We recently purchased a Vermont Castings stove to help deter gas heating costs (and it really looks nice too). Code requires a zero-clearence chimney and I've only found a couple of sites that offer these and I am amazed at the costs. Current calculations put the price of the chimney almost in line with the stove.
Has anybody purchsed these types of chimneys or have any opinions regarding which ones are better bargains than the others. Or is there another alternative out there that I'm unaware of.
I have just been given a Coronet Major wood lathe , but the aluminium face plate is broken , where in the UK or Portugal can I get a replacement . It is quite an old lathe but it still works well ,...
Poplar is okay if they are to be painted. If not, or stained, I would not choose poplar. It is soft, uninteresting and does not finish well (unless painted). Oak or maple are not that much more...
Note: the first two pictures, top to bottom, show the sample woods I bought to match: mahogany, walnut, oak, the bottom is the side of the table. The remaining 3 pictures are of the wood in question...
I purchased a very old dining set that i'm fixing and refinishing. I'm more of a handy person than a woodworker but am enjoying the process.
I'm still stripping all of the pieces, but I know I'll...
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