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Thanks lads, Must say I'm glad to be finished. The glass is proving a problem, not to get but I thought I had an agreed price of about €50 and I'm now being asked for over €100. The chances... Steve, the finish is three coats of danish oil on the oak and wax on both the oak and ash. Not...

Nearly finished. Just the glass front to attach when ready. On order. Finally the cabinet filled for purpose. Just a space left for a LV LA Jack. At least thats the plan. Eoin

I'm not sure if this is much help but, in a Fine Woodworking article, the writer used what appeared to be fridge magnets (rectangular pieces the size of playing cards) to block the slot in the side of the saw where the angle adjustment moved. They were just moved along by hand when changing the...

Steve, so we're going to have 'a build off' so. Ha ha, only kiddin'. I'm looking forward to your build. Eoin

Ha ha, exactly. It tool me a while to realize it was the back too Eoin

It never ends, does it....

Ah, maybe, yes. After a few celebratory pints I could not resist putting something up here. Its always great when the underdog wins. Eoin

Well, did anyone see the rugby to day??? How did the England game go? :shock: :shock: :shock: Eoin

Thank you very much Steve. I think the 'keyhole' approach to supporting the unit is a great idea and will probably end up on the final arrangement. Eoin

Steve , Firstly, John has answered the issue of the dovetails perfectly. My intension was to make a strong unit and I think it is exactly that. The main body is made from oak members that are 20 mm thick so this adds to the rigidity. I had initially intended to use MDF or ply as backing so I...

John (Benchwayze), my bench is currently located in a bedroom of my uncles house where I stay from time to time. The house is old and needs to be heated almost all day to keep it dry. As this room is empty most of the time its not heated. This is compounded by the area. Its close to the sea so...

Thanks Rob, I must look into that acrylic. I can see that this WIP is getting a bit monotonous as there are no machine (money) shots but it's just me and the bench for the most part. I got the oak for the frame shaped and planed. I've decided to run a groove all around to hold the panel with...

That looks like a lovely piece of work, and I know very little about trains. Interestingly, yesterday I was reading up on Neil Young (for the music fans out there) and apparently he has a significant share percentage in a famous american/canadian model train company (hasbro, haribo, harrold de...

OK, I'm pretty sure you don't mean this link to the NYW homepage but I'll put it up just in case http://www.newyankee.com/online.php Eoin

Ok, I'm going to take Robs advice and try for a frame and panel back to the cabinet. However, first I'm going to do a little finishing. For the sake of simplicity I'm using and danish oil and wax finish. I do seem to recall from somewhere that when this finish is used with ash (my shelves) it...

Hmmm, another triple bead might be too much. How about a single bead on the bottom? Eoin

The Hammer looks remarkably similar to my Record BS500. In terms of setup, I couldn't even guess about comparable performance.

You could try Tommy McDonald. A little bit of an acquired taste but watching him build the Bombe Secretary won me over. An incredible body of work. http://www.thomasjmacdonald.com/media/c ... c-Projects Eoin

Is that the acrylic impregnated mallet? Ooooh, I'm jealous. It's on my short list of things I want to get. Well, to be more accurate, its very high up on my very long short-list. If that makes sense... Is it as good a tool as I've heard? By all accounts it's unsurpassed... I must say I admire...

Is that the acrylic impregnated mallet? Ooooh, I'm jealous. It's on my short list of things I want to get. Well, to be more accurate, its very high up on my very long short-list. If that makes sense... Is it as good a tool as I've heard? By all accounts it's unsurpassed... I must say I admire...