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  1. houtslager

    Shipping container... what shipping container :D

    So, go on tell us , what the bleeding hell are you doing with a camo'd container !
  2. houtslager

    Help me spend £20k on a small joinery workshop!

    found another site that poeple have posted used machines some nice machines that would suit Africa http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/111849136/wadkin-bursgreen-single-phase-240-volt-sheet-circular-saw.html...
  3. houtslager

    advice needed for motorhome worktop construction

    Don't forget W I P s, or it NEVER HAPPENED ;)
  4. houtslager

    Maathias Wendal - another doodad

    He's definitely got far too much spare time..... But he is a bit of a genius. seconded
  5. houtslager

    Help me spend £20k on a small joinery workshop!

    Wow , your a lucky man Hippo. As your container is shipping from Hamburg, may I suggest getting the machinery in Amsterdam, I know of 2 dealers, but 1 , I would definitely recommend. Plus, it would be a short 5 hour drive to the container. PM me with a list , I'll pass it on to him, by the way...
  6. houtslager

    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Gradually recovering from my broken shoulders, and getting back on the tools finally, made a few of these for sale, people like them but as usual the price puts them off, Bleeding hell they take 4 hours to make by hand and spray the required colour, but I ain't selling them for less then my...
  7. houtslager

    Celebrating 10 years in business

    well done guys, see you soon for a chat and a cuppa :-)
  8. houtslager

    Long mitre joint, without mitre table/saw.

    if you want too and can bring your bits over too for a beer I'll do the mitre cuts for you. Will be back in Chippy for the weekend K
  9. houtslager

    Guide price for bespoke timber greenhouse.

    Make ones' own creosote from old engine oil and real turpentine ;) hth K
  10. houtslager

    How many of us shave in the 'old-fashioned' way.

    http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... 00&ndsp=15 Been using this "issued "care of HM Army since 1978, left it at my parents for a while, so let it grow - could not manage a "full set" despite being 40+ - got it back last year, bought some fresh Wilkenson blades and some squirty lotion for...
  11. houtslager

    Antique Prices Keep Falling

    Well its about timje I added my pennies worth here, after being offline for a long spell. I am a restorer and an antique dealers son, who after 40 years has a collection of "brown furniture" equal to that of the V & A's :? AS a restorer, the market collapsed over 15 years ago, when dealers...
  12. houtslager

    Excellent 12 minute video of quality makers at work

    nice to see "old world craftsmanship" but I wonder if they get the right money for their efforts. In my world, it would take me about 6 weeks to make such a fall front bureau bookcase, [ not allowing time for the wood to "settle"] and at €40 per houor that would cost me +/- € 9600,00 plus the...
  13. houtslager

    Thunderbirds are go!

    As long as the coffee is hot,strong and black with plenty of hob nobs, then I can be there to help out . K
  14. houtslager

    The great workshop cleanup of 2014

    get a wood burning stove in asap - that will do two if not three things . 1, warm the gaff up 2, dry it out thus no more mould 3, reduse your rubbish/off cut pile and 4, keep the coffee warm ;)
  15. houtslager

    Best Oak supplier Gloucestershire?

    could also look up Quercus forestry products, handy to have a dect supplier of oak,tulip , sapele and diverse plys. they don't have a cutting service , but will offer as close to want you eant. hth, K
  16. houtslager

    Thunderbirds are go!

    lucky bugger, time to de rust the tools mow ;) K
  17. houtslager

    Rocket stoves

    just a quickie, I 've built 2 and have one in my conservatory, built into a seating bench - works great, veryt little smoke, in fact last section of the chimney is a temporary bit of 3m drainpipe [ red plastic] it doesn't even get warm, though the local sweep nearly had a heart attack LOL K
  18. houtslager

    what table saw to buy

    or this http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/recor ... 1042333645
  19. houtslager

    Latest kitchen

    " Very nice, Karl, although the mixture of different handle styles looks a bit odd. Cheers :wink: " yes - very ;) Karl
  20. houtslager

    shop made flip stop

    bugger getting another type of blade, how many beer tokens to have one made ? Karl
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