Recent content by johnnyb

I have to say upvc French doors are the spawn of Satan. The wider the worse. If course when you would like to open both doors(sunny) the things sag and catch. I'd have sliders or wooden maybe aluminium anything but plastic if it's at all south facing.

Cut 2.5mm off the left of the blade by moving the fence about 6mm each strip. See my post on bevel slat shutters. Not safe to pass between the fence and blade. How you do the final skim is the most tricksy bit. I think I'd struggle at that thickness tbh.

I've started using toupret glazing putty. Not quite traditional but in many ways better.

Yes courses have always been like that. Fine furniture and boxes. I think people have a reel playing in there head and this video is both satisfying and relaxing with classical music in the background. All dovetails and showy wood. The trouble would be the skill level of the course...

I also use burnt sand mastic on stone buildings. It's seems old fashioned well it is old fashioned but it's a great product. Both flexible and sticky and can be matched to the stone.(it fills the gap around the frame)

I love the traditional square iron dowel fixed into a mortice in the frame and leaded into a stone cill. Few nails into wood plugs. It doesn't need much to hold them solid really.

Ps I'd love to run a make your own door course. Do you think there would be any interest? Suppose you'd do make your own frame first! First thought being how would you get it home!

You neglect to say what tackle you've got in your workshop. 2 inch unsorted redwood deals(9by2) for the door rails/stiles and 3 inch deals for the frame is totally traditional.(and almost waste free ie in half gives 4 inch stiles/top rail full gives 8 1/2 inch bottom/mid rail.

Here's the part finished chair

The steel in anchor chains is normally wrought iron and this provides the soft backing in(top) Japanese chisels. Bear in mind quality wrought iron hasn't been made for many years. The slag inclusions, once etched give a pretty pattern ala Damascus.

It depends on the accuracy of each method as accuracy on a mitre has to be perfect. So most mitre saws are off. Even when adjusted there not quite right. Equally with a table saw. I no joint exists on its own so the item needs to be the same size as its opposite number. A method where a couple...

My child (6) has been saying there " making a chair" in dt . He even pieced one together from a cornflake Box in front of my eyes! So this morning I put together an adirondack and when he gets back we'll shingle nail the slats on maybe try and screw the arms on. It's been over 18 months since we...

"Do your best and caulk the rest" is the skirting mantra...

Those taper bearings need to have the correct clearance to allow them to float. The surfaces need to be good enough to maintain the oil film.(not damaged) and the oil reservoir needs to deliver the correct grade oil.

It's definitely possible to do without damage because I did it(about 19 years ago)