• Hi all and welcome to TheWoodHaven2 brought into the 21st Century, kicking and screaming! We all have Alasdair to thank for the vast bulk of the heavy lifting to get us here, no more so than me because he's taken away a huge burden of responsibility from my shoulders and brought us to this new shiny home, with all your previous content (hopefully) still intact! Please peruse and feed back. There is still plenty to do, like changing the colour scheme, adding the banner graphic, tweaking the odd setting here and there so I have added a new thread in the 'Technical Issues, Bugs and Feature Requests' forum for you to add any issues you find, any missing settings or just anything you'd like to see added/removed from the feature set that Xenforo offers. We will get to everything over the coming weeks so please be patient, but add anything at all to the thread I mention above and we promise to get to them over the next few days/weeks/months. In the meantime, please enjoy!

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    Lathe tools

    I’m looking at new tools having just purchased a new lathe and was wondering about these replaceable tip tools versus ‘normal’ ones. In my mind they’re just scrapers but it can’t be that simple, can it? What are the pros and cons of the tipped ones? And in passing what on earth happened to...
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    Chucks

    I’m about to dip my toes back into the spinny world after a number of years away. Having flogged all my gear I’m starting from scratch and the world of chucks has changed quite a lot. Is there any one make that’s better than the others? The axminster ones look pretty good and as I’ll be getting...
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    One for the kids

    I promised myself some time ago that I’d make ‘nice’ boxes for each of our 3 children. I didn’t just want to make bog standard stuff and it took me a while to find a design that I was comfortable with. These are zebrano with maple insert and highlights. The zebrano is a bit of a pig to work...
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    ‘Stop’ butt hinges

    I’m looking for some stop butt hinges. Choice appears to be limited to either Brusso (bit ugly out the back) or the smart butt (eye wateringly expensive). I’ve found the thread on here that shows both being installed and the smart hinge definitely looks more ‘professional’ and would be my...
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    WiFi in a ‘faraday cage’?

    Bear with me here, technical numpty! My workshop is a pitched roof single garage. All walls and roof are insulated with 50mm PIR board with foil taped joints. I use one of those alexa things for music and company during the day. Garage is about 10 feet from house and due to patchy wifi I’ve...
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    The things you see on holiday ……

    We’re in the middle of the NC500 and decided to head towards mainland UK’s most northerly point (Dunnet Head not Groaty O’Johns!). On the way there we passed a sign for some wooden stuff and I said to the wife ‘must stop on the way back’. We did, and what a wonderful place it was. A very nice...
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    Cutting Veneer

    I’m wondering if a scroll saw will be any use in cutting ‘flowing’ shapes in commercial veneer (0.6mm ish) without undue splintering. Happy to sandwich and use fine blades but wondering if anyone has any experience before I consider purchase .
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    Wooden hinge drill set

    I’ve been looking into wooden hinges and the only really usedul info is in relation to the Rob Cosman set but at over £130 it’s a tad expensive. Does anyone know of a cheaper way of accurately drilling centre holes in dowels?
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    Yet another box!

    I don’t post photos of my veneered boxes these days figuring you’ve seen enough! However, I can’t make my mind up whether this one is any good from a design perspective. I was given a decent sized oak beam that had its origins in a Cambridgeshire country house. It then sat in a shed for 20 plus...
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    Varnish over shellac?

    I know there are many new fangled finishes around that claim to be the dog danglies (and they might indeed be!). I’m a lover of shellac and have been for years. I like the quick application (several coats in a day) and that I can to an extent grain fill with it (build up, cut back). It isn’t...
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    Even more boxes ….

    Yes, even more! The latest batch, all made for sale in a local craft shop. I know they’re not to everyone’s taste but I enjoy making them and it keeps me out the wife’s way which she’s happy with. All lined with self adhesive velvet, not a bad substitute for leather.
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    Insulating behind wardrobes?

    We need to replace the old built in wardrobes. These are on an external wall/corner and have shown signs of condensation and mould and clothing has been damaged. We have cavity wall insulation and the external wall was recently repointed (there have been damp issues on the same wall in the...
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    More boxes ..

    My experiments with veneer continue. I started off with some ratty old plywood and ended up with something that I feel is reasonably pleasing.
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    Vice advice

    Record 52 1/2. When being opened with the handle the jaw stops and there is a repeated ‘clicking’ as the quick release lever jumps. The vice can be opened with the QR lever and pulling without issue. Research hasn’t provided any illuminating information and I’m left wondering if its spring...
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    My first veneering

    I’ve always admired well veneered work but have generally considered it outside the scope of my skills/equipment and so avoided it. However, in my desire to use timber that would otherwise prove to be rather expensive (and wasteful if it goes wrong) and add to my skill level I thought it time...
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    A bit of a frankenbox ….

    This box has been something like 6 years in the making for various reasons. I fancied having a go at that Japanese Shuey McFee where you attack wood with a blow torch as I quite like the finish it gives. I had some bits of oak in the offcut box so I thought I’d give it a go! It’s incredibly...
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    More ‘Marmite’ boxes

    Another batch of boxes, all from slavaged wood. Reaction has been mixed like the last box (hence marmite!). Feels like an age ago Malcolm kindly gave me some coloured veneers and I’ve been determined to make something incorporating them. I really want to make similar boxes but with flowing...
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    Ebay ‘micro transactions’

    I’m not a big seller on eBay and have just completed what must be the first sale in a couple of years. The money went straight to my bank account which is a change from PayPal (told you it was a while!), no issues so far. This morning I had what appears to be a genuine email from eBay telling...
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    Very nearly the whole RAF …..

    Beavering away this afternoon when the unmistakable sound of a wokka is heard. As a bit of a spotter I popped my head out and behold….. What must be very nearly the entire RAF overhead (they were the right way up, - honest!). Not sure where they were going, there isn’t a doughnut shop that way.
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    Oak and Wenge Box

    This one started quite some time ago with the intent of being a wedding present for my sister. Home made burr oak veneer that I've had for years left over from a course I attended over an 8mm ish oak base. The wenge is also 'left overs' from a project on the same course so I do get to use stuff...
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