What's inside Ikea's "wood" ?

Submitted by Keith on Friday 18/05/2018
Recently one of my neighbours asked me if I could cut down some wood for her as she wanted to install some shelves in an alcove in her living room so they needed to be a specific size. 
The wood that she gave me to cut was from Ikea from a range of theirs called Linnmon which is designed to be used as a desk or table.  It's incredible cheap to buy - each of these shelves costs just £10 and for aother £10 you can get 4x legs at £2.50 each to make a table.
I think a lot of people expect, and by the way this is also what my neighbour expected, that this is a sol

Making A Sander Cabinet

Submitted by Keith on Friday 18/05/2018

In this video I make a simple wall mounted cabinet to hold my sander, sanding discs and wet and dry paper.

Making A Side Table With A Drawer / Bedside Table

Submitted by Keith on Friday 18/05/2018

In this video I make a retro / vintage style side table with a drawer... Or it could be a bedside table... I haven't really decided..  Made using reclaimed materials / street finds.  This is a rare painted project (because the wood I used had some stains) and I show you how I achieved a really nice and smooth painted finish.

Vlog 4 - Work In Progress / Recommended Viewing / Tool Talk (Mirka, Hitachi, Evolution, FFX)

Submitted by Keith on Friday 18/05/2018
Vlog number 4.  In this video I talk about work in progress, new business cards and brand related stuff, some YouTube channels that I recommend, and lots and lots of new tools since the last vlog.
 
Video timings:  
Work In Progress - 0:46
Recommended Viewing - 4:53
Tool Talk - 7:17
 
Blow Torch and Gas: http://amzn.to/2F7Qvaw (Amazon UK) 
 
Ali Dymock's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4UDF...
 

How To Sharpen A Card Scraper / Cabinet Scraper To Get Wood Shavings

Submitted by Keith on Friday 27/04/2018
In this video I show you how I sharpen and draw and turn a hooked burr on the card / cabinet scraper to get wispy wood shavings, using only inexpensive tools.
 
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Cheap Card Scraper (Irwin Marples) https://amzn.to/2Hus4tO (Amazon UK) 
Bahco Card Scraper https://amzn.to/2Fh4j2B (Amazon UK) or https://amzn.to/2FedQYh (Amazon UK) https://amzn.to/2qZstcY (Amazon US)

Re-finishing A Mid Century Dining Table - Restoration

Submitted by Keith on Friday 27/04/2018
Recently I saw a dining table for sale on facebook ads, it was listed for just £10 and I like this style of furniture, so thought it'd make a good restoration project so I picked it up.
It's a small table to seat around 4 or maybe 6 at a squeeze, and it's a folding table so you can fold it up and put it to one side and it takes up very little space as you can see.
It had a few problems with the finish, some deep scratches, chipped veneer, the finish was dry and flakey an there were a few moisture stains.  The top appearst to be a teak veneer laminated to MDF.

Hitachi NT1850 18g Finishing/Brad Nailer 18v cordless - First Impressions Review

Submitted by Keith on Friday 27/04/2018
In this video I review the Hitachi NT1850 cordless 18g brad / finishing nailer which runs on the Hitach 18v batteries.
 
Hitachi NT1850 Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2GXHw1x
Hitachi NT1850 Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2qySUWv
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Making A Wooden Draining Board Using Beech

Submitted by Keith on Friday 27/04/2018
Recently one of my friends tagged me in a post on Twitter because someone had tweeted about needing a replacement wooden draining board for a sink, it's an item that is no longer available for sale, and her old draining board was a little worse for wear.  So I got in touch and gave her a quote for making one and also some more information an suggestions and options about what would might be best to use as some woods are more resistant to absorbing moisture.  The client was happy with the quote and sent me the exact dimensions for the board she wanted, including the spacings inbe

Q&A 2018 (Part 2 of 2)

Submitted by Keith on Friday 27/04/2018

Thanks to those who asked questions!

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Q&A 2018 (Part 1 of 2)

Submitted by Keith on Friday 27/04/2018

Your Q&A questions answered - part 1 of 2 Thanks to those who asked questions!

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