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I have tried the Saxon blades and found them pretty good. The yellow "professional" ones from Saxon are even better and definitely worth the extra money. Still cheap compared with anything else. Slightly thinner kerf though, so you need a shim and a fresh track edge. I don't think I will ever...

I have used the water based stripper form Screwfix before and it was astonishingly effective. A carbide scraper with a replaceable blade was also very useful. If you want to get out stains / fading you could try using oxalic acid. What are you thinking of finishing it with? I find linseed...

If you want to get someone in to deal with that, someone with a stump grinder will get rid of it no problem. Those machines are amazing / terrifying!

Make sure you can sharpen it - any touch onto soil is will blunt the chain pretty fast. Something like this is dead easy to use: https://www.sam-turner.co.uk/products/stihl-2-in-1-easyfile-3-8p-4mm? Fake versions available on Amazon for half the price - no idea how good they are. Also it is...

Using a drill to cut through a tree seems a very difficult way of doing things! Do you actually need to remove the stump, or would cutting it just below ground level be good enough? If you have dug round to sever some big roots, there ought to be at least some access. Mains electric chainsaws...

Distinguishing the two should be fairly easy. Sweet chestnut is ring porous whereas horse chestnut is diffuse porous. Sweet chestnut is also a brown colour similar to oak and horse chestnut is a more pale creamy colour.

I agree with what Phil said. Comes under many badges, one of the was the Axminster m900. I used to have one and it is surprisingly capable. With the head swiveled, you can make up to 18 inch bowls, though the fairly high lowest speed makes that interesting unless the blank is well balanced.

I am looking to refinish an engineered wood floor. Previously it was done in Dulux Diamondhard varnish, but it is in a hallway so fairly quickly looked a bit shabby. I wondered if anyone on here had any experience with 2 part floor varnishes. Supposedly they are much more durable and what are...

I got them from https://www.panelsell.co.uk/. Went for 80mm PIR as a decent compromise between insulation and practically (they offer between 40 and 160mm). The website isn't especially DIY friendly, but they are really helpful if you contact them. They provided a list of all the fittings and...

They aren't especially cheap, but not too different in price to a traditional roof. We got a whole roof up and attached in 1 day though... Ridge and trims come with the kit, and you can even get guttering as part of the system. Handicraft has a good series of YouTube videos about fitting them.

Have you considered structural insulated panels? So much easier - single sheets to fix on rather than multiple layers. What is the span? They will do 3m without any internal structures. You can get more insulation for a given roof thickness as you don't need a ventilation gap. You can screw...

I found CRI made way more difference than I expected. I fitted some very high CRI led panels (95 i think) recently and they are in a different league for seeing things. 5000k I think but the lack of shadow and clarity the more complete colour gives is wonderful compared with battens.

It is possible to make an estimate of the youngest the tree could possibly have been. Find the section that has the most growth rings - if there is a piece that is close to being quarter sawn, that would give you not only the easiest rings to count, but also the largest number of rings for the...

What diameter is it? That matters a lot more than the height. Certainly you can make some very beautiful turned items, especially end grain bowls. All timber takes a long time to dry. The exact time and method for drying depends on what you are making (planks v bowls).

I made a TV unit recently out of some beech I thought had surprisingly nice grain when wetted and osmo made it disappointingly flat. Tung oil brought the chatoyance out a lot better.

Excellent suggestion - thank you. Cheap and from a seller with a >99% rating. Ordered.

Would doubt it. This may sound silly, but have you tried taking it out and putting it back in again? I have to use an extension with my sled and sometimes it doesn't sit right and shakes terribly. I have used cheap ones off Amazon...

I would agree with team power tool. A sharp blade on a mitre saw is far cleaner than any hand saw.

Thanks - an excellent link. Good range of options on there to copy / blend!

Agree about Using good rollers. Will have to try those Rota ones. I like the 2 fussy blokes ones. Decent ones give a totally different finish to the cheap rubbish ones.