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    Roof safety anchors for working on a pitched tile roof in the UK

    Scottish person here - There seem to be a lot of American solutions for roof safety anchor points - but American roofs are built differently. I have seen examples of anchor points that get nailed/screwed into a rafter or ridge and protrude from under a slate or ridge cap. Alternatively -...
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    Drying new scaffolding boards delivered damp

    I'm making a couple of ladder desks out of new unbanded white pine scaffolding boards. To avoid the oft-described problems of ground in grit, end-bands and nails with used boards, I bought new boards - which were reasonably cheap. The wood already has a pretty good finish, straight...
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    Varnishing wood after water based paint/stain - Drying time?

    Bit of a newbie here... I am making a big bathroom shelving unit with cheap planed pine from wickes. All going well so far... To give the pine a bit of character I added a white tint/stain. I am using a mix of 25% water based white satin & 75% tapwater I now have a nice scandinvian...
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