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    I will wait for the thicker sheet

    My vote is to wait for the thicker sheet.
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    Dried Fungus?

    Looks like a dried fungus to me.
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    Hi Gary, What timber blanks are you after? ...

    Hi Gary,

    What timber blanks are you after?

    I have spare Red Cedar, Mango, Tasmanian Blackwood and Camphor Laurel blanks that I can offer in trade.
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    Looks like Edvard Munch's the 'Scream' to me...

    Looks like Edvard Munch's the 'Scream' to me rather than the Grim Reaper - quick put it on eBay and sell it for a motza!
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    Any Pictures?

    Any pictures of an item with this finish? I have not tried CA as I prefer the wood to look and feel like wood - but still on occasions want a finish that is a bit more durable than the friction...
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    No Bevel Required

    TS

    No bevel on my plane blades required
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    PM sent

    PM sent
  8. Need plans for a long case clock with glass front

    Hi All,

    I am currently assembling a brass model of the solar system - called an Orrery (weekly parts from the newsagents - still 10 months to go!)

    When complete I would like to make a long case...
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    I'm interested

    Hi,

    I would be interested, I am just starting out in pen turning and realise that you need a big stash of blanks for when the creative mood strikes - now I know why my wife and her quilting...
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    Poll: In the past I have gone to the Sydney shows if I...

    In the past I have gone to the Sydney shows if I was in the vicinity, but wouldn't make a special trip. Generally it was to look around and see what was available.

    This year I went specifically to...
  11. Thread: Huon Pine

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    Anyone in Sydney interested in sharing some?

    Hi,

    I would be interested in some for turning - and pens of course.

    Is anyone in Sydney interested in getting some at the same time?
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    Great Picture

    Very nice, the only birds we get close enough to photograph are sparrows - all the native birds give the area a miss - too many cats and dogs:(
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    Marked it on the Calendar

    Count me in.
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    Hi Woodenink, Nice set, I am new to...

    Hi Woodenink,

    Nice set, I am new to pen-turning, what are the kits?
  15. Nice Work

    :2tsup:
    Great job and a great commentary on the process.
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    Very nice, where did you get the filigree slip...

    Very nice, where did you get the filigree slip ons?
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    How do I fill the grain?

    OK, I am three down and one to go on the Christmas present pens!

    The photo below is one of the two I said was stalled - went back into the shed this morning and the solution was easy, this is...
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    Picky, picky, picky:D Both sanded to 600, then...

    Picky, picky, picky:D

    Both sanded to 600, then EEE and finished with Glow friction polish. I am thinking about WOP and CA for the other two but as I said, haven't made up my mind yet.
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    Hi Russell, Went and checked the packet, you...

    Hi Russell,

    Went and checked the packet, you were right - Black Chrome it is :-

    I basically told my kids to pick whatever kit they liked on the Addictive site, as they all have fairly large...
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    My Next Two Pens

    Hi All,

    A productive weekend, two more pens (with another two stalled while I try and work out how to finish them!)

    Having run out of time to complete my presents for the kids I have started on...
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    Finish it!

    Hi George,

    I think you have the beginnings of a unique and distinctive cheese platter there, I vote for you to finish it:D

    PM sent on the subject of saving me some olive:U

    Have a good New...
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    Poll: Future Collectables?

    I seriously need good chisels - and if they become collectable I know I got them at the right price:D
  23. Anyone know anything about Powerline PBS150 Bandsaws?

    Hi,

    I am in the market for a small (read workbench mounted) band-saw - it will be used to make & trim pen blanks and small bowl blanks until I can justify a 14" model.

    I saw a Powerline PBS...
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    Thanks for the kind words

    Hi All,

    Thanks for the kind words, I have held off replying until I was able to confirm that the Blackwood blank was not cross cut - it does have very nice fiddle back as you can see.

    Since...
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    Very nice, any shooter would be extremely proud...

    Very nice, any shooter would be extremely proud to own one of your pens. :2tsup:
  26. Poll: Prefer shirts or Polos to baseball caps!

    Hi Wendy,

    Is this still happening? I am interested.
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    Packing Crate Work Bench - A WIP

    Hi All,

    I am in the process of fitting out my new shed, some time ago I asked my Stepson (who works at a Motor Bike Shop) to keep his eye out for a packing crate or two that could be used to...
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    Just lucky with the choice of blanks

    I was just lucky with the blanks, I received a bucket load when I bought the Jet Mini from another forumite - along with a bag of pen kits. :)

    I bought a pack of slimline kits to practice on and...
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    My First Two Pens

    Pictured below are my first two pens, as the first I chose Australian Cedar - an ancestor of mine was a involved in the timber industry in the 1870's and cut a lot of it. Sanded to 400 and then...
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    Very Nice

    Very Nice, CL came up great:2tsup:
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    Who has a bowl turning lathe in Sydney?

