7 June 2025
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One of my plans for the 3D printer was to use it to help with various woodworking tasks. I’ve finally managed to do that today by designing some brackets. The plan is that I can partially screw a bracket at … Continue reading
24 April 2025
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I should sleep well tonight. We’ve decided to make room for another shed so that we can store things in one and I can use the one nearer the house as a workshop without having to cope with all the … Continue reading
4 April 2025
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My little DeWalt electric chainsaw is very handy but sometimes I could do with a slightly longer bar. I had a large log to saw up this afternoon, which has been used ornamentally in the garden for a couple of … Continue reading
29 March 2025
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Two or three years ago, I came across an advance in sanding disc technology from 3M. Several of the woodworking channels that came up in my feed demonstrated how the combination of net-based backing and precision engineering on the cutting … Continue reading
19 January 2025
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Jane called on me yesterday to refasten one of the curtain rod holders in the dining room, which had come loose. It was fastened into a section of drywall, which means there’s a void behind the surface – a common … Continue reading
4 January 2025
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Not woodworking books but woodwork and books. Today has mainly been about tidying up the house after Christmas. We’ve been putting things like the last of the spare beds back up in the loft and getting other bits and pieces … Continue reading
5 December 2024
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This week I finally got the car sun visor sorted out. In the end I did have to buy a second-hand one from eBay but at least the fiddling around I was doing last week meant that fitting it went … Continue reading
26 November 2024
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I have to say that my superglue sun visor repair hasn’t held up too well. I thought it was doing okay and then, this afternoon, it popped out again. However, I’m not entirely sure it was either my brute strength … Continue reading
25 November 2024
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Last week, I reached up to adjust the driver’s side sun visor in our car and it came off in my hands. I’d probably been a bit careless but I was trying to quickly block the sun streaming in through … Continue reading
10 November 2024
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I’ve been doing some room reorganising in my study / music room this weekend to try and reduce clutter and make things easier to get to. Previously I had a computer desk in front of a book case in front … Continue reading