http://www.getwoodworking.com August 2019 The Woodworker & Good Woodworking 73
RYOBI REVISITED
OUT & ABOUT
AROUND THE HOUSE WITH PHIL DAVY
Ever wonder why you go to such lengths with certain jobs? When decorating a bedroom
recently I discovered the skirting had been fitted really badly. Not only had screws not been
countersunk adequately, adjoining pieces along one wall were at slightly different levels,
creating a small step. To expose the screw heads meant scraping with a knife, then digging
out slots with a bradawl point. Screws could then be extracted, though this didn’t work every
time. Where the driver bit failed to shift them I drilled holes around the head so I could use
pliers to grasp the screw. Pretty frustrating...
I sometimes wonder if it’s worth the time and hassle (especially on a Bank holiday),
particularly when most of this skirting would be hidden by furniture. But there was the
undeniable satisfaction of rectifying what had been a poor job. Now, you’d be hard pushed
to tell there had ever been a problem.GO ONLINE
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or Sealed Knot re-enactment, the cluster of
hyper green tents pitched on the sweeping lawns
of Berkshire’s Wokefield Park could mean only
one thing. With the sun high in the sky, it was
time for Ryobi’s annual power tool extravaganza.
This is the chance for industry buyers from
across Europe to check out an array of new
products due to be launched over the next
year or so, with plenty of innovative items
to get our hands on. And hardly a corded tool
in sight, apart from a pressure washer or two.