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Great work as usual 👏

For structural work we have to use graded timber, like c16 or c24. Its rating is printed on every piece. If you dont use graded timber, building control would make you rip it out. That doesnt mean its all straight..... i had about 35 lengths of 7x2 recently. Half were good, the other half must...

Thread is nearly 18 months old, he might have retired by now 🤣

Here you go, bid on this one. Its got history. You'll see in a photo of the side it says 'war finish' This is the same as mine. It was made between 1938 and 45 ( from memory) for the war effort and was likely sent to one of the factories making things like the gliders. A piece of cool history as...

I did the resin to high grit, than went over the oak , doing the edges near the resin by hand with the grain 👍 you just have to be very careful not to catch the resin 😱

A while back i had to sort out a sagging staircase ( was due to rotten joists underneath ) and as part of the work create new storage. The blum blumotion runners are able to take heavy loads.... not cheap, but great. Do you have the option of doing it in 2 parts? A door with maybe a shelf under...

Interestingly i recently got a 14" blade guard and blade for my ts400. It was 12" but i found it was available as a 14" too. The only downside is the water spray pipe doesnt reach now ( easy fix ) Anyways, i was assuming Artie doesnt have a disc cutter as he used a grinder 👍 being woodworkers...

Record 077a You wont look back. Second hand on ebay, be ready to do a bit of fettling, but you'd do that with a lot of new planes.

Lots of input above. I'd just add something that often pops up. If you bought a good tool, its resale value will be pretty good in a years time. Lets say you make your cupboards using the makita, then decide to sell it..... you'll get a fair bit back. The macallister? Probably not as much back...

Hi Artie, I too need to do my trailer at some point. What sized grinder do you have and what disk were you using? Being as its aluminium, its #possible# you might be able to do it with a circular saw or jigsaw. They tend to recommend high tooth count (60 or 80 ) and being 6mm, you'll probably...

I failed to articulate my post properly, i was meaning that as the poles move eventually the temperature in any given place will change, but not quick enough. I had understood your post and point👍

Does the paper tend to clog up quicker with oiled/ waxed dust? I recently sent an oak and resin top off to a customer upcountry, she was finishing it herself, i left the oak at 240 grit and went to 2k with the resin. Not quite finished in the photo, but getting there. I left in some of the...

As above if there wasnt a problem before, its not rising damp. Also, we are in the middle of an extremely dry period...... so n9t much moisture in the ground. Definitely due to the pipe in my non expert opinion

Ha, we must have been typing at the same time. Good answer Martin 👍

Hi, Thats a part of the game with wood! It's likely that the material you removed changed the tension within the slab, causing the movement. Often when joiners resize timber, they take a pass from one side, then the other, hoping to reduce the chance of movement. Some pieces move, others dont...

Osmo is good. A customer of mine used liberon finishing oil on an oak worktop i made in his art studio. It looked ridiculously good. Next time I'm over there I'll get a photo. Edit to ask: how far did you go with sandpaper grit? I once went to 3k wet n dry and then waxed, it was pretty darn...

Apparently the north pole has been moving for some time! Although probably not enough to change our temperature yet. Hmm. Not sure on that one! I like a late night dip and its usually a lot cooler, so in summer its about 36°, winter 38° In spain they had swimming pools that felt like they were...

Oh wow, good job!! 👍

Secondhand dw1150 or the exact same thing in elu colours👍

I haved watched the youtube vid, but, i guess as technology evolves and we 'progress' a lot of old timers skills and knowledge are left behind ( and subsequently lost ). Interestingly there was a conversation years back about how humans were more advanced than ever, but would be completely lost...