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Lovely job, Ed. My immediate impression is the the stairs can do without the scotias. It has a design simplicity that the scotias would detract from and the scotias ornament a house that appears to be distinctly unornamental. I just kept asking myself "What are they for?" and couldn't find an...

Now you tell us!

Lidl also bring out some remarkably cheap, reasonable quality kit. I've bought six or seven machines from them and I'm waiting for them to come out with a 1/2" router. Years ago I met a Black and Decker design engineer who told me that DIY drills had a life expectancy of 6 hours use whilst...

I feel humbled by the level of expertise on this site and hope my amateur contribution doesn't diminish the site in any way. I built a staircase last October - nothing fancy, just a straight flight and the first one I had ever built. It was not straightforward as my barn doesn't have a...

I was trying to see if there was a connection between wood-working and drink and the only one I can think of is a drunk saw used for grooving and trenching. Can anyone think of other connections?

There's only one thing worse than old fogeys and that's young fogeys. Get out and enjoy yourselves. Getting blind drunk is a rite of passage.

Hi Dave, Like you, I bought a naked Makita impact driver and, as far as I can see, if the battery fits, it's Makita and it's 12v, you'll be ok. One word of caution, though. Make sure that you use the Makita recommended bits and bit-spacers or you'll end up in my position with a welded-in...