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Can anyone recommend a good book on building an electric guitar. Stew

Got a couple of vouchers from Festool today, both for £50 off, one for dust extractor (excluding the CTL-SYS dust extractor) and the other for any of the 18v tool range but also excluding some tools. If anyone can use them let me know and I'll pop them in the post. Stew

I'm putting up a pagoda and doing some fence repairs, I seem to be going through a lot of screwdriver bits, tbh the ones I have are just the cheap sort from Toolstation, so my question is, are wira bits worth 10 times the price, or what does anyone recommend? Cheers Stew Edit. I'm not using an...

I may be making some bunk beds in the near future, would it be ok to webbing (the type used in chairs) to support both the top and bottom mattresses? Stew

I have a relative who knows lots about everything (I'm sure you know what I mean), back to the question, another relatives car has a small chip in the windscreen on the drivers side (approx 1/2" square damage) I said best get that repaired or replaced as it may fail an MOT, no said the know all...

My cyclone has 55mm ports, my hoover (Festool CT 17 E) has 27mm hose, would it be better if I increased the hose size to 63mm from the hoover to the cyclone? At the moment there is still a lot more dust entering the hoover than I expected, I thought perhaps this was due to the difference in the...

I've bought a dust commander cyclone with 55mm ports, I'm assuming I'll have to get 63mm hose and 'pack out' the difference, anyone else had this problem and where's the best place to buy the hose? TIA Stew

Too many years ago I found a book in the local library on knots, obviously the book is no longer available. I know it's a very long shot but are there any fellow members interested in knots and cordage? If so do they know of a book which was printed several years ago on bellropes (the kind used...

If I make something from a plan I've seen in a book or on the net etc. and pass this on to a charity to either auction or raffle, will I be breaking any copyright? Stew

Found these logs and thought they looked interesting, can anyone tell me what the wood is. Stew

Can anyone recommend a good quality cabinet burnisher?, I've heard of people using screwdrivers and I've also heard of scrapers actually cutting a grove in the burnishing tool, I like to buy once provided it's not going to break the bank! Stew

Our variation of Spanish Coffee. Sambuca, Cointreau, Coffee flavoured Teqila, Coffee, Nutmeg and Cinnamon. Stew Edit: forgot the cream!

Guess what my 15 month grandson Toby wanted to watch this morning? Stew

Ordered a couple of router bits from Wealden Tool Company yesterday afternoon and they arrived today at lunchtime, now that's good service. Stew

Not sure if anyone uses this company www.bpfonline.co.uk (I've used them in the past, good quick service), they sell a variety of plastic items useful for the woodworker, I've got a discount code for 15% off which lasts until Tuesday, it's L9UFR. Stew

Voucher for 10-15% off FTAGH, I've just returned from a cruise and I'm skint so I won't be needing it! Stew

The wife and I are off on a cruise around Central America, anyone have any ideas as to the best deal for using a mobile there? Stew Edit We're both on O2 with iPhones

Here's a picture of my mother-in-law who celebrated her 100 birthday on Monday, she's holding up the card sent by her majesty the queen, it's been a full weekend of celebrations, very tiring but great to see nearly all her living relatives. Stew

What sort of wood should I use to make a new window? The finished article will be painted. Stew

I intend to use Sikkens Cetol Filter 7 Pus on an oak cross I'm making, this is to stand outside, can this be applied direct to bare wood? Thanks Stew