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Do you have an inbuilt reaction to behave like an idiot whenever Mr Grim posts? It seems like it to me. Just to add something positive, freehand sharpening is well worth pursuing as a skill and not as hard as some would have you believe. Also, don't forget a quick swipe with a candle on the...

lol, whoops. :lol: :lol:

Could this be turned into a poll, where we vote for who we wish to keep? Seriously.

That's all very well Jake but I've been working on a series of Uranium tissue boxes - what should I do?

You really have missed the point. The reason that I and others contribute "over there" is because of all the ******** spouted by some of the more respected contributers over here. I think that I was the one that mentioned sneaking over here, and I did it to contribute to a thread on making...

Couple of things to add or reinforce. Thickness - 44mm (ex 2") is standard, but if you are renewing the frame too it might be easier to use 57mm (ex 2 1/2") for DG units. Stiles/top rail i do at 105mm (ex 9"x2", ripped in half), as mentioned more room for locks. 220mm for the bottom rail and...

From my point of view, the breakdown of the quote is of no concern to the customer. If you are pricing on a job, you wouldn't supply the materails cost, the labour charge, fixings etc, and to be honest, if you did ask I would probably walk away from the job. There are times when someone will...

definitely looks like someone is tidying up before potential buyers come round! If you smell fresh bread or coffee and vases of flowers start appearing it's time to find a new home!

I have trained my left ear to accept anything in the range b to 4h, everything else falls off. My right ear is for small power tools.

Cheapo pencils! No, no, no, has anyone successfully sharpened one of those bad boys? Me niether. A decent qaulity 2H pencil is what you need, sits nicely behind the ear.

Fun messing around in the shed though isn't it

You're not wrong there! An interesting watch though (although it took me a couple of attempts before I worked out not to watch it late at night!). Anything in the pipeline DC?

Mike, I think that what you say is spot on - you have to meet your own needs for what you want from a hobby. For some, it's the creation of a piece, for others it's how we create it. In a funny sort of way they are at odds with each other as demonstrated in this thread. Surely though the most...

i think that's the idea - a bit of fun. It's so easy to become anal about these things, it's important to have a bit of fun. Especially if its only a hobby.

Cutting dovetails is no different to any other joint, it's about accurate marking out and then cutting/paring to the line. As for being a beginner - you hit the nail on the head - practise. How you go about it is a personal thing, some like to make projects involving dovetails, others go down...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: You've got to be joking, right?

I'd suggest that you don't use the UKW name. In the event of any new members as a reuslt of the stand, the first thread they read will probably be this one given the name of it. All they'll see is a group of kids who feel that it's appropriate to indulge in name calling. Oh well, I guess...

Threads like this really frustrate me. Just because BB and Woodbloke got a bit of a telling off for baiting people on http://www.woodworkuk.co.uk/forum/ they slag it off. This probably puts other people off visiting the "other side" which is a bit of a shame really as it's a complementary...

Good point DW, "they" made better stuff 200 years ago, didn't they. I'm going to take my domino back, thanks for showing me the light. :roll: :roll:

yebbut everyone's welcome aren't they?