August 11th, 2009
After listening to feedback from our customers, we’ve added a measurement converter to our website allowing conversions between metric (millimetres, centimetres and metres) and imperial (inches, feet and yards) measurements with a click of a button!
Tags: imperial, measurements, metric
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July 30th, 2009
This is the most simple of the angled joints and probably the most commonly found joint around your home. The main use of the Mitre joint (Fig. A) is for skirting boards, picture rails and dado rails (external corners), architraves, mouldings and picture framing. Usually, this joint is used to form a 90 degree corner, with the two pieces of timber to be jointed being cut at 45 degrees.
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Tags: dovetail joints, halving joints, housing joints, mitre joints, woodworking joints
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July 15th, 2009
The main aim when jointing any pieces of timber together should be to cut the joints and arrange them so as to weaken the pieces of timber as little as possible. When the connection is effected entirely by means of timbers fitted together, it is called a joint. Most commonly, however, the joint is strengthened and secured by fastenings, such as: wedges, glue, draw pins, pins, screws, nails, etc. In nearly all cases simple joints are more effective than complicated joints.
Woodworking joints can be divided into four main classifications that correspond to their functions:
joints in length for increasing the lengths of timber, joints in width for increasing the width of timber and angle joints.
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Tags: joining timber, mortice and tenon, woodworking joints
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June 30th, 2009
We’ve updated our website to show how we manufacture our range of wooden gates to suit automation (for both above and below ground automation systems). Whatever type of automation system you decide upon we can manufacture you a gate to suit.
Gates suitable for automation.
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June 25th, 2009
Like all exterior joinery, our wooden gates and garage doors need protecting from the extremes of the British climate, if they are to last for many years. There are many types of treatments available from paints to stains and oils.
If you decide to oil your wooden gates or doors then be aware that you could end up having to regularly apply additional coats of oil every 2-3 months to keep the timber in tip-top condition.
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Tags: DIY, Joinery, Painting, Woodwork
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June 15th, 2009
Welcome to our new blog for woodworkersuk.co.uk . Over time we hope to provide visitors with news on our range of made to measure wooden gates and doors as well as general woodworking tips and tricks, that we hope will be of practical use to you.
If there is anything you would to see on our blog then please leave a comment with your suggestions.
For more news watch this space ……
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