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Thanks NewChipper and Zamubika (Mick), I will keep your organisations in mind when the time comes to close down my shed.

Getting the holes lined up for barrel hinges is absolutely necessary, and the idea of dowel marking points seems a good one to me, but you have to be sure you can get the drill perfectly centred into...

You did terrifically well with those dovetails given that you had warped timber. Very nice hinges, Maybe barrel hinges in 10mm stock would have been a bit light on for a box that size?

Thanks Zamubika, will keep that in mind when the time comes.

Thank you everyone for that information, the Google of AMSA and the short-list from Adelaide and the info about Two Wells gives me a lot to follow up. Michael, I am not clear whether you are talking...

I wonder if there is a men's woodworking shed in the Adelaide area? I will be dispersing my shed equipment in a few weeks time (cabinet saw, band saw, combo planer/thicknesser, router table) and I...

It would also be possible to modify the back crossrail on the sled by making a bridge that would allow the guard and riving knife to pass underneath. If dust extraction from the top of the blade...

Thanks Neil, that explanation contained something I had never imagined. I had automatically thought that once I had used EEE I would not be able to use shellac as a finish. I obviously have not...

It is so good Gidgee that your daughter will be rolling up to the Uni to enrol in a post-graduate degree.

Your panel doors do need strong joints because your little boy will probably have a swing on them now and again, but so long as you have reasonable areas of mortise and tenon contact unsealed by the...

A really nice shelf, and those corners are mitred dovetails too: I have never dared to try those yet. Well done and great use of scrap material.

Yes I really love that black walnut box with the blood wood handle, very elegant.

Lovely boxes, great story on how you got the wood: I hope the donor gets to see some of the results in the Fishers' Forum.

Lovely box. I have some bits of red gum that have been drying out for a couple of years and they have twisted and cupped enormously. How well seasoned was your stock?

Welcome Bob, it will be good to hear things from one of those rare persons who makes a living from woodwork.

A great idea and nicely implemented.

Inspired a bit by John's desk caddies for pens and pencils of a year or so ago, I thought a few people, including me, could use something to have a pen and pencil handy by the telephone or by my...

Three simple lift-top boxes. The front one has part of a brochure from a textile exhibition created by the person who is going to get the box as a Christmas present. The picture of the 5 teapots is...

That is a good point about having "the look of authority". Not only are they very nice boxes but they do look like they are meant to store important or official things. I like that comment.

Nice work, and hand-made pressies for Christmas are always nice to receive.

That is a terrific toy box - hiding place, submarine, pilot's cockpit, deep dungeon, magician's cave, and eventually in about 20 years a glory box. A family heirloom, great work.

Really nice and creative. That marquetry on the first one, and the novel octagonal shape on the second must have taken a lot of careful work.

I seem to look up something in the polisher's handbook almost every week. Its information on pads and shellac is very useful.

Welcome Shield Maker, and we will learn a lot from you too when you share your work with us, looking forward to seeing some of your stuff.

Thanks Steve and Nathan for those tips.

Is there an Australian source for ox-hair brushes which are recommended for applying shellac? Any information will be much appreciated.

Okay here too Cliff.

A great box, a really suitable repository for the Medal that it will hold.

A terrific box Graeme. I'm interested in your solution to the hinge stay problem - by letting the overhang at the back of the box come to rest against the back of the box. I've done a couple like...

Geoff, if you are demented, coming to join this Forum probably increases our average level of sanity. Welcome.

This sounds like a need for someone to invent a cheap, universal solution. It would have huge sales.
To my regret I had a half used can of Danish Oil that I turned upside down after I put the lid on...

Welcome Midi, glad to have perspectives from our friends in the US.

Thanks for that alert Mini, could save a finger or two.

Thanks for that description, very helpful I have tinkered with barrel hinges in the past and not too happily. How important do you think the exact depth of hole should be? When you set yours in...

What a great display. Some are beautifully proportioned and some have a lovely touch of whimsey. I especially love the one in the second photo - can't get the idea out of my mind that it is some...

Glad it has gone as planned John, though you won't be looking forward to the other one as well. Will miss your WIPS while you are out of the shed.

Thanks for the information Mineritchi, wish I could get there from SA. Please give us as many pictures as you possibly can. And, include pics of any jigs you have invented for quadrant hinges.

Very useful I would say. If you cut a 50cm piece just a bit short, you can reset at 78 and have enough waste to make another cut.

Claw, I think your work is stunning and you are so versitile. It inspires me a bit to tackle a wider range of things. I went to a couple of Neil Scobie's demonstrations at the Adelaide show and...

Mount it whichever way is most convenient to get at the locking lever, adjustment knobs and switch. The cutter should always be spinning counter clockwise looking down from above no matter which...

You have been more than busy with all those pieces. I wouldn't worry too much about perfect rounds. Log cabins themselves are pretty rough constructions with clay and rags stuffed in all the gaps...

I spent all day Saturday at the show, and I spent quite a lot on a variety of consumables. I can understand Scooner's point that he didn't find much stuff that was new for him. Fortunately for me...

Keep them coming John.

Congratulations on a very fine piece of work. Nice selection of timber, good proportions, and you also had a nice learning experience of co-operation and team work with the "enfield guy". What a...

Had a fantastic day today at the Adelaide show. Demonstrations with Neil and with Neil and Liz Scobie were terrific, and picked up some nice pieces of wood for box making, hinges, lambswool buffing...

Lovely to see all those thing curly shavings. I think a plain dark top would look fantastic, but it depends on what you have in the bin.

I will be there Saturday and Sunday. All my major equipment came from buys at previous shows. You are right Neil, that range of workshops and demonstrations all for the low price of a ticket into...

Interesting questions about price. A lot depends on the condition, how easy it is to get delivered, how long you are prepared to wait until a particular buyer comes into view. If you wanted a...

Good recovery from that split, but now it has got me a bit worried. Expanding circles tight in holes in planks can exert enormous bursting force. So I am a bit concerned that, if something is just...

Welcome John. Some nice scenery at Dover. Hope to see a lot of your design work.