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Personally I'd want more than 500mm in the ground. We usually have 750 to hang a 12ft farm gate from. Keep the hole as small as you can...

Brilliant, what a great example of appropriate technology And no beavers required 😄

In this crazy world of chaos and bad news you occasionally stumble across something that gives you a little hope

Nearest thing I could find was the last item on this site. Not sure if they will still ship to UK...

If you have no luck here it might be worth contacting Ashley Iles, I believe they still make specials. One though occurs, if you can...

That's a tree that looks like it has many tales to tell

Yes indeed - some trees laugh in the face of them tree fellers, as they show us their winds and dangles. This one is on the edge of a...

Garden or field trees are usually prone to more movement than plantation grown even when carefully dried. It's a result of external...

I'd say agricultural merchants, especially the old sort with a workshop round the back, but the port sounds ideal. I reckon a marine...

You could cut the board in half lengthwise, glue and screw the two together then face it with a piece of galvanized sheet. Cut the sheet...

An opinel knife works well for cutting corks, no wide bevel so less resistance as cork can be 'grabby' as you have found. A wooden vee...

Loving this thread, it's really cheered me up. Thanks Rob I'll add a few more if I may

I usually put my spotify playlist on ‘shuffle’ and let it go for hours. There is a lot of jazz on it and I’ve heard Django a million...

@Mike Fletcher if you're a fan of the Dan, check out Brooklyn Charmers on YouTube

Have you listened to this? I really love this too. For those of a quickly judgemental persuasion persevere for 30 seconds or so.