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The temporary OSB skin on the outside of my workshop door finally disintegrated after 15 years - as it was temporary I never bothered...

I like it when people take stuff out of my skip, saves me money. It`s the ones who put stuff in them that do your head in.

It just so happens i built a bridge based on the mathematical bridge in Cambridge. You can find it on The West Wycombe Estate (Sir...

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. Niall's suggestion of Avon Ropes sounds most promising - they select, fell, process and air-dry...

Hi Niall, that certainly would make things easier, Ive not done it like that before feeling quite wrongly that its somehow not the way...

A really nice 'Chinoiserie Bridge' - I look forward to seeing it come to life.

An interesting observation bearing in mind the granite itself is pretty impervious to water. The older properties in this part of the...

Surely, if water did not rise up a wall through capillary action , then there would be no need for a damp course in buildings. People...

Whilst looking for some air dried ash for steam bending I came across the firm - Avon Ropes. They seem to specialise in ash for bell stays.

That is a new one on me. I thought it might be one of the alternative names for Iroko - sometimes called ' Irish Teak'. However, a quick...

I quite rate Wera. they seem to hold up quite well. The last two screwdrivers I acquired were their Kraftform posidrive and a ratchet...

I renovated an old rush, nursing chair a few years ago. In my case the rails that held the seating material were glued. Your theory...

As has been mentioned epoxy resin can be mixed with a pigment of ones choice to make a filler - a sort of home made ' Milliput'.

Another way of doing this is to mitre and glue on these beads after jointing the stock. No additional gear is needed apart from a...

I can't see a reason why they would vary in width There is no reason why the flaps on a solid drawn brass hinge should not be of a...