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I suppose you have to ask the question," why do people smoke?" If it's because they enjoy it, then I can't see this particular genie ever going back into the bottle, especially after over 400 years. It's a good soundbite for a party conference, but there are greater battles to be fought...

I'm reminded of prohibition in the USA. I know that's bit extreme as a comparison. But, " Thou shalt not" type, legislation. applied to peoples vices. - I'm sure that's going to work. :giggle:

Every case is different, but my experience with doing up old houses does not bear this out. The board closest - or under - the the skirting is very rarely the one lifted. It has the holes drilled in it for the tails to the radiator, but it's usually the adjacent board that is removed. Where...

Yes, it is a bit of a Catch 22 situation. You could get the paint on the walls at least on the ones where the radiators will be. This will save having to drop them, or lift them off after the c/h system is up and running. It might also be expedient to get those pieces of skirting on the...

Well I'll be ................ ! You learn something every day :unsure:

HI Distinterior. A picture paints a thousand words Putting that rivet in the middle of the blade graphic seems to be a nice touch. Of course mine could be a Wadkin - I have no way of knowing otherwise.:giggle: Niall

For joinery, such as this, my guess would be Sapele. Would be interested to see what sort of lyre you will be making.

Interesting, the yellow guard cover looks to have been modified but is very similar - without these modifications- to the guard that I have on my Startrite. The two elements that are the same are the elongated slot for the bolt and the position of the small aluminium plate with the size of the...

Here's a really naive question. - If an engine on a test bed runs for an hour and consumes a set amount of fuel, and then runs for an additional half hour I'm logically assuming that it will consume half as much fuel again - the difference between 30 and 20 Mph, So, is fitting this engine...

HI J-G, Most of of my experiments with whistle making so far have been to satisfy my own curiosity. I will only commit to using the silver ferrules when I have produced one that I am finally satisfied with. And this will be for my own use, so, in this context, having it hallmarked is really...

It does affect journey times, how could it not? The results so far show that it has added extra time to the journeys of care workers in Cardiff, so much so that they can't get to all their existing clients in a day. It has also affected delivery drivers. It has an impact on first responders...

They shouldn't fall through. If strips are cut the depth of the floor board and a tad over the width of the gap - then, planing one side to a slight slope, will give you a tight fitting, wedge profile. After testing for fit, the non sloping side has glue applied to it and the strips are...

There might be a bit of a pause, before I commit to using the silver. :unsure: as, I'm still experimenting to get a better sound with the others I'm making.

About 17 GM, the smaller, 4 GM which equates to about £ 18 though one does have to purchase slightly more than one needs to get the sizes out.

" A poor thing but mine own" :giggle: A couple of sterling silver ferrules. They've not turned out too bad. There is a bit of a blip on the solder joint of the larger one, but luckily, this will be cut away on the finished whistle.

Thanks for the heads up 👍 Am always a bit dubious when it comes to buying timber on line, though, I've been fortunate so far.

Can't be of much help, as I'm not really up on the current prices. On Etsy someone is charging £ 11.30 a kilo for logs, though I'm not sure how dry this is, There is also a guy on eBay, at the moment, selling pieces for chess sets and flutes who seems to be, asking good money for his stuff...

Well beyond my capabilities and those of my lathe, to turn two tubes with 1/32" walls that will easily slide inside each other. Better to purchase from a specialist firm, two matched tubes

Not so much turned, as fabricated from telescopic tube - apart from the rings, that were parted off, from a larger tube on a metal lathe The rings are silver soldered to each end of the outer tubes, and the thin, inner tube ( a loose fit at the moment ) will be superglued to one of them, though...

Just another "what is it?", or to be more precise - "a whistle tuning slide". I couldn't find any to buy, so I've had to make one. This will be fitted in the wooden whistle tube, midway between the mouthpiece and the top fingerhole. This is the MK1, as I'm sure the design will change as I go...