Member postings for derek willis

I hope there is such a thing, and that someone knows of it, very handy indeed.

derek. 

Brian,

I don't think they collect and return, but all the arrangements wil be in the two magazines that Ben is editing, after Christmas, I just know that some of the exhibits there are really eye opening, and are enough to make one really envious of the standard of the workmanship and originality, why don't you message Ben, and make my suggestion clear to him with your questions.

Good luck with it all.

derek. 

Brian,

A well chosen design and choice of timbers, a piece like this should be entered into the competition at the Ally Pally exhibition next Feb. if only for it's dipla, so that so many of us can see it up close.

Superb in all of it's features.

Derek. 

NIgel,

Sanding sealer comes in different recipes, I always use spirit s.s. which is a diluted shellac, purchased from Relics, www. try relics ,co.uk, or Axmister, or any of your usual finishing suppliers, as for the beeswax, there is no finer polish.

Derek. 

Gav,

Derek. 

Olly,

If you want real security, do away with the windows, make the doors as normal and then when fitted fit sheet steel over the whole of each door, with a cut out for the key, or whatever, fix the sheet steel with clutch head screws and they won't get in, unless they unscrew the hinges, here again you can use bolts to avoid that.

Derek. 

Mike,

He's obviously aged and it suits (suites) him. 

Derek. 

I expect Ben wrote it down so he could sat-nav you to find you.

Derek. 

Ben,

Why are you accepting all the flack, I thought that the Woodworker was your baby not Good Woodworking. 

Derek. 

Mike,

Doh!!! Explain.

Derek. 

Go to your local library, you will get a book to show you many of these types of toys, if you can't find one ask, they will get one in from another branch.

Derek. 

I guess you won't want to do this, but there is a very easy way to make your glazing bars, just use plain ex 25x50 and half joint them over one another, mortise and tenon into the rail and style, then rout out the rebate and the external moulding, good time saver.

Derek. 

We don't need to go back many years to see that every time you were featured either with a project or as in this case, that you got a complimentary copy. This was under the leadership of, Phil Davy and then nick Gibbs, alas it all stopped after that.

I have the copies to prove it.

Derek. 

My straight and my 45deg. shooting boards are both made of 25mm. mdf, they have given me very good service for 10 or 12 years with no trouble, I have a screw on addition to the 45deg. one to cope with 621/2 deg angles.

Derek. 

Ralph,

Veneer, if you look further down at my original post that Dave Atkinson responded to you will see the full explanation.

True about commons, but fletton make a lot of various facings.

Derek. 

Because someone else put one up as well as me.

derek. 

Oddjob,

You dinn't like the brickwork, your place in peterborough probably gives the brick it's name, the most used brick in the country in all it's derivations, greatly  made  down south by L.B.C. London Brick Co. and elsewhere in the country as well.

Derek. 

Oddjob,

Four drawers, four blanks.

Plain Flettons never did look much. 

Derek. 

Oddjob,

Four drawers, four blanks.

Derek.