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This guy at makers marks is a complete disaster when it comes to running a business and customer service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry no WIP pics perhaps next time :) CHeers Ian

Hi Folks Just made a small batch of trinket boxes for Christmas. Made from walnut with sycamore inlays and lined in bright orange pigs suede. Size 60x60x45mm Cheers Ian

Yes plastic coating will work also - brushed on or sprayed. I have tried this in the past and varying pretty good results - certainly worth a try. Best Ian

Hi Simon COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT POLYURETHANE BASE COAT FP262 COLOURLESS POLYURETHANE GLOSS LP152P As I said I spray my finish and it goes 2-3 coats leaving 1hr between coats, the next day this gets cut back with 320 grit. There will still be low spots which will be shinny, then clean the...

I have used clear grain filler and it is not clear just neutral and not suited for lots of different colours. The epoxy is called z-poxy finishing resin and works but has its problems + it has an amber tint. I produce jewellery boxes with many colours and to retain the true colour the best...

I would think this is just sinkage and is sinking into marks on the bear wood. Shellac takes a while to go fully hard and I would recommend first mixing your own from dry flakes so you have a fresh amount (as shellac gets older it takes longer to dry) once you have filled the surface and applied...

Try again and give the surfaces a clean with alcohol or M spirit just to remove an dust or dirt that will prevent the bond. Next is to not use too much glue just enough and roller it on with a mini gloss roller (just do a test piece with a small piece and keep it under pressure for 1hr it won't...

Shouldn't be a problem - but I now always use Borden UL39. But watch there is a lookalike out there called Dynea and it bleeds through and does not mix well. Best Ian

Welcome Gogs - sorry can't help you out with suppliers but would love to see pics of your workshop when finished! Cheers Ian

Thanks Adam that's the one - but hey quite expensive! Cheers Ian

Hi All I have been trying to find a saw that I came across several years ago. From memory it is a bench top saw but there is no motor or circular blade instead it has a very sharp knife and the wood it pushed across it in a crosscut action, with a thin knife it boasted a very thin kerf. Cheers...

Great looking box Douglas - nice and clean workmanship. Ian PS Thanks for the plug.

Send them out to be laser engraved - Dave Neal is a member of the forum and a great guy to deal with. Ian

No problems Richard - the anwser is NO the Neat hinge and Lock are my own design! Best Ian

Looks good Richard! Look forward to seeing the final pieces. Ian

I came across this company http://www.cutweltools.co.uk/home/routing-tools when needing milling cutters and they have now introduced router cutters, I have tried their downcut HSS spiral and the results were fantastic and also they were about £12 each! Worth looking at. Best Ian

A fantastic piece Phillip! Very crisp craftmanship the perfect home for poker chips! Ian

You might be best with 1.5mm birch ply Best Ian

0.6 on one side and 3mm on the other would asking for problems - although might work with epoxy resin. As others have said it should be the same thickness and if possible same wood and veneered at the same time. But even when balanced the drying has to be equal to both sides so best to dry so...