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That's the one, thank you. Yes, they are everywhere in Plymouth. That's what intrigued me in the first place. My very first reaction was "wow, everyone has a boat in their back yard".

Welcome, I bet your wife was pleased as punch with your liberated woodworking skills. My partner is from Mutley and had one of those strange, tall washing lines that go up and down. They were all over Plymouth. I think they are a nautical thing. I wish I'd taken photographs because I want to...

I now have both Japanese and German made pull saws. They have the same teeth profiles, parallel not offset like my heirloom Record Ridgeways and Spear & Jacksons.

As a confirmed wood butcher, I left sawing alone for many years as I couldn't make a straight cut if my life depended on it. At around 50, I tried a pull saw, OMG, what a revelation.

The second paragraph in this article might interest you @WoodchipWilbur Mud on the dog, blood on the ropes I have a keen interest in all things sharp and the use of ropes. As a pre-teen I once snook into the bell tower in the Dronfied Parish Church and rang one of the bells. I then ran like The...

Same sort of adds on marketplace for new ebikes at £100 or £110.

@Chrispy It works for you, so don't change it. Sometimes special adaptions have to be made to help the job along.

It all depends on the job and your own finances. I use the tip for cutting hardboard and thin plywood. A quick touch up with a sharpening stone will extend the life of the blade. I also cut a lot of cardboard up for the bin, which tends to wear out blades. So I buy packs of 100 cheap blades.

OMG how could I have misheard nights for knights all this time.

"Can I play with matches" was my interpretation for decades.

Anything with a sharp edge will get my atention. I just wish I could master circular breathing for all the didgeridoos that I have.

Go for a japanese pull saw, as @Mike.R says, they are a revelation.

Disposable nitrile or latex gloves are my go to for keeping my hands clean and dexterity.

Makita LXT angle grinder and recipricating saw. Einhell cordlees drill, jig saw, srimmer and long reach garden set. I'm very happy with both systems.

He talks about the wheel rotation going away from him at the top of the wheel. Every bench grinder I've used has the rotation coming over the top of the wheel towards me.

I saw an add on FB Marketplace offering bin bags of mdf dust for free. I was a bit surprised that anyone working with mdf would not know of it's properties.

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I want some of the Forstner Bits. But some toerag will be camped outside and buy the lot usual to sell on ebay. Always sold out when I get there.

This is what I built with scaffold boards. Most efficacious in every case

If CO2 would do it I might try blowing into the tin to replace the oxygenated air. Thanks every one.