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Vinegar works on the hard water mineral deposits in my dishwasher. Might do the same to your toilet. Pete

Is it possible to leave the "breeze blocks" and attach the boards to either or both sides the blocks? Perhaps painting the blocks black or an agreeable colour before adding the boards. The boards can stick above the blocks as much as desired. This is assuming the blocks are sound and not falling...

Here is some information on lighting levels. Illuminance - Recommended Light Levels My shop is 57.7sq metres and I put in 16 batten LED lights of 4,000 lumens each. They are 6,000 Kelvins in brightness. The walls are unpainted OSB and if I ever get to the point of the room seeming dim I'll...

Would people watch it if it was called Britain's Useless Wood Hacks? 🤔 Pete

Lefley what is the difference between the tryptophan in the turkey that puts you in that torpor and the beer and wine that does it the rest of the year? 😉🦃 Enjoy the day off and the big meal too. Pete

With the bar Sideways showed you only need to lift one side, then swing the bar to pivot the machine in the direction you want to go. Then go to the other side and do it again. Keep it up and you walk the machine across the floor a couple inches at a time. If you don't want to mark the concrete...

I appreciate you trying to help Mike but at this stage I'm beyond Ignoring. Instead of loosing it and swearing at all the forum's twits I'm going to take a hiatus for the summer. In the fall I will look back in again and if all the hand tool threads are continuing to be a bunch of silly arguing...

Another thread to unwatch. Pete

You're crackers. Pete

LN started making the improved versions of older planes when nobody else was doing it. When they were successful at it the Asians started to do so but they didn't copy the Stanley or any other designs and improve them. No research or working to build their market. They copied the LN planes...

Then you need a proper saw. You should be able to find an equivalent in you area to one of these. 3Ft Lynx Crosscut Saw | Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co. Pete

I have a scythe for grass and watched my father cut 5 acres of hay after work as a kid to put up for the horses. He also said the scythes they used in Denmark had lightweight wooden racks on them to lay the rye and oats in a pile with each stroke that the women would follow, bundle and tie for...

Have you thought about renting one for the first go around? Presumably after cutting it all down and cleaning up you should be able to stay on top of it with a strimmer, Jacob's scythe or go developing world on your seat/knees with a machete. Pete

Is it so rough you can't slather on the end sealer as is? It might take more. Could you use one of the chain saws you have with a sharp chain and only cut the roughest areas off? Or use an angle grinder with 36 or 40 grit paper or one of the Kutzall discs to remove the roughest areas. Kutzall...

Curious. Are the graduations of the scale in picas like the printer saws were? Pete

My Apple Watch asks me if I had a fall, usually when I bump something. If I don't let it know I didn't fall it will call 911. Not a cheap goodie but at least it has other useful functions. Pete

I was going to call you nuts but that would be an exaggeration. Your wife beat me to it. When you go bicycle riding don't slip off the peddle. You will invariably hit the one that remains. Take care Pete

Derek I know you’ve probably said so before but how many mitre planes do you have? How many of them can be used in more than one shooting board? I hope my questions aren’t sidetracking too much from the build. Pete

I thought it went over to talk to the chicken? Pete

I don't know better but suggest a rebating block plane is not necessarily an all round block plane. The corners of the blade in the open side/mouth can bite the fingers when you hold the plane one handed. Fine if you like putting a little blood, sweat and tears into your work. Standard block...