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I used Protek animal safe wood stain on the exterior, interior left unpainted. Bluetits have nested each year after putting it up. Please excuse the " poppy fields semi abstract design", I didn't realise the similarity to an emergency vehicle 😁

If you really need a continuous taper there are tapered reamers available on Amazon.

My background is in mechanical engineering design (retired and now a very amateur woodworker.) I know it seems obvious to exactly replace what was there but often a redesign improves things. Go back a step. For this I would be asking first why the two components have a yoke and how essential is...

The sad thing is that my hearing is unlikely to notice much difference these days and (in a very shallow way) I just like the idea of glowing valves. And it gives me another chance to bore the grandchildren that at their age my portable MW radio had a 100v battery and was the size of a...

To add to @gasman 's comment (and without specific knowledge of carving!) I use freezer labels which are specified to leave no residue. This seems a common feature of freezer labels and they are available in full sheet sizes. So perhaps a query direct to a commercial label company about their...

Thank you both @sploo and @Richard_C for a fascinating read with my 5am morning tea. I have some 40+ year old Mordaunt Short speakers lurking unused under my computer desk and too much spare time. Maybe with a bargain Chinese valve amp to replace the headphones?? That is, if I can put the...

I think any search needs to know the thickness of the disc as it affects the process likely to be used to make it. Apologies if I missed the size in the thread above. But increasing the thickness limits the choice of process (as well as cost and batch size obviously). Thinner items like washers...

Thank you @markblue777 and @Sandyn for the welcome and the ideas. I think the flat pack is a great idea, especially if I paint each box a different colour, but afterwards each family can juggle their different box sets to be boringly monocolour or kaleidoscopic. And I save the assembly time! As...

Retired mechanical engineer needing another hobby to get over life. No experience or skills in woodworking and finding wood tolerances hard to adjust to (or just maybe it's my lack of skill stopping things fitting neatly). I promised my four children and their ten children bird nest boxes or...

I'd like the #44 Record plough plane please. Will send pm

I'm into coffee drinking, all sorts of beans from around the world, not instant! Like all hobbies and interests there are weird items that people 'need' that you might not imagine and wooden versions are common upgrades For example there are stands for the various tools; they include...