I wasn't sure if Paul wanted me to mention that he was the person who helped me out, but as he's now posted, all I can say is he's a true gent and thanks very much for your generous help, time and pork pies.
As I've mentioned earlier, this site is great for people offering help and advice to each other and Paul's shown a great spirit and willing in helping out. I've read lots of books, spent too much on tools (or so SWMBO says) but you can't beat having someone taking the time to show you how a job's to be done.
Until recently I was a college instructor (in swarf, rather than sawdust) and am painfully aware that showing others how to use their hands and tools is a dying art, so hopefully us lot as a community can keep some of that going. So any chance we get to help someone else's enthusiasm please use it.
PS. The apprentice is gutted Paul didn't give me a pork pie to "take away".
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