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I'm looking to make or buy two timber rose arches for our garden, one to go at the top and one to go at the bottom of a set of not very attractive concrete steps. The steps rise approx 800 mm and extend for some 1800mm in total length I'd like them to be at least as wide as the steps which are...

My next project is two pairs of shelves against the gable walls of a loft study, so the tops follow the 30 degree roof slope. The shelves will be against the cavity external walls. Early sketches attached 1:10 scale on A3 sheets. And are to carry personal files and ring binders and a...

Hallo all. I've been offered one of these, not sure of all the details yet but am told its a TDS 12/16 model. I gather its a powered rotary grinding wheel using oil to lube the stone for sharpening chisels, plane blades etc. Anybody got one or know much about these please ? i had hoped for a...

Not quite sure where to post this but here goes. I'm about to build retaining walls of about 800mm high with 2.4 metre long lengths of oak sleepers along two sides of my timber log cabin garden building. Bought half a dozen sleepers last week at auction and see that a couple of them show signs...

I am refurbishing an 18 year old SIP ten inch saw and need to upgrade the on off switch to something like the photo attached, and I have to extend the power cable. So I'd like to buy new cable and rewire fully. i have a new 16 amp circuit to connect that to. There seem to be hundreds of switch...

I am planning to rewire my small detached workshop, 6 metres by 3.3 , former garage, as the wiring is some 60 years old and has recently been shorting out the house. Project all discussed with electrician and I will do the first fix work and he will do all the wiring and certifying ...

I'm a relative newbie to the forum so be gentle . Recently bought at auction a SIP 10 inch 132 for £50. Its solid and clean and runs ok, but lacks basic safety kit like a riving knife and blade guard, and has no fence nor front and rear rails. So I'm considering getting those and an extraction...