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Had the day off today and went to a place called The Millinery Works in north Islington today - I came across the place while doing some research on A&C chairs. I have to say I was rather bowled over. It exhibits lots of A&C furniture, all of which is for sale. They have pieces from all the...

For those of you who are interested, there were some new regulations that came into force earlier this year which replaced the Methylated Spirit Regulations 1987 - now the Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20051524.htm#13 Meths is no longer called meths. So, MMS...

Hi Lee, Welcome to the site (and the slippery slope :wink: ). Have a look at these threads: https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7144&highlight= on Kirschen chisels (from Axminster). I think these would be a step up from what you are currently using...

Historically, the High Street is just the main street in a village, town or city where all the principal business and shops were located. It takes the name from reference to the most important street that ran through a particular location. I think that "Main Street" would be the US equivalent...

Thanks guys. The finish has come up quite nicely on the table. I'll give a polish with some of my homemade polish once the shellac has had a chance to fully harden. I've just bought some more books on Gustav Stickley with lots of plans for projects - one of the books has original plans from...

Hi Folks, I've been busy making a new workbench - the first I've made. I used the remains of the huge board of white oak I had left over from making my Arts and Crafts coffee table. I cobbled the top together from some ply and ash. I'm planning to upgrade the top when I can get my hands on some...

Hi Paul, You could have a look at Dining Tables by Kim Graves. Includes 9 plans, including extending rectangular table. You could also take a look at Tables and Chairs (Best of Fine Woodworking) and of course Joyce's Technique of Furntiture Making includes lots of good stuff about construction...

Thanks Philly. I guessed as much :oops: but had to ask! (If they're below the surface of the board to be planed surely it's then impossible to remodel your plane iron :D )

I think wooden ones are the way to go - I can foresee lots of dinking my tools otherwise :) . I like the idea of the Wonder Pups. I don't have a tail vice so they look useful for rear end clamping pressure. As to the height of the bench dogs, are they supposed to be above or below the surface...

Hi everyone. I'm just in the process of finishing my MkI workbench and am pondering what to do about some bench dogs. What are peoples views on this, i.e. wooden or metal, make them yourself (wood) or buy them, round or square? Would also appreciate thoughts on the best way to cut the dog holes...

You could have a browse here http://www.classichandtools.com/acatalog/Woodcarving_Section_2.html Lot's of nice tools to whet the appetite! I think Ray Iles also stocks Ashley Iles tools as well. http://www.oldtools.free-online.co.uk/index.htm. He probably has second hand ones as well. E

The position for toys specifically is governed by the Toys (Safety) Regulations. This applies to any person who, in the course of a trade or business, supply or manufacture toys (this does not necessarily mean that the person's business has to be of actually supplying toys). With respect paints...

As a postscript to my earlier post I'm completely with midnight here. I have a cambered blade for using after the scrub plane, and a straight edged blade for smoothing work. I find the extra width and length of the 5 1/2 makes a huge difference to a 5 or 5 1/4. It gets the most use out of all my...

Pint of the black stuff will go down nicely :wink: In case you are interested you can get a nice blue from blueberries (boil with alum and copperas(ferrous sulphate), yellow-green from privet leaves (boiled in salt solution), a delicate yellow from apple tree bark (boiled in alum). Put up a...

Hi! There's no problem using beetroot as a stain (gives a red-purple colour - obvious I know!). Make your batch of stain in one go so that it's consistent. You can then apply as many coats as you need to get the right colour, or add colours on top. If you are making the stain yourself from fresh...

Hi! Thought I'd give my h'penny's worth as well, as someone who's not been cabinet making as long as my venerable colleagues :) . From my experience to date I get the most use out of the following: L-N low angle block plane with adjustable mouth (invaluable tool) L-N #4 smoother (also have a...

Hi John, There won't be any need to apply the same number of coats to the unseen surfaces. Ply is quite stable in any event and you won't need to balance the surfaces as you would do if veneering, for example. As a matter of good practice it is a good idea to prime the hidden faces or seal with...

Thanks for all the good feedback everyone. Not sure if I'm quite brave enough to attempt the matching easy chairs and sofa (although I could actually do with them!) :D . It should last a while - I was amazed how heavy the finished piece was; although if I'd thought about it it wasn't going to...

Hi Everyone, Finally finished my second project. I based the design on a couple I have in my Arts and Crafts books. It's a Gustav Stickley / Charles Limbert style. I was going to put corbels on the ends, but decided that I'd just stick with the simple geometric styling...

I've spent quite a bit of time restoring some oak panelling, which involved filling holes of various sizes. I used traditional methods and would say that it if you want the "repair" to be invisible it takes a fair bit of practice and a good eye for colour. Small holes - such as woodworm holes -...