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Just the sort of homemade design problem I like to solve. Two shaped "fingers" which close up by pulling the string attached to the trigger, springs to pull them apart again, couple of Nylon bushes. lots of scope for an inventive person there. Ian

WOW! Crikey well said, don’t know who gave you the impression that you’re not gifted or as intelligent as others but obviously wrong. I have run businesses and know what hard work worry and aggravation from bureaucracy etc you have suffered.

And a proper marking knife and Cabinet screwdrivers with what looks like a Marples boxwood Chisel, maybe not "what you would make six mortgage payments" but you can do excellent woodwork with. I’ve always said that you don’t need to spend a lot of money to be able to do do excellent work with...

? You in the right place? @paulrbarnard

Passed a sign on one of those the other day, "we are working out of sight" ffs!

Whereabouts are you so that people can advise? Keep an eye out on local sale rooms for old solid wood furniture, goes very cheap and it should have some decent Oak or Mahogany in it. Tools well as always that depends! On what you want to make and how, Tealight holders you will probably need a...

Oh yes, that explains it well. The word Zen comes to mind, but actually it isn’t lol.

Is that the "hardship " of the tenant or the landlord?

I am pleased that you have found a workable solution for your workspace. I am at a loss though to understand how you find the time to keep it so clean and do much woodwork in it, you’re obviously not like me, lol. I could make such a complete and utter mess of it in a couple of hours that it...

So what changes make it a bit more subtle? Not easy changing a chair, are you sure it will still feel/sit the same and still be safe? Best of luck though, I liked to have a fallback piece to make between commissions. Ian

Super model, now maybe a Hangar in the background? I saw the ones at Tustin California in the distance a few years ago and was blown away by the mindbogglingly immense size of them. They still are amongst the largest wooden structures ever built. Ian

Thanks all, now that’s an idea I hadn’t considered!! Brilliant will check it out when I go home again.

@ChaiLatte and @XTiffy , thank you muchly. The railings are onto the sreeet, I was thinking that shot blasting would require all sorts of permits and sheeting, and now thinking about it I might need similar for a needle scaler, I suppose the Council won’t take kindly to Lead dust on the High...

Those are unusually nice eyelet screws, into hardwood they will not pull out, but you will need a pilot hole, you may even need more than one diameter and length of pilot hole. Softwood, not so sure. Try it, and get someone to hang onto your legs, with proviso obviously. It may be that in a...

Yes brill thanks, I thought I had seen something like that!

Slight change of subject but similar, I have a lot of old paint on railings to remove. Have I seen a gun thing that vibrates / chips the paint off by lots of rods that go in and out? Anyone seen one and are they any good? ( know about Lead in the dust thanks) Sorry to jump the thread. Ian

As was mentioned I spend about half my time in the US and what has surprised me is the equipment, because they have much more space than us they tend to go for big OLD semi industrial bits of kit, partly because they have been so let let down by Chines garbage they have turned back to the good...

Hmm no comment! But that’s a good point about it heating quickly and no firebricks, I’m coming to the conclusion that the bricks take so long to absorb all the heat that I’d rather do away with them, most times I just want the instant gratification of a fire, and I don’t really care about the...

I must just say Phil your dog’s ears give it a Demonic look!

Just for a second there Jacob I thought you meant you were on your 3rd because they kept going wrong lol. Well you must be impressed, and they certainly don’t look like any other stove. ( including the prototypes) . What is it in particular about them that impresses you? Which is your go to, the...