A couple of people have emailed to ask why their comments did not appear on the blog - especially as they made favourable remarks.
It turns out the missing comments had been caught by the Akismet spam filter, almost certainly because the language and syntax used were similar to comment spam.
So, if you want to leave a comment, don’t just say “Nice blog”, “Great post, I agree”, “I’m with you on this”. These phrases turn up in a lot of spam. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m a big fan of re-using salvage and scrap collected from all around the place, but my favourite material has to be wood.
The only downside of salvaged timber is that it’s invariably full of old screws and nails, and removing them can be a chore unless you know a few tricks,
And as I’ve spent the past few days salvaging timber, I thought I might as well document the nail-pulling process (none of the timber had screws so that can wait for another day). Read the rest of this entry »
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