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Thank you both for that - I will save some pennies and get a couple of new Dure Edge blades and will also try out the pointy fence / jig idea. Thanks again - MMD.

I have a Kity (61 something or another) and tried cutting some 2" hardwood for the first time - along the grain - yesterday. I used my widest blade (approx 3/4") and tensioned it as directed on the old Kity website but the cut resembled me walking home after a night on the tiles - wandering...

Hi Beech, Im sorry that you appear so unhappy that I "stole your bench". Over the past 2 years Ive been outbid on a number of benches on E Bay, along with other tools, and I know it is disappointing. My intention was not to "crow" or gloat, simply to let the good people of UKW know that Ive...

Some of you just may recall Some odes that I had written About wishes for a workbench As I had long been smitten I tried in vain to purchase But alas appeared too poor To buy a bench that was heavy enough Not to skid around the floor So then I tried my own design And bought some cheap soft...

Hi Adam - glad you got a some good bargains. Im not sure I want to know the answer to this but what sort of price did the work benches go for? (Ive still not progressed beyond cutting the mortices in four legs for mine to date - I had pondered on going down on Saturday but had other more...

Blow me down Alf - that's mighty impressive to come back to this one month on...thanks for that but Im afraid the cost is a bit too steep for me. Waterhead - I think I'll follow up your suggestion of the oil based thinned with white spirits - sorry for not having ackowledged that...

Philly wrote: "Closest thing I've seen is Patina, from Screwfix". Thanks for that Philly - I'll check it out. MMD

At the age of forty seven you'd have thought he'd know much better But MMD and Mrs D are expecting in December The deeds been done and now we wait for tiny feet to make their way As a new (Minor) Morris Minor Driver Arrives in time for Christmas day Just thought I'd mention that...doubt if...

I wathched the great bearded electrical tool taming wonderman (NYNorm) the other day and he was using a wipe on water based polyeurethane varnish whose merits he extolled (easy to put on - no brush marks - hard durable finish etc) . Does anyone know if this is available in the UK and is it as...

Ive just noticed a decent looking beech workbench for sale on e-bay, only 13 hrs to go and no bids - up at £49.99. I considered it but Ive already started to make my own. I have no connection with the seller. Might be worth a look?. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 78259&rd=1

Alf: Regarding quality of benches I'd say nothing could be finer than one that was equated Just like a Morris Minor....

Short but sweet must be the way for otherwise Im bound to stray to rhyming couplets, verse and stanza by the way I used a chisel and my hands(a) ...sorry about that - it must be the heat... I actually drilled out the waste then cleaned up as best I could with my naff no name chisels and...

My chisels (a no name brand) were sharpened by my father in law on his Tormek recently and I used them this evening to cut a couple of mortices. They seemed to struggle after half a dozen strikes with the mallet and nneded rehoning on the oilstone. Im not sure how well I did this but I raised a...

...I managed to cut the mortices in the third leg of the workbench this evening.

Its now just over a year ago I decided that I’d make A woodwork bench that must be cheap For my bank balance’ sake Ive bought second hand timbers, For the top I’ve got some pine The legs are 3” square fence posts For £20 its now all mine The timber for the top’s quite thick It measures 9 x 2...

Just thought I'd pass on my thanks in this thread to Adam for assisting me get my wonderful Avatar in place .

Can anyone tell me how do you get these Avatar picture thingies..? ta, MMD

Ive quite fancied the tool chest option but not done so due to lack of shed / workshop space. Having put lockable castors on my table saw and band saw which has worked out really well, Im about to do the same to an old whitewood chest of drawers which houses a range of tools and can be pulled...

not sure that this is either.... A woodworker who came from the west Had planes as good as the best But her gloating one day Led UKW to say Come on Alf give us a rest! :wink:

OK Waterhead - but not sure if this is "technically" an ode.... Innocent advice may seem As naïve as summer boating But premeditated it may be Witness Alf with photo gloating