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You could pay a visit to Yandles before you go and any large items could possibly be bought by phoning the manufacturer and asking for the show sale price. They could then ship to you after you return, maybe free postage also ? Worth a try as I have bought this way when not being able to...

You mention your requirements are for furniture of unique design, but within a limited price range. May I ask what that range would be and the type of furniture you seek? Are you then looking to sell on that furniture from a specific location, premises, or on line and would that be as a...

I agree that business taxation should be changed. Running a business in this country and avoiding tax to this country by registering the company abroad is taking a liberty, but until those laws are changed, they are legal. Personal tax planning is something that we all could do if we wished and...

Unfortunately far to many people do not plan early enough and many financial advisers do not know enough about saving and gifting into Trusts. Along with well drawn up Wills, they are the key to saving tax and having more than the £650k for those who are left behind. The VERY wealthy people...

Well done Adrian, you made them very quickly. Everyone makes a few mistakes when they start but you are well on the way to producing some excellent work and I will be watching for the next ones you produce. Malcolm

To bloody old to give any advice now! lol Possibly a few free pointers?

Maybe it's an 'age' thing ( I'm quite old) but although Lon did go on a bit, (sorry), I undersood it straight away. Later in life, if you have had one or several interests like wot I av, there was always the desire to learn and improve, to reach a goal or get as far in something as you would...

Did anyone notice an article in the Press today about the estate of Terry Wogan being declared at just a smigen over £1,000,000 rather than the £20M, or more that he managed to build up over his career. It made me feel good to hear someone having planned well before his demise using tax...

Only fill gaps or bad joints with same colour sawdust and superglue, then sand flat. Plenty of examples of rounded edges, complete D Shape, but it can hide gaps somewhat. The felt pads I mentioned are always put on my boxes with one or two on the back wall of the drawer opening, so no wood...

That's a great start. One thing which may help, when you have gaps, it could look a lot better if the edges of box and drawer are rounded. Have you decided how you will finish it? Malcolm

You would work so much better by having a session with your neighbour, who has offered. Just watching someone else do it will make a huge difference to what YOU do. Malcolm

All very useable and it's a lovely wood that comes up well, but thing carefully about how to use it. Don't cut too thin as the spalting sometimes tends to split, but a little superglue does help and you can rub in sawdust as long as it matches. Get yourself a few Plastic test tubes and keep the...

Good start Adrian and I fully understand the initial errors from when I started. You need to go more slowly when cutting and prepare for the turns before they come up, doing them even more slowly. Trying to recover thin walls rarely works, so you may have to put that down to experience and move...

Hi Adrian. Tough luck with the guides breaqking, but that's correct, nothing above 80mm, but when cutting on the saw to it's maximum, do go slowly. The slower you, in one continuouse movement the better and the smoother the cut will be. Let the teeth do the work. What size blade have you...

Excellent and on the way to some interesting times. Now you need to get it working well and the following may help:- GET THE BEST TUNING FROM A BANDSAW 'Alex Snodgrass of Carter Industries has an excellent video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbZqWac0jU on a tune up method that works well...

If they are not flat when glued, you could find gaps once you have cut the box out, so be careful. No short cuts to doing things correctly.

Keep taking the photos as you go. It will be a great record to compare with a job in a few months time.

that one is the easiest to cut as well......................... Malcolm

Hi Adrian, it's really getting a combination that looks good when glued together. Obviously light and dark woods contrast best of all and I use walnut a fair bit for this. Another alternative would be to start with a solid block, but once the drawer has been cut out, swap the drawer front...