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Thanks so much. Some really valuable insights here. Yes I posted about my wife’s worries re the forest fires above. It sounds like they just came off the back of a huge one. And it seems to only be getting worse with climate change. Along with the Visa issues (my wife is the main bread winner...

Yeah the drills sound messed up! My wife is freaking out about the forest fire risk at the moment. I don’t need to mention this to her 😂

Thanks Sean, yeah this is something which worries me the most! 😂 I’ll look in to it for sure.

Haha yes, woohoo for bureaucracy! I’ll have to get used to the concept of unions, having had no experience of them before. And most of my experience was in New Zealand, where H&S is a few decades behind the UK 😂

It’s amazing seeing the difference just in housing construction. The predominantly timber framed housing there is situated within the forest itself. A far cry from our brick terraced housing! I’m hoping there will be a strong industry there given how much timber is used. But yes, the culture has...

Hey all. I need your advice. We’re thinking of relocating from Scotland to the Lake Tahoe, California area soon and would really appreciate any advice or experience you might have, such as the lifestyle, work life balance of the U.S, the woodwork industry in general etc. We’ve moved around the...

Yes, exactly my train of thought too! Oh clients eh! 😆 I will advise her not to go ahead and simply sell the piece and reorder a more fitting product.

Hey all. As per the title, I’m looking to get advice on the best clear sealer for a classic panelled Ottoman that was designed by me for use indoors that the client now wants to use outdoors. 🙄 The green paint she choose was luckily a paint designed for external use so that helps! The Redwood...

Yes thanks for reminding me. I’ve not used it extensively yet, though I have a fair bit of work planned with it in the next week. From my exploratory use, I’m really happy with it. I didn’t expect too much but am pleasantly surprised. The sides are hard plastic, it comes with rubber foot pads to...

Yes I feel like everyone pretty much says that about Rutland gear. And you end up paying a premium for it all too!

Well I’ve bought the Excel one, due in a few days. I’ll let you all know what it’s like once I’ve tested it thoroughly. Thought it was worth a punt at the price. It was the lift wheel really that sold it, easy bit change and height change is the USP for me.

I presume it was not the same as these Chinese models?

Yes, my apologies, you’re right! The Coventry Excel is far heavier and higher quality machinery 😂

Haha that’s hilarious, I wonder if Real Del Monte is a s**thole as well? 🤣😂

Oh and both Lumberjack and Excel are based in the West Midlands, so maybe they have agreed something, like to use the exact same model, design and motor? I can’t see anything on their respective websites though. Think I’ll order the excel one if there are no strong warnings posted here.

Hey all. Upon seeing that Lumberjack was a British brand (always thought of it being American, probably due to the brand name), and a good working review on it by Bongo at The Poultry People, I’ve decided to order it. Trouble is, it’s out of stock everywhere... Hold on with me people. I’ve seen...

Empanadas... hmmmmmmmm tasty! As a proud Cornishman though I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this fact 😆

I’m about to use my scraps to make some blank boards to use for later projects. Tamar from 3x3 makes an amazing box from doing this.

Just don’t get your fingers trapped! It seems to be an unavoidable problem, but I’ll work on this technique. Thanks.

Hi all. Finally got my hands on the Triton TPT125 a few days back and am initially impressed with the machine. The snipe is my only gripe really. I’ve heard of sleds that can reduce this?How does everyone here reduce snipe? Thanks. Dave.