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I've often heard Norm Abram of NYW fame mention that he uses nail polish remover to remove excess oil before gluing up teak.

Thank you gentlemen. The voice of reason is listened to. I will avoid the MDF route and look for the cement board.

Edit: I've capped the double cavity with expanded metal and render. What adhesive...

The UK HSE can be a bit stupid at the other end of the safety spectrum. For example, some schools have been ordered to cut down trees that could be a hazard to anyone climbing them. For centuries,...

Guys, please give me your thoughts on this subject. I've removed the original tiles from a window sill. The tile and plaster was about 15mm thick covering a cavity wall 1800mm x 200mm. I've got some...

Zenwood, that was my problem trying to plane it and the blade mouth got totally choked. It seemed a lot of work getting the router out and set up. I did though use a chisel to cut out some of the...

Phil,

The instructions for GG say the surfaces should be damped before use so that confirms what you know about it. Like you, I've never done that and so far I've never had a glue-up go belly-up...

After cutting some MDF I needed to take off about 2mm. Trying to take it off using my circular saw was problematical and it was almost as if the saw was trying tear the material rather than cleanly...

Phil,

You raise an interesting point about Gorilla Glue being a polyurethane by another name. One characteristic about it is that it 'foams' when curing so if you want to glue something which has...

Phil,

here's their website:

http://www.gorillaglue.com/

I've had mine for well over a year and it still flows readily from the bottle and there's no sign of 'failure', if you get my meaning?...

I imported my Dewalt 744XP table saw from Mexico with UPS. It arrived here in the UK in perfect condition. I was able to use their online tracker and I new exactly where it was at any time. When it...

Phil,

I have a preference for Gorilla Glue. I can say it fulfilled every demand I've placed upon it. True, I've not glued up that much but it sticks like the proverbial poo on a babys blanket.

Zenwood, "ill-posed" is not a fair critique!:C

Anyway, I like your images of different joints. The one with dowels is, for me, perhaps the "best" solution in your images. All of them have merit...

Guys, many thanks for the ideas and RTFarty, I'll look at the magazine you suggested. The cupboard I'm building is nothing substantial being at most 60cm wide and about 25cm deep. I'm not long into...

I've got a small cupboard to build in a recess. The first thing I have in mind is to build the basic frame carcass. If my attachment makes it through, take a look at an example of three pieces of...

Package? Oops. I generally throw away all documentary evidence and product descriptions in my excitement when unpacking new tools.

MurrayD: thanks for the link to the blade types and it's given me...

DJ, thanks for the bump on the blades. I've found a couple of references and it looks like each manufacturer brings different categories of blades to the table. The stock issue ones I got with the...

I've been a Sketchup (SU) user for about 15 months now. Firstly, it was intended to be used as a preview tool to complement architectural drawings and to present concepts rather than specifics. It...

Is there any way of knowing what jigsaw blade is best for different types of material you are working on. I have a number of blades which all look quite similar and a couple of very fine-toothed...

Hello all, maybe someone can help me with this. I recently watched an episode of New Yankee Workshop. There was brief footage of a power tool I've not seen before. It was a portable hand-held drum...