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The crossbow stock is a fruitwood . The top could be an ivory overlay but the side pieces, intarsia is possible, maybe combine intarsia with inlay?

So, I have some limited practice inlaying simple shapes into a curved surface and it is not easy. How was this done, do you think?

That is the phrase he used when he refused to allow me time to bring down my daughter, or my documents. It didn’t bother him he was leaving my son outside his friend’s house at 2:00 and 10 miles from home but his time was too valuable to wait 20 minutes for me to get there. Bet it took a lot...

Also, what happens if your phone battery is flat?

Nope, mine are on my insurers website. Thing is I was at the other end of a phone while my son was being pulled over (named driver). The officers weren’t over impressed by the idea of waiting while I reset my 13 digit password since I hadn’t accessed my account for 9 months then screenshot my...

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Not an option as that is allowing an uninsured driver to continue on their way. You need to prove the ANPR is wrong to the officer at the scene and before they lose patience and call it in. What really burns is that you have no way of knowing what details ANPR is using and you have all this to...

Be aware that ANPR only carries the most recent insurance policy details on a vehicle. If you have piggy backed a short term policy, like while teaching your child to drive when your normal underwriter doesn’t insure learners, it replaces your main insurance policy on the ANPR. Then if you are...

You don’t need a steam box, you can steam in a plastic bag, especially if using green or pre-soaked timber. You could try re -using the timber as what have you got to lose? I would be tempted to look on it as a practice run. Put the timber under water a few days, put it in a steam contraption...

Taken a week but found the pattern I need

staved construction has been the norm for the past few centuries and does make a beautiful harp, it’s just my pig headed nature that won’t let me - if I’m making a harp in the 16th century clearsach style, I kinda wanna make it using 16th century construction methods

Thanks all, I spent some time researching tinternet and suspect my village is surrounded by small areas of upland peat bog, but not the type using sphagnum moss, it seems Welsh upland marshes are based on other plant species. There’s a country park ranger station about 20 minutes away it could...

Wow, superb! Must have taken ages

Don’t make mistakes. Fixing mistakes costs time. Every true craftsman I ever worked with looked like they were going slow, they weren’t, they were not rushing. Rushing leads to mistakes, mistakes cost time.

If Adam could post it, I’ll gladly store it for a while, could be a long time before I return it though as I don’t have the timber block yet. I keep hoping the winter storms will deliver something suitable. Nearly got a nice chunk of alder last year but circumstances kept preventing me...

Got mine, let the stalking begin!

To make a carved lap harp soundbox you cut a block nearly 3 ft long, 12” wide and 4” thick into a triangle then hollow it until the walls are about 3/4 “ thick. Now traditionally, Celtic lap harp sound boxes were roughed out then buried in peat bogs to season for months/years. The peat stopped...

Remember that the point of lighting for carving is to duplicate the lighting the carving will have when mounted in its forever home. What you say about the shadows showing the lettering is correct so it is really important you use the same lighting as the place the carving will be sited

Go on then, really enjoyed last year

Bic biro works really well