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Look up https://southamptonwoodrecycling.org.uk/ they may have what you need closer and cheaper.

Owned by Sydenhams these days, up the A32 at Mislingford, though if your out this way Equestrian fencing and timber a mile away in Shirrel Heath maybe worth a call too, certainly the guys there are more knowledgeable and helpful than any of the 'sheds'.

Army issue hot weather/desert socks are my go to https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154180654092 especially as I wear Altberg boots, defender boot's for walking, Hogg's for motorcycling and P3Aqua safety boots for workshop wear, I won't/can't wear cheap boots, nor cheap footbeds in them.

Being retired I remember the 'black museum' and photo albums of incidents (not accidents) from my apprenticeship, some were truly horrific, enough to cause PTSD in some, probably why they're not allowed any more. Having been a Trades Union H&S rep, and a Nebosh General Certificate holder (and...

There are a number of router tables out there, I've got an original Black & Decker workmate one that I've never used, a Triton Mk3, a Wolfcraft one, and the one that's done the most work, a slab of kitchen worktop routed out to mount the router under, oh and one of the small e-bay ones from...

Not something to repeat if you can avoid it, I try to get my family to keep sharp knives separate because of such things. My mothers family were master butchers, so I learnt at a young age to both sharpen and be cautious around knives, especially my uncles sharpened butter knives, which he'd...

Stark white isn't always the best option at eye level and below, as the eyes irises close in response to the glare, one of the reasons laser labs are painted like that, a very light green on the wall's is easier on the eyes. My external covered workspace in front of my 'shed' is painted with...

I was a workplace ladder inspector until I retired recently, so I've scrapped quite a few ladders down the years. So when a DIY job today meant buying a suitable multi purpose ladder (little giant type) as none of my many step ladders would have been safe with the level differences, I was more...

I'd be very careful, the HSE and Ladder Association did an investigation into these 'surveyors ladders' (as they were originally marketed, for simply surveying not working off of) and many failed their load and deflection tests, let alone the 'locking mechanisms' often with false EN131 declarations.

Aero bars may reduce drag, but plastic coated square steel bars removed when not in use are more economical and less easily damaged, the question has to be will you be carrying them in the car 'just in case' as I do, or leaving them on the roof?

I hate to think about how many socket sets I've had, personal and work issued, I still have my BA set 1/4" drive I bought in 1977 from the now long gone local tool shop which was essential working on instruments in the C.E.G.B., where would you find those now?

I bought a basic Makita battery compatible trim router as I already had larger plunge routers, when I retired the guys bought me a full Makita kit with plunge and other bases, it might not have the sheer horse power of my 1/2" mains plunge router, but it covers many of the smaller bit jobs and...

EPO Emergency Power Off, EMT Emergency Medical Technician.

Accident investigation is part of my job, root cause analysis throws up some horrific things happening with table saw and bandsaws, often involving removed guards, riving knives and the like. And I've hit a whole workshop EPO before now when I saw a 'mature' student attempting to bandsaw a 3"...