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The point that I made before about the weight is relevant. As to good mahogany having fancy moulding, not necessarily true. I have a Mid 17th C tripod table where the top is one board and a very high quality mahogany but the top is plain. I am more wary because of the stated turned legs, which I...

The real clue here is that you mention the weight of the top and it being a single piece of timber. Without seeing the rest of the table, I would feel pretty sure that it is old and is a good quality mahogany. As you mention your own poor sight, why not get another woodworker to have a look?

My comment on "the only solution was that cars should be made of glass", was tongue in cheek, to illustrate that most accidents are caused by poor or dangerous driving. People of my age (75) went through the walking public transport/motorcycling phase befores car driving (I was over 21 before I...

bansobaby, I would be first to agree that the private Bldg. inspector is a joke where big building companies are concerned but I also have known instances of Local Authority inspectors being "encouraged" or in one case I know of deceived. The building inspector checks are...

No doubt due to regional differences, the name Oilcloth for me, means the old table cloth material (linen impregnated with linseed oil?). I think this was then replaced with the modern variant of a vinyl coating on fabric. This still seems to be called Oilcloth. The workshop version would...

I think that those who have posted on Insulation and Solar have nor read the latest Bldg. Regs. It demands 150mm cavity with 100mm insulation. You also have to satisfy SAP tests for energy use, which includes PV etc. Then when you have sealed that box up you have the new part "O" which you need...

The first house I built 20 years ago, I had full control over. The house has had no repairs over that time, the people who lived in it for the next ten years had the kitchen ripped out and replaced tiled floors. all in the name of "taste" not malfunction. Unfortunately most of these horror...

paulrbarnard, Around here buses often run around with less than four passengers and the nearest City has roads reduced to single lanes by cycle lanes, often with no cyclist using them. Disregarding passenger cars the impact of narrow roads is a big problem for lorries and vans, which aren't...

Surely those 30MPH signs are minimum speeds? And paulrbarnard, you maybe will change your tune when you are waiting for knee surgery and can only walk a matter of yards or for some people not at all. The nearest bus stop is about 1/2 mile with very infrequent bus service and we do not have bus...

I and my team laid engineered oak floors in two cottages more than 10 years ago and they were still perfect recently (apart from surface scratches, scuffs etc.). Each floor was around 35 sq. mtrs. and I do recall that the t&g needed a fair bit of force to push them together along with the...

I had the misfortune of having to correct a cowboy electrician's work, in a new build. That is cut numerous access holes in newly laid chipboard floors for proper electricians to put it right.. I used the trend jig (mentioned previously) very succesfully, plus the smaller circular metal plates...

Would it be worth asking a local supplier/fitter whether they would undetake the alterations that you need?

Welcome WoodWally, I am in West Sussex too (Barnham). Not doing much woodworking lately as I am awaiting knee joint surgery which limits so much.

As I live on the South Coast, when I saw that photo, I imediately thought groyne. The question I have is why does it have to be oak? Also why would you want to put a massive beam like that in a kiln, even if the idea is to split it into smaller pieces?

If you are using chipboard why not look at IKEA ready finished mdf wardrobes and use a decor panel to face the sides. I have done just that for my bedrooms and as they were built-in, I only needed one decor panel. The decor panels just screw from the inside and cover up any construction fixings...

Completely agree with Vintage Framers for his method. I would stay well away from fine wire wool, the tiny particles are a pain and you don't want to breathe that in. The proper "scotchbrite" pads are so much better.

For what you are trying to do I would use the iron-on glue film. Though I agree with the quote about using scotch glue, that does need a lot of practice for the sizes you quote. Also you have to work fast to be able to squeze out excess glue, not for the faint hearted. The problem with contact...

I would just like to add that I have a rather large collection of cordless Drills and their batteries from NiCad to Lithium from the earliest days of this technology. We should not ignore where all of this toxic materials comes from and its disposal. I also have corded drills and a corded...

deema, Back to your original post, I used NuHeat's LoPro upstairs and was completely happy with it. Having now had another look at NuHeats website, things have moved on a little. We used the poly sheets with the metal heat deflectors, the pipework was around 12mm in dia.and then 6mm...

I just found this photo, which shows downstairs u/floor heating but the upstairs looked the same.