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Well if that is your opinion I'll bow to your superior knowledge, you clearly have more information than I have.

As someone with a degree in Geology/Geophysics, obviously a subject that appeals to me, I have to say that while there is some truth regarding climate change, there is also a lot of bull-whotsit thrown about by these so called CC experts but the problem is that any scientist/academic who...

I started my apprenticeship in 1961. Back then it was Marples all the way. I was never into all this hardness thing. Quite frankly it doesn't interest me. The chisel either kept its edge when using it or it was sharpened again to finish the job. We needed absolute precision so our plane blades...

There are comparable brands to Marples I have no doubt but if I had to replace my chisels right now, based on past experience I would take a lot of convincing to go with other brands instead of Marples. I got my first set when I started my apprenticeship at 15 years of age as a church organ...

I'm a Marples fan. I still have a full set of the original Marples yellow/red handled chisels which I bought in 1962/63 and which I keep over my bench to this day! I also have a full set of green handled Marples still with tip protectors for general use which I call my day to day chisels and...

Around 1975 I bought a very old house in need of full restoration and two things I needed to find were the incoming water supply route and the sewage drain. Both were unclear as I wanted to replace the lead piping for the water supply and re-route and relay the sewage pipe for the extension I...

I've grown tomatoes in my suitably set up potting shed for the past few seasons and outdoors as usual this season and once again the indoor plants have all done really well with a good crop of Sungold and other tom varieties but the few outdoor plants I've grown of the same varieties have fared...

In the late 80s and early 90's I ran a petrol SWB 1968 Series 11A land rover with truck cab and canvas tilt which needed quite a bit of restoration including a half chassis which someone I knew fitted for me . The rest of the parts I fitted myself at the time were quite reasonable priced and...

I would strongly suggest NOT filing it down as you would certainly invalidate any warranty that came with the purchase and it's unlikely that you would get it precise. . I don't often buy new squares these days but I regularly check my own squares that I do use regularly just to ensure that they...

You really can't go wrong with a set of those. As long as they are checked on occasions with a known measurement via micrometer or the likes just to be sure they're still reading accurately, they're a really good investment. I do the same with the battery, take it out and put in that little...

I can only speak as I find. I have set of Workzone (ALDI ) in front of me now which cost less than a tenner and I've been using them regularly for the past 5 year and I still trust their accuracy or at least trust them as much as I would with any other similar set of calipers. I've tested...

I'm from a poor background. I've worked for myself since I left school at 15 with no parents, no money and no siblings for support so taking responsibility for my own personal welfare and doing the right thing has been second nature throughout my entire life. Shielding certainly wasn't a...

If people could be trusted to actually act responsibly then there would be little or no reason for there to be full lock-downs. Lockdowns are a result of failure by society to behave responsibly. Unfortunately Boris expected the British public to do the right thing before the first...

'Might be'?....hmmmm!

Really?

If I didn't already have an original full set of Marples non-split yellow and red handled chisels bought in the 1960s as well as a green handled set bought for slightly rougher work then if looking for a new set I'd be tempted to buy a set of 6 yellow and red handled Irwin Marples chisels...

I would have to go with hair curling tools too. They would need to be heated to a fair temperature for them to work efficiently though their appearance may give the impression that they would scorch the hair but in the hands of a skilled coiffeur, that wouldn't be the case and I'm sure they...

Thanks Fitzroy. He's a lovely cat in fact they both are and neither would ever scratch or bite, but that's just how we've reared them from kittens. They aren't allowed out to trouble the neighbours or wildlife and we give them plenty of exercise through play so they're very happy, fit and...

Thanks Cabinetman. I confess I'd never heard of the word 'Catio' until maybe a year ago, up until then I would have called it an enclosure ;) I have a Church Organ Builder background in woodwork so such as this has been a challenge for me, not in skills but in actual working methods. It was...

What with inclement weather and illness, it seems like everything is conspiring against me and a lifetime since I first started knocking together a Catio for my two BSH cats. I constructed it completely sectional so that if I needed to urgently access anywhere it covers, I could strip it with...