Simon: I grew up in the UK and moved to the US in 1990. I've watched a few of your videos and you defiantly have skills and build nice product. As your business grows I'd really like to see you invest in a sliding table saw. I just bought one from Felder and it really is a different world. Personally, I would have "edge jointed" one side of all of the boards and then cut them to finished width on the table saw. All in good time. I'll be watching your videos as you post them and look forward to seeing you grow.
Nice job. Looks like a real process but once you are in the 'grove' quite a nice job to complete. Question, if you were doing that for some flooring. Would you add small 'V' for chamfer to an edge for detail? Great work and great videos - 👌
You can also add them to the compost pile. They add the necessary carbon to it. You can even let them sit to rot for a while and just add them straight into the soil. You can also give them away to people with chickens, but they usually like to know what kind of wood it is, so that doesn't work very well if you have bags with mixed types of wood in there.
I don't mean this in a bad way, I'm just wondering if there's a reason you couldn't buy this as a ready-made product? It looks like something that would be standard, and at least in the US the local DIY shops are full of ready made oak stuff. Not as much fun, of course. :)
You absolutely can buy tongue and groove over here but most of the time it's much thinner and not as deep as we choose to make it. Also it's very expensive! And yeah, no way near as much fun as making it yourself!
When the boards are only an inch thick, we find it better to thickness them first. They end up straight enough for fascias. Then we square them ontop of the machine 👍🏻
Simon: I grew up in the UK and moved to the US in 1990. I've watched a few of your videos and you defiantly have skills and build nice product. As your business grows I'd really like to see you invest in a sliding table saw. I just bought one from Felder and it really is a different world. Personally, I would have "edge jointed" one side of all of the boards and then cut them to finished width on the table saw. All in good time. I'll be watching your videos as you post them and look forward to seeing you grow.
Thanks for your comment…. The second I can justify one….. I’ll buy one! 😁
Beautiful workspace Simon
Thanks, yes, love the workshop 👍🏻
Top job as always 👍👍
Cheers 😁👍🏻
Very nice 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice job. Looks like a real process but once you are in the 'grove' quite a nice job to complete. Question, if you were doing that for some flooring. Would you add small 'V' for chamfer to an edge for detail? Great work and great videos - 👌
Thanks. Yes, you can buy specific bits that cut a ’v’ joint tongue and groove profile 👍🏻
Class as always 👏👏 will you leave a slight gap between each board when fitting to allow for expansion?
Yes we will, 2-3mm
Easiest way to change bags (I hate it too) is get some magnets to hold bag on so you don’t need to worry about bag slipping
Toddles off to buy magnets! Why didn't I think of that! Thank you ill get on that now
Wow
I enjoy Ur videos....what would be ur preferred finish for an oak bannister+ spindles. ?...so it stays natural looking
Anything you put on will give Oak a more yellow ‘wet look’ osmo do some nice products 👍🏻
@@simonbowler1 thanks 👍🏽
Have you thicknessed the boards before you've planed two clean edges
Yes, when the boards are only an inch thick, we send them straight under the machine. 👍🏻
Any secrets on where to hide those thicknesser shavings!?
We generally have a skip on the job, so they go in there 👍🏻
You can also add them to the compost pile. They add the necessary carbon to it. You can even let them sit to rot for a while and just add them straight into the soil.
You can also give them away to people with chickens, but they usually like to know what kind of wood it is, so that doesn't work very well if you have bags with mixed types of wood in there.
HI Simon what is the make of router table you have? It looks good with the table being able to tilt up and with the addition of a gas strut
Honestly, I’ve no idea, i bought it second hand and it’s very old!
I don't mean this in a bad way, I'm just wondering if there's a reason you couldn't buy this as a ready-made product? It looks like something that would be standard, and at least in the US the local DIY shops are full of ready made oak stuff.
Not as much fun, of course. :)
You absolutely can buy tongue and groove over here but most of the time it's much thinner and not as deep as we choose to make it. Also it's very expensive!
And yeah, no way near as much fun as making it yourself!
Why don’t you plain one side first then thickness the other that way you can guarantee square
When the boards are only an inch thick, we find it better to thickness them first. They end up straight enough for fascias. Then we square them ontop of the machine 👍🏻