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Thanks Andy, The client has reduced the size, so I have less to span, and will either look at Table tops or will use 25mm ply . Thanks all for the input, it is as usual much appreciated.

Folks, I am looking at making a mobile reception desk for a place near me. Customer wants it 6ft side to side, I need to agree the front to back dimension with her yet, but I was contemplating using MDF for the top. The top will have to bear the weight of a PC and elbows of receptionists...

Thanks for all the input folks. In the end I got a bit of black HDPE, heated it in a pan of water brought to the boil, and shaped it to match the curve of the butt plate. It stayed in shape, though I wondered if it would revert to flat as it cooled . Then shaped it to fit and fixed it in between...

Well I plan to take the advice of the luminaries on here and have a go at a rubber or HDPE insert. I've sourced some suitable sheet and will get on the job next week. After cutting with various types of blade, I'll need to get a smooth edge.. Ive heard of wire wool used on plastics, but is...

Gentles all, I need to lengthen a shotgun stock by about 6mm. Usually the manufacturers sell spacers for this purpose, but this particular gun is 25 years old and spacers are not available for it now. The spacer would sit in between the woodwork and the black plastic butt plate. The photo shows...

Thanks martin, at least I've not missed anything obvious. Backup plan would be to make a set of blocks cut to popular sizes that I could use to set the fence quickly. Though the universal laws of frustration state, that once the blocks were made, I'd never need to cut at those widths ever again...

Gentles all I have the 10in Axi saw. The fence slider incorporates a gauge to allow you to set width of cut. However the only way I can get the fence to sit on the correct width of cut is to remove the auxiliary fence. That means I have the 'main' fence that runs parallel (or close to) along the...

With a stamped crown? Victoria Regina. Why that would be on a plane I have no idea. If I'm right though (a rarity) that would date the iron to the first week or so of 1901, at the latest. Could the VR be the equivalent of the later WD broad arrow?

I'm in that boat, I'm not a business but I love making things. I have registered with HMRC as a sole trader, I raise invoices for things I sell or the woodwork I do, I record delivery mileages, timber costs costs of tools and consumables associated with the work, I submit my tax return and pay...

At first I read it as machines that are home made but subsequently sold on to another end user. But the phrase.. put into services... rather, as you say, suggests that anything you make at home must be CE marked. Unworkable I suggest. Second thought, could it be that eg, you make a router...

I was going to suggest that you look at the axi rider range. I got my first block plane from them in a sale for £8, maybe three or four years ago. I looked at the web site just now and found that the equivalent is £65! Either your budget or your expectations will have to change, I guess. I know...

I've done it with my Makita, it didn't cause any problems, but I wouldn't recommend too many recurrences. Tungsten carbide teeth will be harder than steel anyway. A carpenter friend of mine swears by Bosch blades as being the most long lived and highest quality, so you'd be OK, I would have thought.

Well all safely done, thanks for the input, I have now an extra level to my skill set, albeit not a very high one.

Brilliant fellas, thanks for the input. Good advice on the two pass method, I'll try that. Deems, thanks for that info on the taper, it makes sense, , I've set the fence so it stops opposite the base of the tooth gullet on the leading edge of the blade, I read that on here somewhere, this really...

Folks I need to rip some 8in timbers with the edge at 25deg. I'll be taking the minimum off the board to maintain as much width as possible. I treat table saws with a great deal of respect, as I want to remain in possession of my fingers, eyesight etc. I have set the blade over at 25deg and it...

I'm not sure it rots the least, but elm is certainly good in watery environments. Nelsons ships were oak above the waterline, and elm below it. When the old London Bridge was removed to the colonies, it was found that the pilings in the silt of the Thames were elm, and they had been ther for...

Thanks Fellas, I was hoping that I could get away with a gap filler, but I'll go with shimming/wedging... it was just me wondering if there was s short cut. Appreciate the input.

I have been asked to fix a wooden chair for a friend. The chair has been abused and some of the leg joints were quite loose and the stretcher is broken. I have taken it apart and made a new stretcher. When I reassemble it some of the joints will be a bit 'loose' so much so that I think I need...

Folks I appreciate all the responses, and will incorporate most of the advice in the finished product, but I have a few more questions; 1, the client (a mate) decided softwood is the way to go. Can anyone recommend a good softwood, that isn't too knotty, I'd like to be able to go to a merchant...

Fellas, thanks for replies, most helpful. Appreciate yer taking the time to respond/ I love the Jefferson Ladder - I like the way the chap whacks it and behold a ladder appears - beyond my skills to make one like that though.