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Indeed. The wise check for splinters first, though! :) It's difficult to do accurately over about 2" from the edge.

Well, some "good old tradesmen" built the house properly in the first place. Unfortunately, some of the "good old tradesmen" who followed didn't understand the principles of these older buildings. (MikeG replying to mikeg!!)

Getting the boards painted is quite a big deal. There's lots more work in that than people realise.

Brasso and T Cut work for this. - Given the pattern in this thread, the next response will be in about 2024.

That was my point, really. There's now pewter all over the lathe and surrounding area....but hopefully not in Adam's lungs.

Young @AndyT of this parish is Brizzle-based. If you were to attract his attention somehow he might be able to help point you in the right direction for some woodworking lessons.

.....and/ or bismuth, as I recall.

Bloody hell...that music! Anyway, once I'd turned the volume off, that was interesting. What precautions did you take, given that pewter contains quite a lot of nasties?

Fantastic stuff, Sam. Well done.

Not at all. But there is already a long running corona virus thread, and I can't see any good reason to have another one. In my view, this thread should be merged with the other.

Honestly, pallet wood and a thicknesser? That's not a combination I would even consider. It isn't just the nails, but the in-ground grit from being hauled across graveled yards

More moderation without reporting or recording, I see. Noel, this has got to stop. When you delete a post, say you've deleted a post, and why. This high-and-mighty moderation-without-responsibility or communication is really, really poor.

Sorry Mark, I don't get it. It looks like 2 posts and a beam, with no water and no wall in sight.

I hope so, but try as I might, I'm not seeing it.

Hang on a sec....... :)

If you are completely confident in your insect mesh arrangements outside the sheathing board meaning the void behind the cladding is well protected, then you could take a hole cutter to that external ply from the inside, and pepper it with holes....in each "compartment" created by the studs...

You need to go back and read properly what I wrote, and look at the Osmo link.

You've got an external sheathing of OSB. That's not a good idea at all.

Here you are: UV-Protection Oils are recommended only for vertically structured timber (drip angle min. 10º) to enable the rain to drip off rather than stay on the wood's surface for prolonged lengths of time. From Osmo's website, second bullet point under "tips".

I'm an architect. I specify these sorts of things, and I have to check their suitability for the intended purpose before I so do. I specified a lot of Osmo UV protection oil in a sheltered outdoor location in a building I did 8 or 10 years ago, and had a long conversation with the technical...