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Not strictly true. Wikipedia runs on a ton of over-zealous volunteers who's job it is to police edits. Essentially, if you make an edit, someone will catch it then check it and revert it if it's nonsense. Technically anyone can edit it, but good luck slipping through the net.

I've had an awful time with utility companies. Just general terrible customer service from EE, but OVO are really doing my head in over energy. I should be paying about £50 a month for combined energy. I rarely use much electricity during the day, even when I was running power tools all day I...

Well I've started building one to my own specs. I chose a piece of ugly unsteamed pear, traced the handle of my favourite woodie because I knew it was comfortable enough. I honestly can't see myself having any unforseen problems because the design is so simple, but we'll see.

I'll probably do two bedside tables out of it to start. Ideally I wanted a credenza but I don't think I'd get anything thick enough by resawing.

I'll be resawing some pretty substantial boards. I might have to plump for the 5tpi and grind every other tooth away but it seems a shame to butcher a perfectly good saw.

Not my workshop but my mum is moving house so I went through all the stuff my dad left behind in the garage after their divorce ten years ago. A lot of rusty old crap, but I don't think I'll have to buy another screw, bolt or nail for the rest of my life. He's an engineer so there are a few...

I was just looking for this thread to ask about teeth per inch. I was about to buy a 5tpi saw by Disston but thought that it can't be night and day between that and the 7tpi that I have. I'm after a 3tpi, but anything below a 7 seems hard to come by these days.

I did the same with a mid century danish sideboard. Someone had clearly bought it to upcycle, done a terrible job and then dumped it at the charity shop. When we bought it it was a fiver, and the label on it said "thing". After buying a new sander, chisels, clamps, some nice wood to replace the...

I'm tempted to make a rebate plane like Paul Sellers' example, just so I can make this kerfing plane. It's turtles all the way down.

If you could post an ongoing progress thread, a bit like Steve's workshop thread, that would be really nice. I don't think we really get to see the process of actually setting out and trying to live the dream, so it might be useful for people hoping to do the same thing, and for people who want...

I think I'll probably give it a go at some point next week. I have a piece of beech that looks the perfect size. I was considering an adjustable fence, but I might go for a fixed fence for the current project to avoid any hassle and maybe make and adjustable one if it ends up being something...

I actually read the opposite: that the EU actually made it illegal to offer different prices to men and women. From what I understand they adjusted the womens' insurance to be in line with mobile phone related accidents, then the EU came along and cemented it in place anyway. To be completely...

I need to resaw some serious boards with no bandsaw in sight and was wondering if anyone has made a kerfing plane as (apparently) invented by Tom Fidgen? I'm struggling to find plans. It seems like the only ones that exist are in his book which I doubt they have at my local library. I could...

I've been looking for insurance recently and I read that women used to be considered safer drivers, so their insurance was a lot lower, but after everyone got mobile phones the playing field was essentially leveled because women are more likely to use their phones while driving. I think men are...

I'm considering resawing, but I don't personally know anyone with a suitable bandsaw nearby.

To be honest, I'm at the point where even a 20 year career in IT sounds nice.

I have 9 boards of sapele, five are about 2 meters long, 35mm thick and 200mm wide. The other four are about half as long, but the same thickness and width. I tried resawing one of the shorter ones by hand just out of curiosity and got about half the way through before my arms gave up. I...

Off topic, but how/where did you build/get a pole lathe? I've been interested for a while but it's all a bit of a mystery to me. If you could PM me (To avoid hijacking this thread) that would be great.

I'd have it if I were closer. Apple's up there with some of my favourite woods.

Absolutely amazing. I have a 10 or so year old Gibson stored away. Apparently I got lucky and bought a particularly good model that has appreciated in value. I have a feeling I might have to refinish it, however, so it's good to know there are some people on here who are in to building guitars.