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14th December 2021, 07:21 PM
Thread: Stand for a Japanese Rock
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Stand for a Japanese Rock
Greetings all,
I thought some of you might like to see the stand i've been working on to fit a Japanese rock thats owned by a friend of mine. The base of it was relatively smooth but far from... -
11th October 2019, 11:29 PM
Thread: Japanese irons for Western planes?
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Japanese irons for Western planes?
Hi all,
I know its a strange question, but i was just wondering if anyone on here has heard of any makers of Japanese laminated blades to fit Western planes?
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13th September 2019, 02:57 AM
Thread: Buddha Face Practice
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As an update to the last post, tonight i finished...
As an update to the last post, tonight i finished carving the other side of the face and fitted a set of glass and crystal eyes (made from a broken lightbulb and more painstakingly....from a quartz...
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12th September 2019, 12:33 AM
Thread: Buddha Face Practice
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With a few more verrrrry minor tweaks i've pretty...
With a few more verrrrry minor tweaks i've pretty much finished the first practice face and am now onto the second one
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9th September 2019, 01:50 AM
Thread: Buddha Face Practice
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Some very subtle changes, but a bit of extra...
Some very subtle changes, but a bit of extra refining seems to have yielded an improvement to the overall look
Defining the eyelids a little more, evening up the width of the nose just above the... -
9th September 2019, 12:11 AM
Thread: Buddha Face Practice
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Buddha Face Practice
I thought some might like to see my first attempts at carving a Buddha face (face, not head - because i'm not confident enough on doing the ears yet....)
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28th April 2019, 10:02 PM
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N.S.W. Picked up the shoulder plane from the post office...
Picked up the shoulder plane from the post office yesterday, no complaints here! :)
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18th April 2019, 08:50 PM
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N.S.W. I'll take the Veritas Medium Shoulder Plane if...
I'll take the Veritas Medium Shoulder Plane if its still available :)
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17th April 2019, 11:18 PM
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QUEENSLAND I'd like the Bad Axe tenon saw if its still...
I'd like the Bad Axe tenon saw if its still available
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27th January 2019, 09:15 PM
Thread: PNG Rosewood - Turners & Box makers
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VICTORIA Hi Euge, i'd like to take the larger pair if...
Hi Euge, i'd like to take the larger pair if they're still available!
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26th January 2019, 06:45 PM
Thread: Aust Supplejack & Mallee Burl -
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VICTORIA Excellent! thanks Eugene, I'll be up soon to...
Excellent! thanks Eugene,
I'll be up soon to collect it and the pg :) -
25th January 2019, 04:56 PM
Thread: Aust Supplejack & Mallee Burl -
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VICTORIA Hi Euge, i'd very much like to take the...
Hi Euge, i'd very much like to take the supplejack burl
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5th May 2018, 06:32 PM
Thread: Bundle of Ebony Pieces
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QUEENSLAND Not wanting to step on anyones toes, but if these...
Not wanting to step on anyones toes, but if these are still available i'll take them
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21st April 2018, 11:27 PM
Thread: Where to get Huon?
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Some excellent sources suggested! I'll start...
Some excellent sources suggested! I'll start making some calls come Monday. Fingers crossed the guys in NSW and Queensland are okay with sending it.
The advice is much appreciated
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17th April 2018, 12:56 AM
Thread: Purple gidgee?
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Purple gidgee?
Hi all,
I'm hunting for some purple gidgee/purple heart wattle/Acacia carneorum pieces and hoping someone on here might be able to help me out?
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2nd April 2018, 07:57 PM
Thread: Where to get Huon?
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Where to get Huon?
Hi all,
I'm hoping someone out there can help me in my quest to get some huon pine for a carving project
The final carving (of a lion) will be approximately 500mm high and wide by 300mm deep.... -
28th January 2018, 03:21 PM
Thread: Bocoa prouacensis
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It looks quite similar to katalox (swartzia...
It looks quite similar to katalox (swartzia cubensis)...do you have any idea how they compare as far as far as workability and available sizes?
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8th January 2018, 06:04 AM
Thread: Gidgee (Acacia cambagei) Flooring
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Although i would think its probably Tasmanian...
