Recent content by ShavedSpoke

Maybe a sewing layout pencil? Bohin mechanical pencil can be used with a number of different coloured chalks.

One of the problems with transitioning to a different model is the, erm, _transitioning_ part. Petrol cars and the current associated fuel infrastructure didn't just spring out of nowhere in the 1880s, and continue as-is to the present day. And If you wanted a Benz in 1886 you would need to part...

We've had a Zoe ZE40 for just over 5 years. We bought it pre-reg for 65% of RRP. For our usage, which is mostly my wife's short commute (varied from 50miles per day to the current 10 miles per day), it's perfect. It mostly gets charged on 7kw home charger on economy 7 rate. In the summer we also...

Made myself a Paul Sellers router plane. Had a piece of beech I'd earmarked for this kicking around for over a year. Finally pulled my finger out over the weekend and got it done.

That sign is fantastic. Definitely gives it an extra hand-crafted dimension with the background texture.

Thanks. Sounds like my best option if I used the parquet would be to glue it up in a regular block/brick pattern. I could glue it up into a few 'planks' using a jig, then run each plank through the planer before gluing them up to final width.

One of these. I have a Faithful No.4 that works a charm. The sole took a LOT of flattening, but also the cap iron was well out of true. Possibly worth mentioning that the bevel on the cap iron needs to be ground with the iron dropped off the side of the stone else the tip will be forced up...

Yes. I have a planer/thicknesser. Also have a set of old blades that have a slight nick at one end. I've sharpened them, and plan is to run the stock through on a sled and keep to one side. Yeah. This was my initial thought. Get everything dimensioned and then glue to a backer. My concern was...

Recently discovered that one of our neighbours had a load of the parquet we have in our house stored in his shed and wanted to get rid of it. For a while I've wanted to make a parquet coffee table for the lounge, but now I have a huge pile of the stuff, I may parquet the whole house. :LOL: 95%...