A silk purse from a sow's ear...

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1 Well for a start off, I'll say Hi and a little bit about this job...

Fellow woodworkers, I recognise some of you from the other place, just signed up here, so would like to say hello! I like the format here, especial...

2 Take 4 wire coat hangers, a length of tinsel and eight candles...

I finally got round to making a start on the wardrobe. End panels first. I can’t help but think of ‘Blue Peter’ – a long running children’s tv prog...

3 Keeping the cost down/new adventures in MDF

The build is going well. No stupid mistakes yet, a lot of cutting. Doors made. Base made. Carcase ready to assemble. One thing I had to do today in...

4 More extreme cheapskate measures...

There’s a midi tallboy part to this job. Originally it was going to be made from bb ply with a poplar face frame, but as the client didn’t want to ...

5 Say hello to my leetle friend...

Long day in the workshop today, trying to catch up on yesterday, May Day – a Bank Holiday here. Didn’t get as much done as I wanted, I’m at a point...

6 "At this moment I feel no love for you at all. I never thought that would ever happen, but it has."

Diane Keaton to Al Pacino in The Godfather II. I will preface the next part by saying ’It’s not all fun and games in the workshop’ “At this moment ...