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    I've built a couple of DIY retaining walls....

    I've built a couple of DIY retaining walls. Around where I live the usual height not requiring engineering/council approval is 1m.

    I've also been in the situation of having limited access and...
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    Mic-d is spot on. I'm sorry if I've confused the...

    Mic-d is spot on. I'm sorry if I've confused the issue.

    I imagined one could construct the pieces that way unassembled gluing the dowels in place. I would then start carving away bits of the joint...
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    I was never suggesting this as a method for...

    I was never suggesting this as a method for actual construction. I was simply trying to suggest a way of constructing prototype mortice and tenon elements that can be played around with (and modified...
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    If it just for testing the possible ways to...

    If it just for testing the possible ways to assemble the joint, perhaps you could concentrate on assembly only by dummying up the fingers first by drilling holes in the appropriate mortise locations,...
  5. Reminded me of the masking tape and super glue...

    Reminded me of the masking tape and super glue trick description from years ago...


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub6PsY4cgwg
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    Hi Brad, There are always a lot of variables in...

    Hi Brad, There are always a lot of variables in working out pay backs, the known unknowns and the unknown unknowns. Things like hours of sun per day, orientation, ambient cold water temp and...
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    I had a Solarhart for 20 years on the roof in my...

    I had a Solarhart for 20 years on the roof in my last house. I think it was overkill for SEQ but it was installed well before Solar PV became viable. It spent most of it's time during summer trying...
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    I'm no expert just an observer of my wife's...

    I'm no expert just an observer of my wife's quilting experiences. I've been to a few quilt shows around the world and pretty much without exception quilts being presented for display are required to...
  9. I've always been a bit ambivalent about the...

    I've always been a bit ambivalent about the current prescriptive rules for the "For sale" forums. I think an expression of interest as opposed to an outright "first in at the listed price" or (the...
  10. Thread: standards

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    Enough said.

    Enough said.
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    Sounds like you are looking for a cheap tool hire...

    Sounds like you are looking for a cheap tool hire place not a Men's Shed.
  12. The Australian dutiable goods threshold for...

    The Australian dutiable goods threshold for adults coming home is $900, I don't think the tax paid overseas is a consideration, but you can probably get your Canadian tax paid refunded as your depart...
  13. SBS Documentary/Reality Program On Woodcarving

    It's hot, damn hot here. 36C at the moment, so I've been idly looking at the TV for something other than tennis to watch in the aircon. I noticed this documentary/reality program on SBS showing at...
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    The tanks top inlet mesh screen seems to be fine...

    The tanks top inlet mesh screen seems to be fine enough to catch the worst of the floaty bits and if it gets into the tank it will eventually flush out the overflow outlet anyway. The first flush...
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    The ball does nothing to control the rate of...

    The ball does nothing to control the rate of emptying of the chamber. The flow of water past the t junction will be no different with or without the ball. I can sort of see how if there was large...
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    Rain water harvesting first flush diverter

    I've never understood the function of the floating ball in a first flush diverter. The instructions say it seals off the diverter after the first fill, but I can't see how the physics of that works....
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    Phantom of the night bench helper

    Mouse secretly filmed tidying man’s shed every night | Animals | The Guardian


    https://youtu.be/jLDPzQ42kws
  18. Thread: French cleats

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    I set up a new workshop back in 2020 and for...

    I set up a new workshop back in 2020 and for convenience used 120x22 non reeded pine decking from the big green shed. The 120 was over kill but it was what was available at the time. I ripped a...
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    It depends on what you mean by "Fine Furniture"....

    It depends on what you mean by "Fine Furniture". There are many ways to build drawers, but to my way of thinking Fine Furniture implies the use of top quality materials and bespoke craftsmanship a la...
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    I don't think this is a fair comment. It will...

    I don't think this is a fair comment. It will depend a lot on the vehicle software. I noted when following my Cupra Born being driven in B mode (one pedal driving) the brake lights always come on...
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    I've had a couple of homes where this has been...

    I've had a couple of homes where this has been done the way Skew described with the cuts at 45°. It seemed the common carpentry practice as far as I know.

    You could also adapt the method shown for...
  22. Are you sure it's not just another scam? Have...

    Are you sure it's not just another scam?

    Have you looked at the title on the shellac page?
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    You have to be extra vigilant these days! :B
  23. Don't forget 'Cyber Monday' which follows on from...

    Don't forget 'Cyber Monday' which follows on from 'Black Friday'. Black Friday is supposedly for those going into the physical stores and Cyber Monday for the online shoppers.


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    DONE: Ripper of an idea for mobility! :clap:

    Ripper of an idea for mobility! :clap:
  25. I can't be sure from the pictures but I think you...

