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3rd August 2011, 07:16 PM
Thread: Sydney-Yarrawonga
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Sydney-Yarrawonga
TO start the ball rolling!
On 29th August I plan to drive from Lane Cove, Sydney to Yarrawonga along the Hume Highway in an almost empty ute. Returning about 4th September.
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24th June 2011, 07:09 PM
Thread: Oregon for work bench base frame ??
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Hi I use a wooden mallet with a big head...
Hi
I use a wooden mallet with a big head rather than a hammer. Also I try not to do steel work on the bench as residual iron filings can leave nasty black stains on wood. And I rarely use nails.
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24th June 2011, 06:04 PM
Thread: Oregon for work bench base frame ??
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Hi I used recycled Oregon for most of my bench...
Hi
I used recycled Oregon for most of my bench - including the
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f213/ruobo-bench-98459/#post976154
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6th April 2011, 08:57 PM
Thread: Instant pole lathe.
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Right leg models come with the pedal on the other...
Right leg models come with the pedal on the other side :U
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6th April 2011, 08:46 PM
Thread: Instant pole lathe.
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Hi I built one recently from one of Roy...
Hi
I built one recently from one of Roy Underhill's book. As you can see from the clamps it still needs some refinement.
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30th March 2011, 06:21 PM
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Hi Do you mean these? Mortised Bench Stop - Lee...
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Do you mean these?
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29th March 2011, 12:33 PM
Thread: Hi everyone. I'm Mike
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Hi A book I recommend is: The Essential...
Hi
A book I recommend is:
The Essential Woodworker by Robert Wearing
It is more hand tools than power tools but it has a lot of good suggestions and techniques how to build furniture.
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17th March 2011, 10:10 AM
Thread: Auriou Rasps Best online source?
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hi i bought from lee valley Auriou Rasps &...
hi
i bought from lee valley
Auriou Rasps & Rifflers - Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Tools, Gardening Tools, Hardware Supplies
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the best things
Hand-Cut French Rasps at The Best Things
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10th November 2010, 03:15 PM
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Hi THese are very useful: Veritas® Dogs &...
Hi
THese are very useful:
Veritas® Dogs & Pups - Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Tools, Gardening Tools, Hardware Supplies
as are these:
Veritas® Hold-Down - Lee Valley Tools
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11th August 2010, 11:55 AM
Thread: He finally did it!
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He finally did it!
Enjoy
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15th July 2010, 02:19 PM
Thread: Politics again - Facts dont matter
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An interesting variation on the same them is: ...
An interesting variation on the same them is:
"The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which an unskilled person makes poor decisions and reaches erroneous conclusions, but their... -
4th July 2010, 09:02 PM
Thread: Jewelry Cabinet
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Alex, thanks for the shopping tip. And thanks to...
Alex, thanks for the shopping tip. And thanks to every one else for the nice feedback.
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1st July 2010, 08:53 PM
Thread: Jewelry Cabinet
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Hi, the wings are for hooking the pins of...
Hi, the wings are for hooking the pins of earrings and brooches. There are upholstery tacks in the top stiles of the doors for hanging necklaces.
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1st July 2010, 04:02 PM
Thread: Jewelry Cabinet
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Alex Thanks for the the tips. Can you...
Alex
Thanks for the the tips. Can you recommend a good place to buy the leather on the North Shore?
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1st July 2010, 03:15 PM
Thread: Jewelry Cabinet
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Hi The finish is Organoil "Danish Oil". Its...
Hi
The finish is Organoil "Danish Oil". Its about 23" high x 16" wide. The bottoms of the drawers are covered with flocking. I still have not perfected the technique for that. I rushed to complete... -
1st July 2010, 01:47 PM
Thread: Jewelry Cabinet
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Jewelry Cabinet
Hi
This is a cabinet for my niece's 21st. The plans are from Doug Stowe's book "Creating Beautiful Boxes with Inlay Techniques". The main wood is Australian Cedar with the wood for the panels of... -
30th June 2010, 05:07 PM
Thread: Old Titan chisels
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Hi Carbetec also sell ferrules but they are...
