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    Finally managed to get some shed time this week...

    Finally managed to get some shed time this week and have just had one of those runs.If it could go wrong it did go wrong.
    My saw started jumping out of cuts and gouging my show faces.
    I forgot to...
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    Ahoy Derek Great question and one you think I...

    Ahoy Derek

    Great question and one you think I would have been prepared for :rolleyes:

    The difference is enough that I know instantly which plane I have picked up without looking at them as the...
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    Thankyou Sam. Working only by hand is certainly...

    Thankyou Sam.
    Working only by hand is certainly teaching me an awful lot. I just hope I can do a decent enough job to make it look like I kind of know what I am doing.
  4. If you would like to give one a go I could send...

    If you would like to give one a go I could send you mine for a test once I finish building the doors on my whisky cabinet. Then you could decide if you needed the left and right ability or not. I...
  5. Ahoy WP I own the left handed small plough...

    Ahoy WP

    I own the left handed small plough plane and it's excellent. I'm a complete muppet doing anything right handed so would never need the ambidexterity of the combination plane, nor the right...
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    QUEENSLAND Happy New Year Everyone Just a quick bump to...

    Happy New Year Everyone

    Just a quick bump to let you know the Trying Plane is still for sale.
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    It's been an interesting couple of months. ...

    It's been an interesting couple of months.

    First my camera battery decided to let go whilst in the camera and got stuck. I had a devil of a time trying to get it out. Don't buy Chinese batteries,...
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    QUEENSLAND Smoothing Plane SOLD

    Smoothing Plane SOLD
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    QUEENSLAND Yes mate smoothing and trying planes are still...

    Yes mate smoothing and trying planes are still available.
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    Everything is moving along nicely. I've been...

    Everything is moving along nicely. I've been getting the little bits done while I wait for my small spoke shave to finish off the legs.
    This week has been drawer slides, drawer guides and cutting...
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    I used Organoil Danish Oil on mine. It doesn't...

    I used Organoil Danish Oil on mine.

    It doesn't have the poly mixed in and is just an oil finish. It's holding up really well so far. It will get a re-coat after my finished bench goes through it's...
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    QUEENSLAND Palm Smoother SOLD

    Palm Smoother SOLD
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    QUEENSLAND Done. I will PM you with postage.

    Done. I will PM you with postage.
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    Follow up. Sharpened my saw tonight (thank you...

    Follow up.

    Sharpened my saw tonight (thank you YouTube) and holy cow the difference that made. What took me the best part of half an hour before I realised things could do with a bit of...
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    QUEENSLAND HNT Gordon Planes

    After realising that yes indeed you can have too many tools, I've had a good long look at what's in the Tardis and how often I use it.
    As such I am going to start selling off anything that I don't...
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    Bits and pieces, every step is a step closer. ...

    Bits and pieces, every step is a step closer.

    I've been getting a hour here and there and just whittling away at this little project of mine. I have had to give the saw a rest because it's blunt,...
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    Where does the time go?? I have been a bit lax...

    Where does the time go??

    I have been a bit lax updating this thread for a couple of reasons. The biggest one is that I have spent the last few months turning very large pieces of timber into much...
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    N.S.W. Hey mate The number 3 turned up now worries....

    Hey mate

    The number 3 turned up now worries.
    Tuned up and put to work, thanks heaps.
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    As to glue I think I went through just under 2 1L...

    As to glue I think I went through just under 2 1L squeeze bottles of titebond II building my route style bench.

    I say get 4 and you should be ok, unless you like using a lot of glue of course.
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    It's been slow progress over the last few weeks,...

    It's been slow progress over the last few weeks, but slow and steady wins the race apparently.

    Between the kids and a few work trips I have barely had the time to get things broken down, but have...
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    N.S.W. How much for the 3 posted to Thursday Island??

    How much for the 3 posted to Thursday Island??
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    VICTORIA Reckon you could quote me on the 7,8 and 4 posted...

    Reckon you could quote me on the 7,8 and 4 posted to Thursday Island??
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    VICTORIA Is there anything left??

    Is there anything left??
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    That's because I didn't need it for making out...

    That's because I didn't need it for making out the boards for cutting :D
    It's buried deep in the Tardis. It's a crappy plastic one for now until I get around to making my own.
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    Whiskey Cabinet WIP

    Well it's been an eventful 6 months or so in my house.

    Number two is now walking, and has discovered stairs which is making life so much fun. Add to that we got the chance to move into a house...
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    Have you considered making the case out of...

    Have you considered making the case out of plywood, then just face dressing with oak to give the appearance of solid timber frame and panel construction??
    That way you can glue and screw the case...
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    For someone who has never done any woodworking...

