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All correct, just say if a nr4 is all you have it works just fine too, it’s all I’ve ever used and I’ve jointed up loads of table tops and panels over the years. When you put the boards on top of one another as described, use a piece of wood across the two pieces to show if you have a heavy hand...

Well Axminster ship to the US and it’s quick and relatively inexpensive, I was very pleasantly surprised. Don’t know about Spanish electricity though! Also really good website you can set to different denominations for payment, I shipped to the US and paid in £’s.

You’ve done it now Doug! I have always buried the back jaw into a long mortise in the underside of the bench top, the mortise stops 1/2” below the surface so the front jaw is 1/2” below as well, this is just right when the outer jaw wooden face is fitted to be level with the bench top. I don’t...

In all my years of woodworking (yes I know yawn) I’ve never marked a bit of wood by using Beech faces on my vice, never changed them for more sacrificial pieces either. Perhaps I’m more careful?

Yes that’s about right, I am fortunate to have a window behind my bench so that when you put the board on top you can use any light showing between as a guide where not to plane. Also helps to use the fingers on the hand holding the front of the plane to not hold the knob but hold the casting...

Good idea, I had forgotten, restaurant near me was made from a lot of these, took the long sides out of the internal ones and joined them all together to form a very large room. Probably not quite as easy as I have made out lol.

And of course that measurement was from the outside to the inside of the tool being held, am I right in thinking that the centre of the chuck will only be half that amount out? Ian

Suspect it’s not man enough for the man hole covers I’ve strained to lift, possible use that springs to mind is a tent peg puller? Ian

Sounds to me like you are overdue making something, something complex and difficult should make problems like yours just disappear. Ian

Silicon sealant between the panels, presumably this is to stop any draughts, I think it would be less messy and easier to dismantle if you were to use rubber draught strip. Enjoy your new space. Ian

Very nice indeed Ian, did you buy the burr as a veneer? Another Ian

Yeah, never used one of those either. Really really don’t like circular saws. But thanks for trying to enlighten me.

Wow! Absolutely wonderful! Mind you I noticed how cold you said it was earlier, minus 26c? Crikey

We have started "Swedish death cleaning" this involves getting rid of all the stuff and garbage accumulated up to this point in life - so that our children don’t have to. Trouble is Jacob you missed your chance when you were packing to move. It was even worse for me as I am giving up my full...

"It’s woodwork Jim, but not as we know it." Care to give us a clue where and what they’re used for pls?

Haha, sorry Jacob I was unclear, I meant I couldn’t see an optimiser working with timber!

Yes that’s pretty much what I do, never seem to waste any board, can’t see it working with timber very well though as it can’t take into account all the variables, grain knots splits etc.

Looking good Doug, my thoughts on the top are:- Split top, well tools will be on the wall behind so that leaves the main reason for a split top, the planing stick. If you aren’t bothered about a stick you can still have the top in two pieces, or one big unwieldy? one. But as you won’t be...

Interesting thanks, wondering if after wiping it, it is still protected. I shall have to experiment with it.

Thanks Jacob, that was interesting about the Russian stove, I had heard of them but didn’t know that much about them, they were /are a lifesaver. When you think about all the wasted heat going straight out of the chimney from most combustion here in the West we have a lot to learn really. My...