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Bentley Wood Fair is still a good event plenty to see and buy. First time I had visited on a Friday, a bit quieter than the week end. Didn’t buy much but selected a Warrington pattern hammer from a selection and impressed by its balance so I bought it. The book caught my eye a subject in...

Every time a project comes to an end there is a time for reflection, what would I have done differently or, I am glad that’s over or can’t wait to start the next one. Usually its having a big tidy up, clearing the waste, short ends and the like, inspecting the tools and having a sharpen up...

Under Stairs cupboards. No live animals, rules or tapes were used during the making of this post. This is a project I have been considering for some time to which I have now made a start. These are the stairs in question, quite normal, a straight flight with a quarter space landing top and...

Now you see it, now you don’t. Not a conjuring trick, just a bit of tidying up, though my wife thinks it’s magic. Before. And after [/img] Bank Holidays for me is doing those jobs which I want to do, primarily for me so:- I took out the router plate and put it in the cupboard below. Lowered...

I have been looking for a substantial half inch mortice chisel for some time and came across this one in a second hand shop.

Easter Holidays, nagging wife stating how untidy the workshop is, (and this is an understatement) I decided to go into the shed, put on the radio, listen to the final listing of the voted top classical pieces for 2014, and tidy up. A few cups of tea, maybe a couple of cans from the fridge...

It’s raining so my outside project is on hold which means I can plan the next project. I have two projects on the go at present, a re-cycling station and an under stair storage fill in. Due to the high winds and prolonged rainfall this year it has been a chore in searching for the plastic...

Being retired when one of these comes along I generally refuse to take it on or give a silly price so they can obtain a cheaper rate BUT, the client was a friend who’s husband had done favours for me in the past. The client had won a successful bid at auction to what they believed was an...

Weekends since last year have been helping my daughter on her allotment. This year started by repairing wind damage not helped by the continuous rain. The greenhouse I built survived well until the high winds of Valentines Day when it was hit by a part from shed from elsewhere on the...

Further to AndyT’s interesting post on his making an oilstone box I did at the time whish to make a reply but could not due to problems with my computer. These are still being resolved and aim to fully back on line soon. Andy’s post took me back to when as a first year apprentice I purchased a...