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I have one too but I got stuck in the middle :wink:

Ah, but hide glue isn't just any old glue.... I've started to use it recently and am amazed at how good it is, how many ways there are to use it, and how many different properties it can have with different additives etc. The only trouble is the smell, and a slight feeling of guilt about the...

I agree with Rob - the Veritas ones are great, you wouldn't regret it.... Marcus

While not wishing to appear hopelessly old fashioned or anything, I can't help wondering if at any stage you considered holding the blades in your fingers and rubbing them back and forth on an oilstone in the traditional fashion?! :) Marcus

2 pack marine varnish Or perhaps that overkill, but it would certainly keep the water out!

Hi, The spirit base of the shellac mixture can raise the grain of many timbers just like water does. This can happen even if you have previously raised the grain with water. I suspect that this is what happening to you. It's quite normal. You might need to go back to p180 between the first...

Hi, I have 1000 400mm x 850mm 100mu, strong, transparent plastic bags/waste sacks (long story). I'd like to give them away as I didn't pay for them in the first place, and am clearing the shed out. Can anyone suggest who might possibly want that many bags of this size - they are too small...

I used to have a bas350, and its was a decent saw for the money, except that the aluminum castings that support the upper blade guides snapped on me once....

You're welcome! And just to say that while Aled was here I had a chance to play with a couple of the planes he has made, and they are the business - really beautiful. If anyone fancies making an infill, consider getting one of his kits! Cheers Marcus

IMO the simplest thing would be to screw a piece of timber or plywood which has a a straight edge to the timber, and use that against the fence of the table saw. Cheers Marcus

Hi, I'm hoping to make more use of hide glue in my workshop, and would like to try adding salt which I heard increases the open time. Does anyone know how much salt to add and what sort of open time I could expect? Also are there any drawbacks or problems with doing this? Thanks Marcus

Thanks for your replies! I would be interested to ear about that tool chest too.... Cheers Marcus

Hi, I have quite a bit of Dakota 2 1/2" extraction stuff - flexible tube, rigid pipe, blast gates etc. which doesn't seem worth ebaying and that I would rather give away rather than put into landfill. You would need to collect from me, either from mid Wales or Woking. Cheers Marcus

FOR SALE: Dewalt DW733 THicknesser I have owned this for 2 years, and haven't used it that much, it's in very good condition, but needs a new set of knives. Yours for £240. It gives an excellent finish. I can deliver it to you if you live either near Woking in Surrey, or in mid Wales - or...

White spirit works too....

Another thought - could it be that most timber which gets kiln dried is not that good before it even goes in the kiln? The oak which you find on the racks at your typical big commercial timber merchant is not the same quality as the oak that will be selected to be air dried for furniture...

I wonder if there is a difference between timber that has been kilned by heat and that which has been kilned by dehumidification? I used to swear by air dried because of the ease of working, but recently I bought a big load of oak from David at Interesting Timbers that had been kilned in his...

Can anyone shed any light on this? It's just under three inches long. I found it in a junk shop a while ago. I use it now and again for hollowing out finger holds and things like that. I was wondering if anyone knows whether originally it would have been used for a specific trade. It's...

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If you already have a Tormek I can't see any need at all to use another method. It will give you a lovely razor sharp edge quickly and easily - that's all you need! Just to put in my rather late 2 cents regarding the plane so as to confuse the issue :) I agree with Karl. If it was me I would...