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  1. Thread: Panel clamps

    by Andy Mac
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    Nice work! 👍

    Nice work! 👍
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    Hi Kate, how did you go forging a carving gouge?...

    Hi Kate, how did you go forging a carving gouge? There is some nice info on this very subject in Weygers' book The Complete Modern Blacksmith. I have followed his direction to make various chisels...
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    Hello Brace-o-holics! :) Looking through your...

    Hello Brace-o-holics! :)
    Looking through your posts I can see the combined knowledge and maybe you can help me. A while back at work I was speaking to a guy who laid floors in the railways in the...
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    Here are a couple of photos of the tools from...

    Here are a couple of photos of the tools from work.

    Cheers,
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    I found the Stearns tenon cutter in an old...

    I found the Stearns tenon cutter in an old catalogue at work. We don't have one, our adjustable one is a James Swan, and we have a couple of fixed ones, plus a pointer. We use them for demo's and...
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    G'day Robson, Nothing so formal for me, I've...

    G'day Robson,
    Nothing so formal for me, I've just dabbled at the bench since I was a kid. I think the first thing I "carved" was a handle for a knife blade I found when I was about 11. Tried to make...
  7. Thread: Old Bench Saw

    by Andy Mac
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    Hi Vann, Is that the base of the saw underneath,...

    Hi Vann,
    Is that the base of the saw underneath, or an anvil!?


    Cheers
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    Welcome to the forum Ironik! Looks like a great...

    Welcome to the forum Ironik!
    Looks like a great project to get you teeth into. What sort of joints are you planning to use for the framework underneath? Screwed half laps would probably work, but...
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    Love it, Ruddy. Beautiful work, and the...

    Love it, Ruddy. Beautiful work, and the contrasting timber work well. Thanks for sharing it.

    Cheers,
  10. Thread: Hand tool set

    by Andy Mac
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    Hand tool set

    Hello all,
    I would like to share this one with you all. At work (which is in a museum) we are offered old stuff by people, bits and pieces off farms and out of sheds. We can't take much, for various...
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    Hi there, I agree with Elan, I'd use a handsaw...

    Hi there,
    I agree with Elan, I'd use a handsaw and take your time. An angle grinder with sanding disc to blend the cuts, then a belt sander to finish.

    Good luck :)
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    Great thread, there are some cracking ideas...

    Great thread, there are some cracking ideas there! :)

    Cheers
  13. Wow! Sensational workmanship!!

    Wow! Sensational workmanship!!
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    Hi Hugh, Great job on both tools, well done! I...

    Hi Hugh, Great job on both tools, well done! I haven't made a scratch block yet, but a guy at work raves about one he made and used some years back, on spotted gum.

    Cheers,
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    Thanks guys! I'm enjoying looking around to see...

    Thanks guys! I'm enjoying looking around to see what you old mates, and new ones, have been up to. :)

    Cheers
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    Rustic furniture workshop, Toowoomba

    Hello,
    Late notice I know, but there has been a last minute cancellation, so a place is now available this weekend. I will be running another workshop in November.
    Check it out here, at Cobb + Co...
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    Hi Violett, Carbatec sell some whittling knives,...

    Hi Violett,
    Carbatec sell some whittling knives, including Pfeil which are good tools. I have a set, but have also made my own from old kitchen knives from Op shops. Add secateurs, a coping saw and...
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    Hi Paul, I look forward to what you come up...

    Hi Paul,
    I look forward to what you come up with. Maybe a simple solution for the spindle part is to use the chuck on the old drill press and attach those drum sander units, like this?

    Cheers,
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    Been a long time

    Hi there,
    I'm not exactly a new member, but have been quiet for a long time. Some big changes, more or less a new life... house, job, partner! 😀 I hope to get back on this excellent forum more...
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    Really nice job, a huge improvement!:2tsup: ...

    Really nice job, a huge improvement!:2tsup:

    Cheers,
    Andy
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    Hi Thumbthumper, Looks great, and nice photos :)...

    Hi Thumbthumper,
    Looks great, and nice photos :)

    Cheers,
    Andy
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    Hi there, You can get two types of insert nuts...

    Hi there,
    You can get two types of insert nuts from BMS/Mitre 10, sold individually, along with a couple of different length bolts. The one with the Allen key socket is easier to use, and I've...
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    Looks great Dallas, I'm sure the kids will enjoy...

    Looks great Dallas, I'm sure the kids will enjoy that! :)

    Cheers,
  24. Thread: Ink drawing

    by Andy Mac
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    Ink drawing

    Hello,
    Here is a drawing I did a long time back, which I gave away and haven't really seen properly for well over 20yrs. I think it must have been some sort of workshop fantasy! :) I don't know if...
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    Hello, As there were no holes in the foot, I...

    Hello,
    As there were no holes in the foot, I mounted mine with a couple of pieces of angle iron, held in place with threaded bar which tie to a single rod through the stump. Its strong enough to...
  26. Thread: Introversion.

    by Andy Mac
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    Interesting discussion! I find myself switching...

