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Hi, I've used a doweling jig to join 3 pieces of 6x1 together to try and make one single board. I've tried it twice now and each time the joined pieces form a curved single board. Not a massive curve but it certainly isn't as flat as I had hoped. Is this always likely to happen or am I doing...

Hi, I have been using pine from my local diy store for my kitchen projects. But now I want to put together a chest to use like a coffee table in the living room. They seem quite fashionable at the moment. I've seen some nice one's in an antique type shop made from reclaimed oak. I can't find any...

Hi, after moving into our new house I thought I had inherited quite a nice workshed. Breeze block built, felt roofed, rendered and external paint. I've been doing my woodworking projects in there. The trouble is, this weeks horrendous weather, rain rain and more rain and driving gales have been...

Hi all. I have finished my second project, open kitchen shelving unit with 3 drawers and now want to move on. Underneath this unit I would like to put together a base cabinet, 2 doors and 2 drawers I think, or perhaps a row of baskets instead of one of the doors? with a nice top. Would you guys...

Hi all, I am replacing my last post with this one as after reading it back, even I didn't have a bleedin' clue what it meant!!! Can the edge of say an 8x1 be squared off with a router bit? I'm thinking with the aid of a fence I could run the router bit along an edge. The answer might be to...

Hi, is it best to try and get a variable speed router over a fixed speed? The reason I ask is the bosch palm router runs at a fixed 33.000. Given that it is a 1/4" router with small router bits, is that quite a bit of speed to get to grips with? And what about router bit life? or burning wood?

Hi all, are jewson prices available online? I wanted to know the price of their makita RT0700 kit but can't find a price?

Hi all. Say you had 3 - 4x1" 's to glue together, as a beginner what method would be most likely to be accurate, a dowel jig and dowels, or a 1/4" router biscuit bit and biscuits? It would be for cabinet sides so maybe just glue would be enough and rely on the top, bottom and shelf pieces to...

Hi, can someone tell me if this has a 1/2" or1/4" collet please?

Hi all, my next project is a kitchen shelving unit. It will be the same size as my other kitchen units so 12" deep, and approx 36x36. Rather than using 12" panels for the sides I thought 3- 4x1's would look more in style with the other units. If I used 4x1 pine would glue alone be enough to form...

Hi all, while laying laminate flooring I've realised that one end of the room is nearly 2" wider. I've just put 3 rows down. Is it best just to run the boards parallel with the longest wall or is there something else I should be doing? The final row will run along a wall including a door.

Hi, I have a dewalt circular saw with a 185mm blade. I would like a finer toothed blade. Do I have to buy dewalt or will 185mm blades from other makers also fit?

Hi all. I've been getting a little frustrated with attempts at cutting with a circular saw. Ripping ply boards has been fine. But I've been trying to cut 8x1's and my edges have just not been straight or square which is a pain when doing something simple like shelving units. I'm getting a better...

Hi all, our kitchen units are all oak. I am looking to make an open cabinet to fit into an alcove and want it to match. Oak would be the best material but, I havn't a clue where I would buy it as I havn't seen it anywhere I usually shop. And is it very expensive? Would a cheaper alternative...

Hi, would you guys recommend rubber repair paint to fix a couple of small leaks in a felt roof? I am planning to relay the whole roof with felt or similar in the spring. Is rubber repair paint any good?

Hi all, the top of my bathroom cabinet I have just made obviously isn't square on top! I've tried to put pieces around the top edges for decoration. The mitered edges dpn't match !!! surprise surprise. I used a 45% angle on a measuring square. Is there a tip or method for cutting angled edges...

Hi, I will be using a circular saw for cutting for my projects. A bathroom towel cabinet first. If you guys use a circular saw for long cuts do you make a general cut and then take it to the mark with a plane? The reason I ask is when using the saw the width of the cut itself is quite wide and...

Hi all. I asked about drill drivers in an earlier post and as yet I havn't made a move to buy one. Today I was putting my workbench together. Simple 4x4 legs and 4x2 frame. Putting the frame into the legs I was piloting and sinking a hole and using 3 1/4" turbo screws with a screwdriver. My arm...

Sorry if this pops up twice but I thought I had posted this earlier but I can't see it now! I am new to woodworking (I've only made a work bench so far!) but I am just getting a couple of power tools together. When it comes to routers will there be any advantages/disadvantages for me if I chose...

Hi, I was looking at a drill driver and noticed that the guarantee is 12 months repair only. Is this normal? I thought most guarantees were around 2 or 3 years.