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Hi Mike, I'm a beginner at woodworking with a small set of tools and limited space. I am eagerly looking forward to seeing what someone can accomplish with similar restrictions to myself. Paul

"Have a look at bench hooks" So THATS what that block of wood is! I found one years ago in my grandads old shed and put it aside as I couldn't see what is was for. Brilliant, I'll have to see if I can find it again. Thanks James. ED65, I've used saw horses in the past for similar work. I just...

Hi All, I'm still fairly new to woodworking, my tools are a few hand-me-downs from my grandfather and father and some bits I have managed to pick up from car boot sales. My worktop at the moment is an old Black&Decker...

thanks for all the terrific advice everyone. I think I will investigate the following shortlist (in no particular order) after everyones advice : Johnstones clear protection Raw linseed oil and borax mix (with stain?) All in one oil/stain such as Osmo, Sadolin, Sikkens I'm not averse to the...

I've always found Champion Timber near me very good. They have quite a large saw setup and are always happy to cut anything up. I think its something like 2 cuts per sheet for free and then you might have to pay for further cuts. But 2 is usually enough to get me in the ball park and fit in the...

A couple of years back I bought some bitumous sheets for a shed roof from Wickes. Just went to get them late in the evening when most people had gone home and then set up a couple of saw horses in the car park by the car and sawed them all down to size there. Bit of a nuisance, how are you...

Was in a local homebase last night and there is a massive Ryobi section now. More annoyingly I wanted a sheet of melamine chipboard to just add an extra shelf to some kitchen units. They only had lengths 2440mm in length which wouldnt fit in my car. Normally I just take it to the cutting...

I found the following suggestion whilst researching : "good preservative on all external woods, Barrettine Premier Wood Preservative comes in a clear finish and will protect against Mould, Mildew, Rot and Wood Boring insects. Once this has dried a good quality wood oil such as Ronseal Ultimate...

I had always thought of linseed and tung oil as quality finishes for nice furniture and the like. I hadn't realised they were good protection against the outdoor elements. So simply giving the shed several layers of raw linseed oil would actually protect from rain and rot? And a yearly coating...

Thanks for all the great advice everyone. I learnt from my grandfather many years ago to reapply protection to woodwork every year. So every summer I recoat the fence. So I am happy to also recoat a shed each year if it preserves it. Kevin > I'll take a look at the Johnstones products and see...

Hi All, I will be building a wooden workshop this year and have been doing a lot of reading. Something I would appreciate advice on is ways to protect the woodwork from the elements. There seem to be huge numbers of different finishes for woodwork with different strengths and weaknesses but I...

Thanks for the help guys. I phoned up Thorex and they do one rubber hammer but it is rubber on both faces. The softest other face they do is the dark grey one. Apparently the rubber faces cant be screwed in to most of their hammers as a rubber thread wouldnt work so if you want Thorex with a...

Thanks for that Paddy. I have bought one of these and the dark grey nylon face is fairly soft but not quite rubber. So I was hoping to go one better and get a proper rubber face on one side. I might just have to have a seperate rubber hammer at this rate, I know ThorHammers also do a rubber...

CIMG5170-400.jpgA couple of weeks back at a car boot I found this Diston Phila 4tpi monster for £10. I liked the explanation of the extra hole in the handle being for a 2 handed grip. I hadn't seen anything like it before.

Hi All, After watching a recent paul Sellers video (I know he divides opinion) I was going to pick up a hammer for joinery which had a rubber face on one side and something more solid on the other but when looking I havent come across many. I have seen some in the US and a few on ebay and the...