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Mine can't drop unless the screws rust through and if that happens,the whole thing becomes a pile of slats.As would a fully framed gate.

Bruynzeel used to be the gold standard of marine ply suppliers,so much so that they gave a ten year guarantee.I wonder if it might be worth giving them a call.Until their sad demise a year or two ago Wycombe Panels were very prominent in the market for interior furniture and would veneer...

My least favourite glue,I will concede that you can get nice thin glue lines.Thats about the extent of the good points.It takes ages to cure in low temperatures,mixing isn't easy and when cured it murders the edge of any tools you use to clean up the joint.

Living in East Anglia I know a number of GRP laminators from the local boatyards.They don't have a high opinion of their counterparts who only work on roofs.In fact one of them told me about the roof on a extension to a bungalow his daughter bought and that he had been asked to go and remedy.He...

I am hopefully including an image of my gate.I hope its clear that about a third of the width of the brace has been left square to resist the thrust of the gate as gravity encourages it to sag.I know it needs a coat of something and in the spring it will get done.You can see where my neighbour's...

Its a bit too dark to get a picture now but my gate has the braces partly set in to the ledges to add a more positive location than just the fastenings in shear.Maybe not totally necessary,but it does no harm.

I would echo what wallace says about using the same tooth and would add that you ought to have the saw raised as high as possible to give the greatest arc of movement for the tooth.I also have no specific knowledge of that model,but have maintained a few saws over the years.I would begin by...

I had an e-mail offering such a jig as a "Black Friday" promotion.Clearly somebody needed to move some stock off the shelves.

Not too bad a problem,at least you aren't a tattoo artist.......

Those marks look like the surface of a machining operation to flatten the sole of the plane when it was new.The shinier part of the sole is the part that has become polished by use , indicating a slight hollow.Its a fairly trivial imperfection and please keep in mind that the corrugated sole...

Meths based!Its the only type of sanding sealer I buy.

I normally use sanding sealer and the first coat will almost disappear.A quick flat down and a second coat and you should be set.

It might be idigbo,but that hasn't been common for a good while which might mean it is old stock and might be a bit dry.Definitely not ramin as that is a pale straw colour throughout.

There is an outside chance that it is Brazilian mahogany.It could also,and more probably,be one of the species sold under the umbrella description of meranti.Please be aware that the pale piece in one corner looks like sapwood and shouldn't be used in quality work.

A man I know,who spent several years wielding spanners in a racing environment,once told me that it wasn't a good idea to admit to owning an adjustable spanner.Things may have changed since then.

They also supply birch ply down to 0.4mm.I have used this thickness too-and its a lot easier to lift than 40mm!

Would a single phase motor transplant be easier?

I may be in a minority on this site but I find router tables rather scary.I would find working in a boat without a jigsaw impossible,but it has to be a good one.I would suggest you hire or borrow one for a day or two to see what you can do with a quality item.Bosch,Makita,Festool or Mafell are...

See if you can find a boatbuilder,they do a fair bit of laminating of shaped panels and might be able to help.

I have never used sketch up.I have used several different CAD programs and in the distant past I sometimes used a drawing board.I can see the drawing board from where I am sitting and it must be twenty years since it saw any use.I don't belittle drawing at a board,but a computer is faster and...