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Ah I thought it was a varnish finish you used by Wattyl, my bad!.

Hey Rob, whats the Wattyl stuff you been using?.

As for the lacquer, I've found these but its expensive so I'd like to hear of any cheap places aswell.

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And that's what separates mere mortals from the professionals, incredible.

I've made good use of it so far Rob, but not used it to press any thin veneers yet. The top is still totally flat and I still love the bench design. I just need to get around to making the dog holes...

How long did it take to restore Rob?.

I was thinking exactly the same thing Rob, I'd love to have a crack at it myself when my skill and tools allow. As for the Rosewood, I imagine alot of research on trade routes of the Romans and...

Had to share this, wooden furniture of Herculaneum preserved from Vesuvius, incredible. Check out the table made from White Fur and Rosewood at time stamp 4:21.

Wooden furniture of Herculaneum...

Yep, its been like that for over 100 years.

It appears that a Kiwi is quite central to whats been called the greatest miscarriage of justice Britain has ever seen. Rodric Williams - former Litigation Lawyer at Post Office Ltd and current Head...

Has anyone been following or watching the Post Office Inquiry and scandal?.

Sorry for flooding the thread Rob, too many questions!, how old would the table be?. It looks Art-Deco?.

Agreed, colour matching to this degree is incredible.

Maybe I msised it in the post but how thick are the veneers?.

Have you got a closer photo of the piece Rob, its just spectacular how you managed to restore it and I'd love to see it up close.

This is masterful restoration Rob!.

Thanks Rob, Its still three quarters full, no skin formed but upon opening looked like the medium had separated from the thicker grey stuff. I just mixed up again and it all seemed fine.

I have a can of sanding sealer (Feast Watson) that I bought about 3-4 years ago, how long does it last?.

Falling short of screwing a bench to a floor, you wont get more solid than high friction rubber feet. As stated the weight has alot to do with it but rubber feet will stop sliding and absorbing...

Hi John, I found with my old makeshift workbench which had wooden legs in contact with the floor would move when planing and so forth. So I had a rubber mat underneath to stop this from happening....

Yes you have to kneel down, bend at the knee's, keep a straight back and turn the red dial until the feet make contact with the floor. Like I said though, once they're in contact with the floor,...

I love the castor system I have on my workbench. I wish I had known about these things before because they're excellent, made like a tank and have a load capacity of 1400kg. they're height ...

I did this test Rob, it does indeed give off a green tint which is not what I'm after. Just to satisfy my curiosity I also
applied a 50/50 mix of Tung Oil and Poly Varnish to a stained piece of oak...

Bit late to the party but, you could try Feast Watson Prooftints. The Dye stain is very potent and will send Oak black with one coat.

After reading this John I'm so glad I got rid of mine.

The wife that is not the Mr Sheen.

Totally bang on. I did a test of the F&W and Wattyl stains and as you said the Wattyl is thinner.



Testing is underway Boss!.

Hey Rob!, Have a look at my thread on the coffee table as I've made several new posts and updates on it you may have missed. I think WWF have had some problems as I'm not getting much response from...

Can you buff out Hardwax Oil gloss finish to a satin sheen using wire wool and wax as you would with shellac?. I know you can buy Satin Hardwax Oil but I'd like more control over the level of...

I'm not sure if this is something new I've discovered/invented... I've seen stops similar to the the ones I've made but they are for stopping only one drawer at a time from being removed, I designed...

I was using my shop vac for a while to collect the chips. Then I decided to try my 2hp Carbatec Dust Collector, the results are night and day, apart from collecting a huge amount more, you're not...

What have they updated?.

You seem to have left us in suspenders, what tune up did you do Riverbuilder?.

Has anyone got or tried the Vevor Circular Saw Blade sharpener?. How does it compare to other brands?.

Since my last post I routed a roundover on both top and bottom edges of the tabletop as can be seen in the two photo's below:

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Everything rested on the next part of this project...

Wow, wonder how much those machines go for?.

A late welcome from me. What part of the SW are you from?. I'll be in North Devon again at some point soon hopefully.

Really nice piece Steve. Whats the fan for in the background of a couple of your photo's?.

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth, also eliminating the most obvious first is always a good place to start.

Elementary my dear Beaver.

We've all done it lol.

Blade on backwards would give similar results to what he's reporting.

I'm not convinced its the blade that's causing the problem. What TS are you using?, fence setup etc?.

Hi Rob,

I can't for the life of me find if the Craftsman stuff is thinned with Turps or Metho?. If it happens to be Turps then surely you can Finish in Shellac without it lifting the stain much?....

The F&W dye stain is very concentrated so I'll remember to thin the stuff down. I do have some Wattyl Colourwood Interior Stain Walnut Brown & other colours but they're pigment stains and not dye...

I know too polite, I was going to call him a #$&# but they're useful.

Feast Watson brand.



I found myself cutting through to the stain quite often when sanding, especially difficult on the moldings and decorative parts. If I didn't cut the SS back enough it left...

The guy's a plonker.

Hi Mic, Thankyou!. I think you're right about the imbalance in moisture from one side to the other. At first I thought it might be the frame (S&R) that was bowed, hence bowing the ply, but in fact it...

Thanks for taking the photo's mate, I really appreciate it. How tall is this piece?. Is the panel inside the mitred edging solid wood?. If so how did they do the joinery to account for expansion?....

Looks like I may have fixed the slight bow. I applied a damp towel which covered the whole table area as opposed to applying it only to the solid edge, clamped both ends so it bows in opposite...

Thanks for your post. Have you got a picture?, I'd really love to see it!. The plywood is Baltic Birch.

So I eventually picked up my full sheet of white oak veneered ply, good both sides I might add. The ply came out after veneering a little over 13mm thick which is where I need it, I cut the sheet...