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If you are just starting out I'd leave softwoods alone for now, the difference in hardness between early and late wood can make it difficult to get a good finish. Even grained hardwoods like sycamore, beech and the fruit woods are a good starting point. That said, if it's free and gets you...

Looking at a picture I would expect it is the maximum width between the feather board (that presses the work to the fence) and the cutter

Had good service and price from Quoteline Direct earlier this year, call centre is Manchester based

A quick dig around on eBay will show a good number of inexpensive thread gauges for 55 and 60 degree threads, handy for the workshop generally and should at least show which thread you are dealing with. Lidl had some in a month or so back so you may find one locally and they weren't bad for...

https://www.reddiseals.com/product/lozaron-weatherseal/

I've seen it used for outdoor projects mostly, good resistance to rotting

Works well for shavings but watch out if you've got fine dust, it'll take your eyebrows off. Ended up using mine for paths between the veg beds

This may help i.d http://www.lathes.co.uk/arundel/index.html

Would an expansive bit be accurate enough? Probably better than a flat bit in perspex if taken steadily

Doesn't give details of the process but: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/violin/worlds-first-vegan-violin/

Niche market: https://www.veganviolins.com/ I nearly choked on my coffee but to be fair the guy behind it is a luthier with 40 years experience. He might be worth contacting is she's seriously interested

Bench hook and vice

Solid wood dining tables can be had for next to nothing if you have the means to convert them

Top one was made by my late father in law for all sorts of odds and ends, used to hang on the garage wall with the tins sticking out as it was just knocked together from some old t&g cladding he'd found. I say knocked together but as an engineering draughtsman everything was precisely measured...

This thread seems very quiet given the subject 🤔

My guess is elm, probably just got to the stage where the beetle gets it

Needed to use our campervan to jumpstart the car last week, it's an older Renault Master. When I lifted the battery cover there was a field mouse looking back at me, not sure who was more surprised :LOL: I've removed the nest and added a little cat litter from the tray in the hope mice can...

There is a woodturning process called therming which may provide a solution, although it would require multiple steps and a bit of hand finishing. The best description I've found is in Mike Darlow's book woodturning methods

https://www.lakesidepottery.com/Pages/where-to-purchase-ceramic-restoration-supplies.html

The problem for the NHS is it can do more things for more people for more years than was ever envisaged at its inception. It now needs someone to have the guts to say that's all we can do with what is available, anything above 'x' you'll have to pay for. Used to be if you were over 70 then good...