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no idea about timber, but that bit of log looks like hawthorn

I like the K I Car Bin (w. sand weighted flaps) and it would prove very useful in my car. also thanks for the link to pistonheads - I haven't looked there for years and had forgotten how amusing it could be!

... the first two suggestions would not have occurred to me in a month of Sundays (galling since I have a box full of suitably sized ratchet straps in the garage) - thanks for the tip! Also thanks Andy for the suggestions on marking out the haunch - now you have said it , a chisel held flat...

thanks for the encouragement chaps - it really is appreciated! I do think I will have got the whole coffee/side table thing out of my system by the time this is finished. I have grand plans for something a bit more complex for my next project - it may even contain a drawer! Tony, tbh even...

as someone who is in the process of learning the basics without any formal training, the only point I'd add to the good information shared above is that trying to grasp even the basic skills this way requires a *lot* more time and patience than you might imagine, simply because it is so...

good luck Andy, I'll be following along with interest. I am particularly intrigued to hear what advice you get about the concrete floor - everyone seems to agree they are a pain (literally if you are standing on them for long periods) but I have not seen many suggestions on what might be placed...

excellent, I will enjoy following along (and 100% agree about Custard - top chap!).

I have now glued the legs and aprons. I realised belatedly as I was gluing the long sides that my 2 long clamps were not quite long enough. A pity because on the short sides, which I could clamp, one of the small gaps on the inside of the joint closed up nicely, but I am left with a gap on...

I used to have a set of clothes put aside for gardening and messy DIY jobs, but of course they were always in the wash when I needed them or I simply forgot they were there. After many years I realised the mistake in my thinking and fixed the problem by inverting it - now all my clothes are...

the table looks excellent Mark - looking forward to seeing the end result (I have made a couple of these too and the ebonizing makes all the difference I think...)

two very good points Tom - my degree was in a subject that many would argue is the exemplar of impractical subjects (philosophy) but I was able to sustain a successful (non-academic!) career largely based on the thinking skills I developed and the confidence I got from doing well at degree level...

thanks www - in the end I could not think of a way to hold the base still once it was glued so I tapered the tops of the aprons beforehand.

I went to a red-brick and they are indeed noble institutions put in mayor cities with the intention of increasing access to those who were otherwise denied the opportunity. Unfortunately, it does not mean they are exempt for running inappropriate courses for ill suited students!* *edit - I...

perfectly reasonable solution BM - you can build a rock solid bench very simply like that (my first bench was plywood attached to the walls on two sides with more bits of ply to form legs and a shelf - immovable and perfectly useable) however, the limits on the amount of room you have caused by...

My eldest son reports exactly the same pressure to go to university from his school, despite the fact that he wants to join the police and firmly believes that a practical apprenticeship with work experience would be the best way to prepare (he is in the policde cadets and sees this as the...

edit - I actually used Visio for the design (I just found it - it was a few years ago and my memory is not very good!).

perhaps this is stating the obvious, but it is possible to do a fair amount of work yourself with minimal experience if your kitchen design is simple and are prepared to pay for the bits that require special skills. For me this involved: doing the design (Sketch up) generally labouring...

with some trepidation I am on to the joinery - here is a summary of what I did followed by a couple of questions. The plan is that the legs will be splayed 6 degrees and tapered on two sides. I chickened out and decided to keep the top bit square with the taper starting from beneath the...

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Fans of inept woodworking will be excited to hear I have decided to have a go at the coffee table I mentioned here: coffee-table-design-robust-enough-t108810.html I have tried to do the design so it is in keeping with the side tables I made, but following comments on the above post I am making...