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As a warning to the OP, we have a single-handed long case clock, which has not worked in my nearly 80 year lifetime, but was "re-cased" some time either early last century or end of the one before. Work done, I suspect, by village wheelwright, and it looks terrible! This MIGHT be a candidate...

There was an Exochorda, which is usually only a bush, in the Cruickshank Botanic Garden in Aberdeen which actually reached about 10" diameter at the base before it had to come down. I got some short bits in with the firewood, and was amazed at its density. About 1400kg/m3. Takes a lovely...

Second pic looks a bit like Padauk?

100% agree with the "leave well alone" school. Yes, clean any surface dirt VERY carefully so as not to wreck the finish, then if you want to slightly revive the polish, a mixture of linseed oil, turpentine and a dash of meths has worked fine for me. The only "repair" which is not likely to...

I've got an ancient Gordon socket set, from long before the days of metric, but excellent tools. Sadly, I fear the ones you have would only sell for a fraction of their "real" value.

Hadn't really studied the key to my 352, but just noticed that the name on the key is Briggs and Stratton. Odd.

This is the key off my machine - it has the chrome, protruding lock unit, which may have been superseded in later models. The key has a number, but whether it's the same on all models with that type of lock, I don't know.

OK, will try to get something tomorrow with enough detail.

Don't know the answer, but could post pic of the key off mine if that would help.

I got my Worx robot about 18 months ago (or was it 2.5 years - losing track of time with Covid) for about £200 secondhand and it's been marvellous. I've got about 400m2 of closely mown grass, plus an orchard with grass mown twice yearly, so need a petrol mower for that, which also comes into...

A less serious but relevant story which I may have told before. We are second call on the list for our neighbour's alarm company, so when the alarm went off about 3 in the morning while they were on holiday, I did the decent thing. Flung on dressing gown and safety boots which are by the door...

Not had time to do any more with this; health issues for me and wife have been a bit of a preoccupation over last weeks.

Taking the easy route to getting logs split; a daughter who is a fitness fanatice, with a big strong husband! Bur they'd been trying out the new village tennis courts this morning, and wielding an axe brought on S-i-L's tennis elbow. So most of the work was down to daughter.

Thanks for the comments, woodieallen. Log banks are an interesting idea, but as a pensioner, I reckon I'm a deserving cause for the logs when they are split. Still not convinced that logs are easier to split the fresher they are; my impression is that when VERY fresh, their softness means wedges...

This slightly autiophile old man, with with definite upper register hearing loss, is more than happy with the seconhand Mission 70s recently bought to replace the ones he "lent" to younger daughter and somehow never got returned. But admire the craftsmanship and research of the OP.

Thought folks might be interested to see what I'm managing with wood grenade, odd wedges and son-in-law's splitting axe. Chose a round with a whorl of branches, as these tend to be the most difficult to split in my experience. First image shows the starting point. The second shows the grenade...

I would not bother with removing the grass, other than cutting low and removing the cuttings. Scarify the surface a bit and plant FRESH seed of Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) along with your wildflower mixture. The Yellow rattle parasitises the grass and keeps it down, so the meadow mixture...

Have heard of Hornbeam being called ironwood, and it is excellent for Jewellry mandrels and stakes, but not convinced that is what you have.

After last weekend's intimacy with our septic tank, have to agree with OP about drain rods. But mine are at least 65 years old.

Did suddely wonder! Hope you have a willing apprentice. Or worked out how to turn the handle with your foot!