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thank you all for your suggestions.after looking into different options,cost & just sheer inconvenience is going to stop me sending any.my fiancee & her son tell me that decent timber (lumber) is...

has anyone had any experience in sending timber to the usa? i am moving to california before the end of the year.i was thinking of sending a few cubic meters of aussie timber.so as i can make...

ty neil shellawax it is for the finish.i look forward to seeing your demos at the brisbane t&www .ty.

hello all i am making a 3 tier lazy susan cake stand.i was going to finish it with shellawaxi know friction melts shellawax into the timber.thing is bottom piece is going to be 400mm wide.now i dont...

sorry ,i seem to have not explained myself better.6 pens will be wood,6 acrylic.will try a few different finishes & will post what works best for me ,when i,m done.thanks to all for the usual good...

corbs,where can i get these pads from?


dai sensei, will be going for some tomorrow ,thanks

not being a pen maker i am after some advice on pen finishes.i have to make a dozen pens (sierra,s) will be half wood half acrylic.i have read about the ca a finish on wood.what is the best finish...

chris what a great site thanks for the post:2tsup:

woodtec,look no further than the book i have in front of me now.its called ...THE MARQUETRY COURSE.written by jack metcalfe & john apps.it is the standard course for marquetry in the uk ,i believe.it...

well wife got her $900.00 me i got $250.00 is that discrimination .lol

wifes ex boss had a statue that he wanted raising about 12 inches off the ground.said he wanted a dark wood,so like a fool i looked around eventually had to say cant get it but i got 3 nice pieces of...

thanks fot the replies.i tried the olive oil without succsess.well maybe it would have worked if i put a lot more time in,now i will see if the lady will buy some reviver,which i will gladly take...

answer needed for a friend of mine.she has a beaurtiful french polished table which has s few white ring marks on it.any ideas how to get them off.all help greatly welcomed.

welcome stu to this great forum of woodworking knowledge.:2tsup:

:2tsup: welcome Lone Duck,the best woodwork site on the planet.

pogah,dont know if you have ever heard of or seen david marks on the diy channel.you can find his site on the net diy.com.he works a lot with cherry & to get that classic red look,i have never seen...

outstanding work julieA.now if i can just think of something to put on the box i am making.i have done a little marquetry,who knows one day i may do work that i would post myself.

hi phil & welcome glad to see more scousers here,i am ex norris green a long time ago this is a great forum,you will enjoy your visits.:2tsup:

welcome demonic,you sure will find lots of useful information here.

welcome sal ,enjoy your time on this great forum.:2tsup:

hi commonut,gday from brissie here also.be prepared to be spending most of your spare time on the lathe,its addictive.

welcome charlie.the link says that your blog does not exist.have fun.

hi justin & welcome to the best woodworking site on planet earth.:2tsup:

gday microsuffer,you got the chance,to ask any questions you want on this forum.i am sure they will all be answered.put the puter away & pick up the tools.you will get much more satisfaction.great to...

welcome tim you will enjoy this site.lots of good people,lots of,info.people from all over the world here.enjoy.:2tsup:

welcome baz from another brisbanite.enjoy your stay here.:2tsup:

well done les wonderful work.first time i have looked at the intarsia forum.wil be back to see more great work like yours.:2tsup:

welcome bellsy enjoy this site,& use the info available.

gday wolfcoast.i am sure you will enjoy you visits to this forum.plenty of information.i cantrecall a question that someone hasnt been able to answer here.enjoy.:2tsup:

gday sourdough you will find plenty of information here & a good bunch of people.enjoy your visits to this forum.:2tsup:

just on the subject of camphor.there is a house 5 doors down from me just been auctioned.am hoping the new owners hate the two massive camphors in the front yard.i can see there being some really...

i went to a woodturning symposium at kooralbyn some time ago.was a guy there a demonstrator ,named bin pho. a refugee from vietnam who now lives in usa.well i was talking to him,he makes exquisite...

good buy there.i bought a small slab off exador maybe a year ago for $35. but great grain so i was pleased.hope yours is as good as mine was.:B

good luck weisyboy.


petersemple i think the market you are thinking of is at eagle street pier.i was there some years ago,all woodwork was very well made but very expensive.i suppose to...

thaks stuart i got what i needed,what a great price.:2tsup:

glad to help avenger you will find the book a real treasure.

lovely work stinky.what a great present.:2tsup:

avenger look for a book called ,the marquetry course. it is by jack metcalf & john apps.its published by BtBatsford.distributed in the usa by Stirling publishing Co.isbn 0 7134 8850 6.its an a2z of...

hey cloth try peter scott-young at37 alexandra road,east ringwood.vic 3135 ph..9870 8733. he has lots too choose from & i have always had top class veneer from him.hope this helps.

i would iron the veneer on in that situation.i have successfully done it in the past.dont use too much pva.just get the iron hot,brown paper over the veneer & just do a little at a time.have a metal...

arron thats a geat post.wife cant wait till our anniversary to get the (hopefully) completed box.thanks once again.

:?hey did anyone go to the turnfet at kooralbyn this weekend besides myself?

hi all after being a member of this great site for a number of years,i cant help but say i will be travelling in usa in may /june.yosemite 8-13 may..5 days to get to yellowstone,no route planned as...

lucky sister,what a nice present.well done .

i gt mine from bunnings also.

al what size do you need i have some american walnut burl veneer about 200mm x 200mm.wmaybe a littlebigger.i am in wooloowin.

as underused said timberwolf are excellent blades.i was lucky enough to bring some back from a holiday in canada.have still only used one of four blades,as it is doing all i need at the moment.i...

tell your friend to look up a book called the marquetry course.its by jack metcalfe & jack apps.its brilliant full of easy to read instructions with plenty of projects.i believe that in the uk it is...

looking good pirate.hope we all gonna be invited round for the opening.are you using a vacuum press?:2tsup:

cagey ,i really like it.what stain did you use to get the pink colour?:2tsup: