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Very similar thing were used across the holds of narrow boats when carrying loose coal, they stopped the sides of the boat bulging with the weight.

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I have a Record BS500. It's about 8 years old now and came with a 5 year guarantee . The supplied blade was a joke but was discarded after short use. It's had two replacement NVR switches, a motor capacitor, and a new cast table support/ tilt mechanism. The original was thin pressed steel and...

I suggest you add a bead slightly wider than the string with a hockey stick shape to rebate round the top edge with a half round front edge. Sorry to say but those square front edges you seem to have on the treads and the riser running into the corner, together with the crude finish on the...

I haven't used a pax but I can speak well of the Lie Neilson, mine is a joy to use. Mike.

It would be easier to space the skirting board away from the wall and allow the pipes to be a tight fit between the back of the skirting and the wall. The spacer at the top would need to be oak to blend with the skirting. It's also possible to make a top and bottom moulding and use oak faced ply...

Hi David When you say you have set the fence does this mean that you have lined it up with the mitre fence slot? I'm not familiar with your saw but some can have the table bolted down slightly out of true with the blade, this causes not problems with thinner stock while using a good blade but...

Looks like Iroko to me.

There is no chance that you will be able to steam bend elm unless you are thinking in terms of scores of laminates and infinite skill and patience. I gave up making block laminated porthole trims when a colleague purchased a CNC lathe to make them in bulk. M D Woodtech is a supplier to all my...

Hi Nick The grey cells have just made some effort to work. I omitted to mention that the magazine altered my drawings and made a nonsense of them so you will need to contact me if you manage to get a copy of the article, and I will sort out the correct drawings. Regards Mike.

Hi Nick The best text books for this are out of print but still available second hand. I think the best are Riley's Manual of Carpentry and Joinery. Published by McMillan & Co. Or the more modern Carpentry & Joinery by R Bayliss from Hutchinson Educational Ltd 1963 ISBN 0 09 097930 3 If you...

The braces are intended to run up from the hinge side to support the outside edge. The ones on the bottom door appear to have been screwed in place, so will have some effect but not the full one. It's common practice to supply the braces loose so the door can be hung on either side and the...

The total length of the in and out feed tables on my machine is 1220mm Mike.

I still have the manual sent with my brand new MB in 1988. It only has a cover and two internal pages and tells you very little other than the blade and drive belt sizes. The machine has served me very well and only needed one drive belt in 28 years. I did consider upgrading to a wider machine...

To make any external joinery last longer it's necessary to do what is called "painting together" this involves applying good quality paint to all the surfaces that cannot be painted when the assembly is completed. The easiest example to give would be a framed ledges and braced door, the frame is...

As far as I can remember it was only about 45 minutes but it was a very warm day, I think that speeded up the process. I would be interested to hear of your results and thoughts on the colour you get. Mike.

I've only ever had one go at fuming oak, I used a similar product from the local chemist, the oak and a shallow tray of ammonia were put in a large plastic bag and placed in the back of my transit size van. The colour change didn't take long to occur but the results were disappointing. The...

The enquiry regarding qualifications is very relevant since I am frequently seeing very poor quality work turned out by people who are just taking advantage of the current shortage of decent tradesmen. There are those who are charging top prices for rubbish! On the other hand I have seen great...

Do you hold qualifications as a trained woodworker?

Hi Matt My personal preference is for 12mm thick sides in quartered oak with the 6mm plywood bottom grooved into sides and front. I use screws through the ply into the back of the drawer and glue blocks spaced on the front and continuous on the sides. I normally use 20mm thick quartered for the...