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The prices from original marquetry are still a little high. If you buy from a veneer merchant in full bundles (usually 24 or 32 leaves per bundle) you can expect to pay around £2.50 £3.50 per square metre 25p - 35p per sq ft for timbers such as beech, ash, american oak etc and a little more for...

The flexi veneer can be quite expensive £50 - £60 per sheet for standard species such as oak walnut maple etc. The equivilant price for veneer that you join yourself would be £7.50 - £12.50. You obvioulsly have the problem of jointing and seaming to take into account. It is relatively easy to...

You can get an 8mm collet for the 621 although this is an extra. Jon

Depends on your budget but I usually use a Dewalt 621K with my dovetail jig. About £160 ish online but have seen them cheaper on e-bay. Jon

Cheers Richard I will give the waterbased a try. I am making myself some wardrobe doors so I will try it out on these before using it on any paid work. Jon

Hi Richard looks like you have got a good finish there pretty much how i do it. I was just wondering how you got on with the morrells waterbased top coat. I usually use morrells Acid Cat lacquers but have been meaning to give the waterbased stuff a go and do my bit for the environment. I have...

I would usually use a 15 -20mm solid lipping onto the veneered MDF. If I am veneering the panel myself i usually lip with about a 5mm piece and veneer over the top. This is what i use to trim the lipping Jon

The site is actually run by my local tool shop and I get all my powertools and spares from them. They provide a good service and I like to support local businesses. Jon

I have been busy doing some other projects but managed to grab a few hours today to work on the alcove. I finished jointing the carcase for the top. Nothing to fancy here just a few dominos and pocket screws as it is all hidden after installation I then cut out the back taking the dimensions...

Nice looking workshop youve got there. I keep meaning to do a workshop tour of mine but it never seems tidy enough. Glad too here that you are making a living out of the pine furniture. Most of the people who used to make pine furniture near me have either retired or packed up. Is that a...

I usually pocket screw the face frame to the carcase. If the carcase is fixed and there is no way of using pocket screws I have in the past used the red plastic biscuits which grip and clamp with some glue on the carcase edge. http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Lame ... -22531.htm. They are...

I would reccomend at least priming the unseen faces to keep the panel in balance. The paint I usually use (A/C Pigmented Lacquer) Can tend to bow the panel slightly if just coated one side so I will usually apply 1 topcoat to the unseen face and 2 coats to the seen face. I have never had any...

I use a end grain sealer on the end grain of boards like this either from morrells woodfinishes or sikkens. It will stop the endgrain from absorbing excessive moisture. I would also do as OPJ suggests and ensure a tight fit at the top and chamfer each part. I usually leave about 1.5mm gap...

I have a dewalt palm sander which is good and the bag collector gets pretty much all of the dust. It is great for small parts and edges but it hasnt quite got enough grunt to do large areas easily, but will manage it albeit a little slower than a larger sander. Jon

Nice job steve. I have done floating shelves myself a similar way. I have found if you are employing this technique it is worth checking that the walls are square or taper outwards. If the wall is wider at the back of the alcove it is impossible to slide the shelf on without gaps at the side of...

Hi the one used in the photos is this one http://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/product/1 ... grees.html Jon

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I can highly reccomend a saw doctors in lincoln called the saw point. http://www.hotfroguk.co.uk/Companies/The-Saw-Point They come and pick up the stuff to be sharpened from you and drop it off the next week. I dont know if they cover your area but they travel 40 miles to my workshop so it may...

Thanks for the comments guys. Geno - I will take some before and after pictures John - I have a Mafell Jointer you are welcome to borrow if you want. I have been on site for the last few days so no progress on the alcove until next week. As this thread has developed a bit of a domino twist I...

With a mitre trimmer you would usually rough cut and then trim up with the trimmer so you will have problems holding the stock with the blade so close to your fingers. Something like this may be suitable http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-2 ... -shear.asp One of my local sellers suppiles...