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thanks everyone ,it definitely looks like mdf is now a none starter so i need to look at alternatives by the way it is only the face frames and doors that i will be building as all the "cabinets"will...

thanks for the useful input ,maybe i will try to talk the wife into solid wood doors( but dont hold out much hope as she can be pretty stubborn) so that they can be finished in a clear finish which...

although i was a cabinet maker i never actually used m d f now the wife wants a kitchen with painted doors so i have a couple of questions..is mdf a viable material to use for kitchen cabinet...

long time since i have posted but maybe someone can help ,i am looking for ways to make a wood filler that will look something like the original timber(mahogany) it is not for furniture but for a...

a plastic mug is what the brits call a beaker

wishing you all the best independence day that your circumstances permit and hope that the heat wave doesn't last much longer for you all

well it's usually between 90 and 100 degrees here (thailand) 12 months of the year though unfortunately we are now in the rainy season and we also live in a rice growing area so with the flooded...

seen lots of wooden cooker covers/cutting boards and would suggest it will not be a problem if the board also covers the knobs

the best thing that i remember about sheffield was seeing it get smaller in my rear view mirror,i suppose that could be called the hi'light of my visit

hi don,he had loaded 6 chairs on to the truck for delivery but then whilst tying them on he hooked the rope onto the hitch ,threw it over the chairs then went round to fasten it off pulled the rope...

i just read a thread about a man working with his son that got me thinking about my own son and work, when the time came for him to start work he wanted to join the police force but was not accepted...

congrats the next one will be just as cute ,have you thought about a stroller in the shape of an infill plane .

as i use almost entirely reclaimed wood i don't consider anything as scrap until it gets in the way that is and as it is usually hardwood i give it to people in the village who cook on wood fires

never hide tools from her but always lock them up after use to prevent her using my saws and chisels in the garden after she almost ruined a crosscut saw trying to cut cementicious boards and damaged...

thanks jerry ,just wanted to be sure i wouldn't ruin the bearings if no grease was in them

it;s home made myk

well almost completed building a lathe and have used self centering bearings on the head and tailstock,each bearing carrier has a grease nipple but i cannot see any way for the grease to get into the...

when i bought my lunchbox planer they were very scarce and difficult to find but eventualy found a couple of makes in what would be the equivalent of your big box stores both were on the shelf next...

you have to pay with your green fee for a caddy the cost is usually between 200 baht or around $6 and 500 baht about $15and then depending on how good they were you give a tip usually about the same...

hi ed ,i play a fair bit of golf but over here it is mandatory to have a caddy so pushing or pulling a trolley is out of the question but i walk as much as i feel like on the course and often let...

i like that one jerry

so now i am at an age where i can afford to do pretty much anything that i want(retired)but one of the problem with age is that i can't remember what i wanted to do and even if i could i probably...

last night i had a visit from the owner, he knew exactly where i lived though i had never seen him before in the village it transpires that his assistant knew very well what a board foot was but was...

wouldn't that be a watch goose ?

after a further visit to the timber merchant where i bought my timber from i popped back to the one with the problem with the board foot this time the boss was in and he recognised me as the farang...