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Truly an amazing man, check out this speech he made: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/20 ... intcmp=239 RIP Steve

Hi, we have just done a large project , with 2 rooms with a curved wall. Client has requested some shutters in the small window in one of the walls. I have made the shutters, flat on the rear, curved on the front following the curve of the wall, however she has specified soss hinges, the small...

Very nice....

Hi guys, I just finished this little box, sorry for no WIP pictures, I promise next time! Its from beech and walnut and finished with Tru oil. I need to find some nice nappa leather for the bottom inside, and it almost got canned due to a stupid mistake. I had done all the hard work, slicing a...

Just amazing, that really gives me something to aspire to, really beautiful.....

Hi Benchwayze, no problem, here are a couple of pictures of the finished article. SWMBO also found some really dinky brass and porcelain castors for it, although these were £50 for 4, so kinda blew the whole cheap table thing really. But they do look nice I have to say. She painted it all white...

Well, just as I was about to plunge into the world of cabriole leg construction, SWMBO found a site where you could buy them, ready made, 300mm high, in beech, for £7 each.........no contest really, when i thought about how long it would take me to make them, and what else i could be could be...

Yes, I think I am morphing into a grumpy old man.....but its a funny situation when a paper that you hate for its mentality actually starts echoing your thoughts on many subjects. To be honest, I pretty much despise all the press, the redtops are just lowest common denominator trash, the...

Very funny..... I always liked to poke fun at the Mail as well, but these days, i find myself agreeing with them on more and more issues.....

Silicone everytime, the tape never seals properly. And what Bob said about the cutout.

This should be interesting....... Personally, I think its all horses for courses, you work however it feels best for you and use whatever tools / methods fit you best. There is no "right" way........Plus, always be open to new suggestions, you never know, it may work for you!

i have just brought this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160653308970? ... 500wt_1172 and wanted some ideas for some nice contemporary furniture I could make with it. A table of some sort is the obvious choice, but I wondered where best to find some good examples of something nice I could copy? I...

Uh Oh, Paul, Rob and Jacob all in the same thread.....does not bode well........ :P :P :D

Hi, I had been using the compensating piece solution, I just wondered if it was normal, as I had some trouble re assembling the vice when I fitted the cheeks, and wondered if it may have been related, however, it seems not. thanks for the advice! as always! cheers, mark

Hi, I fitted a big heavy duty vice from Axminster to my bench and installed some beech jaw cheeks, approx 40mm thick , 170mm deep and 300mm wide. However, despite the vice having a double set of tubes as well as the screw, it still racks when you do it up. Any tips on reducing this or stopping...

Thanks guys, I have since discovered the correct name for this style of leg, the links look great, thanks again sadly, no means of playing a video tape either... amazing how quickly technology is rendered obsolete isnt it?....

Hi, SWMBO has bought a crappy table off e-bay, that she has decided that once the horrible legs it came with are removed and it has been painted, it will be quite nice.... I remain to be convinced, but have been charged with making and fitting said new legs. She wants them in the style of old...

I don't think it would be a right or proper to give these ejits TV time, let alone, the day before the anniversary. 3000 people died in a cowardly attack by Al queda, nothing else. Anyone who thinks it was anything but that seriously needs some help. yeah right, the american government did it...

Hi Rob, perhaps you are right, maybe a less expensive starter model to see how I get on. Incidentally, I have been looking at the joints in the Japanese joinery book, if a simple half blind dovetail takes a time to master ( I am still struggling..!) lord knows how long it would take to get...

Hi Rob, I did send the guy a PM and ask to be included, but have had nothing sent.. perhaps I should check if he has me registered. What did you think of the plane I linked to? Heading over to the site you linked now..Thanks for the input Cheers, Mark