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Great stuff guys. big-all, I didn't think of that! Hmm, I think I'll lay off the stain then and just add oil. Need to get a little sandpaper now!

I've given a pine stool a lick of wood stain (Rustins light teak) and let it dry thoroughly. Looking at it now, it looks kinda washed out and pale. Now, I'm intending on rubbing it down with some Danish oil but before I do I'm in two minds about the stain. Should I leave it as is and add the...

My girlfriend managed to break an old drinking glass and was not best pleased with doing it! In fact she was furious as it has great sentimental value. :( It didn't shatter but broke into 3 distinct pieces. Can anyone suggest a way to repair it? I know it's never going to be perfect but even...

r896neo, by the looks of Liberons website this isn't made? At least not as an all in one product. Are you sure you don't mean Liberon Palette wood dye together with their Danish oil?

I'd like to stain a pine stool I have and would like a little advice in this area. The kind of colour I'd like to achieve is a golden teacle brown one. And the finish would be a matt satin like effect. Not unlike the linseed oil finish a lot of furniture is finished in nowadays. Obviously I know...

That's explained so well, even I can understand it! :D Thanks so much big-all!

Thanks again. The walls are concrete/brick. Can you suggest some specific mirror brackets I should be considering? Links?

Oops sorry! I'll probably be using 20mm pine or thereabouts. With lengths about 1500mm and depths of 200mm. I'll construct it with butt and rebate joints.

Thanks again for the replies. Okay mirror brackets sound good. My only worry is that they would be able to cope with the weight...? Are there any that you guys would specifically suggest would be up for the job?

Thanks for the reply big-all. When you say fix a 6mm back on and srew through, do you mean attaching a wooden backing panel to the shelves? Wouldn't that still mean securing the shelving itself to the backing panel? Maybe I've got the wrong idea? Basically the selving will be used to store...

I'd like to put up some wood shelving around a wall and would like some advice about how to attach it to the wall itself? Becasue it will be situated high up I'd rather not use the standard self brackets as they will be seen easily from below. Here's a mock up of what I have in mind, Could...

Here's a follow up to my post. I've managed to source a 3mm thick strip of mild steel which I'll use to bridge the gap. I'll just use one thick strip placed horizontally. It should be plenty thick enough to not bow with the weight of a lcd. It certainly feels hefty! A question regarding...

Thanks for the reply big-all I'm 90% sure that there is no door in situ. And going by the other doors in my flat if it were it wouldn't be strong enough to hold my tv. Given that as you say the width of the door would create bowing, how about creating the strips vertically like this? I...

I'd like to mount a tv on a wall but have found out that the wall used to have a doorway through it. :roll: From the looks (and sound) of it, the doorway was covered up by some form of chipboard and then wallpapered over. Obviously I don't fancy mounting a heavy 40inch tv through simple chip...

Thanks morrik27, that makes a lot of sense. I know which one to get now. Yes it's definitely a No. 4.

Thanks for the reply morrik27. Sorry but what do you mean by the above? Do you mean the No.4 does use a 2.3/8In blade?

Urgh, I'm an idiot. :? I think I've found it. http://www.tooled-up.com/ManProduct.asp?PID=10128 Could someone confirm if this is the right one?

I've found a place which sells lots of Stanley replacement blades but I can't work out which one I'd need? Here's the site http://www.tooled-up.com/ManSearchResults.asp?Keywords=plane&SearchType=2&FROMCID=0&CID=0&SCID=0&MID=STA&Sort=3&PageSize=20&Page=1#prodlist Could someone point me in the...

I need to get some glass cut, to some fairly exact dimensions, to fit an old table top. What sort of places should I be looking for that will do this? Any advice greatly appreciated

Nice one! They're in Croydon too, definitely worth a ring.