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Thanks ….a bit small for what I‘d use it for 😱

What width & length does it cover ?

My full time job is as a senior food safety auditor on behalf of the major retailers…I was also previously based in one of the largest abattoir sites in the uk. The majority of retail beef is boned out after 48 hrs chilling …the air seaming system peels rumps off h bones leaving nothing behind...

After lots of sanding and three applications of the ws/tung/satin v mix here is the latest pic

Air seaming has been around since 2010 …..very efficient leave no muscle on the bone .

Easy collection ..thanks Andy

Try the small compressors used fir air brushes...

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Agree on the marmite …only beaten by the Aussie Vegemite crispy seaweed was in fact deep fried savoy cabbage

The next tool event is the end of this month according to the weekly offers magazine

The closest would be cow gum …made from the hooves of cattle which is keratin the same as horns. Not sure of why you would use it for wood though. It’s available on Amazon

My journey into making slab tables started back in around 2012 when I bought a 70mm thick piece of very old oak off an eBay seller in Lincolnshire. Not having much in the way of tools/techniques I simply sanded the cupped and twisted slab before treating it with danish oil. It was mounted on...

That rockstar was Rod Stewart

Three coats of finish and 1500 grit later

Eye wateringly expensive 😩 you could also wipe on epoxy resin to harden the surface or a 50% solution of a solvent based varnish with white spirit would soak into the more porous spalted areas and harden them up.

Wearing a good quality face mask or a respirator should be good protection from any released fungal spores and allow you to real those interesting patterns the fungus produces.

Been playing with a pippy oak slab I turned into a side table over three years ago … before I got into surface milling etc. A quick removal of 5mm on the top & bottom flattening it nicely and removing a discoloured satin varnish them I’ve sanded to 400 grit and applied a finish recommended on...

MEK might be your answer …..methyl ethyl ketone - the solvent in permanent markers etc. Can be found on Amazon

There is a fantastic fully restored version in the IWM at Duxford

My RAS pre dates this model and has no blade guard and the on/off switch is on the arm itself. By taking care in its use and being aware of the blade etc it can be used perfectly safely …..I’ve ripped the edge of some boards ok but down the centre of a board etc is a tricky operation and I too...