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I've been a very naughty boy and bought the benchcrafted criss-cross solo for the bottom of the front vice. I was going to make on as its not difficult but the amount of work the missus has lined up for me means I need to take a short cut as I actually want to use the bench for the work she has...

I think it is pretty good, however I got it for a song many years ago so my expectations weren't high. A friend sold it to me for 50 quid, he got divorced so it went into storage and when he did get a new missus, she wanted a town flat so no room for woodworking gear. I have only really used...

Thanks Coley :) Did I mention that the mortice chisel attacked the back of my finger twice while cleaning it up, only a scratch but I should have taken it out however even when your working not cleaning it is easy to catch yourself on the chisel. What do people use to protect themselves from...

A bit more done today, I got all the legs down to width and depth on the PT, only one small error that I recovered from. I noticed that one leg was planing up out of square, like a trapezoid, and I only noticed it when I was very close the finish depth. It was only a gnats out but I do like a...

I've chopped the legs down to length and now taking them down on the PT to 3-1/2" x 5-3/8", or just over to allow for any additional shrinkage and finishing. Probably all I have time for today unless I can sneak out later :)

Game on. I've cleared enough space in the workshop to start and thought I would start getting the legs and top glued up while I continued the tidy up of the workshop. However, for the legs I forgot that I had the douglas fir cut so the legs are in one piece. The legs will come from big lumps...

My method, which is obviously the best, at least until the next post :) But in all seriousness, although there are some wrong ways, there are also many right ways to do this, it is whatever works for you with the tools you use, the use your putting the tools too, the budget you are working to...

I bought 4 of the 400/120 F-clamps yesterday from Lidl, 6 quid each, same price as one similar Bessey TG40S10 if you buy in quantity, the Lidl has slightly deeper throat as per post above. Bessey top, Lidl bottom. A no brainer for my hobby use, and comparing the two, although I haven't used...

Belated best birthday wishes DW :)

Thanks Devonwoody I had a walk across the moors yesterday with the dog to a nice little pub where the beer was absolutely gorgeous, maybe because I haven't had any for a while but even so it was on form =P~ I went to Todmorden market last week, I never get to go on a Thursday as I'm...

Ditto about Starbucks, mediocre coffee and don't pay their UK taxes, I avoid a lot of companies like Starbucks and Boots, they avoid tax, I avoid them. Coffee bean wise, I like to try a variety rather than stick to one bean. Also ditto on the high fat low carb diet and no statins, I like my...

Thanks Eric. I had an afternoon at a local beer festival yesterday, I took it very steady beer wise. Good company and good beer :) I find the hardest bit of recovery is boredom, threads like Dalboy's half track build can soak up a couple of hours and are very welcome. I'm finding lots to do now...

What a fantastic project! Wonderful skills and lots of interesting methods. =D>

Thanks Nolegs, its a hard life being ill, off to a beer festival this afternoon :)

I've had all sorts of machines over the years but keep coming back to the cafetiere or french press as the US call them. Easy to use, easy to clean, no faffing about and inexpensive. You can spend loads on kit. I have a Cuisinart Burr Mill, comes in about 50 to 60 quid and is still going after...

Thanks for the best wished guys :) I'm off the pain meds all together now and looking forward to my hour of workshop time this afternoon. Until then the dog and I are sharing a sofa. She's barking at passers by, I'm ordering building materials and chasing the solicitors for the easement they...

Cheers guys :D I even did a bit of new extension building today - purely in a supervisory role of course. I had my first beer since the operation last night, only the one, and I'm fine so I may have another cheeky one tonight =P~

Thanks for the kind words guys, the best bit is I have my eyesight back, they didn't guarantee it would come back to the same as before or how long it would take but it was one the first things I checked when I come around after the operation and it was fine :) It could have been worse, it...

Cheers Pete. Yes, initially they said it was likely they would go up through a nostril but once they had all the scans and the blood results back the "through the wood" approach made it more likely to keep the otherwise healthy pituitary function working so I chose function rather than form :)

About 7 weeks ago my eyesight started to become a major issue, I was losing focus in my peripheral vision and it was getting worse. Focusing on anything was a major effort. I knew it was probably not optical as I had just had a full eye-test including retinal scans. My optician referred me to...