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I picked the number out of my head, and it refers to Swedish sawmills for their standardized dimensions for construction wood. Then the target is 16%, of course there are other standards and I do not know what is typical in the UK. The lower number I mentioned does not refer to the target from...

Construction timber usually have moisture content of 16% when it comes out of the kiln. Timber for furniture should be around 6-9%, unless you are using techniques suitable for green wood. The tabletop has dried and therefore cupped. The geometry of the boards make the cupping more obvious than...

If you drench them in a bucket of water it is enough to discard them safely. I am not talking about rinsing and wrenching out the water. The linseed oil will not be able to oxidize in a way that produces enough heat to ignite.

Just soak them in water before throwing them away

It's not that expensive compared to acrylic paint. We painted our house with ottossons linseed oil paint. It was significantly cheaper than acrylic or other "modern" paint. The only anti fungal additive you need is zinc oxide. Also, be very careful about the quality of linseed oil. Anout the...

My parents have a beech coffe table finished with soap, the colour is beautiful after more than 20 years and the patina is beautiful. But if you can't accept patina look elsewhere. It reduces the friction so I don't think it is good for workbenches. Why not linseed oil? Just buy a quality...

The Stanley scraper above looks just like the one I use. I agree about the blades, some unbranded are ok, some are terrible! I have used our speedheater to remove paint from our entire facade and they are made to withstand professional use. But the bulbs are made from glass and do not like to...

I use a razor scraper. To get a sharp line easily, paint a few millimeters out on the glass. Then I put a wide filling knife over the putty and use the scraper to remove the paint leaving a millimeter or two of paint on the glass to create a seal over the putty and the glass. This way it is easy...

I would use linseed oil putty as a filler. I use it as a filler on both small cracks as well as screw and nail holes in our wooden facade. Should work to smooth out the old putty. The nice thing with a speed heater is that you can use it to remove putty as well. Just cover the glass with a...

I've written before about Sellers lack of humility, and enough has been said about that already. He has a very approachable manner in his videos though. That router plane kit is not unreasonable at that price. So it seems to be a genuine attempt to create an affordable plane. It doesn't look...

Yes and no. Slöjd as a school subject (the grand child of educational sloyd) differs from Slöjd in the meaning of traditional vernacular handicraft (everything from weaving and embroidery to turning and blacksmithing). Slöjd as a school subject is still mandatory and the fact that everyone gets...

Here in Sweden the perspective is quite different. there is a huge interest in traditional vernacular woodworking crafts. There is a new generation craftspeople who have made a name for them selves and many of them are women. Courses get booked full quickly and there are long delivery times on...

We removed the putty on our windows when we repainted them, but the putty was old. We only removed the "exterior" putty, not the putty bedding the glass in to the sash. Putting the face putty on is rather enjoyable and not that hard when you get the hang of it.R emoving the glaziers points and...

I have been very pleased with Nobex Octo squares.

Mora knives are just really good. They are used by a lot of very skilled carvers. Fancier knives do not offer that much more than a Mora knife. The Mora 120 is all you need.

IKEA? Good quailty considering how cheap they are.

The elephant!

A lot of interesting posts in this thread! Derek Cohen, What I am trying to point out is that design is a skill that can be practised. And I think it is quite obvious that you have learned some design skills along the way! I have done extremely little furniture design, and when it comes to...

Very pretty! Good and tasteful use of masur birch! A lot of details and pattern without making it busy.

Lovely thread and lovely work. I hope you will update us on what the children thought!