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Ok folks I have decided against a circular saw (at least initially) as I reckon my reciprocating saw will do the job. If it doesn’t then a hard point saw is next up. I have fixed some battens as guides and am now waiting for the fence to dry. I learned that horizontal is not necessarily...

My logic was flawed for sure. But I think yours is too. First draw is irrelevant. Second draw the chance of drawing a different name is 2/3. Third draw the chance of drawing a different name is 1/3. Overall chance is 3/3 * 2/3 * 1/3 = 2/9. I think. 🤫

I would guess 1 in 9. Reasoning: on the first draw its random. On the second two draws the odds are 1 in three of choosing a predetermined name. so 1 in ( 1 x 3 x 3 ) Interestingly if you had told us which name then the odds drop to one in 27. Don't you just love statistics. For added fun I...

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and observations. The idea of attaching wood as a guide had occurred to me but it is reassuring that this seems to be a recurrent part of the responses. The hand-saw versus power-saw debate is interesting. I can see both points. I actually actually did...

Fast and brutal.... I have not owned a chainsaw for 30 years - too noisy, too dangerous and too dangerous. (mind you a circular saw looks a bit iffy too).

There are no separate panels - it is constructed like this: EDIT: this is a picture from the we as an illustration. Because all my fences face inward I cannot photograph the construction.

That was the plan that I had devised. The query about dealing with the featherboard over the post was aimed at the idea of using a hard-point saw. If I cut the featherboard first and remove it from the top rail, then I can easily remove the top rail, followed by the excess uprights.

@eribaMotters Oops yes. I did mean that I want to reduce the height of the fence. I hadn’t thought of breakout. Hmm, a hard point saw? I have a six metre run to do, sawing horizontally. I’m thinking that would be hard work. I can see the reduction in break out , but I am not convinced...

Hi all, I have a fence that I want to shorten. It has vertical ‘planks’ of feather board(?) nailed to three horizontal fence rails(?). I want to shorten it to two rails. I’m thinking that a circular saw might do the job nicely. I don’t have a circular saw (yet!) so have no idea if this would...

Makers of whistles and flutes might be interested: Phil Bleazey, Tony Millyard Join: Chiff and Fipple Forums - Chiff and Fipple Music Forums And ask on the whistle forum and the flute forum........

Tulloch spike. Bring it on......

Apparently (* no idea where the research was, take with a pinch of salt) more than 90% of people think their driving is above average. If that is true then it means that 40% of drivers seriously over-estimate their (relative) abilities. Who here thinks that there driving is below average? I...

Marriage and Family Therapy?

Some more work done - I spend 2 hours and don't even make enough sawdust to fill a match box. See if you can spot the differences:

It is better than that. The third error is getting the number of errors wrong. Which makes the number of errors correct - so there are only two errors.

Another update. The changes are getting more subtle each time. Again, the video rendering is less than perfect (It is built from a 3d scan of the carving):

Heinlein had a good definition of 'an honest politician' - 'one who stays bought'.

When people wish to blame 'poor' countries for emmissions, I think that they have not read this report: Carbon inequality in 2030

Obligatory XKCD:

Unfortunately for a whork-in-progress each iteration is less different from the previous as I slowly bring the carving into focus. I have been working around the legs and the head. The piece has developed a couple of splits (checks?), which is disappointing but not disastrous. I will probably...