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    What can go on top of creosote to mask the smell?

    vegemite smells far worse than creosote 😂😂
  2. M

    What can go on top of creosote to mask the smell?

    I thought creosote had been banned years ago due the the toxic chemicals it contained ?
  3. M

    Lets see your wood

    This amazing book matched wood woukd appear to have been lost in transit by the Royal Mail ……furious/angry/sad etc
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    Gosh. Things have changed since I last did "proper woodwork".

    I’ve heard it’s £3.5k to fit a replacement headlamp assembly on the new Land Rover Defender 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
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    Gosh. Things have changed since I last did "proper woodwork".

    All JLR manufactured vehicles suffer from poor reliability
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    Pressure or Vacuum

    Pressure would just make the bubbles smaller, vacuum expands them and they fuse to the surface to dissipate. Using resin on a river table or similar you use a heat gun to locally raise the temp of resin with a bubble in it so it expands and bursts on the surface.
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    EBay bargain

    Just looked at the original instruction manual supplied with it ….1994 model - tried it out and it’s working as good as new 😁
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    EBay bargain

    Spotted an older Axminster dust/chip extractor on eBay whilst I was away this week …. collection only - but 6 miles from me Collected it at lunchtime today including a short length of 100mm hose some spare filter bags too ….£28 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
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    Lets see your wood

    Managed to win an auction on eBay last night fir a book match piece of burr elm can’t wait to see it ‘live’
  10. M

    Making my own wall hung cabinet

    Most wall mount kitchen cabinets are 18mm carcasses
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    Making my own wall hung cabinet

    The best way to mount a wall cupboard to allow adjustments for out of plumb walls etc https://furnica.co.uk/products/adjustable-cabinet-bracket-l-r-3d-premium-satin?variant=37611445715139&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9LrfnrT1_gIVhoBQBh28-g6gEAQYBiABEgKLufD_BwE I’ve used them lots of times
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    Just bought my first band saw (bargain)

    Mine was a ride on mower …older model with a v twin engine advertised as spares or repair on eBay as it ran rough and stank of fuel ….went to view it after a bit of Googling etc. We got it started ……huge smell of fuel and running very rough ….the sellar said he had been told it needed a new...
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    Wooden boat repairs

    I may be a traditionalist but given the age of the boat a single cylinder low revving Lister or Petter engine feels with that ‘put put’ sound is totally in keeping with the boat and to me almost hypnotic in rhythm when on the water.
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    Wooden boat repairs

    A good old single cylinder Lister 😁
  15. M

    Removing acrylic varnish

    Alternatively you could use a router with a spill board bit to take 0.5mm off the slab
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    Wooden boat repairs

    Love the engine 😍😍
  17. M

    Cookie Cut Coffee tables

    The sound system is one if my other ‘passions‘ ….here’s a pic taken at the HifiWigwam exhibition last year speakers are still a work in progress 😂
  18. M

    Worktop - oak

    Oli Natura hard wax oil has worked well for me
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    Cookie Cut Coffee tables

    Finished the test build of the legs yesterday ….softwood painted black with some paint I had lying round the garage Some size 8 screws used on the bottom of the legs to aid painting etc the black does look Good Ollie78 👍😁
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    Personalised markings for items you have made

    My maternal grandfather was a joiner at the local colliery. He passed away when I was only 5, but I remember as a teen rummaging through his collection of old tools and finding a piece of metal looking like a small bolster chisel with WEllard in reverse letters on its base …..this was his...
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