Tool of the week: The Bosch GSR ‘professional’
OK, so now I’ve actually finished the decking – screwing in the final screw about 30 mins ago. Whilst we were out earlier Kat and I did some maths, and realised that we used about 700 screws in total for the decking.
Decking finished!
Decking project is now complete (well ish). Three days of labouring in the sunshine, which was very hot work but actually really nice in many ways. It’s great to be out of the office, doing something constructive.
The great decking project
I’ve lived in my house for a couple of years now and I’ve always meant to get around to doing something with the garden.
New toys, and a new project
Today has been a good day for both my geek side and my DIY side.
Hants woodturners
The other week I was looking for places I could go to see wood turning being demonstrated, and a bit of Googling turned up http://www.hants-woodturners-hwa.co.uk/. I was very happy to discover this group meets not more than 10 minutes walk from my house.
Testing, blogging from the n770
This is a short post, as I’m trying out some software on my Nokia 770 for writing blog posts.
Weekend in France
Last weekend I went to France for my brother’s stag weekend. Nine guys in a few gites, loads of booze and some silly games – it made for a pretty entertaining weekend.
Re-inventing the wheel
I have for some time been playing with woodturning on a lathe I got from my father. He gave it to me with a box of bits, some scraps of wood, some chisels, sharpening stones, oils… and a book. Keen to get going I leaped into action setting everything up and having a go.
Your mileage may vary
I’ve been thinking a lot about tools, process, features and investment. A whole mix of thoughts crossing from my role in software test and my passion for wood work.
Amateur woodwork
My second passion after software engineering is woodwork. After a hard day sat in front of a computer with not much to show for my labours, it is refreshing to be able to work with a real material and produce something tangible. My latest effort was this dish: