Cutting the grass So… Cutting the grass A very good family member got temporarily sick and I inherited some grass cutting duties. Not a problem is it? Do a bit of paperwork on board, listen to some tunes, easy life. Turns out no! Although John Dere grass cutters Are apparently the Rolls Royce of grass cutters, I’m here to tell you the ride is not…
The Deluxe Model So every good manufacturer has a deluxe model and this is our’s for our birdhouse range. Boasting over one thousand square inches of eating and living space… Made mostly of solid hardwood, with real led valleys and ridge caps. This is definitely the Hilton of the Birdhouse. The Deluxe Con… So the deluxe con is that although you’re buying a Mercedes it’s…
Captains log;~11years 11 months and barely a few days till Extinction. Also, it’s been 29 days since my last weekly blog/Captains log Captains Log, Firstly hi everybody I’ve missed you. Due to updates on the speed of my site optimization etc. I wrote three blogs that never saved. And it all started with the thickness of glass. However, it’s a long story I won’t bore…
Heritage in Warwickshire So another successful installation last week. A heritage window in the lovely town of Warwick. From start to finish an exact copy of the original window. Although they weren’t the original original window from when the house was built. We matched what was there. Bridge end Bridge end is a little exclusive street round the back of Warwick Castle. You can probably…
Hate Speech Ok so unless you have been living under a rock, you may be aware of the Israel Folau Debate. Living under a rock would have suited me preferably then living through this debate. So to excuse the pun I’m going to play Devil’s Advocate on this one. Just put it out there what if Hell is indeed real? To try and stop more…
Making mistakes in workshop So the pieces you see above lovely planed all round 45mm x40mm hardwood. As you can see they all have had one blast down the saw to create the rebate. The WRONG side I put them down the saw to create the rebate. How did I manage that? After all my chat and blogs about face side face edge, I made…
Part 2 So we’re back again explaining part 2 of Making wooden windows and Casements. In this case just the casement. So where were we… Window profile So after two rebates with a hinge groove and a small capillary groove, we have our profile. All done on a table saw. Keeping the same face side and face edge to the fence or bed on each…
Part 1 I’m going to try and explain a little bit about how to make wooden windows and casements. Firstly you will need your planed timber. In this case, it was 55mm x 45mm Face side Face edge This is the most fundamental part of joinery. Whether you’re making a door a window or a chest of drawers. Face side is the one side of…
Door Repairs Repairing Doors or door repairs whichever way you want to spin that keyword. It is what it is, repairing a door. Bottom Rail The bottom rail on an external door will be the first to feel the rot. The sill of your door the sill of your sash window. Is where gravity sends the water and it’s where the water sits. Bosh A…
Blogging for fun Because I’m writing a blog weekly without fail, you could literally time your eggs off it. I thought it only proper order to write a blog about blogging a bit implodish I Know. To explain the word “implodish” that does not exist in my Grammarly dictionary so it probably does not exist in any dictionary, so I just made it a new…
