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I did 50mm, but anything makes a big difference. And don't give up on level, just fitting out might at the moment and being able to roll around a cart of sheet material weighing around half a ton is lovely

I've just done this a few months ago so no long term information, but I did a 4:1 mix which I put down dry and then misted with water initially to form a skin, before giving it a soak. Was only around 20mm thick, but I'm compression and no sideways load has worked well. I put wooden bearers in...

Only a single data point, but I used Howe Structural Consultants for a workshop build, very pragmatic and cost £600 for an rsj design, including a site visit. I suspect Essex wouldn't be too far out of the way for him. Worth checking the institute of structural engineers listing if you need one...

Yeah, can I blame auto correct..?

Huh, there was a shoe lathe in the shed. Never knew he fixed shoes, but must have done! And yeah, the drill has definitely had some beating on the other end. There were some separate rawlplug tools in the box as well, makes me very appreciative of the SDS+...

Oh I'll have to give the Saw wrest a go; have got a few saws worthy of sharpening with the tools, bit of a change of my usual disposable ones. Never would have found any of those, fascinating about the veneer hammer and the nail remover. I was thrown by the lack of notch with the nail puller...

Hi, I've been getting Grandad's old tools out, sharpening and getting them onto some wood again, but there are a few that I haven't seen before. Does anyone know what these are? If it helps, I believe were used in anger around the 1920s-1940s. One I presume is a drill, but just wondered if it...