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Was in a craft shop on the west coast of Scotland admiring some ice turned pieces when I noticed a nice goblet. Looked at the label 'Ash' it said. Was it? No of course not, so I had to very tactfully to tell the owner that it was in fact Yew. Give her her due, she took it off the shelf and...

I've got one for my small workshop as I only use small amounts of power and was fed up with the daily charge was more than the cost of the electricity that I used!! I therefore now have a credit system which tells me how many more days I have left at the present rate of use. 450 days!!! and I...

Just spotted http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-c ... t-by-storm Yes, she has no VISIBLE PPE but no doubt someone is protecting her!! Phi

Brill!!!!! Look forward to seeing some of those tools at Yandles!!

Is this a Welsh thread only?!!! The main noise round us the last few weeks has been:- Combine Harvesters Associated tractors up and down with grain and then bales Muntjac deer barking Oh and I forgot, builders working on the two houses to either side!! Phil

Hi Some of us have to take our coffee on the go so are forced to enter what is know as 'A Coffee House'. For those who only drink at home, let me tell you that there are a wide range of these establishments on every high street. For a generally reasonable, nearly always the same cup, I go to...

Hi I see that the AWGB have been quick to draw up a document on this. Quite right; in my view, electricity and petrol are two of the most dangerous things for an amateur to mess about with. The main difference is that at least you can smell one of then BEFORE you die rather than AS you die...

Many years ago, travelling at a slightly sedate speed in my old mini, I was overtaken by a Cortina go full pelt. As he passed me, the bonnet sprang up completely obscuring his view!! Laugh, I nearly ran into him!!!! Phil

Hi So am I and started the thread!! What I meant was something like this http://www.ukmobilebooster.com/Shop/UK- ... commendCTY ie something that boosts my exceptionally poor reception of mobile phone signals. As I have an office phone on Vodaphone and a personal one on Tesco, I need a...

Hi There was some chat on this several years ago, but with the passing of time, has anyone used a booster kit for poor reception? If so how effective and do you have any advice on supplier/type? Phil

Hi Yes, I've had a look on various threads but can't get all the info I need. Well, actually it is for a friend who has just decided to go back to a bit of turning and has one of these beasts!! The main question I have is about the drive shaft and it two 'gears'. On my friend's one, the...

Well Glad to see others people and plants are as confused as I am!! Phil

Hi I should have posted yesterday but never got round to it. Anyway, round here all the oil seed rape has been harvested; finished a week or more ago! Next I was taking the dog for a walk yesterday morning when there ahead of me was a large stand of brambles. What do I spy, but MASSES of...

Personally dcmguy, I would let it season which for that diameter should be about a year. I've had yew from a church before now and have usually made a pair of candlesticks or, for my own church, some tea light holders which sit on various windowsills. Nice and easy but much appreciated. The...

Hi All Is anyone else representing their club on Aug 5th at Axminster Cardiff? (http://www.axminster.co.uk/stores/cardiff). I'll be there representing GAW trying to turn something in 30 mins that doesn't look like a pile of wonderful shavings!!! There will also be a display from some of our...

Hi It's not so much what lathe but how do you get the extra time to use any lathe to its full extent!! Phil

Naz I assume that this was your SECOND disaster. The first was clearly the one that caused the 'MILD SOILING' of said boxer shorts!! Phil

Hi Tools, Saw some of them struggling as we off-loaded from a river buss at Greenwich on Saturday lunchtime. They all looked as if they were having a real struggle, too much freeboard in too strong a breeze with tide all wrong, it seemed like to me. Each barge seemed very under manned!! Good...

Just a bit of gardening and litter collection today I think!!

Yes Robbo, But did you catch anything? Chubb, Dace, Birds (long legged type)? Phil