    For someone who has never done any woodworking you have certainly set your sights high for your first project, I like your style.

    As others have said it's a bit hard to picture it in my head so I...
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    G'Day Taz A bit late to this thread but...

    G'Day Taz

    A bit late to this thread but thought I would offer some of my thoughts. As someone who has been working completely unplugged for a while now I have done my share of resawing by hand....
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    Finished, well pretty much finished. I just...

    Finished, well pretty much finished.

    I just need to adjust the chain on the leg vice so that things stay parallel, and then trim the top of the chop a little to match the height of the bench....
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    Well I've been tinkering away over the last few...

    Well I've been tinkering away over the last few weeks and here is where we are at.

    https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4887/45244142445_e5f379b175.jpg...
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    Thanks Ian In the cold light of day after a...

    Thanks Ian

    In the cold light of day after a long shower and a slow start (I really shouldn't think that much on a school night) I still reckon it's the way to go. I have decided to pick up a...
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    Thanks fellas. While a poor workman blames his...

    Thanks fellas.

    While a poor workman blames his tools I am not that poor workman. Well I may be a poor workman but I do realise that this was all me. Sawing, like anything else, is a skill and it's...
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    Thanks for the advice fellas. Graeme my...

    Thanks for the advice fellas.

    Graeme my reservations around buying from China are based more around economics rather than quality. I still feel very uneasy about how much the west has sold out to...
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    Haha thanks mate. I'm not giving up on the...

    Haha thanks mate.

    I'm not giving up on the idea all together, but for now I think I need to get a lot of other things weighed off before I try and become a hand sharpening wizard. I like that...
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    Another weekend down and progress, not a lot but...

    Another weekend down and progress, not a lot but I will take as much as I can.

    We are into Mango Madness season up here which means the humidity is just oppressive as we wait for the wet season to...
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    Thanks mate. For me personally it has been so...

    Thanks mate.

    For me personally it has been so good to get back into the shed and start working again, it meant that everything was back to normal.
    I hope you get the time to start again as well. ...
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    Crikey that is sharp. Wouldn't want to test it...

    Crikey that is sharp.

    Wouldn't want to test it that way too often though.
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    That's the best idea yet, but only if it comes...

    That's the best idea yet, but only if it comes with assistants to hand me my tools on demand and take them away when I am done to be cleaned, sharpened and stored.
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    Thanks for the support and advise all. If I...

    Thanks for the support and advise all.

    If I really think about it I need something to stop stuff rolling off the top while I am working. I did buy an apron to wear but it's so freaking hot and...
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    Thanks for the input mate. My thoughts...

    Thanks for the input mate.

    My thoughts exactly, this is really supposed to be just for tools I am currently using for a specific purpose. The idea is that the saw (for example) will come out, and...
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    Ok today was the day. Broke down the temp...

    Ok today was the day.

    Broke down the temp bench, moved things into place and put the first half of the top on to check.
    Needed to shorten the tenons on the legs a smidge after flattening the...
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    That's certainly the higher tech approach.

    That's certainly the higher tech approach.
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    Good to see mate, build it your own way and see...

    Good to see mate, build it your own way and see how it runs.



    Being in a similar position (hopefully coming to then end of the bench build soonish) I am curious on this as well.
    Have you...
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    Thanks New Lou and Ian, Ok so this might be in...

    Thanks New Lou and Ian, Ok so this might be in the truly overthinking it category then. Excellent, one less thing to worry about.
    Oh and I made a calculation error when tallying up the final...
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    Ok a question for members with way more...

    Ok a question for members with way more experience than I.

    I have a concrete floor in my garage, and this bench should top out around the 160-180kg mark, will I need to worry about it moving...
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    I am getting a bit of time in the evenings now so...

    I am getting a bit of time in the evenings now so things are starting to pick up pace.

    I glued up a big piece of the top and started to flatten the underside. I'm not going too crazy but I would...
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    Cheers Pedro, all things working in my favour...

    Cheers Pedro, all things working in my favour will have this finished in less time than it began :rolleyes:

    Having just read back through my first round of this build I realised I could have saved...
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    DRAWN & CLAIMED I'm in

    I'm in
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    Bloody hell. It could be a lot worse, but it...

    Bloody hell.

    It could be a lot worse, but it could also be a lot better. I am wishing you a speedy and full recovery.
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    And the promised photos. 1. Getting all the...

    And the promised photos.

    1. Getting all the bits together so they look more like they belong to something.

    https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1904/45747564431_0722fc7cfc.jpg

    2. HNT brothers, palm...
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