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So a parent at school who is a barrister has asked if I'm able to make a desk tidy for her when she is in chambers that could accommodate a calculator and a stapler, now I'm thinking along the lines of a bandsaw box style base with turned cylinders on top, I've looked at Google images and...

Anyone heard from @Lefley? he seems to have gone missing since early January, hope he's OK.

So a friend has asked if I'd be able to turn a set of whisky tumblers for another friend, both of them are also colleagues, preferably from oak, I've said I'll look into it before accepting so here I am, a few questions 1- end grain/side grain does it matter? 2- I've seen a couple of YouTube...

Spares or repair, this was the schools leafblower until it stopped working before Christmas, sent it for a service and was told it would cost around £250 for them to repair it (something to do with the motor) I convinced school to buy a new one (the br800 😁) so I'm selling this for spares or a...

Bought from a friend when I bought my bandsaw from him, thought it would be a good idea at the time but now after a year I realise it gets in the way and I just don't have a need for it so selling it to make space and put money towards parts for my motorbike. £120 collection from GU12 near...

Anyone else ever feel the need to pack a bag and run? I've not been happy at work or at home for a while now and the more scenic reels I see on Insta the more I want to just pack a bag go. Problem is that I might not come back. I live with a hoarder that refuses to throw stuff out because of...

So Sunday I went into the makerspace after having a few days off due to not feeling great I discovered 90% of the wood including items that are turned and finished were covered in white fluffy mold, I wiped everything off but yesterday it was growing back, I'm not shocked at the logs etc being...

So last week on Friday 2nd Feb I went to my first ever live music show to see Peyton Parrish at the O2 Shepherds Bush, it was fantastic but the best bit came at the end of the night when the drummer threw his sticks into the drowd- The base is chestnut and the capture is a piece of ebony kindly...

So I've just finished my tin of wax Unfortunately Yandles no longer have their own brand of finishes, this 400g tin has lasted 2 years and I love the look and feel of the finish it gives, I've used briwax and don't like the feel of the finish at all and the sheen doesnt look as good, yandles...

Is Holly burr a rarity? I've done a Google search and can't seem to find any for sale, found a few items made from it but none to buy in its base form.

Out doing my daily perimeter walk ar work came across a lovely little surprise, a branch of silver birch has dropped, probably thanks to the strong winds of the last few days, on this branch is a nice sized burr that I've had an eye on since I noticed it a few years ago, the branch looks like...

So what's everyone's go to for Christmas movies... I'll start and its a controversial one Die Hard ☺️

So I'm feeling very excited after today, at a small Christmas fair held by the local scout group I met a lady who told me about a group of crafters she was part of who have leased a shop in town that opens next weekend, they dont have anyone who makes wooden things so she invited me to pop in...

Britain's beat woodworker is back tonight, one of the contestants is an Axminster employee.

Well I started today feeling optimistic, the school summer fair and plenty of stock to sell, got up at 7 to go over and start setting up my pitch, by 10 I had it looking amazing and was really feeling good, after all at the Christmas fair I made over £600 profit so surely I'll make some profit...

So this morning I went out to get something and noticed that there are loads of tiny black flies all over the garage, I'm going to get a bug zapper light to mount in there but also thinking of bug bombs/fogging, would this be worthwhile? I don't want these little pests getting into the wooden...

My thoughts and safe wishes to those affected by the fires in Canada, just seen on the news here that the fires are some of the worst ever.

So it's now the summer holidays and one of the jobs on my list is to repaint several of the classrooms, normally not a problem but one of the rooms has an external wall and most of the paint was flaki g so I've scraped it off and now have exposed plaster, there are several cracks in the plaster...

Been a busy weekend and I'm nowhere near done, yesterday we emptied out the right hand side of the garage so I could move the racking towards the front and turn the last one so I can have more space at the back, it all took longer than expected and by the end of the day my head and back were...

Now, this may just be me getting soppy, and that might be because I'm still a little pickled from being out with the boys last night celebrating tomorrow or because tomorrow I cross over to the wrong side of 40, either way I just want to say that I really appreciate you guys, since I started my...