Recent content by Big Fat Pig

Thanks for the replies. The bench turns out to be Cedar and a combination of robust brushing and white spirit has done the job. Now i just need to find the best oil to apply. I tried some teak oil that i had knocking around but this gives the wood a much darker finish than i anticipated so i...

Hello fellow woodfolk. I have inherited a hardwood garden bench which has been outside for the past 20 odd years and needs a bit of TLC. To this end i have taken it apart and started to give it a sanding using a random orbital sander . The problem is that the dust is going staright into the...

Hello woodworking pals. Having just refurbished the living room and with some oak furniture installed, Mrs Pig wants a sideboard to compliment what we have. There is a problem, of course, why wouldn`t there be ? The space where it is going to live does not fit any of the sizes of sideboard that...

Hello again. Frst of all this is a little embarrasing as i didnt mean this to be a seperate thread, it was just a link i put in a reply to a thread about bed slats. I don`t even know how it got to be a seperate thread, in a different section too ! Ah well, never mind. The finish i used on both...

Hi, thanks for the comments. Glad you like what you see. Can`t type much just now, but will post a longer reply either later tonight ( Thursday) or tomorrow afternoon. Cheers. Piggy :D

Is that how they make Andrex then ? :D

Oddly enough, i made a slatted bed a while back, and i even managed to get a pic of it on here. https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/post ... tml#279877. Now if that link works i will be amazed as i`m no pc guru. If it doesn`t work and you have a notion, do a search under my member name for a...

I have a cynical streak in me, probably where the streaky bacon is, but i am always wary of people on eBay who put so little in the way of a description when selling an item. And yes, i know that there are probably a multitude of good reasons why, but if the details can be given over the phone...

A Season ticket bribe eh ? :D

Ah, Mr Bench. Now i wonder how many people who have not read this thread will know just where Brymincham is. As for the Villa. I am an agnostic as far as football is concerned, however, inmy past i have been to a few matches involving Villa. 1974 ? League cup final against Norwich....... Villa...

Ah, those were the days. The smell of the gas works, corporation buses and Midland Red. Sneaking in to the Beaufort cinema to watch your first `X` film. Boating in Washwood Heath Park. And wondering if the Blues would avoid relegation. :D Piggy

Hi Bench, I too got lost in Aston whilst going to Wing Yip. I think it`s the law that having once known the area, you must then return and drive round in circles for an hour. As for Brymincham, of which there are a number of spellings, it is an older name than Brummagem. In fact, Brummagem is...

The little white things are made from the same stuff as prawn crackers. I don`t know what they are called but if you go to Wing Yip in Saltley they are bound to have some and if you ask they will point you in the right direction. HTH. Piggy. Ps. With regards to your avatar and place name, why...

I admire your business ethos, Windy. I find that i am becoming a grumpy old git more and more much to the amusement of Mrs Pig. I can`t wait until i retire and get a p/t job at B & Q with a badge saying .... `Happy to Help :D ` I think my badge will be more like .... ` You`ll get no help here...

Perhaps so. As far as trying stuff out for other members goes i agree with you entirely. Does anyone want me to try out a voluptuous brunette for them ? :lol: :lol: