Paint Encrusted Door Hardware

The re-purposed door for the potting shed (an article yet to be finished) had a really neat door bell – a manual rotary – the sort that by spinning the knob rotates a set of gears inside that in turn forces the ‘clackers’ out to hit the bell itself – basically works like a bicycle bell.

Mystery Tool – 2 revealed

Mystery Tool – 2 revealed

This was the mystery tool – I had many responses but not a single correct one – which really wasn’t a surprise given that this tool is probably no longer used.

June’s Mystery Tool

June’s Mystery Tool

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This month’s Mystery tool.

Replacing a Kitchen Counter

Replacing a Kitchen Counter

I had just finished a kitchen cabinet for a colleague and we were talking about redoing kitchens, specifically  countertops.  So this is a quick post about the refurbishment of our kitchen – done a few years ago. Existing Counter The old Corian counter needed to...
Part 2 – Using Hand Tools and Traditional methods

Part 2 – Using Hand Tools and Traditional methods

Your tool collection will grow as your experience and needs increase. Well, we have already reached the point where to continue with this project, we need to add a few more ‘necessary tools’, namely a ripsaw, a couple of 610mm bar clamps, a hand drill, a set of brad point bits, a countersink, a flat head screwdriver and a marking gauge.

Future Coffee Table – in the works

I acquired several slabs of Cherry that I thought would make a nice cherry coffee table to replace the one I made a couple of years ago. These slabs are well out of true and need flattening – quite a workout! The plane is a scrub plane –  the surface will...