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I've decided that my celebrations will not be on December 25 this year, but, like the queens official birthday, will be arranged for the coming summer month of June 2021. Let's say the 25th. It can't be any worse than the current advice which seems to be " we are terrified of the backlash from a...

The knock on effect of your request is that I now rather fancy making one of those skittle games. I've seen one that had self setting pins, you simply pulled on a cord to make the pins reset. If anyone has any plans and sizes please let me know. In my early married life I made a bar billiards...

The shove end. Annie's room is definitely the Bulls eye. If the customers can break 18mm birch ply its a rough pub you frequent!

Overall width 12 5/8" length 22" distance from bottom to first line 3 1/2" Side margins 1" It's made from 3/4" birch ply with hardboard for the curved top edging. It think it was part of a batch made as Christmas presents for the kids about 65 years ago in the joiners shop where my late father...

I couldn't resist having a look for mine, here it is. The space between the lines is one and three eighths of an inch wide and the lines are knife marks rather than inlay. The Annie's Room area is a one and a half inch radius half circle.

The,coins or washers of the same size are sold on the net. There are regional variations of the board I think, I have a board in my roof space which features a semi circular target zone at the top called Annie's Room.

Buy 300mm taller bags and fold the top down inside, that will make the bag jam between the support legs and the top securing ring. It also ensures you have enough material to tie the top of the bag when it's full.

Not quite the answer perhaps but if you have an expanding chuck face plates are easy. This is my disc sander, just a piece of 18mm ply faced with Velcro. It's a nasty Chinese lathe but gets a lot of use.

Now you mention it I'm sure I've been told that before. Since I prefer my limited whisky consumption to be without the taste of chimney fires I had forgotten it. My favourite medication is Glenlivet.

Fair point about the oak barrels, it's also common to char the inside of the barrels to impart that smokey taste. I dislike the taste but it is undoubtably popular, it raises the question of toxic content in the whisky.

I was told many years ago that the only British timbers suitable and safe for food contact use are Beech and sycamore. Butchers cutting blocks are always made of beech in my experience. A

I use HSS blades for normal timber because they give the best finish in my opinion. For teak and Iroko I use a set of TC tipped blades because of the mineral content which as you say rapidly takes the edge of HSS. My block only holds two knives so a pair of knives from my local cutter grinder/...

An under and over planer thicknesser without lift up tables is my choice. British cast iron will outlast any Chinese rubbish and give a lifetime of service. My Sedgewick MB has done 45 years and cost me one drive belt. Yes they are expensive but you get what you pay for. AIl my machines are...

You can't deny the truth of my statement can you. A

My only motive for such abuse is to concentrate the minds of fellow woodworkers. The few pounds saved will be easily offset by the fact that your insurance will be negated by the increased fire risk from static and the total lack of fire resistance. Using incorrect materials will provide your...

As PCB1962 has suggested,if you are using a router and keyhole cutter a slight slope would tighten the screw. ( I think a panhead would be suitable)I've only ever drilled a hole and cut a slot with a chisel and found that a countersunk screw works well. It's obviously not a method suitable for...

If you assemble the joint and then take it apart and tighten the screw half a turn, it is self tightening. I used eight of these last week on some oak vent covers, it's easy and efficient. I don't want to appear to be against anything new, my son, who is also a trained woodworker, owns a Makita...

If all else fails try looking at the free on line copy of Riley's Manual of Carpentry and Joinery. ( my hard copy is dated 1950) Page 187 shows this system before it was reinvented in plastic.

Sorry I'm sold out of sky hooks until the next batch arrives from China. What about a rubber hammer and a putting on plane ? They have a much better chance of working well.

If you've got £400 to spare it might run to two drills !