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I was actually thinking of the wash-tub bass, of which the tea-chest bass is a close cousin, but acknowledge the importance of the washboard in skiffle ethnomusicology! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washtub_bass

:lol: Off to find a washtub or a tea-chest then.

and some string? :lol: :lol:

I can recommend it for holding a piece of string to a broomstick...

It would have to be my bandsaw, closely followed by my shop vac.

Screwfix 'bargain bin', vintage circa 1999, never once made a straight cut with it - what was I thinking! Looking at the geography it actually could have been mine, and it appears to be missing the shonky mini g-clamp I'm still using to clamp a piece of string to a broomstick, although for the...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Bevel ... 2332d0fca4 Looks like I threw away a collectable :( , how was I to know?

Sounds like that horse has already bolted. Another reason for me to stick with the traditional Christmas Eve trip to the BP forecourt shop...

Dorset Vodka from milk, http://www.blackcow.co.uk/, apparently he ferments the whey that's left over from the cheese making process. Sounds like a good base for a White Russian, or maybe to 'liven' up a milkshake!

Hmm, I don't know for certain that you can't use water based paints on top, but I've only ever used spirit based paint on it. I've not used the Flag brand but I'm sure they're all much of a muchness, the last I used was coo-var, the tin said that subsequent coatings should be white spirit based...

You win - that's a lovely, expressive photo of your friend. Oh, got something in my eye, got to go. Kev

If I had to hazard a guess I 'd say it's because most people have had the good sense to avoid the mud-wrestling with a pig scenario, the 'arguments' you've put forward don't have a logical consistency that might allow rational debate, hence the apparently endless to and fro that's sprawled on...

The earworm in question? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld1DTmXesTo It'll take me a week or so to shift this one, I blame Cerys Matthews on R6M this morning.

I have seen some of Steve's work (at least in print and online) - that's why I'm thrilled he's a contributor to BW :D

it's share of - easily done isn't it :P I agree with much of your post, where I differ is that I find F&C lazy; I find that much of their content is recycled press releases and advertorials. As for the design aspects, for me, they seem to favour the contrived Fugly over the fine; and if I...

Steve, I think you're dead on with the 'inspire' bit, even if some projects can be totally out of reach for any number of reasons, skills, time, space, funds - it's almost always possible to see something that can be applied to a future project. Also, I think maybe the discipline necessary to...

Agreed, and as we're at it I'd like to include a ban on driving while shaving, applying makeup, smoking, eating pies, and sneezing.

Alex, It's true enough that some skills which can be nigh-on impossible to 'book learn' can be picked up in seconds when demonstrated in person, the famous "Aha!" moment when it all suddenly clicks, a bit like the first time you tie your own shoelaces (my Mum was so proud when I showed her last...

I like their website's strap-line " it's like Toilet Paper for your PC..."

If you do go for a new PC you might want to try PC Decrapifier - http://pcdecrapifier.com/ - basically a batch uninstaller that removes all the factory installed 'extras'