ray s

thats a class piece of work. very nice

i use danish oil or linseed oil heated up and applied with a cloth to penetrate the wood. usually use several coats. depends what the customer requires really, some prefer a dull look to the finish and others like them more glossy looking. for the joints i usually let the legs into the base of the bench and then brace the joint. screwed down from the top with a plug of oak on top. makes a good solid joint. timber on the first bench pictured was seasoned the others are from greenish timber, standing deadwood. hope that helps

a few pics of some oak benches produced recently,been fairly busy with this type of work recently, things are taking off . all produced using the 880 and alaskan.

try slewtic ,cumbria, they do several sizes and are reasonably priced

nice photo,amazing trees, voted

i am one, just call me "big wood":001_tt2:

just a thought but is the gasket between the carb and engine ok as it might be sucking too much air in to the engine .

it went for £3400,someone had a good deal

not bl**dy likely:001_tongue: way too cold for me

brilliant, love it:thumbup:

danish oil,eay to use and looks good

looks nice

my old bike from about 1987, suzuki rg500, 4cyl 2 stroke, used to go like poo off a stick, sadly no longer got it.

nice work, i like that a lot:thumbup1:

practice and more practice, you'll get them spot on in the end. have a look on the net and you'll find a couple of companies selling ripping chain at good prices, i've got a ms880 with 36" bar and i got 2 ripping chains for about £34. and they're genuine stihl. and as trollspiel says use a ladder for the first cut , makes it far more accurate