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That looks nice :)

Well I like a challenge.... 8)

Hi Jim, thanks for this. Yes I've contacted the makers in the Sussex guild, a couple of whom have shown interest. Hadn't occurred to me to approach the bigger workshops, I was thinking more of the one or two man bands who could do with the mutual support....

Sounds like my kind of woodworking :D. Glad you're here.

Hi there, I need to fit some mushroom vents to a flat, felted roof. No idea how to do this properly. Any experts out there? Thanks, Marcus.

Thanks Graham, the timbers do seem to complement each other quite well. The mahogany is proper old style mahogany that was left behind in my new workshop when I moved in - must be at least 30 years old as that is that last time the workshop was used for woodworking. It's completely different...

Thanks for this, that makes six interested so far including myself. I was thinking that eight would be a more sustainable number... Perhaps it would be worth widening it to East Sussex as well?

Polyeurethane sounds sensible, I recommend applying with disposable foam brushes.

Here's a little jewellery box in mahogany and english cherry that I've been working on as a way to get back into fine woodworking after some time out. Because I made it on spec and there were no time constraints involved I decided to do full blind dovetails, just for the hell of it :evil...

I'd go for the Veritas medium because in my experience it's highly accurate and easier/quicker to set up and adjust, and is just the right size for the vast majority of jobs. A tool for using rather than for looking at. The little Clifton is lovely, though the very narrow mouth makes it a bit...

The Technique of Furniture Making - by Ernest Joyce. Almost all you'll ever need.

Lennox trimaster variable pitch (1.5/2.3 TPI), 1 1/4". I mostly use the bandsaw for ripping and re-sawing hardwood, and find that this blade cuts quickly and easily even for veneers at 10" thick plus, but gives a surprisingly good finish even on very thin stock or ply. It has TCT teeth so...

Hi there, I'm in the early stages of exploring the possibility of getting together a group of West Sussex furniture makers to do a bit of shared publicity and an annual exhibition (probably in Chichester). Rather like Devon furnture makers: http://www.devonfurnituremakers.org.uk It seems to...

The Chinese are just doing what the market wants - ie cheap and disposable. If people (ie companies like Screwfix) didn't buy it they wouldn't make it. The downward pressure on prices (and hence quality) comes from over here. Everyone's cutting price to the bone to compete with each other and...

Beautiful!

That's nice! I like the idea of having drawers underneath the table as well. Might make one myself....

No, I mean use the diamond plate to polish the backs of the blades as if you are polishing the back of a plane iron or chisel after honing the bevel (of the iron or chisel). This makes quite a difference. It's a bit fiddly, but it's doable in a way that polishing the bevel often isn't.

Don't hone them, just polish the backs...

+1 to Holkham - lovely stuff. They sell special round brushes to apply it and it's worth getting a couple - they work much better than normal brushes with it.

Sorry to see you go Rob. At the risk of wading in to turbid waters, I have to say that I quite like knife hinges. For me the main reason for using them is that they allow me to place the door with a lot more freedom in relation to the stile — ie you can place the door forward or back from the...