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Hi. I may turn a product idea into a business. Let's say that the product was a fictitious box product, made with 40mm x 40mm x 100mm beechwood for the four corners, beechwood panels of 100mm x 250mm x 10mm for the sides, and beech panels of 250mm x 250mm x 10mm for the base. Also that 500...

I actually was wondering whether the dovetail or fingered joint was a selling point. If it were to be, I'd have to use solid wood. But if solid wood would not sell for price reasons, I'd have to drop the idea of dovetail or fingered joints. It seems. If the idea was to show the joint without...

Okay. It looks like if I were to buy solid wood, that I'd have to have the supplier prepare the wood so it's thickness is constant, or I would have to do that preparation. True if I make dovetail joints. It seems not a good idea to use veneered wood because the substrate will show at the ends...

Ignoring the marketing issue of whether to sell a veneered wood rather than a solid wood product, what are the technical and time-to-make issues with working with veneered wood that don't arise with solid wood? I'm thinking a making "boxes" with dovetailed or finger joints. Using perhaps a...

I'm making "boxes", seen as furniture. I'm not entirely sure what UK customers go for in wood type, I suppose ash, oak, beech, elm, pine, etc. But, is it not a "no-brainer" to use veneered pieces, rather than solid wood? What would be the "innards" of veneered wood board? Or perhaps, is there a...

I'm in West Yorkshire. Any recommended timber yards for my business making boxes? Boxes that are meant to more or less be seen as furniture. Are we talking about regular timber yards like say Howarth Timber? Given what has been said, I think we are. Or maybe Howarth Timber is part of a...

Okay, understood. But, why cannot "non technical" enquiries be seen as an opportunity by UKWorkshop? And a separate section be made for such.

I feel "gobsmacked" that a small furniture or cabinet maker would phone up his local "timber yard" to get wood for his creations. :-) Because I always associate timber yards with wood specifically for building construction. I thought there would be some dedicated furniture-manufacturer...

Well, everybody has a some sort of supply chain, even the hobbyist does, in some form. Now, as for my circumstances, let me add a bit more detail. I'm wanting to make "boxes" - they will be expected to have some styling. Because they could be marketed as furniture, or at least they could be...

What do you mean "Here we go again? What the hell do you mean?

Hi. What is the supply chain (sort of what does it look like) for a small-scale cabinet/furniture maker? Can you identify any examples of wood suppliers that would act as supply chain? Thanks.

HI. I'm a newbie at woodwork. Lets say that you wanted to make, as a commercial venture in a small workshop, boxes 150mm height. And you decided to use dove - tail joints at the corners (dove-tail considered most appropriate, but other similar joints may be adequate). What machine (or labour...

Hi. I'm not a woodworking hobbyist. I'm trying to figure out how to get a cheap hinged box about 38cm (long) x 28cm (wide) x 9.5cm (deep) - inside dimentions. I'm going to make a near copy of a styrofoam tray used for holding electronic components, and make 6 "electronic kits". I have parts for...