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I have eight No4s. They are my most used along with a 4 1/2 so I suppose they're my favourite. I still have the one my dad bought me in 1981 when I got married. I will obtain more because I can't resist rescuing them for the right price.

Another one for Inkscape for free CAD or vector drawings although Krita and Gimp are two other free vector-type programs more suited to artistic graphic production. Libre Office for a free Microsoft Office replacement. Scribus for a free illustration documents program. Xodo for a free or paid...

I did the same. I was out running when I saw all these beams being put into a skip. I asked the builders if I could take the lot. They were only too pleased. They put the rest of the beams next to the skip over that week. I was collecting it daily. Collected a similar amount to what you had. Boom!

He was a visiting peacock. We called him Dave. He would spend most of the day in our child/dog-free garden and then go to wherever he nested in the evening. He was kidnapped in 2022 and the next time we saw him was on a Midlands news channel. He appeared in Handsworth, Birmingham with a piece of...

That makes sense in a way. The company is Birmingham based so I wonder if they were to prepare the timber for the BSA factory. As children, after the dredgers had done their thing on the river Cole we would find rifle stocks that had been, I suppose, rejected from the BSA and Acker Docks in the...

A genie granted me one wish so I said I just want to be happy. Now I live in a cottage with 6 dwarfs and I am working in a mine

I told my boss I needed a raise because 3 other companies were after me… He asked which ones. I said "Gas, water & electric"

Garden wall mirror thingy. This is made from teak substitute decking and the posts given to me by an old colleague. It's based on one made in India that I saw in a hippie shop. Edit I found the original reference photograph.

A sewing pony for my leatherwork. I was given a pallet made of some exotic wood. I could only salvage a few planks as the wood split very easily when was taking it apart. I have a sewing pony that I can sit on while working in the garden but this one I can clamp to a table and it has full swing...

I love that bench.

Another item is this sideboard/credenza. It's made from American black walnut off-cuts. The story goes from my big brother that the ship transporting the walnut trees was sunk by a German U-boat near the beginning of the war. After the war (I think the 1950's) the contents of the ship were...

Almost everything I make is from reclaimed timber or somebody's unwanted off-cuts. I have made various that are have memories in the history of where the wood came from or what it was before. This is a fold-up step stool I've posted somewhere else on the UKWS site. It's made from pine drawers...

My thoughts too.

All the above soakings will work at helping to remove rust on the surfaces including the surface at the bottom of the 'pits'. I think what Trafalgar (sorry for budging in here) means is you will need to make sure there is not a pit on a cutting edge. You will have a 'dink' similar to a chip in...

It's as safe as any other 'carrier' for cleaning/restoring. As for oiling tools for storage, it only requires a light rub with your rag. One more wipe with a clean rag before using. You won't want oil to come into contact with your wood from the tool or your hands.

The liquids, whether it's WD40, water, 3 in 1 oil, mineral oil, etc. will assist in cleaning tools along with an abrasive like wet and dry, oilstone, waterstone, wire wool, etc. because they help to carry away the slurry and help to keep the abrasive 'unclogged'. I wouldn't recommend Water...

I regularly use the white vinegar method but I add baking powder. Some people add salt but I've not found it necessary. A citric acid bath works great too. Electrolysis is another favourite as mentioned above but will work better if you add a tablespoon of Soda Crystals. I use an old car battery...