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Windows and doors - making a start.

Last post by Norman Breaks « Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:55 pm
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by CelticRambler » Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:24 pm

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January's secondary objective, as far as cottage renovation was concerned, was to make (complete) all the windows and doors - one main front door,...

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Yep, will see if it is freeze proof too now in a few months. Minus 40C, here we come.

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Last post by Norman Breaks
Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:55 pm
To Do List item done ... after a 16-month pause.

Last post by kadman « Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:20 pm
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by CelticRambler » Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:51 pm

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Stones and a hole, but I'm counting this as woodwork because it involved wood (and also because we don't have a general building forum).

Way back in...

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Start a building forum,,,,,,,,,,,, and get yer grubby old boots and wheel barrow out of a nice clean workshop :mrgreen:

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Last post by kadman
Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:20 pm
Making a pair of doors, in timber for a 3.4. wide by 3.5 m high ope

Last post by Calahonda52 « Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:15 am
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by Calahonda52 » Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:07 am

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[I made a pair of doors for a 2.4 wide ope, 2m high before so have some idea what I am about, just some!

They were full mortise and tenons in red...

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So am going to look again at the roller shutter so park this madness for now!

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Last post by Calahonda52
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:15 am
Mobile sawmill - rent-a-man or buy-and-diy?

Last post by 4524689 « Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:39 pm
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by CelticRambler » Sun Sep 05, 2021 12:18 am
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Talk me out of it lads. Talk me out of it ...

A recent visitor looked at my increasingly tidy line of tree trunks, listened to my notion of getting...

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Had to step up to a bigger saw for my last milling project, a 5 meter oak log, so borrowed a friends Stihl 661 C-M and fitted it with a 36 bar and GB...
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Last post by 4524689
Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:39 pm
Dealing with unhelpful stresses in wood

Last post by kadman « Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:42 pm
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by CelticRambler » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:52 am
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A purely academic question for now, as I don't have a specific piece of wood or a specific project in mind ... but these things pop into one's head...

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And if his boreholes are well into the timber, then he has mitigated his problem of dealing with a 7 metre length, as the timber length is now hole...
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Last post by kadman
Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:42 pm
How critical are carbon brush sizes?

Last post by 4524689 « Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:46 am
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by CelticRambler » Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:31 pm

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Looks like my belt sander's going to need new brushes urgently. The unhelpful instruction manual doesn't give any details as to model type or brush...

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Fnarr fnarr

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Last post by 4524689
Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:46 am
Tool Chest

Last post by 4524689 « Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:35 pm
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by 4524689 » Thu Oct 19, 2023 1:24 am

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I’ve been working on an additional tool chest using some red oak I picked up early in the summer. Not my favourite wood, but the price was right and...

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Yeah, it’ll work. Quench in used oil while red hot and let it cool. Clean any residue with acetone, seal with shellac or lacquer etc.

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Last post by 4524689
Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:35 pm
Workbench Thread

Last post by Calahonda52 « Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:25 pm
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by 4524689 » Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:59 am

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I finally got around to milling some more beech to make my drawer set for my workbench. It’s only taken me 18 months :D

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Rather than start a new thread, a pair of these arrived today
very easy to get up and going
heavy duty, 590 kgs each

155 delivered to Nenagh....

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Last post by Calahonda52
Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:25 pm
Better than IKEA anyway

Last post by 4524689 « Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:22 pm
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by 4524689 » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:01 pm

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A work in progress.

MDF. Horrible stuff but it has its place. In this case a hallway bench and storage box in a useful sort of size. Enough space...

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Do i detect a slight tendency towards a scandinavian influence, or is that just me reading too many krenov articles. Or perhaps ercol even.

Nice...

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Last post by 4524689
Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:22 pm
Woodworking Tools

Last post by 4524689 « Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:54 pm
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by kadman » Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:20 pm
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With the internet and access to every corner of the globe, where would you buy from.

Unfortunately I had no internet when I was a youngster...

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Another of that batch of plane totes, as pictured above, drilled and test fitted to a bitsa plane.

Bitsa this, bitsa that. :D

Turned out fairly...
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Last post by 4524689
Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:54 pm
Shooting boards

Last post by 4524689 « Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:49 am
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by 4524689 » Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:48 am

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Put together a couple of shooting boards last week to replace one I’ve used for years and which was getting a bit beaten up and tired. A basic one...

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And the Veritas setup

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Last post by 4524689
Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:49 am
The end of civilisation as we know it!

Last post by Del.Monte « Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:03 am
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by CelticRambler » Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:39 am

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So much dry wit and extra-dry sarcasm packed into six (imperial) minutes. :mrgreen:

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As a dedicated anti-metric dinosaur I enjoyed that. Well I would be, wouldn't I, as the entire Irish railway system is still mileposted with many of...

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Last post by Del.Monte
Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:03 am
Just couldn't bring myself to burn it.

Last post by CelticRambler « Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:57 am

by CelticRambler » Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:57 am

A few weeks ago, I had a log in my hands ready to go in the fire and ... it pleaded with me for an alternative fate. The timing was fortuitous, as I...

