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If it is just this one section of glazing bar, the easiest option would be to put a wider pane in the bottom of the window and just glue on some appropriately shaped aluminium to both sides. Much as one does with wooden glazing bar on double glazed units. There is a special tape for this...

Many folk now glue paper to the surface to draw on This often stems from the fact that they are using a printed image, especially for lettering. I found this method quite handy when working on a small intricate table lamp recently - not carved in this case - but inlayed and tapered. It was so...

Ah yes, you are correct and it is a "Sorbus", but suppliers seem to have been playing fast and loose with their terminology. I purchased what was called "Elsebeere" from a German supplier of tone wood, a year ago This was sold under the name of "Swiss Pear", though it is from the Wild Service...

I believe this is also called Swiss Pear. You will find a lot more information under this name. It is used for musical instruments and things like the backs of hair brushes. It is very similar to Pear hence its alternative name.

If you cannot track down boards of the size you need, and you don't wish to replace them in their entirety, ,then patch the rotten boards with ones taken from a specially selected area of the deck, Tidy up the area where you have removed the boards , to give a long continuous run, for new...

Apart from looking "arty" I feel that there are far better materials than wood, to make a screw thread out of. I have had one of those old all beech clamps with the wooden thread , in my workshop for the best part of 30 years. It has never functioned satisfactorily all the time that I have had...

I would be a bit wary of just using tenons in this instance. Not that it isn't a good enough joint, but that the mortices will present very close to the edges of the top. Windsor chairs share this form of construction but their legs are free to pivot on a single flexible stretcher to...

@Jacob 's suggestion of a rail / apron all round, with the top fastened to these with buttons or expansion plates is also my initial thought. You might also try jointing in rails at the ends only. A long rail can then be tenoned in to these at their centre, forming a wide H shape. The top can...

Hi there, Yes, the business is R G Wylie & Co Ltd. I have purchased from him in the past without any problem. If they are able to do the threading for you, it is worth bearing in mind where the pulley take off is, on the lathe, Whether it is inboard or outboard, will affect whether the thread...

There is a guy down Southend way who casts and turns stepped pulleys in aluminium. He advertises on ebay. He will drill them out to the size required. I dare say for an additional fee he could thread the inside if need be

It could really be anything by its look. It seems to be a hardwood of sorts that looks to have been stripped of its varnish, and bleached a bit Judging by the hardware and general look I would place it as Edwardian or slightly later. There was a real vogue for using a timber called Satin Walnut...

I used to fit this style of handle to the kitchens I used to make. If you are using steel , I would stick to stainless . I would caution against using ordinary steel, which does not fare well in a kitchen environment. I've had to replace whole set because of corrosion. There are lots of...

Ah! so that's the secret. I have to admit that i just got rid of my button ( one less thing to go wrong ) I've used it without ever since. Not really noticed the difference - 10 years, and counting. :giggle:

I've relied on my radial arm saw, for many years. to do lap joints and tenons. Standing midway along one of the walls of my workshop, it is just so convenient to use at a moments notice. I appreciate that they are no longer in fashion. but using them for tenons or half-laps is just so easy. I...

Perhaps you could implement a " One in , one out policy" that way everything would stay in balance :giggle: . Governments could operate a similar policy with laws - for every new law passed, an old one should be removed from the statute books. In both cases, It would concentrate the mind...