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    The timber looks well finished and very rich.

    The timber looks well finished and very rich.
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    Lets go clubbing!

    Latest in a long line of of quality woodwork.
    Celery top pine shaft and base with blackwood spikes.
    O-rings to reduce any possible wear.
    Overall length 1metre.
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    Hi Erroll, the bench is actually a wood lathe....

    Hi Erroll, the bench is actually a wood lathe. It's a real Tonka.
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    Yes treecycle they were mine as well. I do them...

    Yes treecycle they were mine as well. I do them in a range of sizes. Have been doing them since last century.
    Other guys, The springs I make myself.
    Rw build, the trap is unfinished it still needs...
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    20 piece Laundry setting.

    In Huon pine and blackheart sassafras. Each unit is approx 430mm long and fully functional, they have a very snappy bite.
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    Tas oak fiddleback, side and front.

    Picked up a few nice boards of nicely figured Tas oak.
    Boards were about 2.8m x 400-600x approx 60mm. They had been racked nicely but unfortunately were left to dry in the open so the top boards had...
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    So ditch the pines for one.

    So ditch the pines for one.
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    I'm with you John when you say 'What does "native...

    I'm with you John when you say 'What does "native forest logging" mean. '
    What does it mean if someone plants native trees on a large scale for future logging then decides to log them?
    To me that...
  9. I would not use any mechanical sanders on spindle...

    I would not use any mechanical sanders on spindle work and think if you are then you are doing it wrong.
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    Generally I do sand at lower speeds, Just find...

    Generally I do sand at lower speeds, Just find that you can get a much better off the tool finish with a scraper at higher speed.
    Probably should have had a face shield on I agree. Have worn a...
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    A couple of replies. Nutsandstubs. Did not have...

    A couple of replies.
    Nutsandstubs. Did not have to change my underpants I am glad to say but I did say "FUDGE" out loud or something similar. Then had to sit down for a minute to try and process...
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    No Bushmiller, there was no heart.

    No Bushmiller, there was no heart.
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    Bowl explosion

    Have been working on a few largish bowls lately (will post pics when they are finished). Today I was working on a blackwood one about 460mm dia nearly had the turning done, just taking a final few...
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    SOLD: God damn the scammers!. On a woodwork forum...

    God damn the scammers!.
    On a woodwork forum even, that is the pits I.Y.F.A.M.
    Wonder if they are trying to scam the Country Womens association when there is a cake raffle going on.
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    You obviously put a lot of work and passion in to...

    You obviously put a lot of work and passion in to a bit like this but please tell me that the base of it is not going to be so ridiculously small in the final product?.
    Or maybe it is art?.
  16. Thread: Bowl

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    Well done, but don't give up your day job just...

    Well done, but don't give up your day job just yet.
  17. [/B] It does look a bit like a bigger shed could...

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    It does look a bit like a bigger shed could be the order of the day, that shed looks like a nightmare to clean. However sometimes no matter how big the shed,:) it is not a problem to find stuff...
  18. I am really interested in this topic and hope...

    I am really interested in this topic and hope many more folk particularly those in urban environments will post about their workshop set ups.
    As someone who has had (and still does) a workshop in a...
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    A couple of observations. I first saw wood...

    A couple of observations.

    I first saw wood turning at school back in the 70's.
    A fellow student was turning/roughing down a chunk of wood with no teacher supervision (or teacher to be seen) at...
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    I'd hate to imagine what that sauna would cost to...

    I'd hate to imagine what that sauna would cost to make in WRC.
    Are saunas really that good?
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    Thanks for the info Greg. I am not really used to...

    Thanks for the info Greg. I am not really used to buying cubic metres etc as I am a one man show.
    How much or what sort of volume is a "pack" size. I guess you mean cubic metre?.
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    Well how about this!, just about made my eyes pop...

    Well how about this!, just about made my eyes pop out of my head. I got a quote from a big timber business in Launceston yesterday and the price they gave me per metre length of 200 x 50 was $125 per...
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    Western Red Cedar, where do ya get it?

    Today I paid $946.57 for 8.7 metres of 200x50 western red cedar here in Hobart.
    Kind of blew a bit of a hole in a quote for a window.
    What are you guys paying for it on the big north island?....
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    Sounds great!

    Sounds great!
  25. For those who use CBN sharpening wheels.

    As the title suggests I am after some advice on CBN sharpening wheels from those who use one.
    If you were allowed to have only one wheel for your turning tools and other chisels what would be a...
  26. Do you know how long the tool is Neil?. I imagine...

