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A chap I worked with bought some catch and release traps. He was releasing the mice he was catching in the field at the bottom of his garden, After a month of doing this he started to mark the mice with some lipstick on its back. Sure enough it was the same bunch coming back after he released...

Was told not to use wet wood in the stove by the installer and manufacturer. When we had the open fire that was a different matter, kiln dried was used at the start then wet wood or good old house coal was used. Miles easier back with the open fire as you could pick the wet wood and house coal...

that’s why the fire is only on when it is really cold.

I really need a place to store wood. Will save a fortune instead of buying the kiln dried bags from Aldi/Lidl/B&M

So, today is the day that Lidl started to sell their electric Brad nailer (I don’t have the room or authorisation for a compressor) so at 8:15 am I was there along with a number of other bargain hunters. Picked up the Brad nailer and some drill bits and bobs. Got home and texted “she who must be...

For fine dust you need to get a special filter for it. It’s got a good bit of suction so it could work.

Just swapped the blade from my evolution mitre saw for a blade more suited to wood working. Guess this is why the cuts haven’t been great for a while.

So true. My mum had a washing machine that she bought in 85, I took ownership of that machine in 93 and until I moved house in 2001 that machine never let me down. Had to replace a plastic door handle which my friend snapped off forcing the door open to retrieve the credit card in her jeans...

Bought the parkside “wet and dry shop vacuum cleaner” last week, only used it twice and impressed so far. I see they are advertising an electric Brad nailer/stapler for less than £20. Think I will be getting one of them.

I own two B&D drills, a hammer drill with a fancy push button to lock the chuck (it broke after a month so now use a spanner to stop the Chuck spinning ) complete garbage. And a old metal cased drill that’s older than me, it’s mounted in a basic drill press and is 100% reliable, gets used all...

Sadly those sort of places are the easiest to get to. We have NY timber here but I always feel out of place when I go there for prices.

Hello, just wondering, how long you give from buying the wood (from B&Q/Wickes/Homebase) and stacking it in your working area, till you start chopping and using? I personally don’t have space to store full lengths but I keep reading that you should let wood settle in your workspace for anything...

I gave up online playing years ago. People who cheat online or get aggressive when you kill them ruins the game. Rather play against the computer so that’s my I play on a PS2 or Nintendo NES.

I know we all have to start somewhere, so this is my current level. One eucalyptus ring, one apple wood spoon and I made the bags as well. I used blunt hand tools for the majority of it and a dremel with a sanding bit.

Wow, now that’s a lovely bit of kit. Always fancied a lathe, only used one before and that wasn’t very high tech as it was a spring pole lathe, great fun mind you.

Who knew “glue” would be such a long and interesting subject. I admit I get confused while reading some of the posts but that is due to my newbie level lack of experience with glue. Last week I bought gorilla glue, now I’m wondering what sort of gorilla glue it is. I thought there was only one!

I bought some gorilla glue mainly for the bottle as it was a good size and had a nice nozzle. Not used it as yet, only previously used evo-stik wood glue (tiny bottles) as sticking dowels into holes was the extent of my experience. I hope that changes when it starts getting warmer and I can...

Only in my dreams do tools and screws have an organised place to go.

thank you, I’m glad I asked this question. I usually mess up by buying cheap then having to buy it again. Will buy better quality.

Hello, just wondering what’s you view on using treated lumber for wood projects, I’m currently pricing up some 2x4s to make a solid workbench for my garage and wickes have their treated CLS 2x4 on clearance, save £1.56 per 3000mm length. I’m on a tight budget so makes sense but just wanted to...