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If there is a Morrells stockist near you, I can reommend them. Good range of products and good service. Jim

It is well worth a visit on their open days because they make sure they have a good stock of stuff to look at/buy. However, the showroom is always open when they are in the workshop so it is worth popping in at any time you are passing. Also, in my experience they are quite happy for you to...

Yes, I agree that epoxy is probably the answer. Wessex Resins in Romsey (the UK licencees for West System) specialise in marine applications of epoxy. Their technical people are very helpful. Jim

I've used contact adhesive for vveneering, the first being at least 30 years ago and it's still well stuck. What I don't like about it is the thick glue line it gives . Whether this matters depends both on your sensitivity to this and the nature of the piece. On something big or on a solid...

It is VERY reassuring to know there are so many of us. Jim

Good grief, woodworking! Jim

I agree, it will certainly work, but don't overdo the PVA because, if you get bleed through you may end up with a patchy colour when you finish the piece where the PVA has sealed the surface. You need a nice even but not thick coat - best achieved with a roller. Look forward to seeing the...

Thanks everyone for the responses, most helpful. Jim

When did it beome customary for the inside of fine quality furniture to have a finish applied to the interior? I'm not talking drawers here, they are a special case, but cupboards and other cabinet pieces. No self respecting cabinet maker with aspirations would now dream of leaving a piece...

If you have half an hour to spare, have a look at this video http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=1509 drawn to my attention by a fellow member of the Southern Fellowship of Woodworkers http://www.sfwoodworkers.co.uk/ . Fascinating. "Wood Goes to War" shows the manufacture of the woodwork for the...

I assume Jacob is snowed in and has nothing to do so has got back on his worn out hobbyhorse. It's all been said so many times before. What is the point? Jim

Not sure the 2004 programme is actually the same; according to the [i]Radio Times[i] this series is "New". Jim

I have never used wipe on poly as a commercial product, but the wipe-on technique is easily applicable to ordinary oil based polyurethane and is capable of producing a very nice silky surface with pretty much any level of sheen you want. Use a satin poly, decant some after stirring thoroughly...

The saw tooth type of Forstner is said to be much more effective in end grain. Jim

+1 for Clico and Colt. If I had to choose I think the Colts just shade the Clicos. I would also like to know what others think of the FIsch bits that Axi now stock in place of Colt - I can't help wondering whether the change has more to do with the profit margin Axi can make on them then...

Well done Melinda, they look great. Life is so much better when you have a job you really enjoy. Jim

I would tell them they have a choice of refinishing every year or they can just let them go grey. Jim

I must admit, it does look beautifully done. I'm sure you are right about the paint and it is very easy to belisled by varying colour balance i magazine pictures. Certainly, from the before and after pics in FWW, the colours look very different, with the before colour looking very close to...

Couldn't agree more, Steve. Jim

Has anyone else spotted the "restored" Wadkin PK in the lastest Tools and Shops edition of Fine Woodworking which I spotted while browsing in Smith's free library? Blue metallic paint and rosewood fence seem somewhat out of character with the down to earth practicality and appeal of vintage...