@brie  You’re probably right with a couple of years, I think I’ve read that somewhere. As for cutting it, I visited the Clydebank Mens Shed yesterday and was made very welcome. The guys there are predominantly doing woodwork and they’ve…   Read more»

Thanks @brie!More luck than judgement! 🤣

@brie all three photos look in good order. I really like the poplar and the London plane cap!
Looking forward to updates

@brie I never sand joints, I use a hand plane only. It is quicker, once you have passed the learning curve. And a lot less labor intensive.
You should not see any gap whatsoever.

Hey @brie 
This is a link to the tops, nothing secret squirrel! 

Native Ash bookmatched Caps – flat or for carving – some flaws…

Think it’s a (very) occasional special sale thing @brie. I managed to grab some a few years ago when they had a clear out…   Read more»

@brie Yeh basically a neck through.
 
Anyway been back at it, F hole next
 

@brie I did wonder 😎 …no I just assumed a mod was away and being a noob I’d need approval. Not to worry been very busy doing  the dance between spraying, sanding, respraying..thinking you’re done, realising you’re not… I look…   Read more»

@brie that’s very helpful… so sounds like I need the 1/4” bit instead. No worries….. so the flat wooden part (on mine it’s wood) goes facing up. And then I still place a fillet on top of that that glues…   Read more»

@brie Poplar is great. Inexpensive hardwood. Mellow ring tone, stable, not heavy and a charm on your tools. It gets a bad rap but I love it. Not as hard as maple but not quite soft like basswood. Does not…   Read more»

@brie if you’re on a low enough income you can even get most of it done for free. Think it’s somewhere about £19500 per year or that. Ours was all free, insulation, vaillant pump and solar. New modern hot water…   Read more»

@brie I didn’t realise how much I’d written until I posted it. 😂😂😂😂👍

@brie They will assess everything to do with insulation and then see where you can improve and/or whether what you have already is adequate. They checked roof in, wall insulation, floor insulation, you name it. Now, it’s not always possible…   Read more»

@brie As others have said, the key to the air source heat pump is insulation. It doesn’t matter how old or new the house is, they just want to see that the house is as insulated as it can be…   Read more»

@brie 
Thanks Brian, I’ll post more photos after I’ve set the action and polished it up.

@brie ours is an ancient old stone cottage too, the biggest thing to cost is insulation. An air source pump can heat any building but the better the insulation the more efficient it is.

@brie Nice one, that sounds good. You can’t go wrong with keeping on with your local pub landlord. 🥃🥃👍

@brie I’ve not managed to start another yet, just had all the air source heat pump, solar and insulation done so it’s been mental! Now it’s making shelving and stuff to move things around and get some normality back.  …   Read more»

Hi @brie, I’ve not used it myself, but Poplar is pretty commonly used. My understanding is it’s easy to work. If you’re looking for light weight, take a look at obeche too. It’s pretty cheap and very light. I’ve got…   Read more»

@brie
An acoustic would be a lot lighter 😉