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Merry Christmas to all woodworkers, onlookers, whose who linger and anyone I have missed.I hope you have a great Christmas day and don't get too pis:no:.

I hope you get what you wished for and...

:2tsup: round and round again. Good on you Neil

Another prize on offer. Thanks Neil

Another great prize offered by Neil and ubeaut. I hope I win it, could spend it very quickly.

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Well the 6th of August has been and gone. Now its the 7th of August and still no draw. :hpydans::roflmao2::smack:

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Nice work Derek. Hard wood to match but you did a good job. The Kist looks great with a difficult wood. Will look good when it is finished with the oil.

You can wet the wood and the nails pull through the wood easier. Floorboards are best wet and then you don't break as many getting them up. I used this system in a previous life and it worked well....

If they have been made using hide glue a bit of heat will soften the glue and then you can just pull the pieces apart.

Good luck with the project

The top looks excellent and the whole project should look good. I will take an intrest in this WIP. Good luck with the build

sorry woodies, Haven't been on for a while (changing relationships, moving etc). Friday just gone 11/5/2012 I picked up the hold fasts to be posted for review. I will endeavour to post them on...

measure the shank of the coach screws and then drill the pilot hole the same width as the shank of the coach screw. Normally for M12 you would drill a 10mm pilot hole. Do a test on a piece of scrap...

Hi all, sorry for the delay. I have been on holiday and when I returned it seemed the company who is making the hold fasts has been snowed under. I will contact again after Easter and see if any...

Cristos, Have you been in China too long. IN YOUR POST YOU SAID THERE WAS O SILLY QUESTIONS. Is that supposed to be NO silly questions or just "0' silly questions or just missing the n.:U

Time to...

When I spoke to the maker he said about $30 each. But that was a one off.

The price will come down if there are a few more to make. You know yourself if you are making "one off" then the price is...

Hi All, I got the first hold fast from the company and I have posted a pic of the hold fast. Company thinks the hold fast will be able to be made as we need them. I will send a few hold fasts to a...

HI all. Spoke to the spring works today and the owner is going to make one (next couple of days) and then he will give me a price and I will post it here for all to see. :U

Hi all I spoke to the spring works and I will give them some time to work out a cost etc
Will let you all know when he gets back to me.

I am assuming that it be made from mild steel and not...

I live in rural SA and there is a spring works not far from where I live. I have taken the libertity of printing Woodwould,s PDF and I will ask at the spring works for a price!. Will report back...

Hi David,
Does your company make any vaneered 19mm plywood ? Or any vaneered plywood?

Good day John.
Hi from yet another South Australian, only 500km South of Adelaide.

Hi all
French polish is just numerous thin coats of shellac then burnished in with the last coat with 0000 steel wool. Usually the shellac can maybe have 30 or 40 thin coats of shellac with a...

Hi Groggy,
Yes Saturday. Sorry mate. I had looked at the roster and only Saturday was available. Thanks for booking me in.

Hi Groggy,
I am comming over to Melbourne and am available 12 noon to 1400hrs DONE booked in Saturday:2tsup: book me in as I will be there.

43 and 3/4 of doors is my guess. OH and don't forget the old book case:U

The tools are rusting due to the moisture in the air and due to the drips from the steel roof. I have moved the machinery away from the drips, but the water that drips into the shed increases the...

Thanks for all your advice. I have been to Mitre10 and the big green shed and priced the AIRCELL. Will be installing some soon.

Once again thanks for all the suggestions

Hi all, I have a steel shed (colorbond) and the weather here goes form 10 C (in the winter) to 40 C (in summer) during the day. Colder at night. Anyway, My shed gets condensation and the water drops...

Wecome to the forums Justin. Lots of information to be shared and enjoyed.

Welcome to the forum Eric.
Good luck in building your workshop and bench. This would be a good starting point for your woodwork skills. A bench is a good project to get the tools you need to build...

welcome to the forum. Plenty to learn on here. Good luck with your woodworking

Hello Code and welcome to the forums. Just ask a question in the other areas of the forum and you will get lots of replies.

Welcome Magda. Lots of useful information on this forum.

Welcome to the forum Dan. You will find an enormous amount of information in this forum. Just ask.

Great project woodwould and thank you for sharing your ideas and processes.

Great work to all that entered, even #8 (not sure how much work was done). Well done to all and good luck.

:2tsup::2tsup:FF I,ve PM you. Hope my order is OK. Let me know if it's not.

Put me down for about $300 worth. I.m interested in buying some brad pionts

G'day Mimstrel. Welcome to the forum.
As you know it doesn't have to snow to get cold. Especially in Australia. I live on the South East coast of South Australia where it gets to -2 c overnight in...

G'day Mimstrel. Welcome to the forum.
As you know it doesn't have to snow to get cold. Especially in Australia. I live on the South East coast of South Australia where it gets to -2 c overnight in...

In another life I was a painter. When I was painting there were undercoats know as bind back. Bind back was a product that was like water and you painted the Bind-back on and it BINDS the surface to...

You can use a roller as it will be quicker and you can put the roller in the roller tray and cover with a plastic bag (If you can find one) and this will keep the paint and the roller tray fresh and...

Looking good Expat.
I'm just about to start to build a bench for my radial arm saw. I am making so it drops down when not in use. Hinged to the wall with slide out supports from below the table.
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Use plain old MDF and paint it with any water based paint. Ensure you give it two coats ALL over including the edges. If you want it really waterproof, then paint it three times to make sure it is...

Soak the hammers in water before use or if using all the time leave the hammer head in water. This swells the timber and secures the hammer head onto the handle.

Ask a blacksmith (if you can find...

You could screw a piece of Masonite over the top of the MDF and it wouldn't matter then if you damage the top of the bench, just change the Masonite and Bob's your uncle. My Masonite has been on top...

Hi All,
I'm looking to buy some vaneered plywood and haven't had much luck in obtaining any!
Anyone buying vaneered plywood? If so, where do you get your supply from and what is the condition and...