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Thanks for this advice. As Cobbs mentioned the staining from galvanised if/once the surface breaks. And to save on insulation, i am thinking to build a box from softwood. I have read that pine is fairer hard to bend, am i correct in thinking its fairly stable to use as a material to make the...

Thanks for everyones replies so far. As always it's great to hear peoples experiences and advice. I have located a cheap offcuts of galvanised ducting locally so am currently planning to go down that route. Next up is to look into building a compressions strap

Hello, I am about to embark on building a steamer for steam bending wood. It will be used outside, but stored in my workshop standing on its end. I think it will be about 2m in length. I have done a lot of reading on building one and am caught between a few different build types. I'm writing...

Hello everyone, i have just installed a 2mx1m french cleat storage system on the wall of my workshop. Im at the stage now where i need to build the storage. Planning to hang things like, drivers, batteries+charger, clamps, saws, hammers, chisels, sanding discs/sander. It would be great to see...

Hi, thanks for the comment. I am still trying to figure out the best way to fix the top to the frame. What are bed nuts? my top is about 40mm deep in total. its made up of 18mm ply with 22mm solid beech floor boards on top.

thank you. Do you have to fit the dowel peg all the way through both sides of the mortice or can it go through one side, through the tenon and then partially into the other side of the mortice? I ask, because on the corner joints it might be tight/ difficult to get the peg all the through both...

Hello, i'm about to start making a workbench and chop saw stand for my studio. They will be used for general workshop activities. The workbench will be on wheels while the chop saw stand will be stationary running down one of the walls of the studio. I have a few questions about how to...

Hello, i have the Makita vc4210mx dust extractor. And am planning on getting a festool mitre saw, probably the Festool 561729 Kapex sliding mitre saw. My question is about connecting the makita dust extractor to the festool. Is this possible? i can only find adaptors for Makita mitre saws to...

Hi all, i am building a 4x3.5m garden room. It will be used as a workshop but with the intention that the room might change use in the future. I want to clad the interior walls will 12mm ply. With birch ply being expensive, I am looking for alternatives. I have seen a few other threads here...

Thanks for all the opinions, suggestions, and advice so far. It seems like a disk or belt sander is the prefered option. I imagine once I have one, other jobs will present themselves where I can make use of a sander compared to a shooting board. My main constraint is the budget, can't really...

Hi everyone, I am starting to build picture frames, mostly small ones 30x40cm but some larger ones also. I have received lots of great advice from this forum so far. One-piece I would like to act upon is to build a shooting board to finish/refine the miters. Does anyone have links to...

Hi all, I’m an artist that is looking to start making my own frames for my photos. I’m mostly going to be framing my own art, and some printing in my collection to go around the house. I want to try to achieve a high-quality finish. I’m aiming to make simple slim frames with a moulding that’s...