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Welcome to the forum Razeal! You will find plenty of advice, experience and know-how on here. Enjoy the ride! Best wishes, Austin

Hello, I very rarely use dowels, but a rule of thumb for a traditional mortice and tenon is a third. The tenon is one third the thickness of the timber. As a starter for ten, I would run with a similar approach to dowels. I am assuming that you are doing edge to face joints. If you are pegging...

Maybe to show circumference of circles?

Careful here, if you make it so that it’s a perfect fit, you will have a real problem getting them in. Best wishes.

Hello Kevin, I once saw someone on the telly advocating rubbing with bicarbonate of soda. Not tried it myself. Good luck.

I buy old chisels off eBay. I generally only go for Marples or other premium manufacturers. Excellent value. I’ve recently bought a matching round and hollow, but they’re still in the UK. I live in France, and since Brexit the import charges are eye watering. 100% on some glue - and I still...

I really wouldn’t make drawers from mdf.

Hello automaton, welcome to the forum. I’m struggling to recommend a finish, but I think I’m leaning towards Danish oil. Make it yourself. One third each of tung oil, linseed oil and yacht varnish.

My tutor at college told me that a ‘short’ fence should end at the gullet of the teeth. The theory is that the riving knife will continue the track of the material. He also said that if sawing to less than 6 inches wide (150mm for the youngsters), then a push stick is mandatory. His name - Tony...

Welcome Blackbird! You will get plenty of advice, suggestions and help on here. Enjoy the ride. Best wishes. Austin

A little disappointing.

Hello Robert, It’s always difficult to tell from photos, but I would guess the rails and corners to all be around 40mm. The rails look about 300 or 350mm deep to me. The Cabinetman example looks beautifully made to me, if I were you I would try to get friendly, and get more info on construction...

That’s a lovely mahogany table. I’m afraid I can’t recommend a finish, I would probably use oil. The scratches bother me. Do you place your cutlery on the mats or the tabletop? Best wishes. Austin

I believe it’s a prayer chair. Kneel on it to speak to an imaginary deity. No offense meant. Austin

Hello Peter, and welcome to the forum. You will get loads of support, and plenty of stimulation here! Best wishes, Austin

Hello Digger58, and welcome to the forum. I see that you have already met some of the members, you will meet many more, and get loads of information, suggestions and wisdom here. Best wishes, Austin (born in Birmingham, now living in Normandy)

Hello pgrbff, I’d like one too! I have ‘Spindle Moulder Handbook’ by Eric Stephenson, which is pretty good, and I have seen a video produced a while ago by Roy Sutton which I found very informative. Good luck, and best wishes, Austin

Hello Crwydrn, and welcome to the forum. You will find all sorts of topics on here, and plenty of information, views and tips. Enjoy the ride! Best wishes. Austin

Hello againstthegrain, the top looks fine to me if you’re not doing very demanding woodwork. I think I would leave it alone. Best wishes. Austin

Hello Mark, and a warm welcome to the forum. Don’t worry about lack of experience, you will get loads of tips, conversations and ideas on here. Best wishes Austin