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Thanks big-all. I'm thinking I might try this myself now. I can feel my old grandad nudging me and telling me I can do it and not to waste my money. :) It can't be that hard. I'll just stick some extra veneer to offcuts and do some stain and polish tests to match the old finish. So, can...

Croydon area. I'm fine with taking the drawer into London or anywhere in Surrey really. Know any places I could try?

Actually I pretty much do work for peanuts! But that's another matter. I'm not dissing the craftsmenship involved to do something like this nor am I saying that people aren't entitled to proper payment for their services. I am entitled however to say that £200+ for something like that is a...

Here you go. As you can see it's nothing special but it's loved none the less. I've been quoted £200 by a furniture restorer to get a new front made and matched which I think is bonkers steep. Could anyone give me an idea what something like this should cost? Big-all do you still think something...

I wish I could Symptoms! Unfortunately I'm in a flat.. and I can't see the neighbors being too happy with me pulling up their floorboards.. Will this stuff do the trick do you think? I intend on securing the lamp to the metal shaft that the electircal wires are coming through too. It seems...

Thanks for the replies guys. Once I saw that stuff I thought I could use it for another purpose. Basically I've got a ceiling lamp I need to hang but unfortunately there is no hook.. And to make matters worse the wood around that area is quite rotten. So I'm a bit stuck where to screw into...

I have an old dresser which my girlfriend loves to bits. It's nothing special, probably built around the 50's with (and I'm guessing here) an ash veneer. Unfortunately a few years ago my brother in law saw fit to do some clearing out in my parents house... and chucked one of the dressers...

Thanks for the reply symptoms. Would something like this be ok?http://www.screwfix.com/prods/51811/Sealants-Adhesives/Fillers/Wood-Fillers/Ronseal-High-Performance-Wood-Filler-550g# Has anyone used it before? I'd like to know if it can be spread around a hole in the ceiling like plaster or...

I need to fill a key hole in a wooden door. Is there a substance that I can jam in the hole and let harden? Something that would dry hard enough and be bonded together sufficiently to then drill through? I don't need the substance to resemble the wood too closely as it will be hidden bedind a...

That's the sucker! Thanks awbcm.

I'm trying to get hold of an instrument I used to use long ago to measure wood. It was a wooden type affair with a block one end that could slide along a shaft and be screwed down. On the other end was the end of a tack which would score along wood and allow the same measurements to be applied...

Thanks for all the replies guys. Looks like they're a solid purchase then. Woody, the Draper Expert 1000 looks a good buy and very versatile but looks a little too heavy for my use. I'm erring on the side of getting a B&D WM301 or WM825. The 301 is very cheap and compact but I wonder...

I'd like to do a little diy but I haven't a lot a space to do it in. Therefore I'd like to get a workbench type affair that I can fold up and pack away and also take to my inlaws house occasionally as they have more space. However when I look around the net I constantly see people mentioning...

Sorry if this sounds dumb but what does the 1/2 and 1/4 refer to? and which is better?

Thanks for the reply xerxes. That place looks exactly what I am after. I'm having real trouble finding a similar place in my area (Croydon/London) What are these places usually called? All I can find are loads of plain old timber merchants? What should I be using to narrow my search?

I'd like to get some wood cut to a plan that I've drawn up. Are there places that will do this sort of thing? The kind of place I'm thinking of is a machine shop that will accept dxf computer files of whatever pattern you'd like cut and they just ask you what type of wood and thickness you'd...

Great, thanks for the help guys. :)

Thanks very much for your reply big-all. Looking at the router on that site, many come in 240v and 110v versions. Why would this be the case? I only ask because I might take this router overseas (europe) so I'm wondering whether a 110v version would be the one to go for?

I'm going to attempt building some bookcases and shelving soon and I think a router will be very useful for this. From my research a plunge router gives the best flexability but they also seem quite expensive? Could anyone suggest to me some good makes and models that would be around the 100...

Thanks again for the reply. So should I thin down the primer/undercoat or the paint itself? Or both?