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My iron, along with the rest of my life, is currently sitting in the shipping container. Until i get this floor sorted it will stay there as I have no idea which box it is in. Will boil a kettle on...

It's not the 'look' I am unduly concerned about. It is the potential for the oil to impact on the finish I propose to use (also an oil, but a different type, obviously). I have applied the wet...

I'll be implementing the treatment tomorrow so will report back in a couple of days on progress.

I can definitely vouch for the versatility of nappy buckets and their toughness. Mine was run over by the digger when the plumber was excavating trenches. A quick punch out and it is as good as new!!

You might also consider contacting English Heritage - they have a range of staff who have expertise in these matters and who can provide you with a number of solutions. I agree with Horsecroft, btw,...

No-one ever calls me (all together now ... awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww).
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Ouch ouch ouch. This is why I always have my mobile phone in my pants pocket when using power tools. Mind you, knowing my luck I would cut the phone in half in the process of doing myself an injury...

We're thinking of introducing an immigration policy here in Tassie - all your blooming mainlanders who come over and try to change they way we live ...

If you live in an attractive location,...

Nah, mine have been trained to use sawdust - I don't have to pay for that, lol.

No such guarantees with some of the wood I am using Jimbur, lol.

Hi Jim, the clay-based cat litter actually is Fullers Earth. I frequently use it for getting oil stains out of fabrics that are not good with rubbing or strong chemicals - wonderfully versatile...

Hi Bob I did try kitty litter, but have not tried crushing and moistening it. Will give that a try and see what happens. It would be good at least to remove the top layer so I can feel reasonably...

Also no resources. Most of our capital cities are running out of water. That can not be fixed with infrastructure. Most of our arable land is disappearing under houses. That means we will be...

I would avoid treated pine that close to my clothes personally. But for a carcase, particularly if it is to be covered up with some other material, the way you have gone sounds like the solution....

I have always found it quite hard. The table saw helps in terms of getting the end straight, but checking out all that wood seems to be my downfall. If you are smart, you will cut multiple cuts...

Where is Horsecroft then? My house is not listed (but IMO should be as it is a rare example of the particular architectural style). It was actually condemned 20 years ago due to the lack of plumbing...

It is fun. I am also a heritage professional so for me it is a chance to apply in practice a lot of the advice i have offered in the past which has been rejected as impractical or evidence I have my...

Hi Horsecroft, that is why I referred the question to this forum. The other lot wanted me to attack it with a belt-sander. :o

Personally I just want to feather off the edges of the irregular...

It has been there for years, so will be well-soaked in. Will give acetone a go - thanks Bupton.

OK, this is strictly speaking a renovation question, and has been posted on that forum also, but i thought you guys might come up with some more 'sensitive' options. I have a baltic pine floor in the...

They can actually kill you. A chap at my father's workplace accidentally hit his groin with the jet and it punctured his femoral artery. The injury was not found until too late as he was wearing...

Thanks for the link and the heads up on the oxides. I will look into artists oxides when I am about to start work - might be a better colour range to choose from too!!:U

Will find a use for the...

But what is Damar varnish? I am intrigued.

I plan to use a home-made paint involving linseed oil, egg and water that promises a good deep effect - but probably not the luminosity yours offers....

As for the weaving process, I assume you have chosen to go with a square or rectangular base ... In that case you need to fasten the strips down one side, and the cross-wise strips down one side....

Great job - and really good to see 20th century furniture of that calibre being appreciated for its worth. I am jealous of your table, even before you put the work in!!

So does 19mm thick look OK (must find a benchtop to measure ...)? If so I could maybe cut across the width of the planks an gain more width (and fewer joints) in the process ...

I would still be...

I have posted this thread on the renovators forum, but thought you guys might be able to provide some useful input also.

I have been restoring an old cottage, and building a new extension and the...

Glad to hear you got a good result going down that road. As you can see from the photo, mine is all going just inside the door. The new replacement door has been swung on the opposite wall to the...

You can buy new baltic pine boards. I have had to do so for sections where the floor had rotted through. After I fit them, I take to the edges and ends with a chisel to bring them down to the same...

OK, I am passing this on from another forum (not one to do with wood). Someone has a mahogany furniture item with a white heat mark on it. Can anyone suggest how to remove the heat mark without...

I had my gall bladder removed. It was a relatively minor op and saved all those excruciating pains curled up in bed sweating while clutching a hotwater bottle to my tum and pretending not to sob. I...

A woodwork class I took once suggested that if you were placing several panels together to form the top, you should alternate the direction of the grain and the direction of the heartwood. So that...

Rotten way to spend Christmas. Hope he is back on his feet in no time then ...

I think I would use the approach I use with my paintings. I don't sign something if I am not happy with it. I put my initials if I can stand the sight of it. I put my first initial and surname if I...

Speaking from a client's perspective, an ability to meet the deadlines you assign yourself, or to call ahead of time and let them know that you will need extra time and why. Nothing more irritating...

Wow!!! Now if she isn't pleased (thrilled) to receive that, then she is a grumpy old cow, and you can tell her that from me. What a fantastic result! Well done you.

I can only concur with what has already been said. I have learned so much from this site, been inspired by the projects others have undertaken and look forward to a New Year when I can start bragging...

wow!!! That is so good!! She will be rapt. You will be SIL of the year with that one!!

It looks superb. You are well and truly entitled to blow your own trumpet over that one!!

Nooooooooooooooooo!!! Don't you just hate it when that happens!!!!!

I do like your innovative approach to clamping though. Reminds me of some of my more desperate measures ...

Lol, as one 50+ to another, but sadly sans the glass of red, mine has to look good too!!! Am modelling it on the wardrobe that came with the house (freestanding) so sort of arts and crafts meets...

It's a timely question. I am just starting to formulate ideas about my own built-in wardrobe (using the space between the chimney breast and the wall). For example - do I want a drawer under the...

My only problem with a really deep wardrobe would be that you could lose track of clothes. If you did give yourself the extra space, how about some hooks along the back for hanging 'out-of-season'...

Only four more sleeps - but looking good!!

Well done you. I am learning from your experience in preparation for building my own floor to ceiling bookshelves (one the room in question has been brought up to a standard where such fripperies can...

Maybe too much slack in the hole the pin is inserted into? Or you are like me and start at one end for one side and the other end for the other side, and then wonder why it doesn't meet in the middle?

How utterly ridiculous to require a wire transfer on a creditcard purchase!!! I would be so annoyed if I were asked to do that I would take my business elsewhere, as you have done also. I still...

I generally purchase from a lumberyard that also carries specialty timbers such as Huon Pine and Celery Pine etc. The staff are helpful and friendly and make constructive suggestions when I am going...

Ouch indeed!! I try to avoid getting complacent around power tools, but it happens ...

Still, you still have all 10 fingers so no excuse not to get back to work, lol.

Your MIL will be a very...

This lot seem to provide international shipping, and they are only charging $17.50 for it at present.

16-Pocket Apron, Cotton Duck - Ergodyne Arsenal - Mfg# 5700

They also accept all major...

I want one!!! I imagine you could probably make one yourself if you were handy with a sewing machine (or knew someone who was). As long as the machine could take heavier weight fabrics, that is ...