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    Bit size and type for 6.7mm timberfix screw for green oak

    The need for a pilot hole decreases dependent upon the wood species and the wetter the wood. In this case, as I understand it, the plan is to screw into green oak, which suggests it's relatively wet. i.e., ~25% MC and greater. In this state the wood is relatively soft and flexible so the chances...
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    Tormex

    Left in water on a long term basis (a few days, or a week or more maybe) the part of the stone left in water swells; in the submerged area it gets fatter (thicker) and develops a hump at the circumference so the stone is no longer circular. I've seen that effect in three or four workshops I've...
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    naff coffee table reborn

    Ok. I understand what you mean now. I hope you're right to expect any cross grain movement to be minimal. It's true that radially sawn boards, the ash and oak you specifically name in your case, typically exhibit about half the cross grain movement that tangentially sawn boards experience, and...
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    naff coffee table reborn

    Thanks for the explanation, although I must admit that I'm stumped by the description of grain running horizontally rather than vertically in the oak and ash. Are you perhaps referring to radially sawn as opposed to tangentially sawn oak and ash? Slainte.
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    Marking knives

    Jacob, patented? Not a cat in hell's chance. I give the ideas freely to the world but who's got the skill to replicate my skill and genius. I have done the skinny pinned dovetails just as demonstrations to learners really, and can vouch that they're easy enough to do and, as you say, you can...
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    Marking knives

    Talking of high quality marking knives, here's my collection. I use what I call a bird's beak knife for transferring sawn dovetail or pin profiles to the end grain of the matching board. It works well for that task because the pointed end gets right into tight corners and it's slim enough to get...
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    naff coffee table reborn

    The effect of the different colours and textures in all those varied species has created a rather attractive end result. I'm guessing you've glued all the 'scraps' together to make up a panel, but I am rather wondering how you've allowed for future expansion and contraction of that panel between...
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    Out of square Narex 8116

    I can't/won't add much to this discussion, and I rather agree with Jacob on the need, or lack of need to go overboard with flattening the flat side of either plane irons or standard bench chisels, and I can't see much point in super shiny plane soles; for me, 80 - 120 grit striations on a plane...
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    Finishing oak to match existing furniture

    The appearance of the finish in those images suggest it's a sprayed lacquer that's been applied, and if that's the case it's likely to be something along the lines of pre-cat or acid cat lacquer, or similar. To replicate that, if it is lacquer, you'd ideally have spraying facilities. Whatever is...
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    Wedding Table Build with Pictures

    I'm impressed with your ability work through difficult technical challenges. The end result is very attractive, but like others I do wonder about stability with the fairly small footprint of the base. I think you're right to say you should have seen that wood movement issue coming. I suspect...
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    How to achieve this colour?

    If you want to add a bit of colour you might consider going down the route of using water based finishes that offer tinting options. Some, such as the Bona brand available at, for example, Wood Finishes Direct sell a primer that adds colour to the wood, see the fifth product down in the link...
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    Domino's and wood movement

    Your worries are unfounded regarding the joints between the side panels and the bottom shelf, and the two drawer encasing divider/shelves. The grain direction of all the parts match, i.e., the cross grain orientation of all the internal and external parts run from front to back. Now, if you were...
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    Bench re-planking...

    This talk of wood species from around the world ... jings. For a job like this in the UK I'd say go for the obvious choice, one that's been the choice for centuries, of European oak, air dried ideally, or possibly chestnut if it's an option that's cheaper. Oak will last for about 25 years or...
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    Wall bed/Murphy bed hinge help please.

    Is the shortage of space caused by the foot end of the bed sticking too far out into the room? If so, what about a horizontal folding bed rather than vertical folding, see here for examples. My only other comment is to avoid trying to redesign something that has already had all the technical...
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    Why has my table cupped?

    It looks like sap stain, but I could be wrong, it being hard to see exactly what you've got there in the photograph. Assuming I'm right, sap stain is visually unattractive but insignificant in terms of strength loss. Sap staining fungi, there are several, don't have the chemical armoury to break...
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    Why has my table cupped?

    Good tip. I'm leaving it, ha, ha. Thanks for the wake up call though. I suspect I was running on autopilot, or something. Slainte.
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    Why has my table cupped?

    I'm an *****, and it took your post to realise my idiocy! I can't work out how I completely missed the fact that this 'problem' wood was not just kiln dried and regularised, but treated - I guess I just wasn't properly paying attention. As you point out treating the wood under pressure with...
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    Why has my table cupped?

    I also wouldn't expect kiln dried regularized material to be as wet as you described, and the warping you experienced is a likely result of the large amount of water you reported in the wood leaving the wood fibres. Given the description of the material by the seller you mentioned in your...
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    Why has my table cupped?

    I suspect that probably contains the missing context I mentioned: that is, external storage and the stack might have experienced repeated wetting with rain, and even perhaps snow. Depending on how often and for how long the wood was exposed to repeated wetting it could be that the core of the...
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    Why has my table cupped?

    I think I know what you're referring to now. I suspect the kiln drying target for construction grade timber is likely to be the same as for the rest of Europe, i.e., 20% MC as I said before, but that in use the preferred MC is ~16% MC. In reality, making structural parts of houses such as joists...
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