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Three woodworkers turn up on the Derbyshire Open Arts page: https://www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk/artists?genre=7&location=All&disabled=All&preview=All&commissions=All&workshops=All&solo=All&undefined=Apply&undefined=Apply

Derbyshire Open Arts in a couple of weeks. https://www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk/ You could drop in to the chapel we converted, now occupied by Derek & Tessa https://www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk/artists/derek-harbinson which we are pleased about as he is a craftsman and using the building as we...

Having the riving knife in place helps prevent the workpiece gripping the blade and getting lifted/thrown. Having the crown guard in place further helps prevent it lifting. If it does it gets thrown out horizontally rather than up and dangerously.

I wondered about woodwork in our local repair cafe but couldn't see how to make it work, without bench etc. However I did run a short freehand sharpening afternoon a couple of years ago. I was asked to do it as a fund raiser for Alzheimers with everybody chipping in a tenner and getting a free...

Not if you use two. You press down (and in towards the fence) with the one in your left hand further up the workpiece, whilst you push with the right hand one at the near end of the workpiece. With variations of course. I'm 38 years into it! I claim no credit for this it just happens naturally...

I always recommend the bog standard plastic job because familiarity helps if you just stick to one pattern, and picking them up just becomes normal routine every time. I also think it's a more carefully thought out design than it looks and is efficient/effective. Make copies from mdf or ply...

There's a lot of pricey gadgets around, generally I'm not impressed. Nothing is as cheap and effective as always to use two push sticks. You can get everything else wrong but if your hands are out of the way they won't get hurt. They also give you better control in many ways (with a bit of...

2.5mm is too thin for most thicknessers, which most likely would chew it up anyway. The answer is to add a low friction bed in the form of a 10mm sheet of PTFE. Same size as the bed plus 20mm or so where you attach a lip to latch it on. No other fixing needed. The extra thickness means you can...

I'll go and have a look at B&Q. Cheap if I value my time at all, though some say my time is worthless!

Not in a position to make my own until the workshop is set up, so looking at things like this: https://www.diy.com/departments/clear-glazed-grey-upvc-external-french-door-set-h-2090mm-w-1490mm/5056118701655_BQ.prd?alt=true But it gets rubbish reviews, although only one. Any recommendations for an...

Not that old! Only 79.

My 14ft chapel windows were fixed with 3no 6" nails each side into wooden plugs hammered into mortar courses. Then adding lime mortar in the gaps between wood and the rebate in the stonework

Whilst seeing it as an opportunity also make sure you cover your base. In the current climate debt is a slippery slope. Keep up with rent/mortgage/council tax . Claim all possible benefits as soon as possible. Don't borrow or otherwise chance it in the expectation of improvements later. 42 is...

It's worrying when you bump into them in the street and say "take me to your leader". I give them Nigel Farage's phone number. :unsure:

it says 2800w for the SIP machine which is not bad - a bit on the small size but that just means slower feed rates or several passes for a big cut. Mouldings look fairly plain you might get away with simple cutters and a rebate block. I'd start by getting one window out and on to the bench...