Recent content by ferdinand

How does this work - did you just turn up and chop bits off, or do you have to get permission from someone? Ferdinand

£325 feels about right, I think. Ferdinand

Ebay is bad for my blood pressure. 40 watchers. 2 hours to go. No bids. I'm off out for lunch until 14:49 bst. Ferdinand

I have no idea :-) Buy it then we can see !

*That* is quiet .... but then it is in the house. :-o Ferdinand

I hope I'm OK to post this. This saw is now on ebay here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :MESELX:IT Ferdinand

Thanks for that guys. Looking in detail, there are a couple of cross-cuts in the table too. Ferdinand

I have a question that I can't answer: "Hello, can the saw be rotated by 90 degrees under the arm to allow ripping of longer lengths of wood?" Can anyone help? Thanks Ferdinand

I think the entire wall has been maintained (not replaced), but over a longer period in stages - this looks like just the outer face. Ferdinand

Purely for casual interest, this is a house stone wall being restored showing the new face and the erosion over the previous couple of hundred years. Ferdinand

Can I ask advice on this. I don't know whether these are worth doing anything with. We have a lot of high quality cabinet doors, like this dark one (from our kitchen): or this light one: When you dismantle them you get a nicely rebated panel, which is planked but of good quality: and...

Someone wants to give my hoop handles a home :-) Get ready. All dressed up and ready to go. My most reliable bit of kit of all - vintage 1910 - says it weighs nearly a Stone. Ouch. It's quite satisfying to save something from the bin, and I'm most grateful to the forum. The box is my...

I hadn't noticed, but this photo also shows my currently suffering big toe nail. And a sock. :-) Ferdinand

Wouldn't be looking forward to the tip :-(, especially if they decide to start charging - it already needs a special license befoer they'll take a small van. On the other hand, some of them are solid wood (pine), so can be bonfired. Ferdinand