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Had a 240GLT, 2.3 police spec engine, comfy, unstressed driving, lethal understeer, fab car. Built like a tank, got hit on rear off-side corner by a truck, only damage was a crease in the bumper cover. Bought my spares off a guy called Raine, Swedish rally driver who used to campaign a 240...

Although, Lotus Cortina's 100k a few years back, 30k now....

Funny thing, I looked up the prices of some of my favourite motorbikes, prices haven't really moved much since last year, some even have dropped a little, then checked the prices on resto projects for the same types and they have gone through the roof, seems like prices for anything hobby...

Ok, so, in the spirit of a money conversation in a joke thread, a true story. My Nan, about 10 years ago discovered in an old handbag a half dozen £1 notes, when she went into town she popped in her bank who gave her 6 £1 coins. She was thrilled until she walked past the antiques shop window...

Yeh but those paper fivers are going up in value as collector's items (not joking), you'd be better off hanging on to them.

If using live traps, drop the mice off along way away, we had mice which I released a half mile off, came straight back, caught and released them 3 miles away, problem solved. Mind, my wife insisted on lethal traps when a mouse came calling this winter...

Figure 8 knot to stop a rope unravelling is the knot I use the most

Ok, so ignore my rough out lines and shaded high spots, the pillar will have tenons cut in each end, is a truncated wedge cross section with the widest edge on the outside curve, the "island" is a two headed fish with celtic knotwork.

You're ok, I've always cut tenons with hand saw and chisel, completely comfortable with all that. Snug fitting mortices are a bit of a chore but I only need to cut 3 so not too bad really.

Every day is a school day. Never seen one of those before. Wonderful watching such a skilful craftsman at work, though watching him hammer at a chisel with his palm made me wince. Not suitable for this job, but for the tenons I have to cut later it'd be pretty handy. Thanks for the link

Thanks all, your comments are much appreciated. Routers are not really something I use very often, is there a risk of tear-out when going over the top of those little knots? In my hands power tools are often a good way to ruin the work really quickly...

Oops, thought about your comment some then edited my answer! Making a 22 string wire strung harp in the medieval style, sort of a mini version of this but the pillar will be much straighter

Yup, I've very much been feeling my way into this one, been really fluffy with my marking, playing with proportions and so on, getting closer now though so its time to tighten things up. Using v-cuts like that is a new technique to me, will give it a go

My description was terrible, please be nice, this picture shows a lot of bad practice, but hopefully it shows my gouge isnt blunt. I'm raising an island/lowering the background, the ends are not stopped but although the ledge will be flat, it also moves through a shallow curve

I have to cut what is in effect a rebate an inch wide, 14 inches long and a quarter inch deep. This is not something I do , in fact it is something I try to avoid. The length contains 3 pin knots and as a result the grain is very squirrely and I have roughed down using gouges of progressively...

Incidentally, British hardwoods are great for carving, green oak is amazing (though its horrible once its dry), lime is fab but hawthorn is way better, any fruit wood should be hoarded, all domestic maples are really really good, sycamore is good while green but very hard once dry, as is birch...

Hogging off waste is always contentious and while I agree with everything above, the correct use for small rotary tools is very fine detail in complex grain. I had a lovely class, before funding was stopped, mixed ages and genders, hot coffee, Welsh cakes, good conversation, lots of great...

The author you really need is Tangerman. Not glossy just brilliant, and, yes, I have Chris Pye's books and many others. But if you are serious about learning to carve, then The Manual of Traditional Carving Techniques by Paul Hasluck is essential reading, I've had a copy forever and have read...

You guys are amazing! Yes that's it, funny thing, I misremembered it as black and white. Picture quality on Mum and Dad's Radio Rental wasn't as good as that youtube video though