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One way to do this mechanically, is to rely on a fix at the back of the window board, using a bare face tenon along the length of the window board, inserted into the groove on the inside of the window sill. The front is fastened down using Galvanised strap or angle brackets screwed to the...

I regularly purchase bits and pieces from Rutland. But one has to bear in mind that the majority of their stuff is relatively cheap for a reason. It is, however, a way of affording something, one otherwise couldn't - other than buying direct from China. Their quality can be variable, but it is...

I use a matching 2MT ring centre and drive. If the work slips after a catch you simply apply more pressure to get the work revolving again. Steb centres always seem overpriced for what they are - which is a ring centre with a serrated edge. The set I have is from Axminster Tools.

I would agree with the others on the way the upper cabinets have been fabricated. One thing that does not appear to be exactly as it seems are the yellow doors on the cabinets. They are dropped in rather laid on as noted, but they only seem to be set inside one upright, or none at all. This is...

Hi there,Peter, Thanks for you reply... I watched the video and, as you stated, one can achieve the different pitches using blades with differing angles. By its low angle, the blade adjustment, and the adjustable mouth , it seems to be a grown up version of the low-angle block plane. I also...

I find it strange - this interest in low angle planes. When I started out doing woodwork, over 50 years ago, the emphasis, then, was on planes having an even steeper angle than the Bailey. The wisdom being, that the American style of plane with its slightly shallower angle was suited more for...

My son thinks something like a high-powered laser would be handy. :giggle:

The local farmers use a flail mounted on a tractor to cut the hedges. It they are dealing with anything taller they will have someone standing in the extended bucket of a JCB and using a chain saw.😮

Of course, one of the downsides of a chest freezer, is that if you have to do a lot of scrummaging, and you have to pull a lot of things out, you can inadvertently forget to put everything back. :unsure:

My workshop was home to an overflow freezer for a while., It was the chest variety so stuff could easily be kept on top. Thankfully, it is no longer there - though my grown-up daughter's piano still is. This is well covered and used as a couple of shelves. :LOL:

Funnily enough, I was thinking of that. I worked in a nearby house that used to be an old bakery. In the rear part of the cellar, that was at ground level, there was still a wood fired oven, The front room of the cellar was used for storing the wood which must have been in the form of...

Luckily, the hedge being more like separate trees , I was able to poke a two stage ladder up into the canopy. This was tied onto various branches. a la Fred Dibner. It was also possible to climb the canopy like a tree as some of the branches were really thick. Didn't have to use a chain saw...

I've just finished cutting back the hedge that runs along the length of the garden. I think 'hedge' is a rather loose term, as most of it comprises Beech trees , that , though they were definitely layered at one time, have continued to grow upwards, unchecked. My guess is that it is probably in...

Reminds me of the link that someone previously posted on this forum. Only that was for anvils. Also a case of, one or two would have sufficed :giggle:

So, let me get this right.,. Socialism - unlike Capitalism - can't really be defined. Because one cannot define it then one can't hold it to account, even when it goes awry. This is all getting to sound a bit wishy washy. :unsure:

Thank you @Jacob for explaining away all those inconvenient truths. I'm sure that we can all rest soundly knowing that Socialism (unlike Capitalism) doesn't have an "unacceptable face".

No lack of awareness here... As someone who regards themselves as a Socialist, I think the salutary truth is that Socialism can have a very dark side to it, especially if there are no checks and balances. The National Socialist German Workers Party was based on socialist principals and so for...

I've just watched a you tube link on fractal branching. I believe it was using something called Blender - quite mind boggling. Having been up in the tree canopy all day pruning an overgrown beech hedge, all I'm going see when I close my eyes tonight will be dark branches superimposed against a...

Just as modern domestic microwaves, used normally, are safe, there is no reason why a device for Lichtenberg wood burning cannot also be made to operate safely. As far as I can tell, the appeal seems to be in the interesting and random nature of the branching pattern. Looking at it another...

Except there are the likes of - 'Violin Peg Hole Reamers' and similar, for use on wood . :giggle: They are also used to size the internal diameters of wooden wind instruments - both tapered and straight. I use a set of ordinary, metal-working ones to enlarge the finger-holes, for tuning the...