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hmm..the woodfast and the sherwood both look like very similar machines.

I will check how much the postage fo that one is :)

Hi,

I was looking at buying a 10 inch combination planer thicknesser with spiral cutters.

At the moment the sherwood one looks good to me as its got the lift up mechanism and dont need to...

Hi Ashley, the 10% off ebay is just a promotion that ebay does once in a while. Most of the time, there will be a 5% off, sometimes there are 15% or 20% off offers as well but pretty rare. You just...

I was in a very similar position to you a few days ago, looking at the exact same saws and a similar sherwood saw from timbecon.

The Harvey saw had some good reviews and was made sense price wise...

thanks for the reply,

I'd want it to be a matt/very close to wood look. Looks like oil is the way to go. I dont mind the yearly maintanance on it.

Hopefully I can find the tint for the epoxy...

Hi there, could someone point me in the right direction.

I have just made a square tabletop roughly 1.7 x 1.7 made from 3 slabs of Lemon scented gumtree.

I have been advised so many different...

Hi Thanks for that..

Ive attached pics. I thought these were called slabs but is probably thick boards. They are only around 45mm thick. The joining edges are fairly square (done by a ts55 as I...

Hi
I am about to glue up 3 very heavy lemon scented gumtree slabs for a dining table. Initially I was going to use titebond woodglue then someone talked me out of it into using west system epoxy....

I cant see myself buying anything over the limit so far so might not need to do any posting back etc.

Might get some festool gear that dont need to be plugged in and some hand tools and some...

Can bring up to AUD1800 as there is two of us. I think there that will be plenty as I dont see myself spending that much anyway as I've got a house to built in the meanwhile.

It would be a real shame if I had to leave things behind due to weight. I will be careful with that..

Was also thinking about getting Tambour Door / Appliance Garage Router Set...

Thanks for the recommendations,
some hand tools such as block planes and chisels are on the top of the list.

Hi guys,

I will be visiting the US in October to visit family.

Any recommendations on woodworking items that would be worth picking up while I am there?

Thx guys,

decided not to touch this stuff with a sanding paper again.

probably attempt making a outdoor stool out of it as it is, paint it and be done with it.

you learn something everyday...

Hi all,

I recently bought a Microshades H4 sleeper from http://www.bunnings.com.au/microshades-sleeper-h4-200x50mm-1-8m_p8423137

As I dont have a jointer/thicknesser I sanded it back a little....

Have sent 2 pms but looks I cannt see them in my sent folder.

If you havent received the PM could you please let me know.

regards

First attempt at making a hall table out of some pallet wood.

Biggest challenge was the warped wood. I need to get a thicknesser and a joiner next to make these jobs easier.

I can see many...

Thanks all..

Been busy getting some tools.

Got myself a festool TS55 with parallel side fence (which I really wanted for my current project) as I dont have a table saw.

Also got brand new...

Thanks guys..

Really looking forward to geting some tools. Got the approval from the wife for getting a saw. Tring to decide between a table saw or a track saw

Thx..I live south of the river..in a suburb called Southern River..:cool:

No I will not be building my own home.. It will be built by one of them building companies. I am not even a proper wood...

Hi all,

This forum has been of great help to me as I am getting started with woodworking.

I dont have many tools at the moment. Trying to build up my woodworking tools along with some own...