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I believe the main purpose of the pumice is to fill the pores in the wood. The problem I have is that I can't apply any more polish to repair the flaw without first removing the wax - my question is, how best to remove the wax without too badly damaging the surface underneath.

It's difficult to explain. When I mentioned lifting it feels as if the very edges of the polish have raised slightly. The fracture is so narrow it's hard to know if you're actually feeling a crack in the polish bordered by two hard edges (think of a road surface with a kerb running on either...

Thanks for your help Sgian. It's not actually a veneer - its 1 3/4" thick solid wood. I plan on doing a lot more French polishing, so I've just ordered some pure naphtha. I believe this is recommended for spiriting off. Any thoughts on the suitability of that as a wax remover?

It feels (although it's hard to be certain) as if the edges if the crack have risen slightly. Am I correct in thinking that even if I fill and flatten the fracture perfectly, I'd still need to remove all the bri-wax before I go anywhere near it with a polishing rubber?

So, I had a commission for a chess board. I tried several finishes, but wasn't happy with any of them, so had a go at my first proper FP'd piece. Totally happy with the result, no problem there. I left the job for 4 or 5 days, things still looking great so I decided to give it a coat of...

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Judging by the sparks, I think the nails are left in. Possibly combine it with one of these :)

I'm sure these were going for about £1300 last time I looked - I thought it was steep then :)

Where does it come from - Fukushima? I'd love a pic of your new PPE gear :D :D

I don't know what 'tf pos' is, but they also do FTG upon request.

Nicely old fashioned though - they even sent me the blade before I'd paid for it, the bill followed a week later :)

I had one and got rid of it - it just took up too much space for the amount of use it got.

http://www.cutting-solutions.co.uk/ :)

Just wanted to post a quick update to this. I ordered sawn 6"x2"x6' walnut and another of the same size in maple from a local yard at the start of January, and was quoted 'about' £90+vat. It didn't arrive until mid February, but I was ok with that. When it arrived the walnut was 6"x2" and...

I had a couple of Freud blades re-sharpened, then I bought one of Doug's blades. Now I honestly don't know if the Freud blades are considered 'disposable'. Same size blade, same amount of teeth (and no, the Freud blade isn't 'far away')

https://www.collegeengineering.co.uk/product-category/phosphor-bronze/phosphor-bronze-block/ These guys will cut you a block to whatever size you want, as well as sell standard square or round stock.

Excellent cutters and service.

I'd forgotten all about the following until I read that. When I was in junior school (aged about 9 in '77 ) there was a boy in our year who thought it was great to swear in class. A warning from the teachers did nothing, so they actually washed his mouth out with pink carbolic soap and a cloth -...

Thanks Nigel. Cylinder has a 13mm bore, stroke is 21.2mm I realised you can't really tell the scale of it. The base is 4" across and the cylinder socket screws are M2.5 (3-48 UNC). It stands about 7" high.

Nope, I still have it.