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The seat section sits on a wall plate which is bolted to the wall with shield anchors. The firrings that the back of the seat fix to are fixed with normal plugs and screws to the brick. The tip on the Thomspsons Waterseal is a good one, but I already bought a can of Ronseal decking oil...

The automatic level (its not a theodolite as they measure angles, this just does vertical levels) is a bit over the top for a deck, but its actually a really quick way of working if you have one. Once set up you can just pan round to any point in a job and check its vertical position relative to...

We have to maintain standards! Ed

I have just completed this deck at the rear of my house; I've done a few of these now, so the process goes quite quick - this is about 3 to 4 days work in total including the foundations. The notion of the seat emerged from the idea of covering up the rough retaining wall to the back of the...

I noticed yesterday that D&M Tools have an offer of the plunge saw, 2 X 1.5m rails, connector and 2 clamps for £360. Ed

I'm sure that because of the slightly different things we all make, we all need slightly different tools. For me, the tablesaw was a pivotal tool in my early woodworking, as it seemed to help me suddenly achieve the things I wanted to make with accuracy. In my view its an essential tool and...

Well thats a good point, very few of the tools and machines I have are 'needed' as they're for hobby purposes. That said, you still want to feel as though you got the best use out of any money spent. Ed

Well for the £900 that the full kit with extractor costs you could buy a reasonable bandsaw for instance, then you can cut your own tenons amongst other things. Ed

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I bought some clear meths from here; http://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/ Ed EDIT - just clicked my own link and it now seems they sell purple meths, so this must be the place I got it instead; http://www.rydenor.co.uk/index.php?cPat ... 100c8f8fcf Ed

Well that makes the point even more clearly then...£800 gets a lot of good stuff, not that the Domino doesn't count as good stuff, but it seems right to consider what else it would buy. Ed

I like buying tools, so I fully understand people wanting to buy stuff, even if they don't 'need' it. I also have a number of expensive tools that I don't use that often, but I still like to own them. If money was no object I might buy a Domino, but I'm not sure its at the top of my list. Is a...

Nice work Brad. It seems like an ideal combination of an impressive looking end product for your client and a relatively straightforward process for you. Everyones happy. Ed

You can't see the glueline where you join the 2 halves of the bottle back together at all - amazing! Nice work guys Ed

A lot of the photos are her as well, I mainly do the heavy lifting! I am no photographer, but I posted my top tips in this thread if it help at all; https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... 098#400098 Cheers, Ed

Nice one Matty. Krenov on Crack... Ed (meant as a compliment by the way)

I see, its more raised than I realised. I would be abit wary about a) damp migrating into the walls of the house and b) plants growing up and blocking the light coming through your window. Certainly will save on the bending over though! Ed

I'd definitely go for a track mounted saw if you can afford it as it transforms a circular saw into a more accurate and less intimidating tool. I have a Mafell KSP55F which is excellent, but not cheap. Ed

I really must start reading things properly. I think you're right Tom - I can't see the leaching of chemicals being an issue, although they used to think smoking **** and using asbestos were harmless too....... Ed

I have just done some raised beds; http://thingswemake.wordpress.com/2009/ ... -building/ I am planning to rely on the preservative in the wood as previous experience has shown me that this will last a good while. Ed