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Me too. I hate the bloody thing and wish I hadn't bothered. I've still got my Doro 618 which is designed for "elderly" people and the...

Wettest February since records began. Second warmest, but it didn't feel like it. Prepare for heat wave and water shortages! Just...

Happy to explain if there is something you have misunderstood. Go on, give us a clue!

It's a winter/spring thing, then more or less disappears as the grass takes over. It's also tough - I've just been digging the lawn to...

How slight? Were they sharp and usable? If so there was nothing wrong with the sharpening technique. A "slight" curve isn't going to...

20 Hadn't spotted - so that's why the photos wouldn't load, except one of them, mysteriously. :unsure:

:LOL: I'm sure you are right! Thing is I'm already missing the weeds from my old garden - had all sorts including spectacular Aaron's...

Wrong about what?

Check if it's square on the inside, if not use another one. It's difficult to adjust the inside edge and not worth the bother, but for...

I'd rather just let nature take it's course! Dandelions are good to have in many ways, not least an early spring blast of colour. Their...

:LOL: I doubt the wood handled ones were ever made to a BS, but if you are right it's irrelevant as you only use the outside edge for...

I've been regularly using the same one for about 50 years. I've probably checked and adjusted for accuracy once or twice. It's easy to...

Simpler to do it the old way, using the old brain. Gather your cutting list and material stock, then work through your cutting list from...

If it's a set of drawings from a book then you/he/someone would need to put them into a CAD package. The drawings would then go into a...

Everybody should have a copy! I've got one, I'll have a look. They probably called the lat a "lath"? But not a "story lath".