Tim, do what John has said. He knows what he is talking about and the procedure he outlines is the right one. The coating system he suggests will get...
Chris, you will never get a maintenance free timber finish. Oils are not waterproof and need to be re applied regularly. Film finishes can crack and...
Grinding discs that last forever because they don't actually remove metal, sandpaper that is paper with not much sand and what sand there is rapidly...
You don't need to remove it. If your board is wider, you are simply rabbetting by default with the pass over the machine. Make sure your cut is deep...
It's good to make drawers to size when you know what the end use will definitely be. If the item has a generic end use or is for someone else, it's a...
I'm not quite sure why so many are only considering ply as the door material. Plywood is a great material and has a multitude of uses but this is not...
The strongest way is to replace the component. However, that does not preserve its authenticity nor the finish. Robert's stepped dowel method is the...
In my experience, unframed plywood is unreliable in this size. On the other hand, MDF is totally reliable and has never failed for me. Sliding doors...
The best way is to print out the picture and measure the thickness of the top and rails and use that to calculate the ratio. Just by eye, based on a...
John, I recommend that you re-think the products you are planning to use. Firstly, it is risky using products from different manufacturers. There is...
Worked with timber for the past 40 years. Still use some of my fathers tools and a vise that my blacksmith grandfather hand forged. I live in Tasmania which is the island in the south of Australia. I have a grazing property at the edge of civilisation which is as close to a city or town that I am prepared to live...
I completed a 7000 square foot Georgian renovation and extension in the hills behind Adelaide South Australia recently. My scope of work was all timberwork, joinery and furnishing. It took two and a half years.
Late 2016 I returned to the dark side and took up a senior role at a CNC engineering shop back in Tasmania. It is a challenging role dealing with special steels and global markets.
In my own workshop I work with all timbers but especially love the few Australian conifers - they are all ancient, fine grained and aromatic. Huon Pine and Celerytop Pine are the best - both timbers are beautiful to work with and turn.
Updated 10 June 2017
Location:
Tasmania
Interests:
The farm with its menagerie of goats, geese, wombats, wallabies and possums. Sadly the Tasmanian Devils have died out and I am still watching for the thought to be extinct Thylacine
Occupation:
Executive, CNC engineering
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