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Last post by CelticRambler
Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:57 am
Woodturning

Last post by kadman « Fri Mar 10, 2023 12:14 am
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by kadman » Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:29 pm

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I came across a couple of pics of my woodturning escapades that might interest you's.

Not to mention it reminded me of when I had hair back in the...

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Hey you are good to yourself with that purchase.

When you get turning for a while, I'll tell you the story of the bowl on the big lathe.
I wont tell...

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Last post by kadman
Fri Mar 10, 2023 12:14 am
Cad programmes for woodwork

Last post by CelticRambler « Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:31 pm
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by kadman » Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:02 pm

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What cad programmes are you guys using to do your project design.

I use a mix of Autocad, Fusion 360 and sometimes other less well known...

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I'm hearing MrsKadman say I wish that fecker would stick to talking in his sleep so I don't keep finding random samples of altar furniture at the...

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Last post by CelticRambler
Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:31 pm
Mr Kadman - are you up for a bit of skyscraping?

Last post by kadman « Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:04 pm
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by CelticRambler » Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:12 pm

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A bit of wood, a bit of glue, and Björn's your uncle! :mrgreen:

Skellefteå now has one of the world’s tallest wooden buildings.

nosing 20...

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I don't buy them often but last week I stopped to get two sheets of 12mm mdf, just to put down as temporary floor protection for driving a scissor...

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Last post by kadman
Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:04 pm
New Kitchen.

Last post by kadman « Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:06 am
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by kadman » Sun Jan 08, 2023 8:55 pm
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I have been threatening to do something with a north facing small conservertory, thats colder because of its location, and its predominantl'y used as...

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You've surely earned enough brownie points with this project to be allowed to bring home another vintage wreck for restoration? :mrgreen:

:lol:...
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Last post by kadman
Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:06 am
For all who got a new power tool from Santa

Last post by 4524689 « Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:55 pm
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by CelticRambler » Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:15 pm

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On the one hand ... ( ? :? ) this should probably be recommended viewing for everyone with a high-powered tool; on the other, maybe not a great idea...

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I got my SawStop equipped tablesaw about a year ago now. It was bloody expensive (like, 2-10 times what other saws could cost depending on...

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Last post by 4524689
Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:55 pm
Weddin present.

Last post by kadman « Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:50 pm
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by kadman » Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:38 pm

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Just finished a wedding present for my son who is getting married before the end of the month. Large piece of Yew sculpture.

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Wow! Your son is talented also. What a great idea.

Thankyou. I tell him I taught him everything he knows. And he says Not Everything :lol: :lol:...

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Last post by kadman
Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:50 pm
Alternatives to Anchorseal for sealing end-grain?

Last post by CelticRambler « Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:57 pm
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by CelticRambler » Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:56 am

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Title says it all! I'd like to up my game and start sealing the end-grain of freshly cut wood that might not end up in the fire. All across the...

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If ever I have a shed full of broads instead of boards, I think I'd be looking on a different forum for advice on keeping the humidity under control!...

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Last post by CelticRambler
Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:57 pm
Elder wood - of any use ?

Last post by Del.Monte « Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:11 am
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by peasant » Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:26 am

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Elder as in -flower and -berry, that is ...

Had to cut down a sizeable elder tree yesterday and came across a few branches / knots with interesting...

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Elder is very sappy and from my experience needs to be cut and stored for sometime before it's much use on the fire.

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Last post by Del.Monte
Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:11 am
ESPECIALLY to annoy kadman ... :D

Last post by CelticRambler « Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:31 pm
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by CelticRambler » Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:36 pm

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From the only woodworking YouTuber I follow: this week he brings into the woodshop - an angle grinder, an anvil, brass and steel. :lol:

In case...

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Not sure if I posted it on this site or another, but his videos are very reassuring to watch because he regularly includes/admits to mistakes that...

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Last post by CelticRambler
Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:31 pm
Shop made jigs, tools and gear modifications

Last post by kadman « Sun Aug 15, 2021 12:20 am
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by 4524689 » Sat Aug 14, 2021 10:40 pm

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'Shop made' - I felt uneasy writing that for some reason. Something tells me it's an Americanism I might get away with, or else I'm just spending way...

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Hows that working for you. I needed a vacuum for the workshop recently. Something small and handy that could be used for small power tools, and the...

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Last post by kadman
Sun Aug 15, 2021 12:20 am
In praise of wonky trees

Last post by 490808 « Thu Aug 12, 2021 12:19 am
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by CelticRambler » Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:39 pm

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There is a living archeology project underway in France these last fifteen years, at a site called Guédelon. A couple of decades ago, a chateau...

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Think this is what you are on about more episodes if you go looking for them and another series from Absolute History on the same castle.

If you...

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Last post by 490808
Thu Aug 12, 2021 12:19 am
Waterproofing roofing plywood.

Last post by 490808 « Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:39 pm
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by 490808 » Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:53 pm

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I'm stripping back the felt roof over our back door that I did 15 years ago.

It wasn't leaking but was a mess and the felt was never really burnt on...

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Finished today.

Sanded down everything and wiped over with Acetone.

Patched up some bits I wasn't happy with and added a couple bits of tape joins...

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Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:39 pm

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