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Simplest approach would be get a decent sized bit of 2” thick sycamore or beech, plane it flat and you’ll have a nice board that will be easy to skim every 6months with a sharp plane. If you really want endgrain then try and get something 2” thick and using decent sized pieces in a brick...

I will ask for a charity donation, lately to Campaign Against Living Miserably. Saves me having to keep track for tax, hopefully does some good for the world, and I pick and choose what I want to do. It’s a hobby so I want to enjoy it and part of that is making things that interest me. Best...

240mm chef knife in 52100, handle of boxwood and African Blackwood with a friction fit curly maple saya

Stuffing and osb would be my go to. Screwed together so can be disassembled at will

Cheers all - as I say dry fit is seamless, other woods have been seamless, maple though just seems to want to show the line. Have a few more blocks so plenty of opportunity to experiment - though think the next few will be a more obedient wood. Have a big chunk of quilted maple that was silly...

If the potting is where the apex is formed you’ll need to remove it to get a clean sharp edge. If it’s on the concave surface then trickier than the convex. I wouldn’t try to do the whole chisel - just where counts. Grinding out pitting takes a bit of time - I redid some old chisels recently...

Kant twist clamps are my preferred - though spendy so am growing the set slowly. I don’t normally use the quick grips - with mini g clamps in their place - and don’t think I’ll use them again for this. If going hide glue sounds like may need to repurpose a record vice as a vertical press to...

Starts off as a solid piece, resawn, hollowed, then glued back together, before shaping into an almond profile. Makes a saya for a chef knife - I always want the join to be invisible

Here’s a photo of the offending line

Ah interesting - does it need to be hot melt or worth giving the liquid WH sell a try?

Any good tips to get an invisible glue line in maple- I had an invisible join in dry fit, once glued and clamped I inevitably get a visible line at the join. Other woods like Ash and Beech and oak seem much more compliant to not showing the line. Have been using classic Pva- would switching that...

Try and get comfortable when learning you can try and get the piece at a comfortable heigh and get your body in a good position. Looks like you’re moving a bit too fast, slow down and concentrate on moving in a straight line. The spatter is caused by long arcing so try and keep a shorter arc.

Fancied one of those wepba for a while but couldn’t justify it when the crud covered dewalt keeps going strong. Good to hear the vibration control works noticeably

Or seeing as you’re in Caerphilly - head to Cardiff for a day and you can make your own :D

Adam ashworth has in stock options https://www.ashandiron.co.uk/category/just-blades Nic Westerman makes really well regarded carving blades but has a backlog I think https://nicwestermann.co.uk/ Or if you want specific shapes I could make something in a weekend (or two if using something...

Neat job. I fancied a copper top for part of our kitchen- with the patina like on copper pans changing with use and adding interest. I was overruled and we had synthetic quartz type stone. Fairly impervious if you wipe up quick- otherwise BKF needed to spot treat any marks. Copper would be a lot...

Still learning to weld myself so pinch of salt with the below: Mig needs clean metal so go over the surface with a flap disk first This keeps your weld pool clean and helps avoid porosity. Set your amps and gas flow rate for the task at hand - when learning this is hard and experience helps...

For boxes I’d go shooting plane as gives more versatility - doesn’t have to be expensive - a woody is easy to adjust to being 90degrees between side and sole and has good reference faces.

170kg is roughly 2 people stood in the shed- should be absolutely fine

Melamine is effectively a hard varnish already. Trying to coat it with something will likely give you a worse finish, and you won’t have the option of sanding it off and starting again. I’d just crack on and use it