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We are repeatedly asked if we have a physical shop, for people to browse around and have to explain why we don’t do this anymore. There are many reasons for this today and our business differs in so many ways from what came before and for a good reason. Back in the day, my father…

In this article, I thought I’d go over my assessment the method commonly known as the “Ruler Trick” used to create a smooth face to the iron, is attributed to David Charlesworth, a well-known North Devon furniture maker. This method has its place when users are faced with creating a smooth flat area on the…

Many people don’t realise the importance of supporting full-time used tool dealers who invest in knowledge and have worked hard to gain the ability to make better judgments on prices, identify conditions, learn about desirability & rarity, etc. Those who do this for a living invest in books, equipment, and the business space needed to…

A thought came to me today regarding the modern tech world and robotics used so much in producing everyday products when both require electricity for power. Everything we hear about this next revolution requires electricity but we are told that this will come without the need for fossil fuels and from renewables that seem to…

Holding the ability to create from one’s skills is freedom which drives us to improve our capabilities and confidence further. It drives us every day to find new challenges to test these abilities and the harder they stretch us the more we can grow exponentially. Experience is extremely valuable when combined with serendipity, along a…

I’m writing a blog today to let off a little steam due to all the negativity and incompetence there seems to be around the world lately and by doing this it might just raise the spirits and that of others at the same time. I did promise myself to stop watching the mainstream media news…

As an SME it’s always good to research things to get a picture of what is going on in the world and how things will affect us in the future. What triggered my interest was the recent announcement that the inflation rate isn’t coming down as expected given that the Bank of England has for…

I’m of the age where I trained for my original trade working alongside and learning from Old school tradesmen who manually undertook every task by hand. As my career progressed, machinery helped significantly to lighten the load but being from an age that experienced and bridged both eras, there were some methods we had to…