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Couldn't you experienced furniture makers make a similar box out of ply? Put dowels in the lid and holes in the bottom and you could even do stackable :roll:

What size layups are you planning? If its just small pieces you can use 18mm mdf board with brown vinyl tape on to press down the veneer, just make sure you use plenty of clamps. If you are planning on joining veneers a good straight edge and plenty of new stanley knife blades does the job. I've...

Yep done that too. Also if you get it on your shoes it melts the soles and you feel like your ice skating :shock:

If you are planning on using nitromors be very careful with it, it burns like hell if you get it on bare skin and melts rubber gloves :evil:

Thank you for the suggestions, i think i might try a new stanley smoother and i'll let you know how it is when i get it.

hi, nearly all my planes are second hand stanley planes, usually acquired from markets, antique shops etc. And once i've fettled them a bit they're all fine but i've decided i'm going to treat myself to a new smoother. I have seen some pictures of the new premium stanley planes but i have yet to...

I agree with bloonose, blades are for using not polishing, measuring in microns, micro beveling or super duper micro micron beveling :D When do you people find time to do any work? And of course this is just my opinion

Hi Matthew, i agree its each to their own. You have to find the balance between getting a chisel sharp enough to use and spending all your time sharpening chisels and not doing any actual work. :) I do think though its worth investing time in learning to sharpen without guides as when you've...

I must be a bit of a butcher because all i use are a couple of dmt stones and regrind on a disc sander with a suitable jig. The easiest and quickest way i've found to sharpen on a stone is, once you've ground your bevel, hold the stone level in a vice and lay the bevel of your tool flat on the...

Thanks again for the replies and if anyone is interested in seeing some of the work i currently do you can google 'bell bespoke interiors'. I stupidly tried to put a web address in before and then realised that isn't allowed because of advertising but unless someone on here has a private jet i...

Thanks for the replies, wasn't expecting them so quick. p.s yeah smeghead is quite a fitting name most of the time :D

Hi, just thought i'd introduce myself (been lurking here awhile). I'm Smeg a young cabby from nottingham, i'm 21 and have been working in the trade since i left school at 16. I started with a 3 year traditional apprenticeship in furniture making and a couple of years ago i left that to work for...