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This may be of no help but could you buy your new premises.Clearly you have a successful business if you have been around for 17 years.Does any with the risk of being asked to move again and it is likely to be a great investment,treat it as your pension fund.I was in the same situation 30 years...

When I was apprenticed I was ask to cross cut 21peices of Walnut 22" long and I cut,well you can guess the rest. I only got half pay that week,bosses were allowed to do that sort of thing back in the day but I learnt an important lesson

This is what I use https://www.toolsandtimber.co.uk/kutzall-shaping-disc

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So if you bring the timber in for a month and dry it to 10% and take it back to the shop to work on presumably its going to start taking on moisture again so is it a case of take it in and out of the house while you work on it or how quickly does the timber change back to the higher level

Good morning all, How do you guys deal with making stuff in a winter workshop with winter levels of moisture and then taking the items you have made into a dry home environment only to find the piece twists,cups or bows. I have just made a table with an 800mm wide solid top using 6 equal width...

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Thanks Droogs,very interesting,will be investigating further

So what percentage do you think you are saving with your Ripple ownership?

Until there is population control and therefore less drain on the earths resources everything will continue to cost more and more at a faster and faster rate

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Due to a bit of a clear out I have my Leigh D4 with Leigh D4R upgrade complete and in full working order with manual full set of cutters, vacuum system and storage/setup case as per the one on the Youtube New Brit workshop video This complete system is over £900 with Axminster Was £450 NOW £375...

You could make a simple kiln.Make a box large enough to take the timber and a small dehumidifier.Lots of Info on line ( Youtube ect)

Being ever the pessimist and with a few years behind me I would say stick to your existing job and make your enthusiasm into a great hobby

May seem a dumb question but how do you go about stabilizing them ?

Well I asked the original question,whatever his reasons for not posting I'm just pleased to hear he is ok.The trade and society need people like him who give of their time as well as receive

I can understand him not posting as that does take time especially too the lengths he was going with help ect but to not even come on to see what else is being posted,hope he is ok

Morning all, I see Custard hasn't been here since September which seems very unusual for him,does anyone know if he is ok?

Hennebury,all due respect but that's a bit like comparing Ikea with Chippendale,its all cabinetry,anyone can do it

Pete,just a small correction,Hal Taylor is alive and well in Virginia USA. He messaged me just a couple of days ago.He is still providing Plans ect for his take on the Maloof rocker http://www.haltaylor.com/ https://www.rockingchairuniversity.com/the-uk.html