Hi
Carbetec also sell ferrules but they are not easy to cut (DAMHIK). The ferrules are not very long so it is hard to get a grip on them.
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15th June 2010, 10:30 AM
Thread: Gramercy Saw vice
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I'm in if we can land them for less than $50 ...
I'm in if we can land them for less than $50
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15th June 2010, 09:33 AM
Thread: Planing straight and true
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Hi How successful are edge-trimming planes...
Hi
How successful are edge-trimming planes like Veritas?
Thanks
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10th June 2010, 02:06 PM
Thread: Coffee Table - NG Rosewood & Silky
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Geoff Well done Andrew
Geoff
Well done
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12th May 2010, 09:17 AM
Thread: Joinery as it was.
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according to my dictionary it is a dowel -...
according to my dictionary it is a dowel - literally a wooden nail.
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5th May 2010, 08:15 PM
Thread: Chisel Handle Templates
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They are from Dad's collection but the crazy...
They are from Dad's collection but the crazy thing is that I have not found the matching socket chisels. He may have picked them up at a clearing sale.
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5th May 2010, 04:11 PM
Thread: Chisel Handle Templates
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Hi Found some more Titan chisel handles. The...
Hi
Found some more Titan chisel handles. The bottom is the same as originally posted.
All the best
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4th May 2010, 07:43 PM
Thread: even spacings? HELP
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Hi When I built my deck I made three wooden...
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When I built my deck I made three wooden T-pieces with the vertical of the T set to the inter-board space. You then drop them between the last fixed board and the next one and get a fixed... -
22nd April 2010, 04:00 PM
Thread: Factory/Warehouse Cleanout Sydney
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Still a lot of wood left. And Ken is very helpful...
Still a lot of wood left. And Ken is very helpful and great to deal with.
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14th February 2010, 10:23 PM
Thread: Chisel Handle Templates
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Hi Attached are pictures of a Titan socket...
Hi
Attached are pictures of a Titan socket chisel handle on graph paper. The graph paper is one inch scale with 10 divisions per inch. If you would like more details please PM
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10th February 2010, 08:11 AM
Thread: Chisel Handle Templates
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Hi I have an unused Titan socket chisel handle...
Hi
I have an unused Titan socket chisel handle I can measure. (Wont be able to do it until the weekend though)
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1st February 2010, 08:48 PM
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Hi You need to move the mouse cursor down to...
Hi
You need to move the mouse cursor down to the bottom left of the cell and drag the little square box that appears.
Good luck
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28th January 2010, 11:02 AM
Thread: Sliding Leg Vice Wheel Redeisgn
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Hi My vise follows Chris Schwartz's design...
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My vise follows Chris Schwartz's design with a slot through the bottom of the bench leg, a wooden beam and a wooden peg through one of the holes in the beam. The wooden peg has not broken yet... -
25th January 2010, 09:51 AM
Thread: Mobile saw base
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Hi, I have one of these under a 10HB table saw...
Hi, I have one of these under a 10HB table saw (190Kg) on a concrete floor. It does not move unless you push it fairly hard. It has a couple of pads that act as brakes (one did not fit correctly) but...
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12th January 2010, 09:30 AM
Thread: Is it an adze?
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Hi Rabbit traps are set in the ground so it is...
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Rabbit traps are set in the ground so it is more like a small maddick. Rabbit traps also have a steel peg so the animal does not escape with the trap. So the hammer end is to drive that peg... -
15th October 2009, 07:04 PM
Thread: Paring Chisel Batch Order
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Hi My original order was for Figured Tasmanian...
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My original order was for Figured Tasmanian Blackwood which I will stay with.
Thanks
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8th September 2009, 06:19 PM
Thread: Letter templates for router
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Hi Timbecon have these: ...
Hi
Timbecon have these:
http://www.timbecon.com.au/products/milescraft-accessories-579_0.aspx
Good luck
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29th July 2009, 12:08 PM
Thread: Paring Chisel Batch Order
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Hi, please put me down for Number 6 with Gidgee...
Hi, please put me down for Number 6 with Gidgee handles.
