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Thanks guys,I had a word with Osmo and have gone for 2 coats of UV 420.A normal Spring/Summer should give them a decent test!

I have just finished a pair a Adirondack chairs that will spend spring/summer(if it ever arrives) outdoors.They are made from off the shelf pine from the local timber merchant.My original intention was to paint them with Cuprinol garden shades but I now am inclined to give them a natrual...

There's a guy on Flea Bay selling a host of Veritas tools...hurry only 1 day left

Tom now has his own web site www.tomthackraywindsorchairs.co.uk his travisher can be seen and he does have them for sale.

A top tip when countersinking metal to stop "chatter" shown to me years ago by an old craftsman, was to fold up a piece of rag waste to form a pad of about 8 thicknesses and approx 1" square,place over the hole to be countersunk and using a rose bit or a twist drill, sharpened to 90deg proceed...

The tool you need is a travisher, used by "bottom" makers in traditional chair manufacture.I went on a chair making course 3 years ago run by a North Lincs. craftsman called Tom Thackray.After just 5 days I came away with very respectable Windsor chair of which I am very proud, the last woodwork...

Stones arrived safely, Many thanks John

Hi Michael,trying alsorts of ways to communicate but nothing seems to be geting to you,so posting a reply here.Yes i will take the stone £25 and require your Paypal and email address as my replies via this site are flying around in cyberspace!My email is [email protected] Hope this reaches you...

Hi Michael, PM sent John

Hi,as a newcomer to woodworking as a hobby and this excellent site, I am always on the lookout for tools etc. to buy.Would it not be worthwhile to set up a dedicated forum for such items, as at the moment they seem to be scattered hither and thither across the deferent listings.

Hi Michael,Is the whetstone still for sale?if so could you please let me know the grit size. Cheers John

Thanks all,much food for thought,I have a selection of hand tools mostly inherited from my late father-in-law some are past there sell by date and need replacing along with some decent marking and measuring tools. John

Many thanks Jim,just what I needed to know. John

As a newbie wanting to take up woodworking as a hobby I would appreciate advise as to which power tool would be most useful.I have limited space and budget but was thinking on the lines of router(and table),table saw or planer-thicknesser etc., your thoughts please. Cheers John

Help please,I have stripped and renovated an old Singer treadle sewing machine,the woodwork appears to be oak veneer.I have removed the original finish with Nitromors and applied sanding sealer, I would appreciate any sugestions for a finish as I am a complete novice but willing to learn. Thanks...