• Hi all and welcome to TheWoodHaven2 brought into the 21st Century, kicking and screaming! We all have Alasdair to thank for the vast bulk of the heavy lifting to get us here, no more so than me because he's taken away a huge burden of responsibility from my shoulders and brought us to this new shiny home, with all your previous content (hopefully) still intact! Please peruse and feed back. There is still plenty to do, like changing the colour scheme, adding the banner graphic, tweaking the odd setting here and there so I have added a new thread in the 'Technical Issues, Bugs and Feature Requests' forum for you to add any issues you find, any missing settings or just anything you'd like to see added/removed from the feature set that Xenforo offers. We will get to everything over the coming weeks so please be patient, but add anything at all to the thread I mention above and we promise to get to them over the next few days/weeks/months. In the meantime, please enjoy!

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    Benchtalk101 presents a talk on Chedham's yard 6th August

    Pop by at 8.30pm and learn a bit more about this hidden gem where we are having a get together this Saturday Cheers Andy...
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    Bit of a gathering 2026 at Chedham's Yard Wellesbourne Warks

    Coming up soon on the 8th August is this little event which was a huge success last year. 11am till 4pm Anyone fancy a bit of a jolly? Don't forget to bring the family. This is without doubt a truly hidden gem with a wheelwrights shop and blacksmiths forge run by a team of enthusiastic and...
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    Have you heard about Fixfest ?

    Anyone going? https://fixfest.co.uk/about/ Cheers Andy
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    The things you see at auction......

    Bit of MDF moulding anyone? 🤔😆 Cheers, Andy
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    Anyone for cricket in 1939

    Having just become the proud owner of a wonderful catalogue of Cycling requisites via @AndyT we find it did have other stuff in it as well, just in case you needed something to do at the end of your cycling trip..... Cheers Andy
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    Mystery trademark

    A friend asked me if I recognised this trademark from a drawknife? I've done a bit of digging but to no avail. Some sort of sea creature within F F Cheers, Andy
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    Industrial woodworking the SINGER SEWING MACHINE way.

    I finally got around to watching this film and cannot remember when or where I saved it from. Maybe it was here? It's quiet 😉 long so maybe you want to start at 51.18 for the in depth woodworking action. To be honest watching the whole lot is worthy if only to witness what must have been a mind...
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    Kity 619 table saw rise and fall repair

    Asking for a friend, has anyone had this problem and solved it on the Kity 619 table saw please ? He has tried unsuccessfully to gain access to the area to facilitate a diagnosis/repair ? I'm going over to have a look for him and just seeking any hints/tips thank you. Cheers, Andy
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    Scam alert

    I can confirm by talking to another member that user Jefferyyoung has sent us both messages telling us that his mate has what we are after in the WANTED section. Be aware and it just so happens he joined UKW in the past few days as well. Cheers, Andy
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    A champion of the collecting world.

    Me thinks he's gonna need a bigger building but the concept is spot on
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    Australian furniture timbers.

    I've heard from woodworkers who describe working with Australian timbers as "woodworking with metal". Siggy Chaloupka, apart from being a thoroughly nice bloke, has an extensive knowledge of the timbers available to furniture makers in Australia. He has kindly offered to impart this knowledge on...
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    Frozen shoulder.

    So, on top of my recent eye drama it has been diagnosed that I have onset of a frozen left shoulder which being right handed has taken me about 3 months to have arrived at that doctors/physio appointment. I was quite disappointed at the lack of a cause with the only issue he could correlate it...
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    Praise where praise is due Leicester Royal Infirmary.

    A few times in recent years I've been referred to LRI for problems, all, thankfully, with good positive outcomes. Once again yesterday and today. Sunday evening I lost central focal vision when looking at things which lasted for about 20-30 minutes with a small mosaic in that area through both...
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    An informal chat about Japanning live this Thursday 8.30pm.

    This Thursday evening at 8.30pm on Benchtalk101 Anyone is welcome to join in or just sit in. All you need to know about Japanning from a great guy who does it, makes it and sells it for you to do your own...
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    Great footage related to wartime trains.

    Bit of a long one this (only half way through myself) but some very well presented interesting films. Very impressive to see the ability to get anything sorted out without much of a fuss. Cheers, Andy
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    The pattern makers, the infill plane and the foundry workers

    I was pleasantly surprised to spot an infill plane being used on some old film posted by John Kent Joiner the other day. I gave him a shout to ask where he found the footage and this is it, quite an insight into a foundry and its workers. Cheers, Andy
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    Brass framed "Ultimatum" brace by Atkinson Brothers

    Six years of research around the world has gone into getting this very rare Atkinson Brothers brass framed brace back to what, from the known examples we have studied, is how we believe it should be. The frame, chuck and neck are in great condition but the original Ebony head had been replaced...
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    Lovely informal chat about wheelwrighting etc

    Quite a long video but the shared knowledge is wonderful. Cheers, Andy <iframe width="560" height="315" src="" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"...
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    Any advice on mobile phone battery replacement?

    I have a quite good (I believe) Huawei VIE L29 that I found great to use and as usual the battery gave up the ghost about 2 years ago. My replacement, but nowhere as good, phone is now reaching the same point. I have seen an "official" postal Huawei battery replacement service advertised and for...
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    Phill Gregson Master Wheelwright on BENCHTALK 101 27th November 2025

    This Thursday at 8.30pm on the Benchtalk 101 live Zoom meeting. https://worldwidewheelwright.com/about-wheelwright/ Phill's undying passion for this heritage craft is obvious, not only in the amount of time he spends in his workshop but also his commitment to promoting it and exhibiting at shows...
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