Thanks
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28th July 2009, 12:26 PM
Thread: Dan's Blackbutt Roubo Bench
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Hi, if you are following Chris Schwarz's design...
Hi, if you are following Chris Schwarz's design and cutting mortices into the top for the legs you will need a lifting device (135 Kgs). It is better to lift it perpendicular to drop it onto the...
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1st July 2009, 04:02 PM
Thread: Attaching Thin Top
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Thanks. I will take some over the weekend, ...
Thanks. I will take some over the weekend,
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1st July 2009, 08:51 AM
Thread: Attaching Thin Top
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Attaching Thin Top
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I am refurbishing an old, roughly made stool with sentimental value. The top is a single square of solid wood about 350 mm x 350 mm x 8mm. What is the best method of attaching the top to the... -
25th June 2009, 11:10 PM
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(https://www.woodworkforums.com/member.php?u=26680)...
waveink, what style of bench are you going to make? If you plan on making a roubo style bench with a laminated 150 x 40 top say 600 wide there would be 15 boards. That will be fairly heavy and you...
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22nd June 2009, 01:58 PM
Thread: Rockler Store
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Just watch the small print on Rockler. There was...
Just watch the small print on Rockler. There was an extra $15 charge for shipping as well as the shipping cost on an order I recently placed.
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17th June 2009, 05:25 PM
Thread: 2009 Sydney www show 7 weeks to go
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Attached is a list of exhibitors sorted by stand...
Attached is a list of exhibitors sorted by stand numbers. (I had trouble finding companies on the floorplan).
And the FrameCo is listed.
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15th June 2009, 12:19 PM
Thread: Ruobo bench
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Roubo Bench
Wongdai
The deadman has a tongue that slides into a groove in the bottom of the bench top. The trick is to get the length of the tongue and the depth of the groove correct so that the tongue will... -
15th June 2009, 09:24 AM
Thread: Ruobo bench
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Roubo Bench
Yes the the movement is not so easy. After reading his comments about dropping the top and cracking the edge I was so paranoid I did not want to take too many risks. I have not used it yet and you...
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15th June 2009, 09:16 AM
Thread: Ruobo bench
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Roubo Bench
Richard
I followed Chris Schwartz's design fairly closely so yes the legs are morticed into the top. The legs are 4 planks glued together and the middle two are protruding by the depth of the... -
14th June 2009, 11:37 PM
Thread: Ruobo bench
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Ruobo bench
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The design of this comes from Chris Schwarz's book. It is 6' long and 26" wide. The main wood is recycled Oregon and the scrappy bit on the vise is some old recycled hardwood from a stable. The... -
16th March 2009, 03:36 PM
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Hi I found the tutorials on this site very...
Hi
I found the tutorials on this site very useful (link originally mentioned by someone else on this forum):
http://sketchupforwoodworkers.com/
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5th March 2009, 01:14 PM
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Do you mean like one of these from The Wood...
Do you mean like one of these from The Wood Works:
http://www.thewoodworks.com.au/site/browse.html&pg=1001783
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11th February 2009, 02:56 PM
Thread: hello!
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Hi, there is a special set of self-tapping screws...
Hi, there is a special set of self-tapping screws for use with steel frames. I am building a kit steel frame house and there seems to be a million different types of screws that are needed. The other...
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22nd January 2009, 03:53 PM
Thread: Shaker revolving chair
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Shaker revolving chair
What about a Carbetec shoulder vise screw?
I have a chair from my grandfather's surgery that has threaded height adjustment shaft. It is certainly larger than 1/2".
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8th January 2009, 08:26 AM
Thread: Henry Bros?
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Hi, is this the guy behind the shops? I am...
Hi, is this the guy behind the shops? I am interested in the details as I tried to contact him with no luck.
Thanks
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29th December 2008, 09:11 PM
Thread: Where to buy 3M respirators!?!
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Where to buy 3M respirators!?!
Hi
One site that sells 3m respirators is BOC.
https://boc.com.au/b2c_au/b2c/display/(xcm=CRM_PBC_006&layout=6_1_60_49_5_2&uiarea=2&ctype=areaDetails&carea=478A86D036EC02E1E1008000A16402CA)/.do
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