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It's really scary what some people tell other people what's right and wrong with regards to electrical installation/modification. To the interested parties looking at this thread if you follow @Spectric's advice you will not go far wrong. I would add that as a rule of thumb a 'commando' type...

Have you been peering through my windows? :oops:

I've never understood this mindset. Let me ask you a question - can you play Beethoven's No 1 Piano concerto? Can you play it as well as Alice Sara Ott? If the answer is yes to the first and no to the second, would you stop playing the piano? If you can play the concerto do you enjoy playing...

It seems that lots of people confuse the Internet with the World Wide Web (www) - they are not synonymous with each other. The Internet is just that - an inter-connected network of computers that consists of routers, switches, servers, home computers and more recently hand-held devices...

What did the Romans ever do for us?

Norm Abraham..... If I'd never watched the New Yankee Workshop I would not be doing what I'm doing now....I sold my beloved zx7r and bought a table saw.....that was a game changer for me...

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What I have seen in one of my books is to cut key hole slots in the back of the timber - put some screws in the wall (I would use at least No. 10s) and make keyhole slots in your timber corresponding to the screw positions. You can adjust the fit by tightening/loosening the screws. This does...

Thanks - That was a bit of a mission I have to admit. I could never sell it - I would have to charge about £1k.....still - a good learning exercise Cheers Dean

Sorry for the late reply - been busy in the workshop. Is the book hardback and in good condition? Is it the 4th edition (I think it's the one with Alan Peters)? Cheers Dean

Well I've got a record 08ss (mint) ...... so there!👅

I'm looking for a (preferably hardback) copy of The Technique of Furniture Making if anyone is thinking of selling a copy. Cheers Dean

Did Stanley make a No8? I don't think they did, but Record definitely made a No8

Here's my offering... My wife and I were talking over dinner the other night and she mentioned the statue meant to honour the feminist icon Mary Wollstonecraft. She said that numerous people had commented about the naked lady on top of the statue and how prominent her 'lady garden' was...

Just finished making this mirror. Is made of oak and has been hand-carved. I'm told the glass is at least 30 yrs old and was orignally in a frame made by my wife's grandfather. The glass is 9mm thick and was (by the looks of it, hand silvered) and it weighs a fair bit. I have gilded it using a...

It will be quicker to drill out a lot of the waste as close to the lines of your mortise as you dare and clean up the edges afterwards

This is really an addendum to what Mike Jordan said about the setting out of your work - the setting out of your project on some material is called 'making a rod'. You can layout all the components of your project (or 1 of several components if they are the same dimensions) on it and use it as...

If you or your dad's got a good square, a sharp chisel and a good tenon saw you can start cutting your own mortice and tenons in order to practice. Look at either Learn Woodworking Online With Paul Sellers- Woodworking Masterclasses or www.theenglishwoodworker.com - there is a wealth of...

you said it <lol>

I have only been woodworking seriously for the last 2 -3 years. I try and steer away from tools like sketchup (although I do use it) because it kind of lures you into rectilinear forms. You have to think about how our predecessors used to make absolutely exquisite furniture and the tools they...