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Oi! Don't knock ferrets; they're really quite smart. Ask your local chickens . . . . .

No: 5/0d per ft; 15/0d per yard

That is just analysis. What about the resulting action? Like 1917-1932: elimination of "Class Enemies" - including their families. The "Dekulakisation" campaigns killed off about 1.8 million of them . . . .

Am I allowed to suggest that paint - any paint - is not the best solution? It will invariably develop cracks at some point, allowing water to enter, then keep it in and prevent drying-out. Rot follows. My [mock-Georgian, wooden with glazing bars] windows are treated with a wood preservative...

Worth remembering that, until that moment, the US electorate were being asked to choose between two men, of whom the chance that either might still be sufficiently compos mentis in January 2029 to run the country was . . . . zero

Agreed. I should have said "Voting electorate".

Am I allowed to say that part of me quite looks forward to a Trump presidency . . ? Because it would finally make clear to Europeans that: 1: The US is no longer part of the civilised world – because 50%-plus of the voting electorate believe he is the best person to lead and represent them...

Oh, dear . . . .

Perhaps "she" IS the firehose?

Glad that acetone did the trick on the glue. For the filler, scrape it mechanically across the whole break surfaces EXCEPT the visible edges. Then see how close the fit is. Then, if there are still gaps, carefully pare away the edge filler next to wherever there is a gap. But bear in mind...

How about: Harris mediocre – Trump bad. ?

No Medullary Rays visible,because it has clearly been tangentially-sawn. The wide 'cupping' of the annual rings makes that clear. So you are only seeing them side-on. And the end-grain is the decider. It's oak, as Amplidyne says; fast-grown; but probably not European Oak.

200? So: 4% of the existing population. Apply that to the UK, and you get 2.6 million 'asylum-seekers' being housed. And 200 fewer of them will not make the tiniest scratch on the UK's numbers for deportation . . . . And since the updating of the St. Helena government Immigration...

My old boss - and good friend - ended up as Governor of St. Helena. He said there's nothing wrong with it: a consistently mild - but wet and windy - Atlantic climate. But it's VERY small, and very mountainous. The popultion is just 5,000 people, and occupies most of the one available...

Yes; it's strange. It happens even with light-coloured woods like beech, ash or holly.

Agreed. And it does help, particularly when repairing glass and china, as it doesn't 'yellow' with time. But, when mixed with sawdust or woodflour to frm a gap-filling mastic, the resultant mix still goes dark

The virtue of terseness . . .

Use only the diagonally opposite corner as a master. And be aware that, as a hand-made piece, it will be very similar, but not identical.

Just noticed that the top has been quarter-sawn, and is beautifully figured with the medullary rays. Also makes the top stronger against splitting . . . . . . but even that can't beat a removals cowboy!

You're right: Araldite does dry dark. What I do is to add just a few grains of TiO2 [Titanium dioxide] to the Araldite mix. It's a very powerful white pigment; so a tiny amount will work. If it turns out too light, you can adjust with shellac.