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Lovely work, nice grain atop the one left of the clock.

Important additional advice. :)

An additional concern would be where to put my feet with a big pipe in the way! :( Great to see a bit of the process though, especially when it starts as a tree. (If the answer is those stool like objects, I think he's offset the manliness points.. :roll:

Based on the cedar shingles I've used, the butt (thicker and presentation) end is around the 15-20mm mark tapering to 0-5mm. (So I'd suggest a bit thicker than 1/2". Double lapping every shingle will certainly help with durability and I'd have thought you'd reach 10 years of lifespan without...

http://www.spab.org.uk/advice/technical-q-as/technical-q-a-35-shingles/ This quote might be of particular interest: "Riven oak or chestnut shingles normally have a lifespan of 80-100 years, which can be twice that of those made from cedar." Might make those hard hours of hand splitting...

Might well have an order going in, thanks for that!

Hi all, I know this book has received positive recommendations in the past. I'm aware that one of the earlier editions (published 1984) can be picked up cheaply. So... Does anyone with knowledge of the early and later editions have any thoughts on the changes that were made to content and...

Those are some high prices, would be interesting to see the work up close? Any other suggestions for work with many zeros on the end that I can ogle? :)

Well if we're going to be nerdy about things, the difference between red and black or yellow and black is the specific Staedtler branding. The red and black is the 'Tradition' range. The yellow and black is the 'Norris' range. :) I have the same principle as above "HB for general work and 2H...

I went for the 3M Peltor Optime III after the last set of responses on ear defenders. I haven't regretted it in regards to comfort and adjustment. That said, I can't say I particularly notice the difference to a cheap pair in terms of noise cancellation. But, personal perception isn't always...

In this instance I've experience but not knowledge. Playing around in the workshop when working on green oak frames we glued some bits together. My thoughts were the same, PU needs moisture, green oak is moist, this should work. Our small tests would suggest it doesn't, even under day long...

Great work, great thread!

Very nice hand tool work, nice to follow the WIP.

Particularly like the green man, left side of the nose catching the light beautifully. Hope it finds pride of place with your Mum.

Thanks for the comments. The standard of teaching was good, but actually with just one day a week the majority of pupils seemed to turn up with a laptop and head straight to a classroom to be helped with the NVQ paperwork, which is long and tiresome. I came to an agreement that I'd do the...

Good, you certainly won't regret it. You can count me as part of the embarrassed club of people trying to rip hardwood with the universal blade, it doesn't work! The panther definitely does.

Richard: I'm glad I'm not the only one to have suffered the effort of misplaced geometry. In my travels this year, the 'make an internal frame and work to that' method seemed to be the preferred option. One of the joiners had a background in carving and went for band saw roughing out and hand...

This is a link to a company my old firm used as a supplier, they also have good documentation on the application and benefits of 'wood wool board' and 'wood fibre board'. http://www.lime.org.uk/products/boards-and-backgrounds/buildingwood-wool-board/buildingwood-wool-boards/ There's also some...

I had the privilege last year to be on the Prince's Foundation craft apprenticeship scheme, which takes people with existing trade qualifications and tries to push them towards the heritage sector. Starting last July, I had the chance to work with my fellow apprentices on a project at Dumfries...

I'll post some of the private work in a different thread. For now, here's some of the projects that were completed working towards an NVQ3 in bench joinery. I'm sure the system will be familiar to many of you and I'd be very interested to here from those who completed apprenticeships in any era...