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I only use about 2Kg in a year so I will manage for a while on what I have, but I don't know of a really suitable alternative. I use Titebond11 for some internal jobs and rate it as good, I bought a litre of D4 from tool station and was not truly impressed except with the cheap price. It comes...

I'm still using a tub I purchased about a year back and it's still as good as ever. Is this problem related to the new descriptions "Polyvine or Polymite" ? I can't see any reason to change the formula of a product that's never failed me in about sixty years of use.

The pros and cons of block board to my mind are - -the blocks tend to telegraph through the outer veneers and give a slight wave effect to the veneered surface, the larger the size of the blocks, the greater the effect. This problem has always been apparent even in past years when the core was...

My current supplier is Brooks Bros, Nottingham.I understand that they have branches through the country.

I use a lot of block board and find it largely stable. It's usually stored flat so the top sheet tends to be out of shape perhaps because of moisture differences in each face. I suggest that this is the most satisfactory type of lipping.[attachment=0]image.

In order to have corrosion problems you would need a high moisture content in the oak to allow the acid to attack the steel screws. If you are using seasoned timber I recommend a pilot hole and a very small touch of grease to make the screws run in sweetly. If you were using green timber or...

My plastic back door has recently started to leak, it seemed to be caused by the water drain holes from the frame getting blocked by grot. Cleaning them out has solved the problem. I can see what appear to be drain holes in yours, are they blocked or perhaps not drilled properly? Must be worth a...

You are right in saying that Iroko won't move as much as most other timbers, but it does still move enough to make the mitred edges an impossible task. No measurable movement occurs along the grain, but across the grain it cannot be restrained by any method. As the moisture content increases so...

You will have only limited use for a plane that long, I have been a bench worker for sixty years now and have never owned anything longer than a jack plane. Jointing can be done with the jack plane and a little more care. As Mike points out you won't need anything to straighten the door stiles...

Sorry about the rather strident tone in my last post but this is a frequent area of irritation to me. I always quote in advance for work and frequently get a return email suggesting that using float glass rather than lam will show a saving. On most of my products it would! But only a saving of...

Don't be tempted to use float glass or any other non safety glass, look at the glass and glazing federation guidelines. An adult can be seriously injured by a breakage of glass in a door, just imagine what could happen to a child! Only a fool would take the risk to save a few quid. I use 6.4...

If agree that plastic is a poor choice, the real choice is between toughened with about a weeks wait and laminated which is cut while you wait normally. If broken the toughened will shatter into pea sized pieces and fall out of the frame, the laminated will crack but stay in place in the frame...

I would agree that traditional carcassing methods would be best for the construction. I made some of these drawers many years ago for use in built in units in a social housing project. The units fitted in a full height space between the kitchen and dining area and the drawers were accessed from...

It seems that we can agree that the course is expensive and unlikely to be of interest or of much value to prospective career woodworkers, apprenticeships or free college courses are available together with evening classes. Could it be that the University which must exist in a harsh commercial...

I'm sure they have overheads, but £261 per hour ! Einstein would work for less.

I had assumed that the full quota of nine students on the course as clearly indicated, when engaged in a rip off think big.

I make that 25 hours of instruction in total ( assuming a break is taken for lunch) In that time a complete beginner gets a thorough understanding? Total nonsense. If the students are that bright they can work out the cost of a coffee table and a good text book. £6525 for five short days of...

Having seen this I may have a look at a copy of F&C. I had it delivered for many years but it became boring and was marketed by idiots. I regard direct debits as stupid so I don't use them, this meant that in spite of my willingness to pay two years subscriptions up front I still didn't get the...

zThis is a sample template. It's used to make grooves of all widths and depths and is easily adjusted. As you can see, I always put cutter details on the template.

My suggestion is a router, not an expensive device when you consider all the things it will enable you to do. My choice would be a decent quality 2000 watt with 1/2" & 1/4" collets and one of the starter sets of cutters. From there you can buy cutters as needed. There are plenty of sites on...