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Unless you’re referring to an episode of NYWS I haven’t seen, the workshop work surfaces he makes are built up from half lapped 2”x4”s in a frame with 3/4” ply with a sacrificial layer of 1/4” hardboard on top. No melamine anywhere on the worktops themselves.

=D> By the way another positive for Makita saws is that the blades are normally much better than the standard ones that come with most machines.

That looks like a bit of DPC - very ingenious! I may nick your idea and do something similar myself :)

I’ve had the Makita for about three years and it’s bob on. Took about an hour I think to set up properly (adjust the fence, pointer, etc.) but since then it has been very good. I think some of the negative reviews are down to people not doing this step correctly which is baffling really. The...

Try Chiltern Timber in Hemel Hempstead. They have a fairly wide selection of hardwoods and can offer planed or sawn in most. There is a firm nearer to you called Watford Timber but I’ve never used them so can’t comment.

Can your table saw take a dado stack? I’d load up about 3/4” on mine take it away in two or three passes.

Thanks Mike. I’m going to be making some shaker style doors for our kitchen out of MDF and wondered about the right paint. I might see if they do samples I can try.

Whatever you do good luck with it OG. If you are going to be making stuff for your workshop with it then a bench is definitely a great project to start with as it will make all subsequent projects much easier to accomplish. One thing about electric hand planers I’ve found though is that there...

Interesting. Can Bedec be applied with a roller and brush?

I had a loft conversion a few years ago and salvaged the joists etc as it was 60+ years old and good stock. I made a bench out of some it: One of the best things I’ve made. I get to enjoy it every time I’m in the shed. Still have a load left and am thinking about the next thing to use it for as...

Very, very nice well done! Looks more like Sapele than Walnut to me but I could be wrong.

Hi Chris. Yes it was a nervy step to say the least. In the end I took my time, made all the necessary preparatory steps and checked everything a number of times before making the cut. I found It was very useful having some off cuts to get the depth of cut right before going for it on the...

When I made this box: (my only one to date) I made an initial cut all the way around on the table saw with the top pressed against the fence. I didn’t go all the way through though and left a sliver on the inside thin enough to cut with a Stanley knife. I then tidied up the edges with a...

I plan to swap the 52 with the 52 1/2 as the tail vice in my bench so when I start that process I’ll remove the wooden jaw and have a look for evidence of a cover.

Definitely not unless the cover was paper thin - that was my first thought. It seems as though the 53 came from the factory in its current configuration.

Hi nabs, Getting to the front jaws on those vices will be difficult as they have wooden jaws installed on them. Is there any mark on the rear jaw that identifies the presence of a screw cover?

Some pics: My square boss 53: Round boss 52 1/2: Round boss 52: Couldn’t get to my square boss 52 (don’t ask) but it’s the same. Puzzling if you ask me.

I’ve seen that before. The two I’m referring to are definitely Records (pre-Irwin), QR and square boss so post 1960’s. That’s why I have to assume that the cover was an option or at least not standard on all models. I’ll try to take some pics tonight to share.

I’ve mentioned this before but I don’t think it’s true that all later models (square boss) of Record vices have the dust guard. I have four Record vices - two square boss (53 and 52) and two round boss (52 1/2 and 52) and neither of them have the dust guard. Unless the standard only applied to...

A slightly sweatier option I know but is there a reason why you don’t want to do this with bench planes? All in all once you factor in the time it takes to make the jig etc. it’s probably much quicker and far less likely to ruin your slab.