    Interesting discussion! I find myself switching from one end of the spectrum to the other. I don't mind crowds as such, although I refuse to queue! That's just impatience:rolleyes: My work in the...
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    I reckon its cypress, by the knots and the...

    I reckon its cypress, by the knots and the stripes of colour. The insect damage looks like termites have hit it through something else but turned back, leaving that blotchy deposit. Had something...
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    Corner chisel = Buzz?

    Hello,
    At work I have recently been told that in the wheelwrighting trade the corner chisel is widely called a buzz, or sometimes brez. I have never heard that term before, maybe French origins?...
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    Maybe he meant Tamarisk?

    Maybe he meant Tamarisk?
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    Hello, Yes I chose two wheels for stability...

    Hello,
    Yes I chose two wheels for stability when people sit down into it. I would have preferred the one just for looks, and fiddled with the idea of incorporating extra legs for the stability, but...
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    Almost there

    Hi there,
    Been awhile, lots of interruptions. Well overdue, but I'm almost there.

    Cheers
  32. Great thread Grahame! :) I am notorious for...

    Great thread Grahame! :) I am notorious for repairing and recycling stuff, to the extent now people drop off their unwanted cr@p for me to play with... running out of room!
    Last weekend I fixed up...
  33. Before I left the uni the WH&S um... people......

    Before I left the uni the WH&S um... people... jumped on us in theatre and vis arts, and one of their big concerns was the state of the concrete floor in the workshops. Years of paint splashes and...
  34. Thread: Dozuki sheath

    by Andy Mac
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    Dozuki sheath

    Hello,
    I just bought a dozuki which seems a beautiful little saw. I decided to make a sheath for it to protect the blade, and based it on one I have fitted to a gent's saw I scored, obviously made...
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    Hitachi for me.

    Hitachi for me.
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    Hello, At lunchtime today I grabbed the chance...

    Hello,
    At lunchtime today I grabbed the chance to keep things moving, so I measured up the spokes according to my template drawing so I could machine the round tenons that go into the felloes. All...
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    G'day dr4g0nfly, I have been using drawknives...

    G'day dr4g0nfly,
    I have been using drawknives with shaving horses for 20yrs or so, and drawknives with a normal vise before that. One of my favourite tools, and the shaving horse is the best...
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    Hello again, It has been a week or two since...

    Hello again,
    It has been a week or two since I've touched this project... school holidays, cubby house building and a birthday party which disrupted the shed! :)
    Today I took the parts to work,...
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    I had a play with it this afternoon, adding...

    I had a play with it this afternoon, adding angled cross members to give some taper. Angled tenons, hand cut!:oo: At least the mortices are square...
    While I don't mind the bigger opening/entry to...
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    Very nice! Did you use the planes in the making...

    Very nice! Did you use the planes in the making of the box?

    Cheers,
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    Easter workshop time

    Hello,
    the frame is starting to take shape, and all is going reasonably smoothly. I continued with the three piece bridle joints, then tenoned the top ends of the front legs- as they are in two...
  42. Interesting discussion, and some info! ...

    Interesting discussion, and some info!


    Here's a couple of small ones I've made from scrap hardwood and steel bits. I have about a dozen, some with leather jaws, some with felt, and others I...
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    How to treat a bench top.... roughly, with...

    How to treat a bench top.... roughly, with disdain at times! Get things built on it! :D

    Whatever it looks like, enjoy it

    Cheers
  44. Thread: Painting

    by Andy Mac
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    Painting

    Something I did yesterday, for a kids' Space holiday program, about 1500 x 1200, with a hole to poke their noggins into for a photo. Next one might conform to photo frame proportions :rolleyes:
    ...
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    Here's a bit of progress from tonight: marked out...

    Here's a bit of progress from tonight: marked out both leg sets and cut one angled bridle joint for a leg and its handle member, and then (bored with straight lines) I shaped the hand grip portion. ...
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    'Evening. Further to the wheel construction,...

    'Evening.
    Further to the wheel construction, that is felloes vs steam bent rims, I took a few photos today.
    The first is a wheel we are making, which uses the usual felloe segment method. The...
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    Thanks for the interest folks, I'll try to keep...

    Thanks for the interest folks, I'll try to keep regular updates.



    Relatively comfortable deadline, the piece has to be at the gallery by 26August. Building a new steam bending setup, including...
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    Wip

    I have a stash of silky oak, recycled skirting boards which I saved from a skip during renovations at uni. The profile is pretty odd, like a square S shape, but I cut the sides off on the bandsaw,...
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    WIP- Squatters chair-cum-wheelbarrow

    Hello,
    I have been looking at building a wooden wheelbarrow, one reason being to make some small wagon wheels for myself, as I've been learning the basics at work. There are some beautiful examples...
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    That is how I set up my spokeshaves too....

    That is how I set up my spokeshaves too. Sometimes I think its more about finding a sweet spot along the length of the blade that works with your technique.

    Cheers,
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