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boiling hot water down into the nest, zippo fuel or get a wallpaper steamer and put the pipe into the hole n cook 'em! i apologise to anyone this may cause offence to in advance but it works. oh, those that escape will go bonkers tho n be EVERYWHERE!

once again, the generosity of you guys knocks the breathe out of me. thank you mick cheese!

i would have one!

How did this turn out? really interested as to how it was made and the finish

Lovely marking knife that mate, easy on the eye to bott. well done!

hi all i forgot about that clamp pete, i am gonna make it up when i get in me thinks. glad you have some brownie points with the MIL, never a bad thing. Gaz, i think i am almost there now with hand tools. i have enough to be able to modify by grinding, some of the chisels into dovetail type...

I have stumbled on to this thread and like so many others have said, im not jealous.... fantastic workspace that, i know a cabinet maker who has worse dust extrcation thatn that and he is in there everyday allday. id be majorly proud of a place like that, especially since you have done it all...

Absolutley! i bought some books the other week,''the new carpenter and joiner', 3 volumes in all, printed in '58, for a quid. they are brills, though you should see the size of a 'router' that one of them use. its the size of a dustbin! where in the world are you?

Hi Gaz the guys on here, dannykaye and big soft moose, have so far given me chisels, planes, a couple of saws which are away getting sharpened, a square, moritce gauges and many other random consumable bits like sanding belts and huge drill bits. I know dannykaye has some more bits for me but i...

you could always use food dyes to colour the wood and stick to beech.

i have done the walking round and posting flyers, puting them up in post offices and shop windows. so far i have had diddly squat. it takes quite a while walking round posting and so far it was wasted time and effort i couold have used in other areas. my business cards are on the way from the...

pete, aka bigsoftmoose, thankyou for the box of bits. been playing and fettling away today! It has really made my birthday! thank you!! how was the strawberry gin?

if every there is a thread for best project of the year, this would have my vote. stand back, open a can and be proud!!!

a great example o pigs ear and silk purse i think, nicely done

just read all of this,, totally in awe of your skills, and i rekon this is your calling. WELL DONE!!!!

matt, i still read the pm you sent me everyday to keep my mind focused and i appreciate the time you took write it. moving on, in the video you have posted about this bad ass piece o timber, what is it you are honing your iron on, where do i get it and how much will it damage my wallet(really...

well done to you all! all the very best for you and your family mike

uber sexy chisels! pretty penny and then some im guessing

wicked thread! brills to read and has made me get told off for laughing to loud. i would like to bring everyones attention to this link, look at number two. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chimping the fella who was offended had ''chimping in britian'' on his avatar. makes me...

ok then fellas all of the points for the flyer have now been taken into consideration and have changed the draft copy, shall we say. i have expanded on the services available, fitted wardrobes, book cases, outdoors maintainence like fencing, gates, planter boxes and benches. When i get a 'shop...