    Do you know how long the tool is Neil?. I imagine it does not come with a handle.
    I am interested in turning larger size bowls.
    Thanks
  27. Thank you Mobyturns for going to the trouble of...

    Thank you Mobyturns for going to the trouble of asking for me. The solution of drilling out the shaft to take the newer spigot and loctite type tips makes sense if you had a metal lathe. I wonder how...
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    Fair enough BT. Post a few pictures up of...

    Fair enough BT. Post a few pictures up of turnings you have made lately that you are proud of.
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    Largish Wood Lathe

    Not mine but it looks interesting and solid.
    WOOD TURNING LATHE | Power Tools | Gumtree Australia Geraldton City - Waggrakine | 1290311156
  30. Thanks Alan. That shop used to be near where I...

    Thanks Alan. That shop used to be near where I lived in Sydney back in the day.
    Leon Sadubin had a workshop out the back and made some mighty fine stuff.
  31. Thanks for the reply Neil, to me the tool reeks...

    Thanks for the reply Neil, to me the tool reeks of the eighties so you are probably on the right track.
    You would have thought the allen screw would have broken before the damage happened on the...
  32. Another tool identification question.

    Recently bought some tools etc from a guy who was giving the turning away to retire.
    One of them was this 19mm dia gouge with a removeable tip.
    It is not the Woodcut type gouge tip that was...
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    Pooh pooh to you Captain Sensible. These are not...

    Pooh pooh to you Captain Sensible.
    These are not made to hurt people.
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    How stupid is that then!. Why are baseball bats,...

    How stupid is that then!.
    Why are baseball bats, cars, nail guns, rope,knives etc etc allowed to be sold?
    These are sculptures, I am an artist. That's what it says on my bit of paper from Uni. Art...
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    Legal! of course they are not legal. Wood turning...

    Legal! of course they are not legal. Wood turning has been outlawed for a long time.
  36. Thread: Clubs

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    Clubs

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    Going clubbing again.

    Since my post "King of Clubs", I have done a small run of these items and have been looking at some of the design considerations.
    Here is a shot of the latest six of them.
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    The largest one...
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    Sure is a bit of work in that piece. Wondering...

    Sure is a bit of work in that piece.
    Wondering what the manifesto is behind it?.
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    Thanks for all the info and pics Neil. The steel...

    Thanks for all the info and pics Neil. The steel does look like a good fit on your gouges. I will see if I can track down one of those in Hobart so that I can see how it fits on the gouges I am most...
  40. I agree with this. Also with the organic...

    I agree with this.
    Also with the organic chemical filter make sure you keep the filters in an air tight container when not in use. For instance the Sundstrom ones are meant to last about 40 hours...
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    Thanks Neil, I'd be interested to see. Must...

    Thanks Neil, I'd be interested to see.
    Must admit I had never considered using a steel.
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    Yes Neil, they are for my turning gouges....

    Yes Neil, they are for my turning gouges.
    Googled the victorinox one and the pictures are not great.
    It looks like a similar radius either side and a similar radius on each of the edges.
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    Thanks China. That site does have a few options...

    Thanks China. That site does have a few options but does nothing to explain the differences between the options as far as I can see
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    Slip stones

    Gotta say I am really non- plussed with the available slipstones out there.
    Be interested to see pictures of good ones that members have and are very happy with.
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    SOLD: what is the length of the steel with the record...

    what is the length of the steel with the record please?.
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    Yeah, a 69 Corolla. It was a fantastic little car.

    Yeah, a 69 Corolla. It was a fantastic little car.
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    Thanks for the kind comments Cava. Unfortunately...

    Thanks for the kind comments Cava. Unfortunately that club has gone to it's new owner so cannot give you the precise diameter of the log used.
    Also I can't find my book, "Guidelines and design...
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    King of Clubs.

    It has been many years since I made one of these but a commission for one has kicked the ball rolling again and there are a few on the production line now.
    This one measures 107 cm long and 30 cm...
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    Nice spoons Cal but it is almost a shame to shape...

    Nice spoons Cal but it is almost a shame to shape them with power tools as huon is such a nice wood to carve. Hope you have some left to try your knives on.
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    Thank you for all the replies. On this...

    Thank you for all the replies.
    On this particular job which was to supply two round windows that are 1.8 meters in diameter and send them interstate I had to make a suitable face plate for my lathe....
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