    Hi,

    I am trying to work out what larger lathe to get now that I have my Jet Mini, I am interested in bowl work and have been using a Nova 1624 at Trend Timbers Turning Workshops.

    However I am...
  32. Still &*^%#$%^& stuck!

    Hi Guys, 24hours in kero, sprayed with WD40 and the spacers are still solid - did manage to unscrew the morse taper.

    I am starting to think I might be better off ditching it and getting another...
  33. How do I free up bushes on a rusty mandrill?

    I need advise, I picked up my Jet Mini last night - great machine, plus a bucket load of pen blanks and bits and pieces.

    One of the mandrills has surface rust and the set of bushes are jammed...
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    Fancy Ferrules and Stage 4 for me

    Hi Helmut,

    Please put me down for the fancy ferrules, and I will take my chisels all the way.

    Very happy to round up the prices.

    You are doing a great job:2tsup:

    Regards
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    For those of us with bad eyesight!

    With apologies to Scribblygum - I cannot read the page from the catalogue, as a result I have created a spreadsheet to try and see what sizes were available in each Titan model.

    Can everyone have...
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    7 Chisels - 2 bevels

    OK by me
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    Hi TS, Please add brass for ferrules to my...

    Hi TS,

    Please add brass for ferrules to my order.

    With regards to the wooden plane blades, if we are splitting this off for later delivery is it possible to maybe get other widths?

    Regards...
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    Gap Day?

    Hi Andrew,

    At lease you got a gap day - when I left school (many many moons ago now) I finished my last exam on the Monday and started my new job the next day! My Dad had arranged it - along with...
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    Odd one out is...........

    Hi,

    I think the odd one out is the scraper thing second shelf down - you push with your hands side by side?

    Regards

    Brendan
  40. Thread: Handle

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    I only just got my jarrah out of the boot, and...

    I only just got my jarrah out of the boot, and you have already made something:oo:

    I have got a fully wired shed as of this afternoon :D- I think a coaster or two could get made in the next few...
  41. I'm in for OS

    Hi Sam,

    Please include me, OS preferred.

    Regards

    Brendan
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    Wooden plane blades

    Hi Helmut,

    If it makes life easier I am happy to postpone the blades for the wooden planes.

    Regards

    Brendan
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    Are there any of the optional chisels left?

    Hi Helmut,

    If there are any of the optional 4.5 chisels left can you please put me down for one?

    Also please add another #4 & #6 Stanley blade to my order.

    Thanks

    Brendan
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    Put me down for a set

    Hi Andrew,

    I will take a set of 10 handles, Harold & Saxon style.

    What is delivery time etc?

    Any chance in getting them in Hairy Oak to match the awl & knife I just ordered?:D

    Thanks
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    Brendan1152 I have put you down for a 10 set if...

    Brendan1152 I have put you down for a 10 set if that is OK?

    Definitely is :U
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    Any chisels left?

    Hi Helmut,

    Have been away and not sure if I am down for a set of chisels or not:( if not and there are any left can I get on the list?

    If I have already asked - did I ask for the 6 or 10 set?...
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    Hi Helmut, In addition to the order already...

    Hi Helmut,

    In addition to the order already placed, can you please add the following to my order?
    1 ea of
    No. 3 @ (1 3/4" wide)
    No. 4 @ (2" wide)
    No. 4 1/2 @ (2 3/8" wide)
    No. 5 @ (2" wide)...
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    Oops, almost forgot, I don't want to open a can...

    Oops, almost forgot, I don't want to open a can of worms and get flamed, but can anyone tell me if the Stanley blades fit the equivalent # Falcon Pope? I am a novice at planes and do not have any on...
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    Wooden Plane Blades for my order

    Hi Helmut,

    Finally found my wooden planes - none of them are the widths we are getting made:C having said that I will order the following for when I get around to making some:)

    2 ea 40 x 4 x...
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    Oops!

    Hi Helmut,

    Can you please change mine from a #4&1/2 to a #5?:-

    That is what I get from relying on memory and not checking first! Still looking for my wooden planes - will get back to you...
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