New Skill Centre course – how to make a traditional nutcracker

Axminster Skill Centre has just introduced a new woodturning course to its already diverse range of courses. The new two-day course during which students will learn to make a traditional German nutcracker will run in October. Christmas may seem a long way off at the moment but come October many of us will start to think about the forthcoming festive…

With homeowners looking to add a bit of shine to wooden floors and furniture this spring, Osmo UK, the eco-friendly wood and finishes experts, has introduced Polyx®-Oil Gloss which provides a gloss finish and adds a touch of class to any room.

I expect we’ve all heard of The Terror that followed the French Revolution of 1790, but I wonder how many readers have experienced the very real terror of ‘the job that’s about to go disastrously wrong at any moment’? That was my lot recently as I endeavoured to fit assorted locks and catches to the half dozen interior doors I’d just hung.