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Well, that isn't quite how you'd put it. It's 1:48, a quarter inch to the foot, or one inch to four feet. Apparently it's "O" scale for model train makers, and has some Lego connection too.

I reckon it is targeted just at you, Steve. I certainly haven't had any such offer. I trust you aren't trying to buy from the same trader who let you down first time....

Weathertight! That's a milestone.....

Never mind the height adjustment, which will turn out to be a gimmick. Have a good think about incorporating machines into a bench. It's not a great idea, unless your bench is the size of Texas. You'll find that every time you want to use one of the machines you have to clear the bench, and that...

Careful what you build in that field, Bob. You'll start attracting the attention of the Planners. I reiterate what the others have said about Paslode: buy something else. Not liking the cold was the big deal for us, but having to buy their expensive nails, bundled up with gas that we didn't...

No, they're just tenons into the same groove that the ply goes into. It's fine for lightweight doors like these that will only get opened once in a blue moon.

I wouldn't mind one of those bandsaws if they're two or three hundred pounds.......

My local builder's merchant (Ridgeon's, Sudbury) is packed full of the stuff. It doesn't take much selecting.

I did contemplate that, Doug, and the only reason I didn't do it is that there are 4 pairs of double doors in the kitchen, and none of them have a bead at the centre join. I did it in my previous kitchen, though, when some doors shrank.

I'm not absolutely convinced that sag is the major issue here!!! :)

.... with or without trying, you've shown that sometimes we can't make it on our own.

Sorry I've not been back to this thread for a while. I've had lots of work to do, and not enough workshop time, nor time to post a write-up here. Anyway where were we? Ah yes......coving...... I'd made these: I'd anticipated using this thing for doing the mitres, which I've never yet used...

A shelf across the window, though? That seems a little unusual. I thought you'd loads of space, custard.

Thirty mm. Get your hole size right (ie don't undersize it, and it's useless oversize). - Epoxy? To hold a little shelf in a workshop? Really?

Unless there's a good reason for "restoring" them to original condition, I can't see the point. Do what you want with your planes, but I'd just get them working properly, and tidy up the handles such that they're comfortable.

Yes. I make it a tad more than 5mm.

I presume it's too late to split the piece in half and run a groove through each half before gluing back together?

Use 40 or 60 grit belts. No point in anything finer.

Fun, isn't it?! :)

The best approach is to leave the wedge overlong for a while whilst the box moves to a new stable size and shape, then trim off the excess only at that point.