Crafts / Craftsmen / craftswomen (craftspeople, I suppose)

Thank you.
Yes that is subject to some experimentation. I'll likely add supports on the cross beam things halfway in, not visible unless you kneel.

I need some attractive height adjustable feet to finish a cabinet I'm designing. Can anyone suggest somewhere to internet-shop for this kind of thing?

attractive

There's your problem right there.
I think that straight up industrial stuff is attractive but you might not.
I love this place but it's local to me.
[https://www.casterland.com/collections/glides]
The name also endears it to me.

If you find something on the Hafele website you can usually find an online supplier.

https://www.hafele.co.uk/en/product/cabinet-foot-set-of-4-feet-150-mm-high-satin-nickel-or-chrome-plated/000000fb0003ab3600020023/#SearchParameter=&Category=YcbAqBtGrrkAAAFPqsE4lnbm&@P.FF.followSearch=10000&PageNumber=5&OriginalPageSize=12&PageSize=12&Position=52&OrigPos=1309&ProductListSize=119

As an example but there are quite a few ranging from industrial to cookie cutter euro office.

Cheers guys, yes all a little industrial, but I guess that's going to be the way off the shelf, and it's probably fine for the purpose to be honest.

Can someone help with milling/prototyping a small part?

I don't CAD hence need help with that too. Got a photo of a superglued (yup!) mock up of what it should be though! ;)

I'd like to get someone to put new fabric on a chair like the one on the right. What's the ballpark figure for how much this would cost, and can anyone recommend someone who could do it (I'm Bristol based).

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Possibly.. should be able to do the CAD but the machining might be a bit trickier. What material? Can you post a picture of the mockup?

Cheers, will get some photos soon!

Aluminum and have bought a tiny block and might have a go at it with drills and loads of filing...

Started a thread on a similar topic before being directed to this fabulous thread. I've just ordered a set of marples chisels, a bench plane, block plane, fine tooth saw and measuring/marking tools in the hope of distracting myself from my mundane day job.

I'm not totally green to woodworking, my old man is a carpenter by trade, so i spent a lot of my youth getting in his way while he tried to work. Generally didn't show much interest in it at the time but something must have sunk in as I'd consider myself quite a bit more proficient in diy woodworking than most of my office working soft handed peers.

Have made a few maybe rougher attempts at diy projects for the house, but hoping to have a go at more decorative stuff now.

First question, where in south east London can i get small quantities of something nicer than your basic pine? Or can you order online?

Surrey timbers is not too far away from South East London. And are good at dealing with hobbyists who maybe don't know about timber talk (board ft. Etc).

Also S L hardwoods in Croydon is good, and I've used them before.

I think both accept orders over the interwebz.

Also most branches of Axminster tools have a small, random selection of bits of good quality wood.

If you are getting used to ordering timber for projects it's always a good idea to physically go to the timber merchant and see what is there and what quality it is. It's also a good idea to take a block plane with you as you will need to plane off the end grain sealant, and as a lot of stuff will be rough sawn some of the face to get a good idea of the grain but you MUST ask before doing this as they don't mind as a rule but do get a bit pissed if you stroll around randomly planing their stock.

I think Whitten Timber in Peckham are still trading. Long term sponsors of the track league at Herne Hill so worth supporting.

Nice one, they're not far from me at all!

Thanks for the tip!

Whitten Timber are almost all out of stock - they are selling off what’s left at discount in some cases. I filled the car up with a mixture of stuff last weekend, got a big bag of chopped firewood thrown in for free - to practise my newly acquired tools with.

The land Whitten are on is prime development land sadly, the company scored its 100yr birthday last year and is basically ceasing trading. Their cutting business is being taken on by another company (East London somewhere) with the Whitten name, but otherwise it is not relocating or continuing trading.

Shame, I got some lovely Yew pieces there a few years ago, they used to have some super stuff.

G&S Timber is pretty consistently good for oak and sapele. Not had much I couldn’t use from them, always ordered online / via email as they’re in the Lake District. Also do big dowels which are quite fun.

I’d heard rumours that they might not be trading for much longer. A real shame, feels like part of Peckham’s heritage going.

Went to the lake district a few years ago and happened on their shop by chance. Nice selection of tools and woodworking bits. Couldn't spend the whole day there as I was supposed to be on holiday!

https://www.bristolupholsterycollective.com/

As seen on Money for nothing tv show.

They look good, I'll get a quote

Titanium biek frames are so common these days. If you want to be next level you need to get yourself a Ti hammer.

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How does that work?
Hammers (generally) benefit from mass / weight.
ETA - F*ck me they're spendy!

Force = mass*acceleration therefore although you lose mass you make up for it by having less inertia to overcome so the hammer accelerates faster allowing you to strike with the same force. It was spendy but I have a serious shoulder issue that was caused by having a tennis ball sized tumour removed about 5 years ago this issue causes problems up and down my arm and lighter hammers help this so hopefully it will be worth it.

S'very nice tho.
And I am very enamoured of the integrated nail-holder.

Got an interesting conundrum at work today, I'm finishing off the gable end rafters for the restoration I'm in the middle of and have to make this detail where the rafter is shaped so that the step goes over the top of the roof board (see photo). I have 2 ways to do it, old skool where I chisel out the rebate by hand or with my hollow chisel morticer. I'd have thought that the latter is much quicker but it's so fucken fiddly that it isn't and I have to spend aaaaages cleaning it up with a chisel anyway also every time I move the head I have to move it on the X and Y axis.

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