Recent content by Stan33

Thanks guys, much appreciated, the good ol' trusty chisel it is then. Did not get the opportunity to work on the drawer this weekend so i have no update right now but hopefully in the next few days or so i will do. Mightily impressive work bench there Roger, nice work, unfortunately i don't...

I've asked a couple of people that i thought may have a router but they do not have one either, so unfortunately and frustratingly i do not know of anyone that has one. Would it not be possible to saw it down, or would that likely lead to an inaccurate rebate? What i have in mind is firstly to...

That sounds interesting. I've tried the Ronseal wood filler as i stated above on a spare piece of wood just to test it out and while it seems pretty solid i'm not sure it's going to be durable enough in the long term. I plan to give these set of drawers as a gift so would like to do a job that...

Thanks for the replies. Did a quick search for 'Ali U channel' as i wasn't quite sure what they were, closest i found were aluminum runners, is that right? If so, i think that will be the way i go. How would i go about removing the staples (with pliers?) and the glue from the runners? I've been...

Hi Foxhole, thanks for the reply. Sorry about the dark pictures, i've just taken a couple more, hopefully these ones are a little clearer. Runner attached to chest: Damaged runner on chest: Not sure if it's that noticeable in the picture (i took a fair few, this was the best of a bad...

Hi all, hoping to receive some help with a wooden chest of drawers that i have that are a little damaged, any help would be very much appreciated as i'm not particularly experienced in this area. The main issue that i have are the drawer runners, both on the drawer and on the chest itself, they...

So, I've painted the wallpaper in my living room with Almond White by Dulux, and now there is a thin strip of wall that separates the wallpaper with the part that adjoins with the ceiling. Sorry if this is confusing, i'm unsure of the right terminology. Anyway, what i would like to do is to...

Vid is pretty useful, thanks!

Thanks for the reply. Would it at all be possible for you to go into a little more detail on how to grain? You mentioning using a coloured paint sounds a good idea, and is something i've never really considered but may do now. The thinned varnish i wrote about above now looks even better...

Hi, thanks big-all :D At the moment the skirting has gloss white paint, and what i would like to do is varnish the skirting with either a mahogany or pine varnish. Although, i understand i wont be able to do this directly over the gloss. I have tested the varnish on top of both an...

[/url] Thanks for the reply. Yeah, i've seen that myself too, but like yourself i have my doubts that it will work. Not sure i'm prepared to risk the money to test it out.

Currently painting the living room and the walls and ceiling have been done and now it's time for the skirting. I've tried many paint colours but none seem to please me, so i then tested out some varnish and the results, in terms of colour and style, did satisfy me. That said, the actual...