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Author Archives: John
Yet more offcuts!
It’s probably fitting that my first proper post this year is about buying more wood, rather than actually doing anything with it! Wood Recycling Project I have a couple of days off work to coincide with a school holiday, so … Continue reading
Posted in Purchases, Wood
Tagged ash, beech, black walnut, cedar, oak, recycled timber, recycled wood, timber, timber storage, timber yard, walnut, wenban smith, wenbans, wood, Wood Recycling Project
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Holiday woodbutchery
The other week we went on holiday to The Manor House Hotel in Devon. It’s in a beautiful setting (although effectively being a large collection of barn like structures, it does little to enhance this!) As well as the myriad … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Training
Tagged CNC, Computer assisted router, Deco 402, Devon, holiday, Manor House Hotel, mitre saw, mount cutting, Nobex, picture frame, picture framing, Proman, Proman 110, scheppach, scrollsaw
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Thoughts on order
[A combination of health problems and bereavement have conspired against me getting any time in the workshop (or even at car boot sales! 😦 ) but here’s a post I’ve been writing for a while] I suspect I’m not alone … Continue reading
Back online …
I’m back online after being suspended by WordPress for about 48 hours! Apparently this post on my new Car Booty blog triggered one of their automated systems which enforce their Terms & Conditions. I’ve had no information from WordPress on … Continue reading
Posted in Off-topic, Polls
Tagged account, affiliate links, affiliates, Amazon, blocked, blog, Blogger, blogging, disabled, offline, poor customer service, suspended, Terms & Conditions, WordPress
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Weekend update
I didn’t get any time in the workshop during the week. Yesterday was spent at a family birthday in a rural village hall, where I noticed this rather nice little toggle/latch, holding a long trestle table against the wall: Something … Continue reading
Posted in Car booty, Off-topic, Personal
Tagged car boot, car boot sale, car booty, latch, Pease Pottage, toggle, Village hall, wooden
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Glueing broken plane tote
One of the wooden planes in my recent eBay purchase was broken in transit, with a clean break in the tote: As with last time I glued a tote I’ve used weatherproof glue so I don’t need to worry about … Continue reading
Posted in Hand tools, Restoration, Tools
Tagged broken plane tote, C Nurse, ebay, fixing, glue, glueing, Irwin, mending, plane tote, quick clamps, refund, tool restoration, weatherproof glue, wooden plane
3 Comments