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Plantation blinds block the light much better than Venetian or roller blinds as they seal the light out all round the blind. The only down side i find with them is, because they seal so well, they trap the air between the glass and the blind and, even with double glazing, we get a lot more condensat...

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I think that the larva are active all year but they emerge to fly off to timbers new in May. The chances are these are old holes that you didn't spot earlier. The kilning process would kill any woodworm off, and woodworm like moist wood, once the moisture content gets below 20% they aren't normally ...

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I don't think any of these machines will work that well with a large sander, it creates so much fine dust that it will very quickly clog any filter. The bag machine would be the worst option, the bag material gets completely saturated with dust and it is very difficult to clean it enough to get a de...

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I've used Lathams for sheet material and also some timber. On the whole they have been very good, they did slip me a bendy piece of 6mm birch ply once but that could have been error rather than intent.

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Yes, thanks for posting, very interesting to see your construction methods for a table like this.

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Very smart job.

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Thanks for going to so much trouble to post this, the gates look great and I especially like your method of hidden fixing which I'm going to nick if I may! Like Prom though I don't think you have left enough space between the boards, especially as you used kilned. I had a door split its stiles durin...

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Brilliant, look forward to the updates. I had a glue test in the garden for many years, it became a point of discourse and division when it became less sightly!

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You could get a pocket hole plug cutter and make your own plugs, that way it should be more or less invisible. Filler is always a bodge, if you get it to match at the start as soon as the wood ages the filler will stand out like a beacon. If your client is going to be ridiculously picky I would tell...

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I am a bit concerned about using 1" square timber for a bench. Unless you have some way of linking or reinforcing the timber I think you are going to have major problems with it. Plus teak oil would not be a finish of first choice for me. Oak is a difficult timber to finish for exterior use. Tu...

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For jig read home made jig. Just a couple of pieces of MDF cut to the required shape and made into a box would do the job, but you could use the same MDF with a plane and use it as a guide. If you have a power planer take off the bulk of the waste and then a few passes with a hand plane would have i...

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You could make a jig to do this with a router, but, especially if you don't have a lot to do, you could just use a plane to shape them.

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Try looking here http://www.bwf.org.uk/choose-wood/gloss ... king-terms

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Looks like this roof doesn't have fascia boards so will need a tile support batten. You will find that the bottom batten needs to be thicker than the rest of the roofing laths. If you Google clay tile eaves detail and look at images you will find lots of examples, although most show a fascia board y...

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Can't help you with the saw, although I have got a couple of Milwaukee drills and they have been great, but when I was writing for The Woodworker magazine they sent me half a dozen blades to test in my 18v DeWalt saw. Ran each blade with a full battery and cut lengths of MDF. The Freud blade cut mor...

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It looks like it's just laths layed on the slats and nailed or screwed together. If you were to rout slots you would be exposing the less treated inner part of the timber which would encourage rot to set in.

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I like it too.

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The pre filter is rated P2, so not too bad, but I would definitely go for a dedicated P3 mask if I were using MDF a lot.

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If you are using a mask for MDF dust you need one rated P3. The one you link to doesn't seem to have a rating at all so I would assume it is only for paint/solvent use. I have used 3M 7000 series masks for years and they are very good (. I hope)

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I'd lay it as a floating floor, but it would need some laminate floor underlay underneath.

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Danish oil is not very good for treating exterior wood, even the exterior version won't give you a long lasting finish and will need constant maintenance.

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I've had a very quick look at the link you posted but couldn't see where they are using the pocket screws. Pocket screws don't give a fantastically strong joint and if you bought some 10mm round moulding and made your own 50mm long dowels, you would have a much stronger joint than pocket screws.

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Is a sheet of aluminium going to reinforce the door? I've made a few insulated doors by making a torsion box from 6mm ply with a 20 or 25mmm cellotex core which I've then clad with timber, and they have been pretty solid!

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Butchers blocks are normally made from square section stock and the pieces are randomly orientated which creates a board under even tension. You have used rectangular blocks then aligned them to create a pattern and I think this is your problem. You have inadvertently created a lot of tension within...

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Mine reverses but I've only used it a couple of times, having a tilting spindle is the most important extra if you can get it. Keith, what do you find so useful about tilt on a spindle moulder? I have three, one has tilt but I've not needed it so far. I use modern blocks with limiters but do someti...

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Very nice, even the plinth lighting! At least they can turn it off if the novelty wears off

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I haven't replied as I haven't found any supplier round here in Shropshire that consistently supplies decent oak.

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Mine reverses but I've only used it a couple of times, having a tilting spindle is the most important extra if you can get it.

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Something is wrong with the cyclone if it is imploding drums with no hose attached.

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I think the problem you have is not necessarily with the cyclone but with the tools you are using it with. A cyclone needs an airflow to create the vortex which spins the dust out into the drum. The fact your drums are imploding demonstrates that you don't have this airflow as the hose down to the p...

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Sounds like you have put too much oil on. Even though you have sanded the worktop it would still be sealed as the oil will have soaked into a depth and it would only need a few very thin coats to refinish it. I'd remove the finish you have just applied then re-coat but this time apply a small amount...

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The Mirka is great when it works but is not the most reliable tool in the box. I'm on my second but wouldn't buy another.

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Very difficult to tell from the pictures but it looks a bit like redwood (pine) to me. If you go to a reclaimer and look for a bit of old church pew or the like that may we'll solve your dilemma and save your bacon!

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Sorry I didn't see your original post, Ostermanns would almost certainly been able to supply you with the veneer you wanted.

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If you are using PVA adhesive and it is drying white then it is not curing properly and will have little strength. It has been either too wet or too cold or possibly the glue is old or has been frozen. PVA should dry clear and is the best/cheapest wood glue for most jobs.

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With dado joints you don't have to use screws at all as the glue and the housing should give you all the strength you would normally need. The best way of holding the joint whilst the glue cures is to fire brad nails into the internal corner of the joint, a couple from each side will hold it in plac...

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Many years ago I tested lots of wood glues, Gorilla glue was nothing special for strength and was one of the worst for durability, Titebond 3 was the best PVA for strength but Resin W was equally as durable. For ultimate durability and strength look look to West system epoxy or better still Polyproo...

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There are gadgets you can get to fit to a plane to help keep it square but You don't need one, if you want to joint two pieces of wood, put them side by side in a vice and plane both edges at the same time, any slight discrepancy in angle will be the same for both pieces and so when you lay them dow...

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Nice saw and workshop, I'm not envious though

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You may not be able to sand it back, it all depends how thick the veneer is; it would be all too easy to sand right through it if it has a typically thin veneer. I'd experiment on a section you can't see to find out which solvent softens the finish then, using a lint free cloth and small amounts of ...

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