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Professional Woodturner Tech Editor and writer for Woodturning Magazine Shop at: https://ko-fi.com/andycoates Suffolk, UK https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5rqrfrdombt54k7xuvzrts4/feed/aaafdws5esakw

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Battling on...what else can you do!

18.01.2026 09:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

there is no potential house purchase...

18.01.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been really ill since the 23rd. Some horrible family stuff going on - over which I have to keep reminding myself that breaking somebody into pieces isn't socially acceptable, and then the SSD on the laptop fried...and I hadn't done a BU because off all the above

31.12.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pish posh. So long as you always have a spare keyboard to hand, it's fine. 2012 and still going strong (although I do have two donor 8570s...just in case)

04.12.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nope. Not at the exchange rate on the day

01.12.2025 11:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Roses are red
like Rudolph's nose.
The cops arrested Santa,
and interfered with his clothes...

30.11.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

omg...that's insane!

30.11.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

😬OMG!

30.11.2025 16:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A recent sale to Ireland, Β£65 value (stated on customs form) resulted in this customs charge to the customer...oddlly, they decided on an increased value to work from...it's a con. And it's killing small businesses.

30.11.2025 12:33 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

+1 for this sentiment.
If things get any worse, I'll only be able to sell to people who live close enough to throw the parcel to

30.11.2025 10:54 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a tapered reamer.

22.11.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ChatGPT down as well, apparently. So not all bad news, then...

18.11.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cloudflare has gone down...taking tons of websites offline. Inc Twitter. I can't even order a piece of wood I needed! Called them instead, and they were "too buy trying to sort the website out!" Try all you want, mate, *you* can't fix it! You might as well take some money...

18.11.2025 13:30 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

perennial email...

17.11.2025 23:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pilot - Kakuno Kakuno is a delightful, new fountain pen that is ideal for both first time fountain pen users and experienced writers. Everyone can enjoy writing

www.afth.co.uk/pilot---kaku...

11.11.2025 10:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's kind of OK...I'm ready to move on, anyway. Attention span of a butterfly.

05.11.2025 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've actually lost count of how many I've made and sold!

05.11.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Corrected a bad decision...

05.11.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The MD list of Alternative National Treasures: Samir Zitouni. πŸ™

05.11.2025 08:54 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Added the eye and legs…but the rest was a complete accident. Will keep

04.11.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

or next week...it's hard slog!

01.11.2025 22:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Chiller :)

01.11.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She made a comment, the other day. Probably tongue in cheek, 'cos she's had to collect every single day, including Saturdays for nearly three weeks

01.11.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you :)

01.11.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Genuinely lost count. I do know that Beccles sorting office are inviting me to the Christmas party, if that's any indication!

01.11.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Almost all I've done for the past two weeks is make acorn boxes, acorn pendants, and variations on the theme. I've made a lot. An awful lot. Everybody went mad for acorn boxes...

01.11.2025 19:36 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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I didn't put any on Trump, though. They didn't have Piggy Eyes...

29.10.2025 18:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've got SO many!

29.10.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ya gotta!

29.10.2025 18:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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And a young, spindly-legged Elk :)

29.10.2025 18:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0