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Thanks @chappers - your link didn't come through....also thanks for the tip on the legs. My initial plan was going to be to add the legs onto the corner bracket I posted previously but JaK has correctly pointed out that it would not work. As an aside, does anyone know what the loading...

Sorry if I gave you the impression that I don't know about materials - actually I have recently put together a cutting list for some cupboards out of MFC (egger) and am aware of the edge banding (ABS) and other techniques used to finish the razor sharp edges. I guess I was hoping to put...

Thanks for all replies once again Do you know where I can buy these off the shelf from ? Thanks for the tip, will look into it.... I think you are broadly correct except that I would be having another piece of softwood behind the MDF/MFC to bolster the frame (the yellow pieces in my...

Thanks for your advice once again JaK and chappers. I have done a rudimentary design below but this is nothing compared to what you have drawn JaK -as an aside, how did you draw yours ? Where the items in blue are the beech or equivalent pieces, the items in dark brown are 18mm MDF or MFC...

Thank you so much for your advice Jobandknock....yes I was also concerned about the structural integrity of doing this purely out of MDF or MFC. What softwood would you recommend I use behind the MDF or MFC to give it the necessary support bearing in mind it could be holding a queen sized...

I want to make a bed frame out of MDF or MFC to match a headboard that I am also making but I am struggling with these corner pieces in the design (see attached image). I understand these are made from real beech wood for structural integrity and sprayed to match the melamine finish (Egger...

Update: I now believe this is some sort of old wood adhesive as it seems to come off with a scourer and water but the downside is that some of the wood grain also comes out with it. Is there anything that might dissolve it?

I think it would sand off ok but there is a lot to do and I wanted to find an easier solution if there was one. Please note that the first photo is the remnant of washing with water and a scourer. It seems to respond better to water but no matter how many times I try to scrub it off, it always...

Hi Nozzle, thanks for your swift reply. Forgot to mention that I've tried meths too but not white spirit yet. It is quite soft and flaky when I scrape it in clumps together. When it is like that, I can simply peel it off. It seems to respond well to water and turns the water a milky...

I have recently stripped my 1950s pine staircase and all was going well until I got to the grain. At this layer there seems to be a milky/chalky substance on the wood which will not budge no matter what I try to remove it. So far I have tried soda crystals, hot water, cellulose thinners and...

Hi - I wonder if anyone could kindly help me in identifying the type of finishing in the attached photo's and identify a suitable remover ? I was previously under the impression that this might be old shellac or french polish so bought some cellulose thinners hoping to remove this. Whilst...