Recent content by Saltyseas

Many Thanks MikeJ460. not far from Middlewhich.... we are in Goostrey.

Triton, We have another charity in our village which is called the Toy appeal it was founded and is run by two members (husband and wife) of our community. Every year they raise thousands of pounds to buy new toys for the poorer children at Christmas. Around end of November- December all the...

Couple of pictures of how the barn was just after we had cleared it in July 2021 and how it had evolved by September 2021... now hosting machinery it looks different again. Will post some updated pictures later..

Will do.. 😄 😄 Actually when you look at how the old gate was constructed I take my hat off to them. No power tools in those days all the Mortices hand drilled and chiseled, the curved panels cut with frets saws and finished with spoke shaves and the chamfers done by hand, not to mention the pre...

Bingy Man.. Many thanks for your kind reply and for being my first contact on this forum. I have posted a quick question regarding a recently purchased Startrite Inca planer/rebater under General Woodworking, but it has not appeared as yet. I would think it has to be approved by the moderator...

Hi Everyone new member Saltyseas. We as a community charity workshop have just purchased an old Startrite Inca planer/rebater which I would like to find out a bit more about. It seems to work fine although the blades clearly need sharpening and adjusting but a good strip down, oil greasing etc...

Post lockdown myself and a few friends got chatting about events and all agreed that although lockdown was tough for us for some people this is the norm. Especially men, who find it harder to make friends than Women and more especially those that are socially isolated, lonely or have lost their...