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I just need to find a buddy who has a planer/thicknesser in herts, any takers? Could you ask around local woodwork shops or wood yards and see if anyone would do it for a small fee? My local hardware store will machine up timber and they will plane/thickness timber if they know it is new and...

Thank you Steve, that is a Very good idea, The sapwood isn't extensive, and I will feel much happier with it gone. Thank you very much, that has put my mind to rest, all I have to do now is make a good looking job of it. \Really appreciate yer input.

Folks I am making a small table for some friends as an anniversary present. Using kiln dried Oak. I've had the boards in the house for three weeks or so acclimatising, and today I thought I'd get them cut to length. Most of the timber is heart wood but one of the boards has some pale sap wood...

Used various d grip in my time, presently have a festool trion barrel grip. I think the barrel grip may give marginally better control, but to be honest I don't like the festool's on/ of switch, I prefer trigger of the barrel grips - much easier to use. At the risk of being shot down in...

Copes, I have an AW10 and I contemplated removing the top cover and cutting down the RK so that I could cut rebates and troughs. In the end I decided to leave well enough alone, mostly on the basis that it is designed to work as is. I tend to be a scaredy cat when using machinery and the...

Thanks Folks. The only reason I asked is that at the back of my mind I thought I remembered someone on here saying that wooden planes got lighted with age, and re oiling them replaced some of the weight _ I wondered what happened to the oil that they would have been treated with originally...

Folks I am making an occasional table in Oak, for an anniversary present. I have done these sort of things before and I like BLO as a finish - quick, easy and easily renewed. The pieces I have made before have been placed on timber or laminate flooring, the new one however in going on to carpet...

Fellas, thanks for all the input, most useful. Warwickshire college is not far away, I might just get in on the level 1 course. (They also have a good rep for their woodworking courses). Understand the need for an angle grinder, will sort one if I go forward with this. Thanks also for the...

Fellas looking for some advice and guidance. I have a mind to start making some furniture using steel framing and legs and I am just thinking about what I would need to be able top do that. First up welding, I will need to have the framing welded up, but I can't weld, yet. What is the best...

John, have replied your message, contact details should be on our system now. All the best. Thanks

There is a chap who has a workshop at harbury architectural salvage. They are near leamington spa. He does repair/ renovation work, but creating new would be easy enough for him. I know he has plenty of work on. Do you want me to get some contact details?

Woodbrains: 'If you file a new slot to take the guard, for normal sawing, then you limit the depth of cut on the saw and you limit the fall on the blade'. That is a very good point, one that hadn't occurred to me. Looks like if I decide to do this in the future, an overarm guard will need...

Fellas, am now getting used to my Axi 10 in table saw, but I was wondering if I would be wise in making some changes; The riving knife is taller than the blade, and the knife also serves as the mount for the blade guard. This means that I couldn't use the saw to cut rebates or housing joints. I...

Ah, thanks for that, must've missed that bit in the manual. Did seem odd that it wouldn't be fixable though. Thanks again

Fellas I bought the AWS10B2S2 from axi the other week. So far so good. It is quiet when running. The delivered blade doesn't inspire, but is fine till I get something better. I don't have many fine tolerance measuring tools, but I do know that when set at 90 deg to the table the blade angle is...

Oakmitre, that is a very generous offer, which I will gladly take up. The holes I need to fill are 38.4mm, measured with my callipers, so the circle you cut would be a fine fit. Will PM you and than you again.

Thanks folks, ED, nope got no belt or disk sander. Reckon it will be the coping saw, gasp and sandpaper. Thanks again.

Rather not have end grain, side grain much preferable, will need 4 of them.

Folks I need to make some oak circles a tad over 38mm diameter, around 10mm thick. I don't have much machinery, so I am thinking that I could cut them as near as possible with a jig saw then finish down by hand. I have a router but I don't think that making a jig for such a small dia would be...

Thanks pac and shrubby, I'm sure I'll get something useable with that info. RJ, most of my dust making kit is festool, I have a makita cross cut saw, and given the way it sprays dust out of the exhaust port, I am pretty sure it will be ok with the vac. Again, thanks all for input.