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I had plenty of supposed engineers from 'TalkTalk' (aka 'LeakLeak') no guessing how they got my number/name/account details. I took delight in stringing them along, sounding like an old and gullible duffer, accidentally putting phone down so they had to redial, pressing wrong keys on computer...

I used to be an organic chemist, so I can give you some information from the technical point of view, but I do not know how this translates to your practical concerns.... Chemically the two are very similar. Meths is actually ethyl alcohol (with added poison to stop folks drinking it). The...

I gave up because I moved house a couple of times. Back then I had more money than sense - it can be a very expensive hobby until you find the 'sweet spot' where plants and fish survive. Then it is only slightly expensive. These days money and sense have evened out a bit - solely due to...

I used to keep fish - I keep feeling tempted, but maybe not yet. I kept a very natural tank, trying to replicate amazonian stream and breed apistogramma (cactuoides were my favourite) They look after the eggs and young in a very appealing way. Plus the surplus were welcome in the local fish...

whoops - double post. Where is the delete button?

I have made a low (A) whistle from plastic waste pipe. As practiced by me it is mainly an art form with little science (apart from the app I wrote to guestimate the hole plcement/sizes). If anyone is interested I will search out a recording and/or images. One day, when I have a workshop I...

I had never heard of the new sylva (or the old one, for that matter). Ordered a copy as a surprise present for the loml who will appreciate it. (And I get to read it too).

https://www.amazon.com/Natural-History- ... 1564583074 If you can get it....... I also found this one interesting: https://www.amazon.com/Tree-Wisdom-defi ... +patterson

You know I had never thought of it from that angle, but it makes sense. The initial meetings were actually quite fun because there were a couple of challenges needing solutions and we went back-and-forth until we found acceptable answers. I learned a lot just from that.

A recent experience - our bathroom refit. Asked 5 people around who they would recommend. Three independently recommended the same chap. Lets call him Bruce. It was October, so there was a quiet window coming up - no-one wants a major job in the house going on near crimbo, so Bruce reckons it...

Interesting, thanks. If I were doing more timber I would certainly consider that tech. For a once-off it might be a tad expensive.

That is very kind of you. But a chainsaw may be a bit brutal for this. I can cut the branch cross-ways but am daunted by the idea of cutting it lengthwise with any accuracy using just a handsaw, though I guess that is how my ancestors would have done it.

Thanks Chas, I wondered if splitting down the cracks would be a good idea. It would certainly be easier than longitudinal cuts with hand tools. I will give it a try at the weekend.

Thanks Chas - interesting reading. I think that the log is probably a ways through its seasoning. It has a tangential split propagating up through one side and a radial split to the center (which may not go too far). I thought that maybe I could cut along these lines and use the remains. I...

I have a chunk of yew from the garden of a house I used to live at. It has been cut three or four years and has stood outside, so it may be reasonably seasoned. I would like to create some blanks that a professional can make whistles from. They need to be at least 1" square, 1ft long, contain...

FWIW I struggle to decide whether to favour readability on mobile without tapatalk or making the most of my hi-res laptop screen. So far I have no real opinion. It is change..... change happens in IT. The content is the same, the people are the same why worry? My phone and its apps change...

I get a couple of quid a year for a buried leccy cable. It was not included in the lease and the first I knew about it was a communication from WPD to the previous late occupant. I only bothered to sort it out in order to find where the damn thing is. and so I could place said documents in...