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Hi Nick. I am sure you will get away with that level of gap in your joints.. If doing any laminating in the future, my approach is Only make the former about 2mm wider than your laminates and then screw small arms on top and bottom of teh former to prevent the laminate sliding more than 2mm...

If you are deep sawing material, you will loose the width of teh saw kerf, a bit of wander and then at least 1mm from each sawn face to clean up. In theory that is only 3 mm but as ageneral rule I allow 5 mm , so your 15mm Cedar will yeild 2 panels of 5 mm thickness which will be a bit thin.

Well I have had the green light from the money manager and pressed go for the Hammer A3 31 with spiral cutter and digital handwheel. I am sure from the tests I have done on various machines that it is not the best for everything but for the compromises of cost/space/noise/surface finish/smaller...

sent again Ian

Really nice chest, I like the contrast between the figured panels and teh bead. What did you use to ebonise the beech Ian

Hi Ollie. Have you seen the pm I sent you? ian

I have been looking to upgrade my Startrite SD310 and almost ready to go when Covid 19 appeared. I looked at most planers on the market and this is where I got to The spiral block was so much quieter than my SD310 that because noise is a factor for my due to locationthen I will go spiral. I...

We all strive for accuracy but it has to be taken in context. Generally on smaller projects then I find you need to work to tighter tolerances, but it is very much project specific. For example a small box with a hinged lid could be 2 mm out of square and nobody would notice, the same box with a...

Hi Mike. The ash was American white ash, which is slightly whiter but has a coarser grain than UK ash. Finish was acrylic sealer with a very light hard wax. Not my favourite finish but I think it is best for pale woods. generally I prefer oil based finishes as i find them easy to apply and...

Been making a number of small boxes lately Box 1 is a simple dovetailed yew box 230 X 170 X 90 with ceder lining and 2 ash trays. Top and bottom panels are solid floating panels Trays are ash. Small ebony handle fitted Box 2 is an olive ash cufflink box 260 X 220 X 60 with bandsawn veneered...

I wonder if this table has been lowered at some time in the past as there is no upper rail/kickers tying the top of the legs. You could fit the additional top rail and retain a thinner drawer. The design at present is relying on a fairly thin tennon to prevent racking. An additional rail at the...

Thanks Darryl. Arrived this afternoon and all is good. I will make a proper new base for it and it works with my Elu fences. Thank again Ian

Buying timber is always quite challenging until you have done it quit a few times. It can feel quite daunting spending possibly £500 on a pile of rough sawn boards with no idea how they will look once planed up. Good previous advice to start with Work with only a couple of timbers Start with...

Hi Mock, I bought a Jessem insert and lift with a dedicated motor from Peter. I have had it about 18 months now and am still delighted with it and the accuracy. My only comments are that there is no spindle lock so changing cutters is a 2 spanner job. The other thing that can be annoying is that...

Absolutely stunning finish. Ian

Yes please Darryl but I will need it posted if possible. Can you let me know postage. I will pm you my details Thanks ian

Looks like beech Ian

My approach is similar to Mikes. I flatten the concave sides on the planer and then put the boards through the thicknesser until n consistent thickness. I then write A or B on each side and take alternate passes through the thicknesser taking about 1mm per side. For drawer sides and critical...

Hi Starjump. Are you fitting top runners to prevent the drawer from tipping once it is opened over halfway