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Weekend update

Posted on 16/06/2013 by John

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 →

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Car booty – 02/06/2013

Posted on 02/06/2013 by John

Today I went to Sayers Common car boot sale with my youngest daughter while my wife took our eldest daughter to a party. We’ve not been since April, when we were very impressed, so I had quite high hopes and … Continue reading →

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Car booty – 05/05/2013

Posted on 05/05/2013 by John

Today we were planning to go to the Sayers Common car boot sale, which doesn’t open for buyers until 10am. By some miraculous accident we were ready to go long before that, so we decided that rather than killing an … Continue reading →

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Car booty – 21/04/2013

Posted on 21/04/2013 by John

This morning we went to Pease Pottage car boot sale again. Eclipse No. 7 coping saw – 50p This is the second coping saw I’ve picked up for 50p – the first having come from my local bric-a-brac shop. Half … Continue reading →

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Car booty – 14/04/2013

Posted on 14/04/2013 by John

We were planning to go to the Pease Pottage car boot today and then when that was cancelled due to waterlogged fields, to the Sayers Common sale we went to a fortnight ago. When that got rained off we decided … Continue reading →

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Car booty – 9th September 2012

Posted on 09/09/2012 by John

Today we went to the Pease Pottage car boot sale. I think it’s the biggest one we’ve ever been to, although as it starts at 7am during the summer we probably missed at least a quarter of the stalls, who … Continue reading →

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Car booty – 2nd September 2012

Posted on 02/09/2012 by John

This weekend we’ve been visiting friends in Dorset and this morning we went to a large boot fair. The weather wasn’t great and a lot of the stalls were packing up by the time we got there, but I picked … Continue reading →

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Car booty – 27th August 2012

Posted on 27/08/2012 by John

As may be obvious from some of my purchases and reviews, this year I’ve mainly been acquiring new tools and machines. This isn’t because I am ignorant of the quality of old vs modern tools, but more a question of … Continue reading →

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