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A year or two ago I stayed in an auberge in France that had a whole sheet of OSB fixed to the wall and varnished as a "feature".Its no longer listed with booking.com......... For the OP's intended purpose I would choose far east ply or MDF as they will both take a coat of paint or emulsion to...

Over the years I have used vices with jaws made from beech,iroko,MDF and birch play.They all worked.I never have found a use for the dog on the front jaw though,has anybody?

I wonder how many people are aware of the premium price that people had to pay for Norris planes when they were new and not subject to the whims of a collector driven market.In the seventies and early eighties I worked alongside an elderly cabinet maker who had bought his Norris A5 shortly after...

I will be watching this thread with great interest.I had a good look at the CNC machines at Newark and some impressed me more than others.If I progress along the path,I don't want a toy that slowly tickles a bit of dust of the workpiece and I don't want the cost of an industrial machine.The kit...

Actually,the seam filling mastic is there to allow movement of the deck planks with changes in moisture content.A tight joint on one day may well not be tight for long.In bygone times it was done with cotton or oakum caulking and hot pitch poured on top.

I have a friend who builds boats in the same area as the opinionated one and he is a pleasant fellow.I also have a water stone that works well.I don't live or work in Friesland and I do recognise that there is more to woodworking than making rectilinear furniture,even though I speak English.I do...

I polished the bowl that I turned from the blank I bought at the Newark show.

I'd love such a gem.Even the basic compasses like the old Helix are changing hands for silly money on ebay now.I was told that it is no longer legal to sell the type that has long points and the current type has a fat stem with a very short point that is useless for scribing-or stabbing.I have a...

I admire your fortitude in the face of such adversity.Thank you for helping to put our mundane concerns into their correct context.

3/4 inch then 1/4 inch and once in a while a 1 1/2 inch paring chisel.I also highly recommend getting hold of at least one cranked chisel.

Clearly,the written humour isn't always discerned.I'm actually rather pleased that we seem to be as opposed to abuse of the language as we would be to abuse of our tools.

I find that WD40 and wire wool is effective in removing rust.The bonus is that any excess helps to free up the moving parts.

When he has completed the current mission maybe he could get a cattle prod and use it on those people who believe "could of" has any place in written English.

If I were to be limited to say three planes,my Stanley No90 would be one of them.I can't imagine trying to make very much without it.

My daily user since the early seventies has been a Stanley No4 with plastic handles.It works brilliantly,although it has the excessive free play in the adjustment mechanism that you mention.The issue of non-wooden handles seems to come from a section of the woodworking world who cling to the...

I find the Axminster own brand cutters to be remarkably good value.

Mark the trim line with a scribing block or similar.Cramp the central flat section to a bench and use a hand plane to remove the surplus,it should be safer and more accurate.

I have the Record 04 that my father inherited from his father and it does feel slightly more high quality than a Stanley,and I have a few of those.Maybe its the age as it must date from the thirties or earlier.

I have worked with both and made my current bench with the vice mounted on the face of the apron.I find the odd instance when a workpiece isn't totally flat on the back surface more than justifies the choice and would always choose this option.I suppose it depends on the type of work you intend...

I can't really disagree with the sentiment.Taken further,we admire the look of burr walnut and the burr isn't so different from a wart.