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    Mercer Raceabout

    Hi Peter
    Good to see you still going onto the Forum. David has been fairly quiet in terms of building these days. He's pretty much run out of projects, if you don't include the big truck plans he...
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    The size of the Mercer is 350mm x 180mm. The body...

    The size of the Mercer is 350mm x 180mm. The body is made of silver quandong that I bought years ago from Lazarides Timber in Queensland. They had a fantastic range of materials, with lots of rare...
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    Mercer Raceabout 35J 1914 from scratch

    After completing a model of a so-called Mercer from one of the most difficult plans David ever encountered, we decided to try another tack. The story of the earlier model will be discussed later.
    I...
  4. Hi again Crowie I've spent the afternoon surfing...

    Hi again Crowie
    I've spent the afternoon surfing Lumberjocks and found some good stuff. I wasn't aware of that site and will be looking at it again whenever I am researching. Thanks for the tip. ...
  5. Hi David The process of working out how to make...

    Hi David
    The process of working out how to make a suitable process for these wheels is coming together. Your example helped to clarify how you mark for your cuts. David is planning to use a Dremel...
  6. Hi Crowie We've been keeping a low profile....

    Hi Crowie
    We've been keeping a low profile. Actually, David hasn't made much in the last year or so. My fixation on the half track truck (which I think is incredibly cool) has finally led to some...
  7. Hi David Thanks for your reply. So, it's not...

    Hi David
    Thanks for your reply. So, it's not something requiring highly specialized equipment.
    We have all those pieces of equipment. So, in theory, we should be capable of making the wheels. By...
  8. Making heavy machinery wheels for Toys and Joys models

    Hi All
    This house has been awash with wrinkled brows and bright light bulb moments. We have been discussing making some of the more complex machines that require tractor type wheels. These are...
  9. Thread: Fairy box

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    David has now progressed significantly with his...

    David has now progressed significantly with his woodwork, and both of us tend to adapt ideas and create new concepts, sometimes based on others' designs, sometimes just out of our heads.
    I think...
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    Fairy box

    This box is a collaboration between David and me. Admittedly, you can't see the hours I spent painting the intarsia image featured on the top. It was a pain, and I would dearly love to have another...
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    Hi Olbassy Currently I am doing the finishing...

    Hi Olbassy

    Currently I am doing the finishing on another car and a vintage fire engine, both ultimately destined for Ebay. I'm dragging the chain a little at the moment, but will post photos when...
  12. Thread: Palm Cockatoo

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    Lovely use of colour. Sensational....

    Lovely use of colour. Sensational. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
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    Lovely What a winning expression in those lovely...

    Lovely
    What a winning expression in those lovely eyes.
    :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
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    Hi Buzza Thanks for the tip on the Instructables...

    Hi Buzza
    Thanks for the tip on the Instructables site. Good site. I will definitely show David.

    I agree that the logs look good. However, David just wanted to see how it all worked, so he kept...
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    Five boxes from one block of wood

    Hi all
    These boxes came from one block of wood about 150ml in diameter. David challenged himself to see how many boxes he could scroll from one piece of timber. The record is five with the smallest...
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    Dave is relentless in his pursuit of new things...

    Dave is relentless in his pursuit of new things on the scroll saw. Now that he's retired, he turns out a myriad of new things every week. We're building a nice stock of items for sale sometime in the...
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    Multi-layered picture

    Among the attractions of a new book I bought David for Christmas was a log scene. The idea was to cut some slices of timber from a log, which were used to create a background, middle ground and...
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    Scrolling acrylic

    David scrounged some 10ml acrylic from work some time ago, with a view to seeing how he could use it on the scroll saw.

    Among all his books he got for Christmas were a couple of exercises in...
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    Brass scrollsawn insert box

    Hi everyone
    Another box from the new book. This one uses brass as a feature. David enjoyed scrolling the metal. The brass insert is covered with some thin perspex, left over from the many model car...
  20. Thread: Scrollsawn box

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    Scrollsawn box

    Hi everyone
    Here is a box from the book I bought David for Christmas. This one is Victorian inspired, and was an enormous amount of work. The top alone required about 150 holes drilled, which meant...
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    We'll certainly give that a whirl :U Note to...

    We'll certainly give that a whirl :U

    Note to self - don't visit Canada in winter. Sounds positively scary.
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    I do envy you Canadians your mountains. Now...

    I do envy you Canadians your mountains. Now that's what I call mountains. From what I've seen on the travelogues, Canada must be close to what heaven looks like. We live in a dusty little outback...
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    You make a jolly good point. I guess people have...

    You make a jolly good point. I guess people have got to know you're out there, and as you say, it's cheap advertising. It means at least people know that you have what they want, and as you say, they...
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    David doesn't really want to do the local market....

    David doesn't really want to do the local market. I think he feels a little self-conscious around all the people he knows in town, maybe having them think we need money. It's kind of hard to explain...
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    Hi Patch Interesting that they didn't sell....

    Hi Patch

    Interesting that they didn't sell. They're jolly time-consuming to make. But once again, the punters often just don't see the work, and craftsmanship in things enough to part with their...
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    Thanks Marg I love it. It's actually better...

