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Yes, that's not too far and it's a nice looking machine. However, I've got an order in to Axminster for one of the spiral p/t machines which I'm hoping might arrive in a couple of weeks or so. The little Clarke bench top machine I've got has been OK but it's a bit of pain to use and so I've...

Nice. I normally come over several times a year but haven't been at all this year because of the covid situation. I'm missing the place dearly, but it's great that you can go about life on the Island as normal. I really hope it stays that way for you. It's worth speaking to Axminster as they...

Where in the Channel Islands are you weirdbeardmt? I hail from Guernsey. All my family are still there but I've been in the UK since uni days, and in Hampshire for the past 17 years or so.

How about turning it into a bandsaw mill...?

You might want to watch Rob Cosman's video on YouTube about making a shooting board. He makes the point that if you have a slight "valley" in the part of the board the plane runs on, the plane has a tendency to tip away to the right. The problem is that the plane is supported at its ends but...

There are some very good ideas here (other than Bob's "take it down to the scrap yard" o_O).

Mike, you're a very bad man. I had a look at this last night and now I'm completely addicted...

There are different ways of measuring value than with pound notes. It'll hang on the wall of the house it came off and if we ever leave the house it can stay there.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll have a play on a bit of scrap.

Thanks Mike. Does the patination oil darken the lead a bit? Would the idea be to let it pool a bit in the engraving?

A bit random this, and not really wood related, but I'm sure the UKW collective will have some bright ideas for me... We had our house re-roofed around 18 months ago. We and the roofers found quite a few places where previous roofers had scratched their names and the date into the lead. Being...

Yes, helicoil should be a good solution. They work really well and you often end up with a stronger thread than the original.

First table or not, the table looks great Dr Al. Great job.

I'm already a fan of the forum simply because it's so much easier to post good quality photos!

My father in-law has given me this old line painter. Unfortunately it was damaged in a garage fire a few years ago. I vaguely remember using it to mark out a badminton court many years ago and it's clear how the wheels and the wheel "scraper" go together. I'm a bit less clear on how the...

Through mortise and tenon joints on the edges. It looks as though the door has been hung the other way at some point as I can see filler where the hinges used to be.

Thanks. Interestingly the panels aren't very well made. Some of them a very slightly raised, but one doesn't seem to be and one of them is off centre. I like it though!

Thanks Mike You're probably right. However, it's a "proper" stile and rail door (maybe Victorian?) which is why I'd quite like to keep it. I could even up the stiles by trimming a bit off the outsides and adding a strip to the middle. I suppose I could give it a try and if it looks awful...

I know! The plane tote was hard enough. I don't need to rush to do that as I can probably fit most of the tools in by just putting them on the shelves at the moment. Chisel racks will probably be the first to do.

We're getting our bathroom sorted. Currently it has a door (into a small bedroom/dressing room) which we don't use. We were just going to take the door out and cover up the hole, but we now think we would like to turn the space into a bathroom cupboard (the wall is about 18" deep so it would...