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Why not just use a strip of MDF for the test, as Jason suggested? Better than buggering up good wood! :wink:

That sounds like the one Peter Bishop made. Can't remember which issue it was, though.

£1,006.52 for my website and $12,928.8 for my blog. :)

Nice box, Mattty. I like the use of the natural edge.

That sounds alright to me. Assuming the wood is seasoned and the piece is going indoors then, I reckon 6mm in each direction has got to be plenty of leeway for movement.

Miles, have a look at the Atkinson Walker saw blades as sold by Workshop Heaven. I'm currently playing with one of their Industrial blades in my mitre saw (it's awesome! 8)) but Matthew says their ProTrade range is comparable to the quality of Freud's. Yet, they're generally much cheaper and...

600mm wide?!? :shock: You'd be unlikely to find a thicknesser with that kind of capacity for as much as the ones you mentioned originally! :shock: :) You might be better off going for a drum or wide belt sander. They give good results without tearout. Trouble is, you have to remove a very small...

You can buy a 14m length of 230v 16amp extension lead from Toolstation. The image shows the yellow, 110v lead (only 10m long) but, that's probably about as cheap as you're going to get. Unless, perhaps, you can find shorter lengths available elsewhere? It's simple enough to cut it down to length...

Unfortunately, it's similar to the situation we have with stand-alone surface planers more than 6in wide - if you're looking for a brand new machine, you won't find anything cheaper than those two you've already mentioned. :( I'm not a fan of the small, portable/bench-top thicknessers because...

You may already know this but, I noticed the other day that you can e-mail their MD directly - see here. Just in case you ever felt your thoughts weren't getting past the sales team... :) (Just for the record, I have never had a problem with Rutlands.)

Then, if that goes well, you could try making a tea or serving tray with compound mitres (angled sides)!! :wink:

No, not the boards - I'm thinking of the posts!! :D Otherwise, I agree - most boards I've seen are a maximum of 32mm thick. EDIT - If you're only building decks at ground level though, I can't think of a situation where you'd large 4in posts anyway... :oops: It's when you're building suspended...

Tom, I'm pretty sure it was on his old blog (Philsville) though, right now, I can't find it...?

Actually, I quite like Rob's idea of veneering the top - assuming one had access to a large enough bandsaw and could afford all the extra time required for veneering (not easy when you're trying to make money from it and keep the piece within the client's budget!). :)

If you're going to be doing a bit of decking then you'll want a say that can cut 90-95mm thick, won't you? That would mean purchasing a saw with a 12in/300mm blade. Some of the 10in models will just about cut 90mm. There are also plenty of non-sliding saws available that will do this - though...

:D BSM... Big Soft Moose?!? :shock: :wink:

It's tricky... I do like an odd number of boards but, I also like to keep them fairly wide (as Mattty has done)! :roll: Book-matching might work on the sides of a piece but, depending on what it is, it might not be too much for the top... Inlaying would attempt to hide a join but could look...

Love the shape of the top and the lower shelf. Legs looks very interesting too. Guess you wouldn't have done it as quickly without that Domino! :D :wink:

That looks fantastic! =D> Plenty of tools but still plenty of space to fill! :D :wink: That finish looks good too. Is it from the General Finishes range?

Wow, that's some beautiful sycamore! :shock: I've generally found that the locally-grown stuff has far more "character" and figuring than European sycamore. If it was me, I would have liked to have done something slightly different with the top (just a personal thing; I don't like centre lines...