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Sometimes, when faced with a dilemma, it does no harm to look at it from the other direction! How about a thought experiment... Suppose a friend came to you and said 'I'm bored with my woodworking life, I'm thinking about a career in consulting' What would your advice be?

I went down this route over a decade ago now and others have pointed out the pitfalls and considerations to bear in mind. One thing I would stress though, as Mike alluded to; first and foremost you will become a salesman. It's the aspect of business I feel most uncomfortable with but it's a...

Getting back to making boxes.......birch ply core, veneer: ripple sycamore, American black walnut, cherry, holly, London plane. Velvet lined. Smart hinges. Oil/varnish finish. Sorry images are a bit soft-camera not well!!!

A former colleague had some academic literature on the choice of timber in museum storage when I was looking into this but....he forgot to send it.....I will chase it up.

The answer to your initial question will depend largely on whether the owner of the books has any interest in the long-term conservation of their collection? I went down this rabbit-hole a few months ago looking into the storage of coins for a collector and my conclusion was that it was best to...

Osage O-rang-e ??

There is an explanation for yellow staining in oak. From the abstract it is a fungal problem but as I no longer have access to this journal (and I ain't paying either!) I can't offer any advice based on their findings. You could try meths or acetone (nail polish remover) to reduce the staining...

Dry rot and wet rot are both wood-decaying fungal infections. Their names are typically misleading as both require the wood to have an elevated moisture content that is around ~20% (in-service wood is between ~9-14%). Wet rot gets it's name by virtue of the wood generally feeling wet (but not...

I was diagnosed with CT last year and my doctor advised against surgery before trying other alternatives. He recommended buying wrist splints (available at all good chemists) to wear during the night. They made a tremendous difference (although they do take time to get used to), particularly...

Hi Schummie I have this machine and will measure the dimensions you want tomorrow - unless someone else beats me to it!! Brian

I can source one - that's not a problem - I'm just curious as to why they are not mentioned anywhere in the UK, especially as their other fenced-planes are available in right/left versions? Brian

Why does the Veritas plough plane only come in a right-handed version in the UK? I have not found one reference to the left-handed version (which does exist) on any of the UK suppliers sites? Brian

As a general rule wood will air dry at about a year-an-inch. The problem though is that outdoors the wood will never dry below ~16% (in the UK) so needs time to acclimatise indoors to reach it's equilibrium moisture content (emc), which will depend on the general temp/humidity in the room it...

It's an interesting book but it's not a how-to guide. It's just a collection of photographs - of 400 boxes - so if you just like the box on the front cover then you have all the info you will get from the book. There are some nice boxes in there. Brian

Is this the sort of thing you mean? Modello Brian

Hi Jason You could try these; http://www.sexyfurniture.nl/en/enindex.html http://www.koomen.demon.co.uk/profile.htm http://www.craftexperience.co.uk/makers_websites.html Brian

Vac-vac is simply a method of applying (organic) preservatives into wood; after sealing in a chamber a vacuum is pulled to remove air from the timber after which the preservative is introduced into the chamber and allowed to penetrate the wood. A second vacuum is then pulled to recover excess...

Go to a decent supplier and ask them about Bette baths - they can be made to (almost) any size you want. Very good baths (enamelled steel) and not overly expensive either. Brian

Ask and you shall find...... Almendrillo (Dipteryx odorata) page 14 Brian

Again, only twenty miles from Reading we have Isaac Lord and Axminster. Brian