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He's always watchable, even if he is sometimes superficial. It's entertainment but, like Grand Designs, it's wrapped around an interesting project. I shall certainly watch the rest of the series. Jim

Yes, not too stiff a mix, a nice even film that will need litle or no squeezing out which is easy to achieve with a cheap foam roller. No need to use a tray with the roller, just pour it on in a serpentine line over one board and use the roller to spread evenly. Jim

Me too. Always a a good event. Sad to say the good quality furniture making has declined pretty drastically over the years, but I guess it isn't really that sort of event. I bought one of those inflatable sandinding drums complete with belt for £2 from the G&M Tools stand and was well...

Psychologists have names for various personality types, one of which is the "Complete Finisher". These seem to be quite rare amongst woodworkers and I am not one myself although I do know one or two - very irritating types! If it is any consololation, my experience is that some time away from...

Hi John, Welcome to the forum. I'm with you on the tranquility and quiet satisafaction of working with hand tools, although I do use machinery to do the donkey work - bandsaw and planer thicknesser. Look forward to seeing what you are up to. Jim

Have you considered contacting Brendan Devitt Spooner in Angmering? He is a very approachable chap. Also, Cimitree in Harting and Horndean Furniture Workshop just over the border into Hampshire. Another avenue to recruiting support might be via the Sussex Guild who have a number of good...

Nice though it is, Jim, I was taught by my engineer father that no self respecting engineer would ever use an adjustable spanner on a nut. This was on the basis that there will always be some slack in the mechanism which is ultimately bad for the corners of nuts and bolt heads. He didn't have...

I started with the Hermes and then tried Abranet. I wouldn't go back to Hermes because my experience is that Abranet clogs less, lasts longer and gives better extraction on my Festool orbital sander. Some dust must escape I guess but there is precious little evidence of it with a workshop vac...

In my experience, you won't get any blade properly sharp with diamond stones - simply not fine enough. A couple of points missed about Veritas. First, so far as I know, they don't make a No 7 equivalent. Second, they are the only firm out of the big three who have made any real attempt to...

Quite so. Equally sad , I understand we lost Alf in much the same way. Her knowledge and humour were a huge asset to the forum. Lost because of some a*** h***. There always seems to be one who will spoil it for everyone else. Jim

Box is very slow growing and only ever makes a small tree, so a large specimen could well be a couple of hundred years old. If you are thinking of planting for the future, I hope you are still in your pram :D Jim

Here's mine: I didn't realise quite how big it was when I ordered it from ****. Flattening the back and sharpening were a bit of a challenge simply because of the weight, but it's magic to use. The delicacy of control thet the length and mass give when paring with it is fantastic, and it...

That's funny, just the reason I stopped using Flickr. Never had any problems with PB. Jim

Mark, I think you might be surprised. I live on the south coast (not noted for its heavy industry) and there are a number of foundries in this area. Jim

V nice work, Jen. Don't think I could work at that scale, I find boxes bad enough - the smaller something is, the more closely people tend to look at it. Good to see someone doing really excellent work on such a small scalw. Jim

11.9 Euros for that quantity from Dictum. Jim

I have found that the solution to the kick is to start the jointer and let it get up to speed before plunging rather than start and plunge in one movement. Jim

Nor me, but I know it is much loved by turners. Jim

Have a word with Ray at RS Sets in Chichester 01243 531240. They started off doing theatre sets and the like but now do mostly exhibition work I think. I have used them to CNC MDF formers and their work has been excellent and sensibly priced. Jim

Go for it Katellwood. If, like me, you enjoy working with the written word you will find it can be very satisfying. Just don't expect to earn the minimum wage from it unless you have that rarest of talents, the ability to write quickly and straight onto the page in an engaging style and with...