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That's not what I wanted to hear, but thanks anyway. The caution about polyurethane delaminating is news to me and useful to know. I may be able to take the top off, and just strip and re-finish that, if I'm being lazy ! And as you mention "other varnishes" Custard, which ones are worth a...

The Stanley 63 spokeshave arrived too, looking forward to giving it a try, much less clumsy than the 151/152 I'm used to. My donation has gone to Alzheimers society. Thanks to Ed for doing this, very generous spirit =D>

Worth remembering that insulation only reduces the rate of loss of heat. If a pipe is in freezing surroundings, with no flow through it, it will eventually freeze whatever. When I did my CH, the grey foam stuff came in a cheap, thinnish sort of stuff and a much thicker - inconveniently...

I don't mean, by what I said, that there isn't a problem. But in my view, just like the tax loopholes that let Starbucks get away with paying trivial amounts of tax, the problem is not with Starbucks, their accountants or team Sky and their athletes. The rules have to be right, so it's the...

This sounds to me comparable to the tax avoidance scandals. They seem to be saying that they did not break rules, but somehow crossed ethical or moral boundaries. I don't get this idea. There is no universal code of ethics or morals with hard boundaries. Either on how much tax you should pay...

What I mean is that the USB outlet contains a switching power supply, which is always connected to the mains in some if not all of these sockets. So it is like leaving a charger plugged in to an ordinary socket and switched on all the time. Ok that only draws the standby current of the charger...

Not sure I would. First, they are always on, the switch doesn't apply to the USB. So scope to be a firestarter. And there are some shockers out there. There's a guy on YouTube did an autopsy on one, which left one of the sockets not earthed if fitted in a plastic box, and had failed in...

Glad to have complicated things :D

I'm in a similar position to you - I'm not a spoon carver so have never bought a knife. I made some small bowls and wanted a pair of knives, so I got a bit of O1, bent it hot to make a ? shape, ground, hardened and stuck a rather short turned handle on it. Realised it was left handed, so made...

I've made only two doors, a 4 paneled interior softwood one in an odd size for an under-stairs cupboard, and an Iroko front door with three panels at the bottom and 3 sealed glazing units at the top. I have to agree that a carefully placed eyeball was quite good enough for flat, and a check of...

You might want to look at the Robin Wood or Ben Orford knives too, some carvers prefer quite a long, slender handle.

Have DAB receivers got any better lately ? Ours (Pure brand I think) went in the skip because it was power hungry and the reception was terrible.

If it is left over, I could probably use the round bottomed spokeshave at the front there (Stanley 063 ?).

It's not just cost. All the approaches have drawbacks. A series diode drops ~0.5v, which might matter when running off 1.5 or 3 volt battery. Might waste power and make heat in heavier applications. A shunt diode and a fuse - the diode almost always protects the fuse by blowing first ...

Look like two 043 plough planes to me ?

I opened a fresh bottle (from Axi, a couple of days earlier) to find it wouldn't come out. It was kind of rubbery. Was a bit cold though, so I set it on the radiator and it liquefied again in half an hour. So, maybe it is not so much that you shouldn't use it below 52F, as that you can't !

Aha. Is it PERKS H98 1955 ? A firemans axe ?

Photos ? Might give a clue as to what country / language to start looking in.

A quick look on ebay showed said item, bundled with a couple of frog screws, for £3.50 buy-it-now. There are probably others, too. A lot cheaper than the die, I'll guess.

=D> Looks great Andy. I don't think I would have used stain on it either. The walnut seat on my smoker's bow chair is just Danish oil, so I hope it won't fade too much - looks ok so far. Thanks for putting in the time and energy to photograph and share the process with us, even when things...