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Try Fiddes Hardwaxoil - better than Osmo IMHO

Thanks everyone for the advice. OPJ great tip about the white faced hardboard. I may not bother with anything apart from the insulation on the walls at first as the insulation will stay where it is very easily if I cut it correctly - that way I can just mount shelves etc into the joists as they...

I have read many threads on this subject... please don't go all shouty on me for asking the question again but there is quite a bit of conflicting advice. My workshop is a wooden shed 17"x11". It has no insulation at present. I decided after this cold winter to insulate it in the spring. This...

Thanks for the comments - the woods are ebony for the top and bottom, holly for the middle, finished with 2 coats shellac and black bison wax

Yes Tom - turned which I do not do very often - I usually just turn knobs and finials etc as part of a 'proper' job (soz!) but I have to say I find it very relaxing and rewarding. I just can't bear the waste when turning bowls etc! The catch I got a few years ago as a batch of 10 I ordered from...

This one was for a very old university friend's 50th. She is very arty so I made her a ring box from ebony and pink ivory wood The other one is for one of my work colleagues who is getting married for the second time This is a salt / pepper 'box'. I got the idea from a posh hotel in the West...

BB could you elaborate on these DIY kits for creating thin stock as it is something I have wanted to do for ages

Miles I do not know what happened to the PM. I only said in it that I have loads of long drills - mostly orthopaedic drills - in 2.5, 3.2, 4.5 and 6mm diameter and up to 300mm long - you would be welcome to have one - I live in Eynsham between Witney and Oxford so you are not far away Regards Mark

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I agree with Rob - the final finishing must be done with a freshly sharpened card scraper or scraper plane - otherwise minute contamination is likely

I have had one of these for a couple of years and not really used it in anger until now. However, I am in the middle of making my upholstered rocking chair (pics will follow at some stage) and finally discovered a use for it - making some curved slats for the back. It worked very well on some...

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Tom that looks lovely - really nice Another vote here for a shellac sanding sealer followed by hardwaxoil - works every time for me and it gives an VERY hardwearing surface which you can buff up a couple of hours after application to a really great shhen

There is a way to do it more simply..... I have successfully engraved wood by writing the characters out on the computer in the size that you want the final letters to be Then you print it out in black ink on adhesive paper - I usually use an A4 sheet of labels. Then you stick the labels with...

I think that is lovely - beautiful wood, nice inlays and great curves

There is one extra bonus of the plunge saws like the Festool - dust collection. If you use a vaccuum (doesn;t have to be the over-priced Festool one - I have a T30 which works just as well as my Festool Midi - and use the splinterguard as well, you can literally turn the TS55 or 75 on in...

It looks lovely Rob - beautiful craftsmanship and taste I am interested to know how comfortable it is to sit on - the edge against the back of your knees looks like it might be uncomfortable?? Cheers

Perfect thanks very much for the tips

Thanks Allan I think as long as it is not too expensive I am going to give it a go. Is there an online store you could recommend to get the products you suggested? Thanks Mark