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4 bits of ply and some superglue, or use that method to do to make a Gucci version from a solid piece of MDF, it only needs to work however many times you need to use it. If you’ve not got a router then you could use a hole saw large enough to circumscribe the movement and chisel out the waste...

A wooden jack plane is useful as a rough scrubber, very light so you can work fast and if you need a curved base you can modify it easily. They can be very cheap, I paid £25 for one with a new combination oilstone and Japanese rasp, the oilstone I promptly sold for £20, the rasp I’ve kept...

They are…. laughing at you, you’ve been looking after them for 20-years for no purpose whatsoever! Still, if it makes you happy. yes, they’re off retort stands from long ago, but they can be quite useful, if you’re doing a load of sanding, routing etc in one spot you can use them to route your...

Make a jig, rout out the back, use a standard length mechanism

Does someone need a hug?

Biscuits work well, so do lap joints which give great alignment and you can pre-finish the board then cut the lap so it’s all clean for the glue. If it’s hidden a few screws will pull the joint tight saving the need for quite so many clamps

The sealer fills the grain, or most of it. The wax hasn’t turned white, it is white, chunks of it are always going to look that colour. But it’s worth the perseverance, sealer + wax is a very fast and also durable finish

Wood grows on trees, useful timber requires a lot of investment on top, that’s what you are paying for

Wealden

I think the fear of formaldehyde is coming from the same type of people who are scared of flying but happy to drive to the airport

Lignum vitae was the traditional choice, then metals were invented. What’s it for?

Most blades will cut most things, it’s just how well. Ripping means cutting less grain fibres and the blades typically have less teeth and bigger gaps to help clear the cut material out. Using a high tooth count blade will be slow, and likely overheat it especially if your dust extraction isn’t...

Is that with the clamp tightened up? The bar bends so measuring relative to it isn’t a good test. If it’s not tightened up… how would it move if there was no clearance?

Ripping hardwood, then cross cutting softwood, then cutting sheet MDF… all with the same blade? Sounds like you might have a technique issue.

Many kitchens look like they wouldn’t be too good for cooking in, though making everything one piece easy to clean with smooth curves looks like a travelodge bathroom or a prison, not sure which is worse…

Cast your straps into the base, bring up the inside of the bricks and attach to the sole plate or a stud

The original patents for things often don’t list all the advantages, the patent for the flushing toilet doesn’t call out the u-bend that is ultimately what allowed it to be adopted, despite it being on the drawings. Sildenafil was a pulmonary hypertension drug till they realised it was rather...

Robertson drive is about 115 years old, one of the main reasons it’s not used more is due to Mr Robertson’s desire to not licence his design out to other manufacturers, having been stung once, which allowed other deigns to take large contracts in new mass produced items and in markets outside...

A lathe driven by a drill for the larger stuff??! I’ve only seen those as toys, what are you driving it with?

Using ply as a loose tennon/tongue is a technique as old as ply is, it’s very effective. making laminated biscuits that don’t swell , what’s the point? Ordinary biscuits seems pretty strong to me, if I have to smash apart something with biscuits in it’s usually the material around the biscuit...