Although i would think its probably Tasmanian blackwood rather than gidgee (although some of the borders were dark enough for gidgee) i spotted this floor at a grand historic home in Kew, Melbourne...
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13th November 2016, 11:55 PM
Thread: WOW is all i can say
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Looks like some sort of cypress to me its more...
Looks like some sort of cypress to me
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22nd February 2016, 09:38 PM
Thread: How to recreate this finish/patina?
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How to recreate this finish/patina?
Howdy folks,
I'm presently faced with the challenge of trying to recreate a finish like the one on this table for a smaller stand of a similar style.
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16th February 2016, 01:43 AM
Thread: Type of chiseling technique.
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According to Architectural Digest Russia (via a...
According to Architectural Digest Russia (via a pinterest pin);
"Havet'-Gunnar Dahl and Karolina Stenfelt worked together with designers and art directors... -
22nd April 2015, 12:51 AM
Thread: Gabon/Gaboon/Black ebony - where to get?
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Gabon/Gaboon/Black ebony - where to get?
Hi all,
I was just wondering whether anyone on here knew of anywhere in Australia that i could get some boards of black ebony? ideally pieces 3" wide and wider by at least 3 or 4 feet long and 1"... -
10th April 2015, 03:04 AM
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How is this done? - Complex rose engine turning
Hello everyone,
I've not had that much experience with wood turning in general much less with rose engines, but generally have a basic understanding of their functions, though earlier today while... -
8th April 2015, 04:38 PM
Thread: Waving Engines
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Waving Engines
I'm not sure whether i'm posting this in the right area or whether it should be in the home made tools and jigs area, but either way i thought it was interesting and should be shared around.
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7th April 2015, 11:42 PM
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Thanks so much! There's lots of useful...
Thanks so much! There's lots of useful information in there, even to a novice like me.
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7th April 2015, 11:04 PM
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It is indeed! Going by the details written...
It is indeed!
Going by the details written about it on that page it sounds like its complete too which is nice
Now for the other part....whether it can actually be fixed up to be used and... -
7th April 2015, 10:14 PM
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Is this salvagable as a user plane? -old Bailey 4 1/2
Hi all,
As a very new newbie to antique planes and handtools I can honestly say i have no idea what i'm doing and that I'm hoping someone on here might be able to offer some insight and advice as... -
30th March 2015, 11:50 PM
Thread: Tassie Oak - stability?
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I'll look into it, thanks!
I'll look into it, thanks!
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28th March 2015, 10:52 AM
Thread: Tassie Oak - stability?
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It is indeed. Though i'm certain my idea on...
It is indeed.
Though i'm certain my idea on construction is off, i seem to recall having seen ripple mouldings attached to panels using sliding dovetails in a couple of historical examples of... -
Pearwood?
I was wondering if anyone on here knew of anywhere (within Australia) that i might be able to get some european pear wood from?
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27th March 2015, 11:13 PM
Thread: Tassie Oak - stability?
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One area will likely be done using either bent...
One area will likely be done using either bent lamination or a blockwork construction.
I'm in agreement about the ply over solid wood for the panels, though i also need to be able to do sliding... -
27th March 2015, 10:49 PM
Thread: Tassie Oak - stability?
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Noted. I'm planning on limiting my search to kiln...
Noted. I'm planning on limiting my search to kiln dried timber rather than green material as i'd like to try to keep waste through warping and checking to a minimum ...and my track record on drying...
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27th March 2015, 03:01 PM
Thread: Tassie Oak - stability?
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Tassie Oak - stability?
Hi all,
I'm planning to build a tool chest soon and am wanting to use quarter sawn tasmanian oak (or some other relatively cheapish hardwood) for it.
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26th March 2015, 12:46 AM
Thread: Would this work? (frame and panel plans)
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Would this work? (frame and panel plans)
Hey everyone,
I've started planning out my next (slightly 'ambitious'/overly complex and insanity inducing) project and am wondering whether my idea for making the doors would work.
At the... -
24th March 2015, 09:20 AM
Thread: Conkerberry?
