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Hi I know beech & maple are common timbers for chopping boards, but I've got an idea for a design that involves a red and pale blonde-y motif, set in to a board of a different colour (probably brown, as we're talking about wood). The pale wood is easy - probably beech - but can people suggest...

Have you tried covering it with an oil-based paint, then going back over that with your emulsion? Had to do that previously where someone had written on (unpainted) lining paper with a permanent marker, which once painted, kept grinning through the white emulsion. Painted over the area with...

Not sure if this would help, but what about drilling and tapping, and using a grub screw to force the bar up, so it's tighter against the top of the channel? Without seeing your machine, I don't know if that would eliminate the movement you're experiencing, but may be more long-lasting fix, and...

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I'm putting this in the woodworking section becuase I want to incorporate metal in to some wood designs, e.g. bands of copper in wooden candlesticks. I can polish it up beforehand, but don't want to have to smear metal polish over the finished wooden item/s, if it tarnishes at a later date. I...

I only caught one episode, and I can't remember the name, so apologies if it's already been covered... It was on one of the further downn freeview channels (like Challenge, etc). A big bald biker-type (he had a trike in the episode I saw) built a french farmhouse-style wardrobe out of reclaimed...

Not sure what it's going for these days, but I bought a Jet JWBS9 from Axminster for about £100, a couple of years ago.

Haven't bought the spanners currently offered, but I got a set of swan-neck spanners from Lidl previously, which are still going strong.

...and if it was raining, would there be a danger of aquaplaning?? *hides in shame*

Thanks all.

Can anyone suggest where I can get a crook knife blank? I'm on a budget, so hoping to get one for £20-ish. Tried searching, but can't find any blanks. Apologies if this should be posted elsewhere. Thanks

Very nice. Are the candlesticks your work too?

I seem to recall Hobby's magazine (years ago) selling kits for making chess boards. Might be a good place to start? Unless they've stopped selling them. ;-)

I look forward to (hopefully) one day being able to "bodge" as well as that!

Although I generally despise football, the colour and grain pattern on the wooden one make it rather attractive.

If you want to remove the bulk of waste, and then finish off by hand, have you considered a pillar drill and forstner bit/s? A potential advantage is you then have a pillar drill, for whatever else you may like to use one for. I got mine from Axminster for about £60. That's the method I used...

I it's not too cheeky/breaking any rules, can I ask what you paid for the slipstone, and where you got it? I'm on the look-out for one at the mo. Thanks

Woodchip - belt snapped on mine too. Axminster supplied a replacement.

I bought mine as a complete unit, which the vendor assembled on my (pre-prepared) concrete slab. It came with the metal roof as standard. Not having had one before, I wasn't sure what to expect, but over winter, condensation was a complete pain. My Dad's garage has the concrete-type roof, and...

Hi I want someone to spray foam on the inside of my metal garage roof, to avoid condensation build-up. Has anyone had this done? If so, can you advise by whom, and how much it cost? I'm in Bucks, and the garage is 20' by 10' Many thanks