A recent visitor looked at my increasingly tidy line of tree trunks, listened to my notion of getting...
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Had to step up to a bigger saw for my last milling project, a 5 meter oak log, so borrowed a friends Stihl 661 C-M and fitted it with a 36 bar and GB...
I’ve been working on an additional tool chest using some red oak I picked up early in the summer. Not my favourite wood, but the price was right and...
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Yeah, it’ll work. Quench in used oil while red hot and let it cool. Clean any residue with acetone, seal with shellac or lacquer etc.
So much dry wit and extra-dry sarcasm packed into six (imperial) minutes. :mrgreen:
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As a dedicated anti-metric dinosaur I enjoyed that. Well I would be, wouldn't I, as the entire Irish railway system is still mileposted with many of...
A few weeks ago, I had a log in my hands ready to go in the fire and ... it pleaded with me for an alternative fate. The timing was fortuitous, as I...
I have been threatening to do something with a north facing small conservertory, thats colder because of its location, and its predominantl'y used as...
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You've surely earned enough brownie points with this project to be allowed to bring home another vintage wreck for restoration? :mrgreen:
On the one hand ... ( ? :? ) this should probably be recommended viewing for everyone with a high-powered tool; on the other, maybe not a great idea...
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I got my SawStop equipped tablesaw about a year ago now. It was bloody expensive (like, 2-10 times what other saws could cost depending on...
Title says it all! I'd like to up my game and start sealing the end-grain of freshly cut wood that might not end up in the fire. All across the...
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If ever I have a shed full of broads instead of boards, I think I'd be looking on a different forum for advice on keeping the humidity under control!...
'Shop made' - I felt uneasy writing that for some reason. Something tells me it's an Americanism I might get away with, or else I'm just spending way...
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Hows that working for you. I needed a vacuum for the workshop recently. Something small and handy that could be used for small power tools, and the...
There must be a better way than my current system of trying to bag up together all related types of bit (e.g. all masonry bits in one bag, all metal...
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For good quality twist drills, it’s well worth learning how to sharpen them. It’s also not difficult and once you know how it’s dead handy to be able...
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