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I don't suppose you happen to be a leading authority on lamps do you? I've got one that I found in my gran's house after she died and would like to know where it came from. It's got a plaque saying E. Thomas & Williams Ltd but no model number or anything helpful like that. It looks different to...

I'm not sure what the wood is but yes it was left over from an old rake or hoe I think. One of the old tools I salvaged from my Gran's garden when she got too old to get out there. The head was beyond use but the handle has been kicking around the garage waiting something to fit it. I couldn't...

Nice work. I've got some of those Ikea drawers on my desk and don't like the bare look of them so I might do something similar. I'm also embarassed that I didn't think of something as simple as turning the drawers around to get rid of the front cutouts :rolleyes:

So Michael Gove gets to come to the rescue. I'm sure that will put him in the good books with a few Tory party members just when they're wondering who to appoint to PM. Never mind the problem of the licences being illegally enforced when you run the shop.

Yes I gave it a soak in some POR15 rust killer and then a coat of the paint. I imagine the paint might have been scuffed off a bit when I tapped the handle into place though but it's better than nothing. I soaked the wood in linseed oil before fitting it too.

Inner peace or inner tits?

I guess so. The caterpillars are big scary looking things though. They'll mimic a snake striking at you if you touch them.

I finished the handle off today and decided to fit it. I cleaned up the metal a bit more but I think you guys are right about not going too far and removing some pitting isn't going to improve matters much if there's always going to be a lot on there anyway. Anyway here's a quick before and...

They're stunning looking things. Oddly I see loads of the caterpillars but I've only ever seen one or two adults.

Yes it's cm on one side and you can just see the 4" mark on the other. So post 1965 I guess.

Fair enough. I don't want to affect the strength but I'm hoping to make it easy to clean at least. I've managed to remove the old handle intact but it feels as light as balsa wood from the amount of rot in there. It should give me a guide to sanding the taper of the new wood to fit the handle...

Ask Terry Nutkins how strong an otter bite is :nailbiting:

I was working at an empty property this week that's being cleared out for renovation. There were a couple of rusty tools by the bins that the owner said I could take. I only really wanted the trowel but took the other thing because it looked useful. I thought it was a pin for securing something...

Someone told me the difference between collecting and hoarding is the labelling. I don't label or catalogue anything so I guess I'm a hoarder. I've got the magpie instinct I think and tend to collect anything I find interesting. My office is a curiosity cabinet of random, valueless stuff...

Lovely to see the fox cubs :) All I've been getting on mine lately is bloody cats.

Even the RSPB cull pest species of birds on their reserves to protect eggs and chicks etc. Packham will be well aware that this legal challenge will have a negative impact on protected species this year so I wouldn't have thought he'd have approached this lightly. I've met several people while...

An interesting change to the law on shooting 'pest' species of birds. If anyone was considering shooting a bird for some reason then be aware it's currently illegal (at least in England) until licences have been re-issued. Good news in some ways and bad in others but in fairness the whole system...

Love those parasite pics. It's amazing what you can miss with the naked eye.

I just sold my Defender 90 300tdi. I'm not quite regretting it yet but I know I will and I know I'll never be able to afford to replace it :sour:

I use a Sony A6000. The only thing with it is is the range of lenses is limited and expensive. Any decent lens is big too so it makes the size difference between it and a DSLR less noticable. You can stick to the kit zoom lens for portability but then most of the time my phone takes pictures...