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Seems like a good idea, but as with most wave energy systems, it will be interesting to see whether the first SW gale trashes it like all its predecessors.

Now that's tragic!

Morgan - I'm making some exterior doors and windows from iroko. If you want to filter out the UV that will turn the wood grey then you must have some sort of stain as to use a clear oil is a bit like using clear glass in sunglasses. After a lot of research I've settled on using one coat of...

Or try cutting the letters freehand with a chisel after setting out using printed letters off your pc. With a bit of practice you can carve letters surprisingly quickly and they look much cleaner and crisper than routed letters.

Google Picasa works well for me.

Osmo PolyX, or for the palest possible finish, Chestnut Oils shellac sanding sealer followed by high build wax.

It's been a while, but both upstairs windows now installed.

Well, in the interest of balance, I really like the rounded edges to the table top. It should make it very tactile and of course be kind on the shins for those bumping in to it. I also like the resin infill in preference to leaving the cracks open to get filled in with biscuit crumbs and...

Dee - I've discovered that there is a lot of bs talked about windows. I've now made 3 singles in iroko (which are shown here) and I'm nearing completion of 2 sets of 3 bifold doors (WIP thread imminent) and I've still got a double and a triple window to build. The BCO has been no...

That's a really interesting way to deal with split character oak. Thanks for posting Mark. Looking forward to the rest of the write-up.

Thanks Dibs. When you say a cylinder lock, do you mean a Euro cylinder lock? Or one of those universal cylinder bolts operated by a hexagonal star shaped key? I guess if I got some locks that were "keyed alike" then at least i wouldn't be faffing with multiple keys. Thanks Jason.. Looks like...

I'm getting to the final stage in my bifold door build and beginning to think about locks. I have 3 doors, each 60mm thick, laminated from 3 layers of iroko, and opening outwards using Centor E3 top hung gear. The end door will act as an occasional back door, although I suspect we may use it...

+1. This is right up my street!

Not really correct. The definition of the solstice is that it occurs on the 2 days in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator - i.e. furthest north for the summer solstice (21st June) and furthest south when it's the winter solstice (21st Dec). In the northern...

Where do you watch this stuff? Is it part of a subscription package, freeview or online?

Blimey! And there was me thinking I was pushing the boat out paying £450 for an extractor! :oops:

RogerS has more or less nailed it. To save me typing it all out, it's all here. It's the low angle of the sun that creates winter in each hemisphere, and the slight additional proximity to the sun in Dec/Jan has minimal effect.

To be pedantic, whilst 21st Dec has the least daylight, the sun continues to rise later until 1st January. The earliest sunset occurs on 14th Dec. It's just that after 14th Dec, although the sun starts to set later, the sun rises later by a greater amount. Conversely, after 21st Dec, although...

Cracking job Bob. Never even heard of a downdraft extractor before. Any good? Any advantages/disadvantages over the hood type?