    I can't be sure from the pictures but I think you might find that "inner frame" is actually made of infill channel pieces that pop out to allow for glass replacement. Some windows have these beads on...
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    .....No More Gaps. And silicone for plumbers.

    .....No More Gaps. And silicone for plumbers.
  27. Just the kit for those making railroad sleepers...

    Just the kit for those making railroad sleepers on the job.....
  28. What are the blade dimensions? I think I have...

    What are the blade dimensions? I think I have some six inch blades at the bottom of a drawer somewhere.
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    White Oak (Grevillea baileyana)? White Oak...

    White Oak (Grevillea baileyana)?
    White Oak
  30. They indeed walk among us. The Thomas Cook...

    They indeed walk among us. The Thomas Cook company collapsed back in 2019.
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    I don't know if it is still true but Bunnings...

    I don't know if it is still true but Bunnings Special Orders desk used to sell out of the Carbatec catalog.
    I wonder where they are getting their Kreg stock from?
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    Why cant you just run some 90x19 through a...

    Why cant you just run some 90x19 through a thicknesser? Surely if you could find 90x12 it wouldn't be much different in price to 90x12 anyway.
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    The fanlights in the Victorian home I used to...

    The fanlights in the Victorian home I used to have pivoted in the middle. I guess it depends a bit on your moulding profiles and if they will be within in easy reach. I imagine normal butt hinges...
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    The proper cutlery name for these seems to be...

    The proper cutlery name for these seems to be "Narrow Plane Cheese Knife". Ham seems to have little to do with it. There are even kits available for the woodie......
  35. Leave a drawstring or two in the conduit when you...

    Leave a drawstring or two in the conduit when you do the first install?
  36. Thread: Dowel maker

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    Robert, This one of a different design has a 6mm...

    Robert,
    This one of a different design has a 6mm sleeve and it looks like it might be fairly straight forward to make up and adjust imperial sleeves for whatever size dowel you want under 12mm.
    ...
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    Derek, It looks a lot like your kerfing chisel...

    Derek, It looks a lot like your kerfing chisel.... doing a similar job along the grain?
  38. Fair warning FF and commiserations. It's not...

    Fair warning FF and commiserations. It's not always obvious when you have a calf DVT. General pain in the calf can be a clot without any obvious swelling or other symptoms, my leg looked fine but I...
  39. Some time ago there was a Japanese guy here in...

    Some time ago there was a Japanese guy here in Burleigh making screens using camphor laurel for at least some of it. Des Knight on the other hand had a load of Huon pine he used for his Kumiko...
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    I had a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 from around then....

    I had a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 from around then. Its screen was at least as good as many of the current 8inch tablets but there was no upgrade path for the OS. After many apps stopped working due to...
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    Check out Wise: the international account | Money...

    Check out Wise: the international account | Money without borders

    I first started using transferwise many years ago to pay for an overseas holiday. They have evolved over the years to a really...
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    Quite clearly he was just before his time...

    Quite clearly he was just before his time (again). The C5 looks very much like something you might see on the road today. There are a host of small personal transports today, Segways, motorised...
  43. For the simplest approach you could perhaps make...

    For the simplest approach you could perhaps make up a timber X to use as a base to extend the existing footing. The trnuck leg could straddle the X and then be screwed to the cross?

    An example of...
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    The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;...

    The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man [George Bernard Shaw’s...
  45. Being a first post from America and without a...

    Being a first post from America and without a picture I'm going to guess you are describing something like this Shaker style Trestle table.

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    I've always thought that style would be...
  46. Thanks for the kind words, but I really wasn't...

    Thanks for the kind words, but I really wasn't intending to hijack the thread with a WIP! :C


    I don't often make the same things time and time again so every project tends to be a experience in...
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    A timely challenge. This just came off the bench this morning!

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    Sorry there is no art in the photography here. Humble it is!

    The story is, we have a well liked German cutlery set that...
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    I'm a sometimes user of Agnew's Water Putty when...

    I'm a sometimes user of Agnew's Water Putty when trying to fill defects before painting. I only really use the coloured Timbermates with a clear finish. Water putty can also dry harder than the...
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    I find using the jointer requires a degree of...

    I find using the jointer requires a degree of finessing the cut depending on how twisted, cupped, bowed the board is. It's not until the board is relatively flat that holding most of the pressure on...
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    The simple way to remove it requires the key in...

    The simple way to remove it requires the key in the barrel, rotated so the tongue is in the barrel body. Remove the screw from the door edge that holds it in place and it then just slips out.

    If...
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