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I use Carpet tape - the type designed to hold the edges of rugs in place. It's very sticky stuff and not too expensive. However if you...

I did a spiral wooden stairs once with an acid catalized lacquer - Sadolins PV67. I had to evacuate the house for a few days due to the...

Any burr veneer is liable to chip out if cut with a router. You are better to use a twin bladed marking gauge ( yes, another tool to buy...

What a nice piece of furniture. I have lots of American Black Walnut pieces that I made and they all have turned that ' muddy brown '...

I built a small reading room with a telly many years ago and I'd add the following. Only ' coffee table ' books are worth storing unless...

It's pointless trying to blend a filler to try and hide the splits. Buy a box of Liberon shellac sticks and choose a colour. I would...

as a life long single malt fan ….WHY 😱 A good single malt is appreciated for it colour and nose as much as the flavour ….a wood based...

Not so sure. I've been to Germany where they like to serve beer in stoneware crockery. I find it unnerving as I can't see the beer. ...

Not me, a local small business and probably about 3-4 sharpenings. They were taking off about a mm at a time. I have two old Scheppach...

Correct. I should have said depth rather than width. I tried to sharpen the blades initially and found they would not touch the stone...

Rats have few, if any, natural predators in the UK so the only limitation to numbers is food and shelter. I have nothing against rats...

I bought the Scheppach version with a jig mainly to sharpen my planer knives. www.fine-tools.de carry range of Japanese water wheels...

Had one in my shed once. The bu##er would jump 8 feet to the rafters when I turned the light on. I couldn't figure out what he was...

A typical female rat can have up to six litters per year, producing up to 12 pups per litter. They reach sexual maturity at nine weeks...

A miter protractor is a handy tool for laying out angles. Just lay the sleepers at the desired angle and take a reading. The better...