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Hi CJ, you will need to remove all traces of paint otherwise it will show through the varnish. A very sharp chisel is best but if you don't have the means to resharpen you can buy a number of different scrapers to help get the paint off from tight corners. There are a number of them here...

Rottenstone is pretty much the same wherever you buy it. Pumice on the other hand varies quite a lot. When I was an apprentice pumice was sold in grades like wire wool but now for instance if you buy Fiddes pumice it is quite coarse but Mylands quite fine. Indian brand pumice which you can get...

Very impressive bit of woodwork there. I don't think any sort of face protection would save her if that lump decided to fly off the lathe though.

"Before selling a kidney or putting the Missus on the streets check it out. Rutlands were knocking the Worksharp 3000 out at £200 a few weeks ago" A little too late for that, I bought a T7 this morning, but I got it from a German company for £370 delivered! The cheapest I could find it over...

Has anybody used Record Jet or Triton jigs with their Tormek, and if so how do they compare to the original Tormek ones?

Not sure which species, I only ever had one lump of it which I used to repair cricket bats for the guys in the team. The piece I had, had very similar colouring to yours but not quite so strong. Most cricket bats are very pale but the cheaper ones get a bit browner with hints of pink in them...

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Hi John. these stools were made rom a variety of timber, mahogany, walnut, oak, birch and beech. Many are made from birch and stained heavily to make them look like mahogany. As for finishing, they are usually French polished, but you could oil or varnish it too, it all depends on your skill...

Thank you for all your replies. Some useful info there, I have had a quick look at arbtalk which looks like it will be a very useful place of information and also looked at the Stihl MS181 suggested by Rodders. It looks to be the sort of general saw I was looking to buy him.

My son is half way through a arboriculture and forest management course at Pershore college and it is his birthday coming up soon. We were thinking of buying him a petrol chainsaw. Can anybody recommend one? We have a budget of £200 - £250. He seems very keen on Husqvarna, are they the best? or...

Maple / sycamore works very well with no finish on it at all. You will need to sand it very well down to 400 grit then wet it and repeat wetting/sanding until the grain does not come up any more. I usually bleach it at this stage with A + B but it is not necessary. All you have to do after that...

If you are looking for a replacement lock you could try these people http://www.martin.co.uk/products/locks-and-keys/locks When looking for a replacement lock the only critical measurement is the distance to the pin, this must be spot on or the key will not locate through the escutcheon...

Try These people. http://www.claytonmunroe.com/

I have no experience of them but I have bought a log cabin and two sheds from these people below. The log cabin is excellent. the sheds are very good but I would not use the felt supplied with them, it is very poor quality. Either budget for better quality felt or as I did put felt shingles on...

my ideal would be a Kity 613 but at the moment space and finance wont allow it. I had the misfortune to use a Kity 613 in the last place I worked, in thirty + years in the trade it is by far the worst bandsaw I have ever used. You would to better to spend your money on an old Startrite or just...

Hi Gemmamc This is a difficult one to advise on for a couple of reasons. Teak furniture from the 60s-70s is usually finished with lacquer but could be oil. Whichever the finish it is usually quite thin which means that you could have gone through the finish into the wood. What did you use to rub...

You can buy spirit van **** in crystal form..... http://www.mylands.co.uk/wood-finishes/ ... 6-552.html

You could also use Van **** stain which is made from Walnut husks!

The best commercial wax I have found in the thirty odd years in the trade is Harrells, made by W.S. Jenkins in Tottenham, it comes in a variety of colours but I only use two, 'Antique' W009. It is a very dark reddish brown and suits antique furniture made from medium to dark woods. The other one...

Phil.p is right, the problem is the solvent ( Toluene ) evaporates very quickly so you need to buff straight away. You need not have stripped it off though, another application of the wax would have softened the first application. This can happen with any wax if it is left too long before...