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Angouleme Festival of The Comics

Angouleme, not just another French city? But reading through the Wikipedia Page on Angouleme just writes a load of statistics which portrays Angouleme as ‘Bland’. ‘Angouleme Comics’ is far from ‘Bland and Boring’! The fact is the old town is beautiful. If this is not enough for you to visit Angouleme for its annual festival. …

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Festool Domino Alternative

Festool Domino Alternative? (two years later)

It has actually been four years now! If you are like me and enjoy innovation no matter what format it takes then the new offerings from Festool should ’tickle your fancy’. Anything that makes our woodworking easier or even better such as the ‘Festool Domino’ system is fine by me. The Festool Domino XL or …

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How To Use A Fence Post Rammer 2020

Fence Post Rammer When you need to erect a new garden fence or stock fencing for the farm. One tool you will most definitely find indispensable is a ‘Post Rammer’.  A cheap tool that will make the installation of a fence possible is the ‘Post Rammer or Driver’. The post rammer tool is available as: …

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How to mix Cascamite Powdered Resin Wood Glue

How to Mix Cascamite Mixing powdered resin wood glues of any type such as Cascamite, Polyvine Polymite, and Resintite requires a consistent mixing method. Polyvine Limited manufacturers Cascamite powdered resin wood glue in the UK.  Preparation Use 2 parts of Cascamite powder to 1 part of cold water. It is best to weigh the powder …

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How Much do Doors Cost?… by Wallybois in France

How Much do Doors Cost when constructed by wallybois. Here you will find example door prices for the most common designs is available at our France workshops. Wallybois for your new shutters and doors are ‘Great Value’. Made to measure quality wooden products for your home. We are located in central France but we do …

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What is Wood Seasoning? Explained!

What is Wood Seasoning? Explained!

Seasoning timber after felling trees is an important part of ethical woodland management. Today is considered bad not to consider the future of the forest and farming wood in the future. Every stage of the woodland farming is regulated and unethical sale of unmanaged forest timber is prohibited.  Industry Self Regulation meets Ethics! For product …

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How Many Woodworking Clamps do you Need?

How many clamps does a woodworker need? is a question that is dependent on your type of woodworking? If you work with sheet materials lightweight sash clamps and a few F- Clamps could be all you need. But on the other hand, if you work with solid materials and want to laminate thin pieces to …

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