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My Son-in-Law is a professional garden maintainer for the past ten years+and uses Stilh, strimmers and hedge trimmers. I am sure that the accountants have been at their products as they seem to have too many break-downs of small plastic pieces. This means constant trips to the repair workshops...

I agree with petah49 on depths. I have used 50 or 60mm black cable ducting with additional draw string as mentioned. Then sand and marker tape. This would also enable you to "double-up" on the cable if it was ever needed. In my photo you can see two of the cable conduits one for electrics and...

Blimey! That is a blast from the past. I fitted an ex-display Alno kitchen in the late 1970s. Don't recall how the plinths were fitted. I use Hafele plinth clips which have a slide-on clip so allows a small amount of movement. Are you sure about the thickness of the plinths, that seems rather...

I agree with Woody Alan above, I had to repair multiple ceiling holes where electrician cut holes for concealed ceiling lights in the wrong places, that easy fill really does a good and easy repair. I have also had to resort to small plywood backing pieces screwed across the repair area as a...

I agree with Ollie 78, use a beltsander, slow but controllable and the machine is still a useful tool in the workshop after . I have hired these drum machines and they do take a lot of practice and will readily scour out dips and grooves. You also normally hire an edge sander for close to...

In my view like the police, councils seem to be able to select which rule they uphold and which to ignore. Common sense seems to be a thing of the past. In the past 20 years building houses (two different councils), they have never gone smoothly and it keeps getting worse, climate change is the...

I believe ther was a rcent case of a cyclist jailed for "furious cycling" or some such term.

yes, exactly that. Any acid will continue to react until it is neutralised by the application of a alkali to bring the ph level down. I have used oxalic acid since training in 1977 and we always stopped the action by that means.

Absolutely agree with Phil Pascoe. In Jacob's utopian world of no vehicles on the road the lost taxes would result in roads disintegrating in short order. Then where would be those cycles be used, why the pavements of course. Knock a few pedestrians down who dare to get in their way. OOps...

We are building a house on a plot with NO trees but the council still wanted a tree report. The planning Officer had already visited the site and photographed it, so was fully aware of the situation. Box ticking at its worst. Council tree officer would not visit due to covid (other council...

My very first spray setup (early 1980s) was an Apollo, when they looked like a flying saucer (and I still have it) and used it very successfully for several years. As others have stressed getting the viscosity is paramount in any spray setup. I went up the chain through small spray guns and...

Just for interest sake Oxalic acid is found in Rhubarb (I never touch the stuff), mainly in the leaves. Though toxic the body obviously can cope with these low levels found in rhubarb.

As Oxalic Acid is an acid (clues in the name!), you need to neutralise it. The most redily available alkaline is Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate).

The oil in question is Linseed oil. The cloth was impregnated with the oil to make it waterproof, so "Oil soaked rag" isn't that far from the truth. The dry fabric could then be printed with patterns and colour as table cloths. Lino was also manufactured using Linseed oil. No doubt both types...

Many years ago I restored the bellfry door to Henfield Church in West Suusex. This solid oak door was 'restored' previously (Victorian era), then fiiled and painted/grained to look like oak! I had the whole surface shot blasted (gently) which exposed that the the restorers' had crudely carved...

For that span you would need to have a stiffening batten to both front and rear of each shelf. Otherwise you would need very thick ply/timber to prevent sagging. MDF would be fine for the shelves and for the bracing to. Best to biscuit joint the bracing strips ( or some other jointing method...

If you look on the Hafele website you should see all of the variants of knock down fittings, including the ones in the photo.

Great result, I bet the company that cut it up for you had a fair bit of sharpening to do. I think your last point explains why it was not used all that widely, hand tools will struggle. Have you had a difinitive answer to its species? It is funny but mention of Shoreham beach always makes me...

Hello davej, just to add a little, In my experience woodworm is rarely found in mahogany but the grub will pass through it on the way out! Life cycle of the bug is around 3 years until they chew away the last bit and fly away to the next victim! In their home countries mahoganies are prone to...

Pretty sure this is a late Georgian table early 19thC. Most definitely mahogany. As an antique restorer for the last 45 years sad to see another unloved piece of "brown furniture" lost. Not blaming you in anyway, this is not the only piece replaced by IKEA rubbish! at least you seem to be...