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Looks a bit like one of the many eucalyptus species to me judging by the bark. Jim

Did you use a knurling tool for that or did you cut it with a v cutter? Jim

Really nice job Mike, ingenious and very nicely executed. For me the staining spoils it but that's very much a matter of personal taste. Jim

I had a very similar problem with a Kity 613 bandsaw some years ago. I eventually got the switch innards from its German manufacturer at a fraction of the importer's price. Jim

I bought a Mitutoyo about 15 yeears ago when there were no cheap ones. It cost nearly £100 but the batteries last for a very long time, it's still going strong and I use it most days. One advantage of the Mitutoyos (some may call it a disadvantage) is that they never turn themselves off so you...

Furniture & Cabinetmaking is IMO the best currently available by some distance. Personally, I still enjoy a magazine if the wrtiiting and content are good. I gave up on FWW years ago for two reasons. First, from a furniture point of view it is completely stuck in the past - I like Arts and...

The last time Ibought some I got it from Axminster. Jim

I used to have that problem but my dearly beloved wanted a bigger kitchen and utility room. The garage building needed to grow a bit to achieve this so I grew it a bit at both ends to give me a bigger workshop too. Best of all, growing it at the front means it is now directly connected to the...

Yes,my bottle is the same. I put it in a jug of hot water - ready to go in 5 minutes. Jim

Always stop when tired - quite apart from the risk of injury, blood on the work is never a good lookand tiredness is a reipe for mistakes whether or not involving injury. Good tip about cold, hadn't thought of that, but it does point up the value of safe practices. Jim

Ah, yes that makes sense. Nevertheless, hollow trees do seem less likely to blow over, but it would be nice to have some bits of that tree even if only to make some small things. Jim

Mark, Most modern veneers are only .6 or .7mm. The easisest solution may be to buy some constructional veneer which is available in greater thicknesses and sand or scrape it down to the required thickness . You could probably do most of the work with a really sharp plane if you used sycamore...

I doubt that there would be much usable timber in it. Trees of that age are nearly always hollow , the centre having rotted away. That is one of the reasons why they survive so long. I don't know why but trees that are not hollow are much more likely to blow down - I suspect rather as a...

It certainly will heat up if left in a container with a small surface area relative to volume and can ignite spontaneously - not recommended! Jim

I bought the Veritas from Classic Hand Tools last autumn and they had it in stock. Lovely tool, both to look at and to use. Jim

That's a useful site, Roger. It's only problem is that it is organised alphabetically by common name, it's American and common names vary greatly between ountries. For example I tried searching for "Holm oak" and "Quercus ilex", it's botanical name, and it didn't find either. Common names are...

Looks stunning, Mark. I'll never own a Wadkin but I do love your restoration threads. There is a balance to be struck between "like new" and over the top bling practiced by some of our US friend s but I think you get it just right. Jim

Thank you all for the kind words everyone; they are very much appreciated A coulpe of specific responses. Thanks for the link to Robert Whitley, Charles. I hadn't come across his work before - there are some really good pieces there. It is often said that there is nothing truly new in...

For those who expresed an interets in my cdining chairs here are some pics They are steam bent undried laminated ash - 3 plies for the legs and rear seat rail, two for everything else except front seat rail which is solid. Plies are cut from consecutive bandsawn boards for grain...

Horrifying though it is none of this surprises me. I have pretty much sworn off tropical hardwoods for the last ten years or so and also try to limit my use of north American species to limit timber miles. I have a few bits of tropicals from years ago but try to husband them carefully. I...