• Hi all and welcome to TheWoodHaven2 brought into the 21st Century, kicking and screaming! We all have Alasdair to thank for the vast bulk of the heavy lifting to get us here, no more so than me because he's taken away a huge burden of responsibility from my shoulders and brought us to this new shiny home, with all your previous content (hopefully) still intact! Please peruse and feed back. There is still plenty to do, like changing the colour scheme, adding the banner graphic, tweaking the odd setting here and there so I have added a new thread in the 'Technical Issues, Bugs and Feature Requests' forum for you to add any issues you find, any missing settings or just anything you'd like to see added/removed from the feature set that Xenforo offers. We will get to everything over the coming weeks so please be patient, but add anything at all to the thread I mention above and we promise to get to them over the next few days/weeks/months. In the meantime, please enjoy!

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  1. shafiq

    Workshop Companion reaches a million subs!

    Yes, IMO he is really good. Doesn't tend to be long winded slow explanation and IMO he gets straight to the point in an easy way. Even sets up simple tests to get his points across and it sits in my brain. I'd say my current 'lots of jointing' probably helped by him alot.
  2. shafiq

    Post a photo of the last thing you made...

    After careful measuring and slowly taking off stock, over a matter of days. Today the easy bit after the final bit of groove!! All squared up and the 12mm bottom slid in nicely. But then, tried to get some thin pine flooring type screws (the ones that hide between the grooves) in at an angle (I...
  3. shafiq

    Post a photo of the last thing you made...

    I made one of these. But then just before posting up, I realised folks might not have a clue what it is. Not wanting to bring the level of the forum down, I invented a name - pat pending - and gave it some shape. Say hello to my new Glue Applicator Stick. Thumb goes here...
  4. shafiq

    The 'Working In (almost) Complete Silence and I Made This' thread

    I even had the (not shop vac, but a Miele) vacuum level all the way down. Very therapeutic (not getting a shout from upstairs 😆).
  5. shafiq

    The 'Working In (almost) Complete Silence and I Made This' thread

    Nowt much. Just the groove. But no trolls were disturbed.
  6. shafiq

    The 'Working In (almost) Complete Silence and I Made This' thread

    Self explanatory really. But if you made something using hand tools only and you managed to not disturb the troll/ogre. Then post a pic here. Try to use less words but feel free to get/give a good idea of how you made it. By way of example, tapping with a mallet would probably not be completed...
  7. shafiq

    Post a photo of the last thing you made...

    Well, I screwed up something (well, something that was part of the plans of not being screwed up) but I'll not bother with the details of what. Let's just say, I was impatient and now I'll not be having a removable plywood divider in this one. Dropped a bit of glue in one groove to allow it to...
  8. shafiq

    Is there such a thing as 'cheap' paring chisels!

    Agreed. I've decided to use some of my sycamore tree (maybe not the best option) to make a bells/whistles version as per the Rex Kruger vid. Once this current drawer/grooves are done I shall focus on that next. Thanks so much.
  9. shafiq

    Workshop Companion reaches a million subs!

    I agree and found this after just 5 videos 😆. You did amazing keeping it going for so long sir. You'll also be surprised at how many people you actually meaningfully inspired. Remember, we don't want them death-scrolling folks.
  10. shafiq

    Workshop Companion reaches a million subs!

    30k is very very good Steve. The amount they invest into these videos is probably more than what's actually healthy. Keep it up (I'm still going through your Square of Theseus vid and will eventually make one 🤩.
  11. shafiq

    Workshop Companion reaches a million subs!

    Straight to the point and seems such a nice person too. I tried what he did (quality channel, build it slowly, portray only information and items that really are useful to humanity) but it take a long long time to achieve more than 50 inserted parties - lol. I look forward to watch the future...
  12. shafiq

    Workshop Companion reaches a million subs!

    Just seen this and thought to share. What a wonderful and down to earth teacher and always very nice in his method of passing on knowledge. Well done that man...
  13. shafiq

    Its ok?

    Yes, I've had good experience with ITS and my mate who is a certified joiner got me onto them. Good bargains to be had and feel a more quality outfit that Screfix for some reason. Maybe the website has more colour!!
  14. shafiq

    Is there such a thing as 'cheap' paring chisels!

    Aha, thanks all. I'd watched a Sellers video on the topic a year or so ago but never thought myself inclined towards making one. I'll check some more tutorials and maybe get it made. Only a block of wood and my 8mm chisel afterall!
  15. shafiq

    Is there such a thing as 'cheap' paring chisels!

    I keep looking at them. But the price for me is restrictive. Paring chisel would hopefully give me more options and easier to store. Trying to keep things as compact as poss for my messy shed.
  16. shafiq

    Post a photo of the last thing you made...

    A yoyo. Very clever.
  17. shafiq

    Nothing spectacular but...

    Thanks @Frank yes indeed, I did leave some out at the front and it got taken (after I put a note one, feel free to take, good wood') but then the OSB and other peices of contiboard (can't help calling it anything other than that - I think the ex B&Q employee in me) got brought back in. My main...
  18. shafiq

    Is there such a thing as 'cheap' paring chisels!

    Not sure if this is the place to post this. But, I rather like not getting out my electrical tools (par [or is it, 'bar'!] the humble cordless drills) too often. They have their uses but I quite enjoy the journey and every day is a school day. Besides, hand tools won't chop my arm off as...
  19. shafiq

    Nothing spectacular but...

    Really good recycling going on there @Accipiter and same here. Only that I eas starring to fall out of love with faced chipboard (my oldest shelving unit, still standing in my dad's loft/attic, was my first use of bought chipboard.. from B&Q, 25+ years ago) and had been trying to use/recycle as...
  20. shafiq

    Post a photo of the last thing you made...

    😁
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