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    West System

    I understood that WEST meant "Wood Epoxy Saturation Technique". I have used a gallon of it to put a sheet of fibreglass on a cedar strip canoe, and for that it works well, soaks through and bonds...
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    painted floor

    We painted a basement floor to look like ceramic tiles. The paint suppliers recommendation was to etch the concrete with muriatic acid to get good bonding . We did and the paint has not peeled after...
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    Beds

    I have built a number of beds over time. Kids bunkbeds used 1x6 birch for the side rails with four cross beams to support the posture board. That was with the supports only at the ends. In your case...
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    Coffee Scoops

    But how did you hollow out the scoop part?

    Turn it with the handle swinging around?

    A forstner bit in a drill press?

    How?

    Did I miss something?
  5. Thread: Wooden pebbles

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    Wooden beads

    I am attempting to post a picture of some beads I made a few years ago. The original idea was to make some round balls for a game for a friend. The beads were an afterthought and I strung them. They...
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    Lee Valley sells some earth pigments. I used...

    Lee Valley sells some earth pigments. I used burnt umber for a very dark brown. They run a mail order business in Canada, not sure if they would ship to Australia, but his stuff is not hazardous....
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    For making a peppermill, (12" high) I drilled a...

    For making a peppermill, (12" high) I drilled a straight hole though the wood, made wooden blanks to fit the holes, then put the whole thing, with the blanks, in the lathe and turned the mill. The...
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    It turns well. I had one large bowl (15") that...

    It turns well. I had one large bowl (15") that "exploded" during rough turning. When I found the pieces I glued them back together with epoxy and finished it. It was green wood that had started...
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    I have used epoxy for big fill jobs. Sometimes...

    I have used epoxy for big fill jobs. Sometimes with color added. For example a dark brown (burnt umber) added to epoxy to fill light wood is no longer a flaw, its a feature......
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