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Thought as much....just figured it was worth a...
Thought as much....just figured it was worth a try since you never know what obsessive wood hoarding people might have stashed away/might be willing to part with for a price...
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21st March 2015, 09:53 PM
Thread: Purple Gidgee
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Noted. Purple/pink gidgee and waddywood continue...
Noted.
Purple/pink gidgee and waddywood continue to be rather confusing species to me.
I have another piece that i also believe/believed to be purple gidgee though in light of the waddywood... -
21st March 2015, 08:24 PM
Thread: Conkerberry?
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Pm your price and some pics/dimensions when you...
Pm your price and some pics/dimensions when you get back home fine sir?
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21st March 2015, 10:40 AM
Thread: Conkerberry?
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Conkerberry?
Hi everyone,
I was just wondering whether anyone might have any blocks, boards or uncut logs of conkerberry they'd be willing to part with (for a price or from the goodness of their hearts).
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21st March 2015, 10:34 AM
Thread: Purple Gidgee
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Just bumping this thread again. If there's...
Just bumping this thread again.
If there's anyone out there that could spare any purple gidgee pieces 5-15cm wide and up to that thick by about a foot long i'd be very interested in talking... -
15th March 2015, 11:13 PM
Thread: Kingwood availibility
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Brazilian kingwood is pretty much impossible to...
Brazilian kingwood is pretty much impossible to get in useable sizes these days, but mexican kingwood (a close relative in the dalbergia family) can still be bought in the states and imported...
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13th March 2015, 05:52 PM
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Is West System epoxy compatiable with BoteCote?
Hi all,
I'm very much a newbie to the world of epoxies and resins and was just wondering whether its okay to use BoteCote epoxy to glue something thats been stabilized with West System resin? Or... -
11th March 2015, 11:45 PM
Thread: Angry Clientele?
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Though its not so much 'selling' an item, i have...
Though its not so much 'selling' an item, i have gotten into hot water after restoring something for someone on one occasion.
It was a Japanese 19th century lacquer chest of fairly high quality,... -
26th February 2015, 05:58 PM
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stabilizing horn? /is there anyone that could help me out?
Hi everyone,
I'm way out of my depth on this one, but i was just wondering if there was anyone on here that was really good with casting/stabilizing oily materials?
I have a small piece of... -
8th February 2015, 03:11 PM
Thread: Celery top pine chest restoration
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Forgot to mention in my earlier post, wet sand it...
Forgot to mention in my earlier post, wet sand it using metho and steel wool....not water...
The metho also seems to bleach the wood slightly depending on how aggressive you are with it, though i'd... -
4th February 2015, 06:42 PM
Thread: Celery top pine chest restoration
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It looks to me like it might have been finished...
It looks to me like it might have been finished with orange shellac originally. Have you tried using metho to see if it dissolves it at all?
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17th January 2015, 05:02 PM
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Ah, the impossible question! Though i don't...
Ah, the impossible question!
Though i don't have firm dimensions decided upon just yet, i'm wanting to use it for resawing into veneer to cover part of a desk top about 120cmx60cm or so, using... -
17th January 2015, 03:55 PM
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In an ideal world i'd vastly prefer ceylon...
In an ideal world i'd vastly prefer ceylon satinwood, or west indies satinwood, as i already have a few plainer boards of each, though if there's another reasonably hard, pale timber with a lot of...
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17th January 2015, 01:24 AM
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Ceylon satinwood burl and satinwood veneer?
Hi all,
I'm currently looking to buy some solid burly ceylon satinwood blocks as well as some satinwood veneer (ideally fairly wavy grained).
I'm hoping some generous soul out there might be... -
14th January 2015, 11:51 PM
Thread: What type of press is this?
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What type of press is this?
Hi everyone,
I've been trying to find out what type of press is featured in this video on working tortoiseshell but have had no great success.
It looks like a book binders press on steroids to... -
10th December 2014, 10:10 PM
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I'd get in touch with custom stamp makers to see...
I'd get in touch with custom stamp makers to see how much it'd be to have one made up for you.
If you'd like to go the entirely in house route though you could take a mild steel blank, say 5mm...