The Framers Forum

Hi Mark. Thanks so much for sharing your experience of joining oak using one of the machines I first mentioned. It seems I was expecting too much from a cheaper option. So thanks for helping save me from making a costly mistake. I will play it safe and steer clear from any manual underpinner for joi...

Hi George, Thanks for the reply. Again, so much valuable information. I'm not set on a manual underpinner. And after receiving advice from yourself and others on here I'm considering a secondhand Hoffman MU2 as I'm after the best possible results for large hardwood frames. Thanks for voicing your co...

Thank you very much for the advice Vintage Framer. I'm already so glad I joined this forum. I will forget a foot operated underpinner and look at either a pneumatic or router option. I've been caught in two minds as how to approach this, and your feedback has helped me decide. I thought about starti...

Thanks Prospero. I will consider using ash. Just from the online images I've checked out looks like it could work for my project as an alternative. As a noobie looking at achieving fine and consistent results fairly quickly, it does sound like I may be biting off more than I can chew with oak. I wil...

Hi Jim, Thanks very much for your warm welcome and really useful response - much appreciated. The oak I plan on working with will have a flat square profile of approx 25mm - so sounds like that should give me a good chance with a manual machine. As for amounts - I'm planning on making a run of 20 in...

Hello. I'm after some advice on which underpinner I should buy please. There's an M3 by Framers Corner in good condition 20mins from mine or I've seen a Cassese CS79 advertised on here for £350 + 6hr roundtrip and £70 in diesel? I'm making a batch of shallow 100x80cm frames from oak to display a pho...