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My mother advised by a senior copper years ago to keep a few masonry nails and a claw hammer on her bedside table. She was going to...

Regrettably police don't respond to minor/property crimes here either. And to make matters worse, law abiding citizens have no means of...

As I recall, Michael Bloomburg cut crime in New York by not ignoring the little stuff for those very reasons.

And then the police will take an interest.. and you and your wife will be prosecuted. Freind of mine plagued by robberies at a farm...

It's the wild , wild west out there unfortunately the victims seldom get justice. Back in the Spring there were a series if brazen...

Afflicted!

I think in some cases it could actually be a genuine mental illness, but honestly it depends what you make and how serious you are, and...

Its a mindset, If you think it as an addiction it is. But if you call your house a museum, then you become a curator of tools and...

A shooting board with detachable donkeys ear

That is a good result, I'll look into it.

I was asked recently if I could re-pipe a towel warmer the original pipes ran around the bedroom skirting & didn’t look that nice. In...

Final update pics below. Last coats on, desk and window sill varnished, light fittings/sockets in. Unfortunately no books in for a...

Well done and the window view is stunning. We also need updates of the workshop renovation please.

I thought I'd write a short piece on one of the best (fairly) recent additions to my hand tool workshop. The humble trug! I now keep...

Nice colour, is it a flexible trug? Do you know of a good heavy sock that wood chips will not cling too?