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One thing, never call your maker space a workshop, if it is a STUDIO, you are an artist. Very different type of market compared to craft. Talk to the buyer in your local outlets (galleries and garden centres) they will be very open about what sells, where they source things, what their mark-up...

There is little to no money to make at the craft end of the market unless you are selling food. Cakes, coffees, bacon rolls. There is a reason the owners of the venue keep the kitchen for themselves- cynical but true in the craft shows I used to attend. Most people are just there to kill...

Side cutting drill bit? Coping saw?? Trim Router ???

Bought an old Peugeot road bike (no idea what) for a few quid in the early 90s. Rode it for years. Put 100s of miles on it. Rode it til it needed new wheels, tyres, brakes, chain, handle wraps and cables. Choice was scrap or restoration. Wish I’d restored it. Best bike I ever owned.

My Dad had an Austin Princess just after I passed my test which I loved driving but it didn’t fit through the garage door so he only kept it a few weeks. I was gutted to see it go.

Ok, so, what cars have you driven that made you smile every time you got behind the wheel. My Suzuki Whizzkid was outrageously tiny and sooo much fun despite being anaemic; my 1275 Mini Marcos always made me laugh out loud just stepping down into the bucket seats. Opposite but truly great fun...

Pinterest can send some traffic but realistically only a handful in a week, and mostly other makers having a nose

I unmade my wife’s favourite flower pot last Monday. No photos, I’m not that brave

Would rather not escalate a disagreement with someone I share a boundary with.

My garage uses the stealth approach to security- it looks unloved because when it looked respectable it became a target, was broken into and bikes and tools were stolen. This appearance somewhatoffends my neighbour who is as fastidious as I am scruffy, but, my garage is no more scruffy than all...

If you sell the battery by mail order, the buyer supplies you with an address where there might be some stuff worth your time, or worth selling on to someone else who might want to visit after hours

Glad all is ok. Is it me but I’m struggling to word the insurance claim ummm the motorcyclist hit the car….umm

So, building regs to one side, any advice on how to make one? Frame cross sections and pointers toward pivot mechanisms would be really handy if I have to take drawings to the council….

For different jobs, I use different methods for marking out. Sticking on a pattern and carving through it for some jobs, tracing around a stencil, or pricking through a pattern and dusting. It all depends. Laying out a lettering project on a 2m tall cross in a dark coloured timber in this...

Mmmm, the gorilla who “fitted” my windows was FENSA registered and in high winds my windows can rival any harmonica for tone qualities (while he charged me 2 days pay per window ). Guess I’ll have to have a chat with the council then.

I get the TSG, but the window doesn’t overlook a neighbour and I’m not moving the lintel, so informing the council is a surprise. If it’s a (pivoting) window, not a new door, then there’s no change of function?

My better half wants to double the height of a kitchen window, installing a single 2m x 1m window almost to floor level using a double glazed panel in a softwood timber frame as costs will be virtually nil if we can scrounge the glazing from the “please take” pile at our local UPVC workshop, I...

So, for carving, I like to lay out the pattern on the wood with a pen, usually a biro or roller-ball nib as the ink doesn’t soak into the timber. The problem with this is the roller ball needs constant refreshing on a bit of paper as the ink won’t flow properly. Anyone able to recommend a good...

Sea Egg was a famous little boat at 12’ loa. Smallest yacht to cross the Atlantic for many years. I guess it keeps harbour fees low when you can pick up the boat and carry it up the beach 😃😃😃😃

You circumnavigated on a 17’ boat?! That’s incredible. That has to be one of the smallest boats to achieve that