing the content of old posts and making conversations not make...

I presume it's the time from when you first submit your post for which you can go back and edit that post (e.g. to correct typos you didn't spot before submitting the first time). After a certain amount of time, the edit button at the bottom disappears.

... and that's the first coat applied (of 1:1:1 Tung Oil, Ronseal Satin Interior Varnish & White Spirit). I lathered it on thickly, left it for ten minutes and then wiped it all off. Should have put some scruffier trousers on before starting #-o Close-up of the top and the shelf: The...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: It did occur to me it was a little daft, but what the heck?

I forgot to mention that I also shortened all the rails on Friday afternoon. I checked and double checked the shelf and trimmed the cut-outs in a few places until I was sure the cut-outs were square with one another. I then measured the distance between the cut-outs, added a couple of...

Gave the legs and rail a thorough sanding today (to 240 grit) and then used pretty much every clamp I own while clamping it together. With hindsight it probably would have been sensible to use Titebond 3: I used Titebond 1 and it was all a bit frantic trying to get it all together and clamped...

Not exactly sure I get what you mean by two single quote marks, but this is one way to plane without a vice that I've been using a lot lately: https://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/th ... ten-video/

I've got the Veritas one (that I bought) and an old Eclipse one (that I inherited). I've used them both a fair bit to compare them, but now I only use the Eclipse one for really narrow things like 6 mm chisels (which can be a bit of a pain to clamp in the Veritas one). For anything else, the...

Thanks Mike, that's much appreciated

A bit more progress today. I did another dry assemble and stared at it a lot with the shelf fitted and with the shelf omitted. Both me and SWMBO eventually concluded it looked better with the shelf so the shelf is staying. Not completely happy with my cuts in the shelf for the legs: my hand...

That's really useful, thanks. I'll give it a try on a test piece, gradually applying the coats while I finish off the rest of the table. Can you recommend a good spirit based varnish?

Not at all sure. I hadn't realised linseed oil was a problem: I thought it was quite a common finish. What would you recommend?

Slots for buttons chiselled out: and buttons made: The buttons got a bit burnt from me pushing them through the table saw a bit too slowly, so they need a bit of a clean-up of the top face and probably a slight chamfer all round. It's starting to feel like it's coming together! I think...

A bit more progress today. I cut all the tenons and tweaked them down to size with a chisel. I'm sure if I was better at such things I could try to cut them immediately to the right size, but I was more comfortable with the idea of paring them gradually down to be a good tight fit (and I'm...

All the mortises in the legs are done. I guess it's tenons next...

I think I probably do want a shelf, but for now I think I'll take your advice and put off the decision. Made a little more progress this afternoon. I trimmed all the legs down to 40 × 40 mm and about 30 mm too long. I then marked out where all the mortises will go: After marking up with...

I see what you mean about it looking like I made a mistake. I drew it up with narrower slats and bigger gaps and it looked a bit odd to me - more like a piece of garden furniture than a side table. I think I'll just close up the gaps and go with a solid panel. I'm not really sure what to...

Something like this? I've reduced it down to two buttons per edge. I can always tweak it down further (e.g. to two buttons on the longer edges and one on the shorter edges) when I actually make it.

Thanks for the feedback both. I've played around with the design a bit more, although I'm still not happy with the shelf at the moment. I've reduced the rails from 19 × 44 mm to 19 × 30 mm; I'm not sure I'd want to make them any shallower than that. Here it is with the shelf hidden: I've...

Intriguing.... I'll try that later today or maybe tomorrow. Thanks for the advice.