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Its scary how time flies. I got it as a leaving gift from a job in about 2006 I think so about 18years old! Whilst it is technically a lot newer than my DAB radio, I built an 'old' Valve (tube) guitar amplifier a couple of years back. A copy of a Fender Tweed Deluxe 5e3 from the 50's. Made...

I had a thought last night whilst making dinner. I noticed the old shabby DAB radio which I intended to re-house. Might be the perfect thing to try. Hopefully much nicer than the peeling mdf housing it's currently in.

Hadn't really considered the idea of cutting into flat boards. I guess i could give it a go. I've never turned a bowl so I might need to practice before I try it on this. I've been doing a fair bit of spindle turning. Somewhat annoyingly I just finished making some candlesticks a few weeks...

Hi All, I've been cutting firewood and have some 10inch logs that have a nice strong spalting going on. The wood still seems strong so wondering about turning them into something. Any suggestions what to make? examples etc. Not normally a fan of spalting but this seemed really defined when i...

I'd first ask what you intend to do with them. If you are going to bang the heck out of them cutting mortices then a big thick chisel with a handle designed to take a pounding is the way to go. If you are carefully cutting things on an heirloom piece of furniture then you probably want something...

If they want to keep the big span open one option could be canter levering. If you extended the joists out backwards towards the fir trees by 3ft and then brought ties down to a fixed point there would be very little weight held by the front beam. Not quite this extreme but to illustrate my...

Just to add that doing it the way I've done it does have some disadvantages too. Obviously you'll now have a join where water can potentially get in over time. I should also say that in my case my door is opening outwards so you don't see the stop beads from the outside. An advantage of stop...

I just finished making a new frame and door for my garage. I made the door oversized and then could plane it down to fit. I'd make it as tight as poss to start with as it may shrink a bit as it dries out more. I didn't cut a rebate in the frame as I wasn't sure what weather stripping I was...

thanks for the offer. I'm gloucestershire way, so too far to go for what will probably turn out to be firewood. I am probably just being lazy thinking about it and I should just use a handsaw to start with and get some flat sides.

yeah I have seen this myself. The log I have I 'think' is relatively straight grain. I have a dead apple tree though that is still standing and that has some clear spiralling going on. I love the colours you get out of fruit woods.

Thanks for all the replies. I should clarify that the log in question is very dry/seasoned as I've had it kicking around for years so I'm hoping it won't do too much warping when cut. I only need 1 or 2 pieces as I was thinking of seeing if it would be any good for a fretboard. So I could cut...

Hi, I've got a small log around 15cm in diameter and about 3ft long. I want to cut this into a couple of 'planks' around 15mm thick (not sure if that's the right term at this size - strips maybe). Can this be safely done on a tablesaw? If so, how? I have access to a chainsaw as well. My...

I may well be wrong but my take on it is that the main point of having something underneith the slab is not so much to stick them down but to ensure they are level and no part the slab casting is taking more weight than another part, which could cause a crack. I'd look at doing a very thin...

I bought a halfords advanced spanner set. With the 10% discount for a bank holiday plus £5 off for joining free membership and some other 10% discount that i think they sent through they were too much of a bargain not to. Think it was about £23 instead of £38. One thing that was good with them...

looks like soil pipe to me. Something you could do which might make like easier is build a support in wood from the floor in the pic to hold the top vertical part. You should be able to use a soil pipe clip around the indented part to hold it. Then you can remove some of the other bits and plumb...