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gday hiroller.
i think he just replicated the top to display the vises? been through his website top to bottom and havent been able to find pictures of the base being assembled. thank you for the...

after looking at several options, decided to make carcass out of furniture grade tas oak. its available locally for good price (still alittle ouch :P) wich means i remove that 2hr drive when i need 1...

Gday to Canada!

my copy of that book is well and truly worn out :P spent hours upon hours staring at it to the point my wife has asked me not to bring it to bed :P

the idea with the birch ply...

gday derek!

i was reading up about your bench on an old thread this morning before i posted mine.
in regards to "best" again, that was just my oppinion and perhaps what i consider "most...

Gday :2tsup:

Starting plans on a new workbench. the old pine and mdf bench has lasted me for many years, but its time to finally get around
to making an "heirloom" bench (one far to pretty to...

sorry been having computer issues. SOLD, sorry gunnie:2tsup:

Sold

send m a pm mate and well sort out a time/place

Sold pending :2tsup:

$50 obo pickup doreen, ranging from 80's to now

issues 2, 23-33, 35, 37-62, 64, 69-71, 73, 75, 78

$120 obo pickup doreen

gday.

this is all leftover guitar making stuff. maple/rosewood and some other unknowns.
be good for jewelery boxes or creative minds. ive made a few doors using the live edges in the past.

$70...

gday :2tsup:

$300
purchased and not needed. made 3 adirondacks with it and thats it.

link to details Bobbin Sanders : LEDACRAFT MM-326 SMALL OSCILLATING BOBBIN SANDER

pickup in Doreen,...

fixed it. dont know how exactley
went through the same cleaning lubrication ritual i have tried a dozen times
this particular time i held my tongue at a slightly different angle, and made sure i...

i was hoping the term "disassemble" wasnt going to be part of the solution.
i have a bucket of bolts left over from things ive disassembled and put back together :2tsup:
thanks china. looks like my...

cheers, its been cleaned numerous times with compressor to get every spec out (ignore any in pics)
and ive tried lubrication with grease, oil, and wd40 (trying and cleaning inbetween each one)

no...

Gday.

Bought this from tradetools in dandenong (before they closed) about 5 years back.
The blade winds up effortlessly, but to wind it down requires levering the 100kg machine off the ground...

Im always around somewhere :P
I can not remember where i got the plans, had templates from original now for may years.
google free adirondack plans and there are dozens available.
if you get...

I have to admit, I completely missed that very obvious line there :oo:

Well, now the only thing left to do is try and replicate the join and see how close to invisible I can get it!

Thanks to...

right, so ive looked at this, looked at it again, drawn some pictures, looked at it again
how in the heck is this put together!

it cant be twisted together like a twist dovetail because the...

Both awesome Ideas, the sliding panels on the door I was actually just watching videos on gear mechanisms to make panels move and reset to original position in one motion.
there is some amazing wood...

Gday!
been along time since ive posted anything on here.
Im in the planning stages of a bookcase to store Pop-Up books.
What I intend to do is make a small dedicated case purely for these books,...

Cheers mate!
Very kind words

The panels i used for the door were from a Luthieran (spelling?) friend of mine.
They were cut from the same board and I flipped one 180' so to give the "river"...

James Krenov was a furniture maker/author whos signature item was this style cabinet on thin legs.
Ive always wanted to make a cabinet like his and this one is only the first i hope
James Krenov...

those handles are identical, dont ask me why they look different in the last photo :o

Gday again!

Made this for one of my wifes very close friends.
Timbers in it are Tassie Oak, Jarrah, Rosewood, i think Maple for the door panels, and Bamboo for the door frames.
The legs I have...

For what its worth ive been making kitchens for 15yrs now using a circular saw bolted under an 8x4 sheet of white board. steel frame with square tube front and back that fitted a homemade fence.
no...

Thanks for the kind words :2tsup:

Poit I cant see your pic, maybe it didnt work mate?

I bought my cypress in 140x40 in 6m lengths.
I traced my patterns onto a piece, cut them out and sanded...

Almost forgot, they are made of Cyprus and currently no coat on them at the moment. Still undecided what to coat with yet

First projects in my new shed, wich is still in need of a proper setup.
Never carved in my life so go easy on me about the crowns :D

Thanks your a champion!!

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Gday!

Saw this thing a few days ago and now its completely slipped my mind what its called!

Its a sheet of plastic with raised nubs on it that you place behind your sheet of paper, you can then...

lots of wonderful ideas thanks, have a fair bit of scrap so might try a few of them and see what i like.

tricky question aye?

Gday!

Got a Glory box/blanket chest made out of Vic Ash and Jarrah (pics be posted of finished product next week)

Want to finish it in a way that will bring out all the beautiful grain in the...

Gday mate

Id like to give my oppinion if i could.

Kitchen cupboards should never be built from anything but HMR white chipboard. Its easy to clean and waterproof wich is what u want in any...

Im back after a long break and a change of career (only to pay the bills and buy a house, the woodwork is still there)

I did who to the what now??????

most fetish's are weird but that takes the cake Trace :P

Gday again guys
thanks kiwi and phil for great info

French polishing the fretboard was a typo :p Was reading some stuf on antiques while i was typing and there ya go :p
Once typed my mum...

Thanks Phil!

The bass im designing is the 8string single string, a solo bass ive been told by my muso friend.

I spent a few hours on that MIMF site last night without much luck finding what i...

Cheers histring!

Ill check that out also and see what i can find

Gday guys :)
Very briefly, I recently suffered a badly Prolapsed disk in my lower back wich has put me out of work for awhile. Due to that Im being forced to leave my rental property and move my...

I may be an exception to most people...I love the little buggers!

Been an avid fan of spiders and insects since i was a little tike, reading buying books studying them out in the backyard :P Got...

Coffee Table
Entertainment Unit
Bed
Bedside Drawers
Tallboy
Pool Table
Dining Table + Chairs
6ft tall carved Lantern (i got the image in my head somewhere)

All Japanese influenced as thats...

Thats awesome!

The forks are for an MTB i presume rather than the lowrider? Cant wait to see the finished piece!

Quick question, where did you source the Ebony veneer? im having a hard time...

if you get stuck call me and i can come back and help you through it mate

Gday Rusty

That link is all I had for reference so i kind of winged it :D

make a lap joint on the 1 of the rails and 1 on the intersecting leg, then take another 1/2 out of them as in the...

cheers bob! my fiancé thinks its sounds gay but i dont trust her oppinion, only got her around to wash my work cloths for me haha!

That frame and photo is stunning mate, youve inspired me to do...

:D lucky bástard :D

Thats a brilliant bench mate! Love the framed top rather than the traditional solid one, would be alot cheaper if you had to buy the stock yourself but still very solid. Also what brand are the vices...