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Having dropped a log on my foot it was no surprise it hurt. Turned out to be the first gout event. A number of years of ignoring, hobbling, cursing etc. and my GP prescribed alopurinol. One tablet a day and no further agony. Red wine, beef steak and so on may get me for other reasons but no...

Mortise chisels are designed for striking with a mallet - more metal for blade and tang, and ferrules to stop the handle splitting at top or bottom. So, it will also depend on the toughness of the timber and the depth you wish to go.

Long term resident of a terraced stone cottage in the Cotswolds. Campervan traveller across Europe - well, the warmer bits. Lifetime hobby woodworker with a brief experience as a teacher of woodwork just as the then govt. was demolishing craft skills education. (Don't get me started!) Main...

Many thanks for the welcomes. Slowly finding my way around. Baileytog - pursuing your suggestion while I construct an internal insulated ceiling - a lifetime project but pulled forward by the thought of getting back to making. All the best. Wy

Hello and greetings from just North of the border in Gloucestershire. Some great ideas in the photos. Also extending my garage workshop and would welcome advice on flooring - smooth enough for furniture/ machines/ tools on castors but not a skid pan when coated in a light dusting of wood...