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    Fed up sharpening pencils

    Can you buy a dedicated Systainer for them, otherwise I’m oot.
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    Using lead help

    Google a product called ‘Easy lead’, it’s similar to flashband but more heavy duty and is in fact a lead replacement, used where the theft of lead may be an issue. There are other similar products out there, Klober and Wakaflex being a couple.
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    Chisel gets dull whilst working up through the grits

    Does anyone here have the ability to ‘lock’ their wrists at the right angle for sharpening, like you see on a lot of tutorials? I have to say mine don’t, they just seem to wobble about🙂 I get by without always using a guide but have to resort to it sometimes to re-establish angles. One thing...
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    Anomaly in growth rings...

    Using the latest in crappy usb microscope Swiss optical technology, I‘ve captured this image of the offending timber; looking on the Wood data base site hasn’t come up with anything conclusive, apart from what was used to cut the the timber in their pics is way, way sharper than what I’ve got...
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    Anomaly in growth rings...

    ......and ladder storage sheds(y)
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    Exotic wood purchase

    Have a look on eBay for guitar tops, if you don’t want anything too thick.
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    Anomaly in growth rings...

    The wide board is the same as the piece with the funny growth rings, it all came from the same church/fittings. Scots pine is known to be hard then? I thought it was tough going when I was ripping the timber in the second pic! Do you think the weird notch in the rings is constant with someone...
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    Anomaly in growth rings...

    Ah, thanks for that, I was wondering. The timber came out of an old Victorian church, part of some seating/pews, I was told it was pitch pine and when messing about with the blow torch/ shou sugi ban, it did seems very resinous. Thanks.
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    Anomaly in growth rings...

    Posted this on Pistonheads for an answer but no joy! I found this weird pattern in the growth rings of some (what I believe) is pitch pine, a quite severe deviation in the growth rings. I know growth rings aren’t perfectly concentric circles but this almost resembles a cardio graph readout! Doea...
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