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    Reclaimed sapele

    Thanks Bob... very much more with it this morning 😊. Here's a couple of photos showing the little white flecks you can get in Iroko. Also showing the more brown colour... This piece I planned about two weeks ago... if not three. It 'feels' waxy if I run my fingers along it. Do your boards have...
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    Reclaimed sapele

    @Trevanion ... possibly Afromosia? That is very silky smooth... more so than Burmese teak. Offered as a possible.
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    Reclaimed sapele

    Have a close up look at the grain. If you can see some narrow white flecks in the grain then it's a resin deposit of the wood. I've some bits with such so I'll try to get a photo tomorrow... I'm still trying to recover from a local anaesthetic I had for a 'procedure' late yesterday morning... 🙃...
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    Reclaimed sapele

    Zoomed in on photos #6, 7 & 9 and also now saying I'm wrong... and Bob must be colour blind 😂... I now agree with others that have said Iroko ...
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    Reclaimed sapele

    If red sawdust then it can't be Iroko... it may be 35 years ago when I last sold the variety of English and imported hardwood we sold - or helped in the store workshop when machining the different timbers to customer requirements - but I've neseen red sawdust/shavings from Iroko.
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    Reclaimed sapele

    Timber ID... *possibly one of the Brazilian/Honduras mahogany types. I don't think it's Sapele... most of what I saw/sold on while working for the timber merchant was far more 'stripey' and a coarser looking appearance - even after planing. I could be wrong but I'd definitely say it's not Iroko...
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    Holdfast holes - is there really much science behind palcement?

    I mentioned 'thickness' in relation to the *MFT* top holes Steve.. @shafiq hasn't stated a thickness of/or the *material* he may use. I understood he was asking in respect of the size of hole - and if they go all the way through. Hold fasts are usually used on solid wood workbenches. I know...
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    Holdfast holes - is there really much science behind palcement?

    Normally it would be a 19mm router cutter so making sure the holes are vertical... how good are you with a drill and bit for getting verticals? 😉. Either way have fun 🙂
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    Holdfast holes - is there really much science behind palcement?

    Here's a photo of the MFT top... it's 19mm thick and follows the 96mm centres for the holes. For some more information regarding such tops and the 'bench dog' fittings there are plenty of videos on YouTube to give the visual information of making such (should you choose) and the different size...
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    Holdfast holes - is there really much science behind palcement?

    Not fully answering your question but... I bought an MFT top, pre drilled, yet to use/fit... the holes go all the way through. Admittedly it's 19mm or 25mm thick but would have to check for you if you want? Some MFT tops have 20mm holes - some 19mm. Confusing...
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    What I have fixed today

    My son has the same - diagnosed when at university as a mature student... as well as dyslexia.
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    Garden Bench

    If I could put forward the following Scott... I made some benches for displaying my Bonsai trees. To keep them off the concrete slabs I've inserted some stainless steel bolts - drilled holes in the bottom of the feet/legs. Raises the feet about 6mm/¼" but seems to be enough. I would have used...
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    When people get the wrong idea.

    Cork?
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    When people get the wrong idea.

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    Ash trees...Good News!

    I just revisited the link to the Channel 4news article Rob... reread this bit: "Indeed the science is so simple, the ingredients so ubiquitous, that the next stage is to put out a simple recipe that you, me and all of us can perform on the kitchen table." Hopefully they won't be too ling in...
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    Ash trees...Good News!

    I hope these scientists give the recipe for the concoction they used to help germinate the Ash seeds - and soon. The Japanese White Bark Beech ('Fagus cranata' or 'Buna') is in decline. Over the last five/six years I've attempted to get the 'seeds' from these to germinate - having obtained the...
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    Ash trees...Good News!

    Channel 4 news... I'd heard from somewhere that some Ash trees appeared to be fighting back (as such) and regenerating from the fungus cause... but https://www.channel4.com/news/hope-for-britains-ash-trees-thanks-to-scientific-eureka-moment
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    When people get the wrong idea.

    I'm sure this little tale of mine fits in with your heading if I may add to it - except for the end of your post... As a 15 year old I came across some books on Falconry in Oldham library... Fast forward to September 27th 1972 (I was 21½ years old tothe day) and had purchased a Lanner falcon...
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    When people get the wrong idea.

    Up until the last paragraph Bob, I was going to select the 😂 reaction emoji for your description of the old lady taking you to task for 'removing the sand from Blackpool each... and the antics of your mate on straightening up the pipe - and slashing the bags, grabbing the dozer bucket... It's...
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    Secondary glazing

    Yes, it was both @Windows - especially with the plumbing side and getting the hole dug for a 'Klargester' septic unit... as well as the fun the driver had delivering it ½ a mile down a dirt track. The only book that I can remember (still have somewhere? ) was for the electrics/wiring and...
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