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I had one of those at Shoreditch College in the 70's which was painted bright red and had the nice curved lid. They had to be a specific size to fit in racks under the Emir benches. I could probably lay hands on the size if needed - Rob

Nope, Juglans regia or European Walnut...lovely stuff! - Rob

Osmo Raw contains a white pigment and will 'kill' the natural colour of the oak; I would advise against it as it's only really suitable for whitish timbers like ash, sycamore and maple. Polyvine is a water base acrylic and I believe it's wrong to classify it as polyurethane. There are several...

I just use a hand held remote zapper to switch three 13A sockets; the Numatic NVD 750 'shop vac, the Camvac and the oil filled rad. Cost about £20...see here https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1 - Rob

For my money, old school polyurethane varnish is pretty bullet proof. I've got a set of walnut coffee tables that I finished with poly some twenty odd years ago and the finish now is as good as the day is was applied. Failing that several coats of Osmo PolyX give good protection against the...

Absolutely. Burr in the UK and we work in a workshop, not woodshop and use timber instead of lumber - Rob

Personal thing here, but I never, ever use sapwood, yew being an exception. Whenever I get hold of a board of walnut (in this case) the first thing I do is to rip off the sap and bin it - Rob

RogM and I did some tests a while back on the various types of Osmo. We both found that Osmo Raw is better on whiter woods as it contains a white pigment of some sort; when applied to oak or walnut (say) it tended to 'kill' the natural colour of the timber rather than enhance it. You may find...

Here's how you make 'stack laminated pine board' and it's advisable to let the boards fully condition in the shop before work starts: 1. Take several (say 6) boards of ordinary, decent quality pine that have been 'slash' sawn (the stuff you commonly see in builder's merchants etc) 2. Plane...

You probably need decent stuff (West) for bateau building, but for ordinary cabinet/exterior work, go to Poundland. A twin tube of quick set epoxy will set you back a round pound and it's good stuff....I've been using loads recently and it's saved me a small fortune over the roughly £5 stuff - Rob

Pine board is good stuff and generally bone dry, but it will tend to warp and shrink somewhat, so take that into account. Even better though is stack laminated pine board, but unfortunately you've got to make it yourself, which is time consuming, convoluted but which will produce pretty much...

Following on from the Plane Handling thread (topic120735-15.html) a light hearted look at what's actually in my Star Trek mug (which was purloined from my son when he was about 8...he's now 32) : As you can see, it's pretty full up but what's in it? First and foremost, several strips of...

Going off topic slightly, I disagree. I find it a useful receptacle for all the small odds n'sods/detritus being used for the current project, as well as my 'baccy tin of jobbers drills and the Star Trek mug full of pencils, ebony splints and spiders (at the bottom) Plus it's a useful place to...

Same here except I have an old Star Trek mug in the tool well full of ebony and rosewood splints about 6x6mm square which I spread around the bench...you can of course use offcuts of finest 'shed' pine, but it's not quite the same :lol: :lol: As an ex-woodwork teacher, kids were always...

Someone ought to bite your hand off for that offer, sadly not me as I'm too far away...lovely stuff for turning etc - Rob

Loads of excellent advice and my two euros worth is that yes, you do as it makes life a lot simpler when stuff gets complicated enough in a 'shop. I like simple...simple works :lol: If Ed's referring specifically to Japan, a lot of the very clever Japanese woodwork that you see (not all by any...

You are totally correct! I've done this before now where it was absolutely necessary, but it's very awkward and extremely time consuming. As such, I can't recommend the process - Rob

If you're within striking distance of Andover, my pal David Stephenson (who recently joined UKW) does a very good weekend course using solid timber. No affiliation or remuneration of any sort coming my way btw for a recommendation. See below - Rob http://www.stephenson-furniture.co.uk/courses.html

UToob is a good source, but there's a lot of mediocre stuff on there and some of it's downright dangerous, as recent threads have indicated. Nothing in my view beats a decent one on one course though some I fancy are a lot more expensive than others....worth checking out. Chris Tribe of this...

I have an autographed JK smoother which I bought just before he died some years ago, complete with the test shavings taken by him, the box it came in from SF and the local newspaper that he used for packing it. I wonder what it's worth now, though it's not for sale? - Rob