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Hi all. I’ve decided at the ripe old page of 47 to change careers and move into woodworking. Mainly dining tables and coffee tables. Could be suicide lol, but I love it and hated my old job. I’ve done a lot of setting up and learning the last year and I’m ready to go. I’m just wondering how...

Hi all I could use a bit of advice on my proposed direction. I’m currently restoring furniture, making the odd piece here and there. But what I love is making dining tables and benches. I’m fully tooled up for it, and have some pretty unique finishes. Obviously nervous about chucking my eggs...

Yeah could be, I heard this still takes up to 6 months though 😅

Table will be 1.8 meters long, using jointed scaffold board. Pretty basic top to begin with

Hello all I’m going to be making some tables shortly, new venture, never really done it before,(mainly cabinets currently), but looking forward to it. My concern is the tops bowing. I understand the wood needs to be dry, around 8-13% moisture content. I’m worried I might not quite get the...

Ok great, I’ve got decent track saw with 3 meters of track so this could work. Any pointers on the techniques you mention to get them to match? Thanks

Hi all I’m needing advice on the best method for getting a good edge on timber, to joint together for table tops. Issue I have is the timber length will be around 1600mm, but my jointer table is 720mm. Concerned this is too long to feed through effectively on a small bench jointer to get a...

Just started in the table making game. Mainly been doing cabinets, but turning my hand to tables. I’ve got some poplar and ash on order, but Just wondering if anyone has tried softwoods for table tops? Like pine or larch? Even fence posts, CLS stud, ect ect Trying to keep the cost down, but...

Ok thanks a lot, this helps. I guess now I’ve got to play around with gloss or Matt, and stains, to get as natural finish as possible.

just stared a side project, a dining table. I’ve been using pre-cat for a long time on furniture, but wondering if it’s durable enough for a table top? I want the wood grain to be enhanced as much as possible, and the top coat to be natural looking and obviously durable. Is pre cat ok for...