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As big all says, wide pine boards are more likely to cup. If you get 7 or 8 inch wide boards it's better to rip them down the middle, sometimes removing an inch or so from the middle then jointing the edges before glueing them together to make a coffee table top. Alternate the grain pattern to...

The most unusual barbequeue I have seen was made from the end of a petrol tanker. This made a huge dish in which the burgers etc were cooked. This was on a very large caravan site where they had also made a motorised spit when they did an ox roast once a month. No chance of being hungry...

WabbitPoo Sanding sealer fills in grain before finishing and can be sanded to get a good finish.

I have 3 woodyards in a row on the same road. I mentioned about Wickes prices to the boss of the one I use most and he laughed saying that their lowest quality timber was much better than the stuff Wickes sold and that they would never consider stocking such rubbish. 'Only worth using for pit...

Glyphosate systemic weedkiller such as Roundup or any of the other brands or cheaper own brand ones available from most DIY sheds or garden centres. Water it or spray it onto the green part of a plant and it is taken down to the roots where it kills the plant.

You could use metpost repair spikes. These are knocked into the existing concrete where the old post was, sawn off at ground level.

For some reason the domain name is being replaced by a * ________________________ moderator the link doesn't work because links to that site are banned (but i have forgotten why :cry: )

There was another question about the dreaded MDF rubbish that I linked to Keiths guide. :lol:

MDF is basically fine wood fibres pressed flat with an adhesive to hold it together. Read woodsmiths guide to using MDF

If you want 50x25mm then ask for 50x25 finished which will be machined from the next size up.

For a fence on a slope I would allow each post to be 3 foot longer than the panel. 2 foot in the ground and a foot above the panels to allow for stepping. Around here an 8' post is likely to be cheaper than 6' or 7' ones so could be cut to length after the fence is completed.

To increase the number of plants. After pinching out any side shoots place them in multi purpose compost. They will root giving you a lot more plants. One year I bought 3 tom thumb plants in the spring and grew them in a basket in the garage. By planting some of the pinched side shoots I had...

Its been found that fence posts rot much quicker in concrete than if set with gravel under and concrete above or even just filled with soil. Water cannot drain out if the post is encased in concrete.

When my kids had a playhouse it was just laid on part of the garden that was flat with western red cedar bearers against the ground. It lasted until they grew out of it, years later, when it was then used as a large kennel for 2 alsatians.

The reason noone answered you is probably the difference in the language. The term 'baseboard' is not known here. It is known as skirting board. You should be sure the corners are exactly 90° as very few are. You mitre the outside corners by cutting each piece exactly half of the corner...

We're still trying to teach BA how to use his digital camera on the ATT forum. GOTCHA BA. :twisted: :lol:

I'm on solid blue clay and only raked the top level then covered in turf. Drainage trenches were later dug along the far half of the garden which had no turf. A few years later I used a fork every 4-6" on the lawn then brushed in sharp sand and at other times peat. Put the fork in 6-9" and...

From experience Jason, if you dont know about it then is doesn't exist. lol :lol:

No difference. They are just different names for the same tool. I believe that a drill press is the American term and pillar drill is the English term. I used pillar drills at work for many years and never heard the term drill press until watching an America woodworking programme on TV.

For information regarding MDF read the Keith the woodsmiths guide to MDF. You may recognise the pen name he uses in The Woodworker magazine and a number of woodworking forums where his expertise is well known.