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We now have limited stocks of the new Kel McNaughton carver's jig/vice which takes ball joint carving vices to the next level of sophistication. Turners will like it because it's a bit of fusion kit...

Just a reminder that Hegner are now again fully represented in Australia and New Zealand. Ask us for any Hegner sales, spares or support.
The Wood Works Book & Tool Co
(02) 9979 7797...

Just a note for anyone who is unaware, The Wood Works Book & Tool Co has been appointed to distribute and support Hegner machinery across Australia and New Zealand. We are getting spares inventory...

We at The Wood Works are proud to announce we are now appointed distributors for the full range of Brusso box maker's and specialist cabinetmaker's fittings for the Australian and New Zealand...

Not sure how much you unloaded on the Dremel but if the tool is core to what you do next time look at Proxxon which are made in Germany. Dremel is, I believe, made in East Asia. If you have an old...

What goes around comes around. On an unrelated matter I have just spoken with my plywood supplier and bitched about the quality of the form ply he had recently sold me. He says in fact that the...

I also have the profiles on my site www.thewoodworks.com.au
My contacts in the States tell me the importing of P&N has either faltered or stopped all together? Tha vagaries of exchange rates and the...

My hunch is that the profiles have varied a bit over time as well judging from some members posts.

A cautionary tale.
I deal in plane blades (amongst a lot of other stuff) and have just refunded a customer his part purchase for a Record hand plane blade - about the most common plane blade size on...

P&N do make gouges which they call Supa Gouges with a hemispherical flute profile. I have never had any success with this profile although to be honest have never tried the P&N ones. P&N do however...

If you choose to (or have to be) in a helluva hurry to get stuff to EMC (equilibrium moisture content) which is a definition of "seasoned" you can also try researching PEG or polyethelene glycol...

Martin might look about for a less dangerous and probably cheaper method and ask for End Grain Sealer at his turning supplies place. It's a petrochemical industry by product a wax in emulsion which...

Cypress pine, Callitris spp (there are as many as 9 variants but the common white cypress is Callitris glauca). Widely distributed across Eastern inland, air dry about 800kg/m cube, shrinkage 2.5%...

Does Beejay know whether there are still steel mills in Sheffield or thereabouts making HSS? I should disclose an interest I sell Stubai HSS Turning tools which are made in Austria from Udderhom and...

Australian so called Cypress turns like cheese & you could work it with an axe but it splits notoriously. What I don't know is whether that's because of the lack of respect that it is shown by the...

Of the major players who have a range of tools, I've mostly used Taylor, Sorby and P&N over about 25 years. All are good, IMHO, although my old father in law, who is, I trust propping up a bar in...

There is an analogy here with many pursuits in this thing we call life. A challenge that has an easy front end usually, or even very often, runs out of puff but a tough front end (or learning curve)...

Anybody who has been told time and again that cutting is ALWAYS superior to scraping hasn't had one of those moments. Polish the back of the scraper as much as possible first, then put a nice fresh...

Source: Keith Bootle "Wood In Australia" First ed. 1983
Gidgee, Georgina Acacaia georginae
Air Dry Density 1330 kg per cubic metre
Durability: Class 1
Strength: Class 1
Hardness (Janka): 19
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Glad you like it. The squared off plan view shape which produces those corners is as you say not useful. About the only angle and profile they get about right IMHO is the underbevel but you have to...

Sorry I don't know how to include a pic
It's at http://www.thewoodworks.com.au/product/products/TOOLS/TURNING-DETAIL+GOUGES/T6342.html

Thanks for the nice words. As far as I know this profile is unique to P&N right now although I seem to recall that Sheffield used to do one like it - but many years ago.
The reason I like it is that...

Hans,
Commercial interest disclosed up front here but check us out.
Just be sure you know what you mean by good and cheap because that's usually a tall order.
We've just added Italian thin cloth...

I'd be surprised if any bug in Australia hasn't figured out a way to live with a bit of ash given that half the country burns annually.

You may have another bug there? The lyctid attacks I've seen have a much smaller exit hole and a very characteristic pyramid of dust under the exit hole like its been carefully poured out of a salt...

If you have to do anymore than a couple of these I find the best option is to get a regular HSS jobber drill (in other words a standard drill bit, one optimised for metalwork) and grind the tip to...

I understand lyctids go for the starch in sap wood which is wholly or partly why wood with sapwood still on is not legal for sale or use in the construction and buiding trades. They are endemic on...

As far as I know P&N use Austrian or German high speed steel as there is no HSS made in Australia. Of all the makes of turning tools that I have sold or seen, P&N take the least care with sharpening...

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