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Good job, how did you get the labelling to the timber? wine carrier.

Very good idea, and thanks for the Mens Shed link, there appears to be one in Torbay, I used to visit the sheds in Australia which were encoureaged by their local communities and local govenment.

Box completed and waxed and being gifted to a grandaughter, No more attachments appears to be allowed on this item?

I am going to call it a jewellery box, it never had a final purpose when wood was located and prepared. (it could be a sideboard for a dolls house) So all woodwork now completed and glued, a final sand and polish needed. Most probably give to one of the granddaughters but will leave the...

My grandmother was a wise old lady, she left school at 12 years of age. She described some people as "all brains but no common sense"

Give Halfords a try. they are agents for SIP and you might strike lucky.

Working slower these days but got the drawer pulls on and glued, these turnings were kindly given me by a member in the turning section some time ago and they are the last small ones (around 10mm dia.) Also made up a pattern bar (again a gift over 10 years ago) will be used for top lids of the...

No just butt joins. Was tempted to put in splices .

Superb quality video of a railway gala with lovely scenery and trains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwiavcY ... 69.6098761

Funny thing that bit if beech I mentioned was flat again Tuesday afternoon. It has been laying around prepared of at least 10 days and seemed stable and just the one day it cupped. So cut it to size for drawer fronts and glued with Titebond 3 and a few dabs of super glue to hold it whilst...

I have a problem with Corel Painter 2017 and their support team sent me the following reply, but I do not understand what to do. (btw I have no painter disk, it was an internet download) "CREATE A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE PROFILE ON THE SYSTEM" Copy I understand where you are coming from and I...

That bit of beech for the drawer fronts has cupped, so got to find something else to replace.

Some more hand work and mitres done on table saw jig. Drawers butt jointed and flush drawer fronts to be added. drawers butt jointed end box made and positioned The drawer section to have flush fronted drawers from slab showing..

But the ivy growth timber is as thick as lilac and bonded on. Could be something different to turn?

bandsaw and jet filter tablesaw planer/thicknesser and router table sander

Not the end of the drama. A gardener was at a neighbours house and done the odd job in the past for me, I asked him to remove sycamore/maple together with 4 lilac trees covered in ivy with stems as thick as the lilac itself. He rang my bell five minutes after starting saying he had just been...

Thanks all. btw the leaves are slightly spiky on rear of leaf.

http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/tree-id ... /sycamore/ Also Acer and Maple also have the same leaves. But perhaps all of the same genre? Jacob cant let that one get a hold in its location.

Thanks Andy, that is a surprise quite honestly, no sycamores seen around here I do get plagued with ash saplings (around up to 30 a year). It has been around for at least 30 years stuck in with some old lilac which as seen better days. The tree shrub must have at least 6/10 shoots comming up...

Prolific grower, I cut it down to ground level each year, never had any berries or fruit.