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I don't think it's a bad idea to fill the pores with oil first. It will give the board a bit of water proofing and protection to reduce the effect of expansion, contraction and warping, (those will happen, but not as suddenly, so the slowing down is beneficial so the moisture content changes are...

If budget is tight, need a cordless drill, but all other electric tools go for corded as there are some bargains around new and used. You have a jigsaw, so prioritise sash clamps, F clamps, biscuit jointer, belt sander, a couple at least one handed clamps and bench mounted woodworking vice if...

Gosh, I haven't used a shooting board since I was at college. Edge sanders and disk sanders are a lot quicker and you can get a pretty good cut from a very sharp circular saw anyway, needing just a small amount of further attention.

White spirit with a slow drying oil intended for food use? I don't think that's a good idea. Why tung oil for a chopping board, surely a proper food grade oil is more appropriate, lots of types would do, (like cheap and cheerful sunflower oil which is already a great consistency) but steer clear...

I wouldn't be too fussy, give it a bit of a pan-scouring, slap some sunflower oil or any other cooking oil on it and give it a good rub. Leave to dry and use. Repeat as often as you feel like it. It's for food preparation after all so unlikely to stay pristine for long as will require regular...

If you can spend some time with a skilled woodworker, offering some free help in return for observing some work in progress, that can be a way of picking up a lot of new skills. The other challenge can be finding a well equipped space to work from. Sometimes people have spare bench-space...

Silly question. Like what is the single most useful part of your body? Nothing works on its own but some things are more essential than others. What is the point to wasting time thinking about this? Time is too precious. Why do I even bother to write this....I must find something more important...

'Since Accoya price went bonkers' Hmm, agreed, it has seemed to me that the Accoya product has been all about making a lot of money for the wealthy few all along. Several years ago I invested in the company when, if I remember correctly, the Lib Dem politician Nick Clegg was on the board. I...

If it was getting too hot to handle, I am surprised you continued with it. Something was clearly wrong with it and heat causes expansion.... Lucky escape!

Well, at about half-price, that is likely to be good value if in good nick. Nothing to be embarrassed about imho.

We use a biscuit jointer and a Mafel Doweler, sometimes both in the same joint. The Mafel doweller is great. Sometimes we use it with both dowel drills in, sometimes just the one. Great for accurate location. The biscuit only offers accuracy in one direction, the dowel is precise in both. Dowels...

Improve an aging fridge. Our fridge had a broken door seal so I replaced it with a non-specific replacement cut to size, from Ebay. It arrived oversize, obviously, but also quite mis-shapen. I fitted it with screws and hybrid silicone, but still would not close tightly. I purchased a set of...

Since Putin invaded Ukraine and Shell bought a shed load of their gas just before it was banned, I have resented using any unnecessary energy, not just because of increased cost and environmental damage. It inspired me to give up being a heavy tea and coffee drinker. I now keep an used, clean...

Water saved from a dehumidifier is also useful for other things like topping up a steam iron, rinsing the car, topping up windscreen washer. No lime scale.

Quite true, except perhaps just before a blade change if the renumeration was worthwhile.

Most DIY makers would do well to establish a relationship with a local small company with industrial machinery and extraction for these sort of projects as light weight equipment is slow and often insubstantial and then you have better results without cluttering up your workshop with...

I heard apparently even glass moves so very old panes will get thicker at the bottom. Don't know if it's true.

You expect to pay a premium for very small quantities of good quality. Imagine the time involved in the preparation and the sale, including in the accounts department. Maybe they would negotiate on larger quantities, and planed/unplaned makes a big difference too, which is not stated in the...

Ah, so that is what a crown guard is for on a ripsaw, in case of occasional decending florescent tubes! Please excuse me, it comes from having just been on the joke thread. Hope you heal up quickly.

This car argument has ceased to be funny, but here's another one, BMW drivers seem to be pretty serious about their driving and easily offended. Can we even have a joke thread without upsetting people's feelings if there is a whiff of prejudice? Sorry, I should have added "some" BMW drivers...