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I have been there, though it was a quiet day at the mill and I arrived there when the staff were going through their morning exercises / stretches. :shock: I was allowed apeek in the machine shop and in the assembly room. It was like being a 12 yr old in a sweet shop :lol: allowed to handle...

wash it down first with water, [warm] then a dilute solution of van **** crystals, re do to get your desired tone, then de nib and seal with a diluted sealer of one's choice [ best imho is Morrels/Jenkins sanding sealers] then de nib again and apply BLO or Danish oil. have fun...

you could always make a CUSTOM HANDLE eh ? :twisted:

all the best to everyone , and may you all STILL be ABLE to order 10 BEERS :D :occasion5:

I'm with OLD on this , seems to me a good cut off - 25 posts and an immeadiate post on sale of item /s

:shock: wow looks like a damn good user !

:shock: wow that is impressive good price but I really wonder on its TRUE capbilities :?

hmm ok lets look at this More LI then timber - nah imho less but it takes a little bit of lateral thinking, as my folks say in Eiré "dese feet are for dancin' and dit is for tinkin' " :D amount of timber needed is less if one goes for Load bearing construction. and for the small size of...

nah - coat of lime plaster or clay and you even beat Commercial fire regs :D

try a Straw bale construction - much cheaper and a double benefit heat insulated AND SOUND.

argh ! that be due to a bad case of "KEEL CRABS" nasty blighters them . Causing a severe case of Pink Gin/Gin & Tonic drinking. :twisted:

I was busy laying out my new timbers for the Sttraw bales, hopefully should have them cut and fixed tomorrow and if it stays this mild I may even get a coat of primer on :D

photo for ROGUE's GALLERY methinks ;) :twisted:

I got a load of timber :D - so I can go a bit further with my build oh and a micro wave combi oven - no I don't have to rely on my woodstove for my dinners :D

hi there Brad, I'll second NN enjoy it while you can 8)

hmmmmmmm its that old question rearing its ugly head again :twisted: as a restorer from 25 years ago I was a hand tool user, when I had enough of doing repairs. I wanted to make "heirloom pieces" of furniture for the future, I had to learn how to use machines JUST TO MAKE A PROFIT. Now I am...

yep, nicely done there reminds me of many a gate leg tables I had to replace the odd legs on

:oops: forgot to say the size - I need to do some very serious M & Ts in the Framework so I need a 3" slick

Okay , we have enough people here making their own planes and a couple making saws,BUT is there anyone here who has made FROM SCRATCH their OWN CHISELS ? Why ? I want to have a SLICK, but as yet after 3 years looking , have only seen 1 :( So, finally I have taken the decision to make one, I...

welll finally the hole is closed, by that I mean I have installed the water butts all of 5000 l, thesse will supply the toilets and washing maschine, here is a close up of the joists, which are 8 x 16 cm, on 650mm centers to allow for 600mm EPS sheets between to insulate the floor.