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I may give that a go, though my plough seems to really struggle cutting a grove in short pieces for some reason, so I might try do it all with a chisel. However, I'd have to figure out the walls as I won't be able to run a saw along them

Thanks, however, the tails are going to be proud.

Hey, all. I'm thinking of a box with a bottom in a grove, and with proud decorative dovetails. Because of the proud tails the bottom's grove will need to be stopped at both ends. I have that plough plane I mentioned in another thread that I'm learning on, but can I use that? The simplest...

Going to try and turn it into a box. I know everyone starts making boxes, but I've only ever made one box before I learnt Furniture, so I fancy a box.

It is very brown and looks sepele-y to me, but I don't know. It's got a shiz-tonne of hard reversing grain on it, though. That's fun...

Screw-fix have a Titan bench grinder for £20. If you're only using it for re-establishing bevels, like me, it might be worth it, and at £20 too. What's 20-quid these days? Only thing I'll say is the tool-rest is too narrow and is fenced on the side, for some reason, so you can't run a plane...

Thank you, forgot to say. I watched it, and blimey, Imperial hurts my head. What is an 8th of an inch? Anyway, that was interesting and provided food for thought. However, I'm still stuck on lid movement; you can make one grove deeper for the bottom to expand into, but you can't really do...

Thanks, all. Never heard of utile before.

Hey, all I went to grab one of my scrap/reclaimed shelves today. I assumed it was stained pine, but it's not, it's hardwood, which is exciting, as I never get to play with hardwood. What is this? Could it be sapele?

Thanks, all. I genuinely didn't know that a out vises. My main issue was when I put a board in the vise to plane the edges, I'm already starting a fight as the thing's at an angle.

Hey, all. Me again. No point in a forum if you don't use it, right? I'm intrigued, does anyone use any alternatives to the standard bench vise? I'm currently on my second Screw-Fix bench vise, this time it is the bigger one, but like the first one I got, the smaller pattern, the damn thing...

45 minutes on 120 grit wet-and-dry paper and I'm back to one bevel again. She looks flat across the whole bevel now. Sharpened her up and tried it. My engineer's square says I'm square, so I shall we taking this opportunity to retire from woodworking on a high. Would a concave blade really...

Thanks, all. I just had a look as I had a feeling. The edges of my cutting iron were higher than the centre, the damn thing is concave. How? I've sharpened this dozens of times and even had it on a wet grinder. I took the blade to my bench grinder, as I can't find the water trough for the wet...

Hey, all. I'll admit, I've given myself the ragin' 'ump and before I put the &^%£#@!&^% plane through the window I thought I'd take a break and put the kettle on. I really thought I had this down, but I'm struggling with Edge planing. It doesn't matter how carefully I setup the plane - or...

If it works, anything, really. They'll be short fat planks, so maybe coasters, or a small box, or a small shelving unit, or a candle board, etc. 👍 Though it'll be a while. Need to restore a big ol' rip saw first.

Yes, however, this is in no ways set-in-stone. I'm not married to the idea, I just saw the stump and went, oooh. I could use that, maybe?

Thanks, all. Good info, and plenty to get me thinking 👍

Not yet. It's a future project 👍

Shall do. It's an 'orrible stumpy... well, stump. Currently in the garden getting soaked, so I'll bring it inside soonish and let it dry.

Thanks. Would love a bandsaw, alas, this will all be done with a rip handsaw