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    Upgrading my wearing out shed - in stages on a budget

    Perhaps you should find out who actually does own the path. Half or all of it might actually belong to you and you should in theory be able to build right up to your back fence line since the path would be where the set backs are. Pete
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    If there was one hand tool which you would like to see made again.

    I wish I had the bucks for a Tucker Vise. It was a pattern makers type vice Lee Valley made a small run of ages ago. The patterns were lost/destroyed and would be too costly to make again so they are for collectors now. Sometimes I think it would be nice if a good company 😱 in China would copy...
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    Hanging a door. Some finer points

    Darn my conversion app doesn't do florin to inch. 🤷‍♂️ Pete
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    American here in Oundle (Peterborough) - Brand new to woodworking

    I’m not going to add any recommendations to what machines to get and how to do things as lots have chimed in. I will suggest you find out if the machines and power tools will work when you return to the US. Not all UK 220V 50hertz motors will be happy to feed on our 220V 60hertz power supplies...
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    Tack remover

    You might want to "forge" your tool along these lines. https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/pry-bars/57632-tack-claw Or get some cats paws as mentioned above. https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/pry-bars/41814-cats-paws...
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    So it is Spring now, for me it's still Winter

    Snowed last night. Had to clear a patch for the dog to do her business. Pete
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    Tack Hammers

    Always remember a girl can change her mind. 😉🤣 Pete
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    Tack Hammers

    Likely came out head first, besides pretty much everyone needs more iron in their diet. :giggle: Pete
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    Tack Hammers

    It is a learned skill that becomes part of you by repetition. When as kid I used to watch the upholsters covering chair seats. They could deliver tacks within a fraction of an inch of the fingers on the other hand holding the fabric very quickly. Pete
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    Tack Hammers

    My tack hammer is buried in a box in the shop somewhere. It is brass with a magnetised steel tip and wood handle. Using it takes a little getting used to but once mastered is quick and easy. Magnetic end into the box of tacks. A quick spin to turn the head of tacks towards yourself and into your...
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    Workshop on a slope 2

    You could look into making scissor trusses. My shop uses them and they give me an open ceiling. Pete
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    Oak Sleeper Raised Beds

    I made 2 foot high planter beds from pressure treated 2 x 4s and treated plywood. I lined them with the dimpled plastic membrane used against foundations here to facilitate drainage. Works well in the planters by allowing any water to drain away. Pete
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    Axe-ident prone Adrian strikes again

    Headline. "Man mauled at the woodpile." Sorry, couldn't help myself. :giggle: Pete
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    Now that's how to do Customer Service!

    Not too bad here unless you have lots of complicated investments or a business etc. They always correct it anyway if I forget a slip or enter the wrong amount. They know exactly what I have before I do so it is just a formality anyway. I bet they know when I'll be dying so the certainties of...
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    Big square

    Is there a groove along the backside of the blade not visible in the picture to reposition the blade along the body? Also is the little knob on the other end of the body another clamping knob? Or are they for adjusting the perpendicularity of the head and blade? I have a similar Starrett framing...
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    Coaster holder

    The coaster holder is nice but I would do some research on those old coasters. They might have enough collector value to make selling preferable to using. Pete
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    Sausages

    No, his wife. Pete :LOL:
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    So it is Spring now, for me it's still Winter

    The snow around here was almost gone and then last night we got a little 6" dump and it is still snowing lightly. Forecast for next week at this time is almost a foot more. It's going to be rough on the bug eating birds like the robins that started showing up a few days ago. Pete
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    Modern cooking — a rant.

    The Green Egg is a type of BBQ/Smoker...
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    Modern cooking — a rant.

    That's exactly what happens. Pete
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