    Thanks Marg

    I love it. It's actually better looking in the flesh than in the photo. And best of all, as usual 'the price is right' - it was made without going out and buying any new materials.
    ...
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    Thanks Marg David's skill on the scroll saw...

    Thanks Marg

    David's skill on the scroll saw has improved greatly. Although I'm not a great fan of too much decorative stuff in the house, I think this cover is quite classy.

    It's a great...
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    Hi BPJ These baskets are from Canadian plans by ...

    Hi BPJ
    These baskets are from Canadian plans by Sheila Landry designs.

    Conveniently enough you can buy them direct via download. They're a marvellous way to use up bits and pieces of different...
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    Hi everyone Thanks for the comments. Much...

    Hi everyone

    Thanks for the comments. Much appreciated.

    Crowie, I have mixed feelings about the chess board. It's an enormous amount of work for not a big return. I'm still thinking about...
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    Hi Colbra We can all forgive spelling and...

    Hi Colbra

    We can all forgive spelling and grammar mistakes here. After all, language is being used more casually these days, and if I as an ex English teacher find your communication beautifully...
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    Basketweave Tissue Box Cover

    Hi everyone

    Now that David is retired, I have a chance to get lots of little things made for the house. I bought him a lovely book of woven basket style decorative pieces for the home. The ugly...
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    Fretwork decorated box

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    I collect perfumes and the bain of my existence was those pesky little samples that perfumistas accumulate by the dozens. So David decided to make me a box to hold them. This was...
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    Scrollsawn baskets

    Hi everyone

    David has made a couple more of the lovely Canadian designed scrollsawn baskets. He's actually worked out a way to do them so that there is virtually no waste from the material. It's...
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    fretwork basket

    Hi all
    Among David's Christmas presents was a lovely book of designs for fretwork boxes, and other things, featuring fretwork. It is made from Tassie Oak.

    I have put in my orders for a couple of...
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    First attempt at a chess set

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    David has just finished scrolling a set of chessmen. He used Pawlonia for the 'white' set and Red gum for the 'black'. I bought him some books for Christmas, hoping to interest him in...
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    Hi Aussie As you can probably gather, I am...

    Hi Aussie

    As you can probably gather, I am not going to tell you what the models fetched. There is really no such thing as a standard price for craft and art work. It boils down to nature of the...
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    Lovely story Colbra. I can certainly picture the...

    Lovely story Colbra. I can certainly picture the whole thing beautifully. The silent man, with his demons still haunting him, finding beauty and fulfillment in his craft and his love of his child.
    ...
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    Thanks Alex. Makes me even happier. I'm finding...

    Thanks Alex. Makes me even happier. I'm finding finishing quite tedious at the moment, so if my experience with shellac is good, it might become the finish of my choice in future. Just have to get...
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    Hi Colbra What a great tip. I just managed to...

    Hi Colbra
    What a great tip. I just managed to get three more good books, and someone's got a birthday coming up :U:U:U. It doesn't take much to make me happy.

    As for David's background, he is a...
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    Thanks so much. Problem solved and so quickly....

    Thanks so much. Problem solved and so quickly.
    :U:U:U
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    Thanks Woodwould When using shellac, can I use...

    Thanks Woodwould
    When using shellac, can I use water based pigments to colour, or do I need to use powder? I have artist's quality watercolour paint in Titanium white.
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    Hi everyone I recently looked at the Skills...

    Hi everyone

    I recently looked at the Skills Publishing site and was appalled at the pricing. This trend of charging highly inflated prices for things that sell for 'pennies' in the US is rampant...
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    Non yellowing finish

    Hi everyone

    David has just finished a scroll sawn chess set. The 'white' men are made from Pawlonia, which is not really white, but is sufficiently so to contrast with the red gum 'black' men....
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    Hi Bret I guess lots of people might have...

    Hi Bret

    I guess lots of people might have trouble letting go of their treasured art and craft work, but you get to a point where every corner of your house might be cluttered. And I'm reminded...
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    Hi Crowie Sometimes it seems like he hasn't left...

    Hi Crowie
    Sometimes it seems like he hasn't left work at all. I sometimes only see him at mealtimes. And of course, now that workshop full of his boy's toys is getting plenty of work.:U:U:U He's...
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    Not nearly as much as they're worth. But then...

    Not nearly as much as they're worth. But then they're only ever worth what someone is willing to pay for them. :U:U:U

    Anyone who thinks that you can recoup the true value of your work on Ebay -...
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    I bought David a Hegner without consulting him....

    I bought David a Hegner without consulting him. It ended up being a good buy, despite the really high price. It has done plenty of work, predominantly with hardwoods, and hasn't missed a beat. We...
  48. Thread: Doll's House

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    I think the greatest aspect of things like...

    I think the greatest aspect of things like handmade doll's houses is that they have great potential to become heirlooms, treasured by more than one generation. There is something truly special about...
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    They're all sold

    Hi everyone
    Well the experiment on Ebay came up trumps. I advertised the little truck and added in my commentary that we would be offering our collection over the coming months. The gentleman who...
  50. Thread: 1920s truck

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    I guess we've all accepted the fact that we will...

    I guess we've all accepted the fact that we will never be paid for the hours spent making any of the woodworking creations here.

    I'd be happy just to recoup some money towards timber and...
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