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Thanks DJ
I have sent you a Private Message, and an email
mick

I have two slabs of timber ( probably Blue Gum )
They are each 2300mm long, 500mm wide and 80mm thick.
They have been professionally slabbed into their current dimensions before I got them. They...

Just finished a CD unit for a family member, who, to reduce costs,asked me to use MDF. As it was for a temporary apartment they were renting , I agreed.
Finished unit, all pieces thoroughly sanded...

Thanks Cliff.

At the moment, the power in my existing shed works like this. I have connections to two different single phase circuits. To avoid overload, I run say,my table saw off one circuit,...

Thanks for your replies - I'm a little more informed, but still confused.
Obviously, I will have a n electrician check out the actual situation, but here's another question for you.
If the power...

Have been looking at the possibility of selling in Donvale, and moving down to the Bellarine Peninsula. Looking for a SHED with house, on a bit of land, bigger than the suburban block, so as to not...

Have been given an 800mm x 600mm, tallow wood butcher's block top , 75mm thick - about 60 years old. It has been dropped, splitting down one complete section the full width of the piece, along the...

Use to think the "Golden Ratio " was 8:5 , approximately 1.6.
Recently read Dan Brown's " The Da Vinci Code"
He goes into it a bit further, and mant of the posts above reflect his expose of the...

HH,
Go ahead & use the BLO. If it's OK for deckings etc as suggested in the info I got , it'll be fine on your mail box. Use a brush, especially if the timber is a bit rough.
mick

HH,
Did a Google search to find answer to your question
""Raw" linseed oil is just that... linseed oil mercilessly squeezed from flax seed and packaged with no additional additives or...

Interesting replies to this thread.
I make my tables etc to
1) cover costs of materials
2) to cover the cost of machine maintenace
3) to put any extra into purchase of tools/machinery that I...

Wild Dingo,
That's a beautiful piece of work- worth more than $500. You don't mention the top's thickness, but it looks like about 50mm .
Assuming that you are doing it for a hobby, but still...

Thanks to all of you have replied to my question.

Have just had a MOST interesting hour in the shed.

For someone who has always routed in the past, using a Router table, first thing I learned...

Steve,
Currently using 70 year old Tasmanian Oak ( 32 mm thick) , originally laid as a mezzanine floor at Kinears Rope Works in Footscray.
When my mate is available, with his digital camera, I take...

Steve,
Thanks for your reply.
I posted a picture of a similar table - April 2003 - the first in the Pictures section .
I have "softened" the trim - replacing the triangular pieces with curved...

Thanks.
The ends may need some touch up first. Even tho' I cut each of the 8 planks to 2700, in the gluing & clamping process, some very slight movement has taken place.
I will definitely be doing...

Need some help on this one - Please.
Am making a Refectory Table for some people - table top 2700 x 1050.
They now want a Chamfer edge put around the top - 45 degrees, 10mm deep.
The top is far...

John, I did a Letterbox from Jarrah decking( 19mm)
Cut a 3mm groove down the edge of each plank on the table saw, then inserted a 3mm strip of jarrah into each plank with glue to join the planks. No...

Hugh
For what it's worth, I posted a picture of a Refectory table, back in April 2003.
This table has " two wide legs" with a spreader rail running between them. The spreader rail is held in place...

HH,
Recently did a similar job using scrap Jarrah.
Finished mine with Raw Linseed oil.
Mick

Deaker,
Use Metho & Steel wool.
Let a good layer of metho sit for a while to soften the Shellac, then get to work with the steel wool. Repeat the process when the S/wool becomes clogged. A bit...

Robert,
some months ago, I gave Iain ( last post - "you're all bad spellers - 23/10) several rolls of white & black melamine edging - he was doing a kitchen job at the time. My recollection is that...

Thanks Kev
Two questions
1) With Myrtle, what is "pith" - thought it was what I have after a few beers, but have heard of "pith helmets"
2) "Heart - shake" - again, to be flippant, this is what I...

Kev & Allan
Thanks for the feedback
I have not seen the timber, and will not do so until later in the week.
I believe he has 7 lengths ( 3 metre) of the Celery top, and 13 lengths ( 530mm ????) of...

Have had an offer for some timber.
It is air-dried ( 25 years in the guy's work-shop), rough sawn.
Two types
1) 330mm X 30mm Tas Myrtle
2) 330mm X 30mm Tas Celery Top Pine
Any ideas on what's a...

Guitar necks are not an area of my expertise, atho', albeit poorly, I do play one
However, if there is a suggestion that an application of shellac will weaken the neck's strength, I am amazed....

Allan,
"glug" in the bottom of your container is most likely to be undissolved flakes. A warm environment when dissolving the flakes is a good ploy. I put my mix near, but not too close to a heater...

Mkchoiboy,
Given that you are in the States, here are some figures which may help you.
Shellac Flakes are mixed with Alcohol ( Called Methylated Spirits in Australia) in a ratio called a Cut

A 2...

Eastie,
The thread was about a supplier of pigments.
If you take the time to read my post carefully, I have given another source of supply for pigments ( & other items ). In my post, I said I would...

Thanks Neil,
Given that I would pride myself on the longevity of what I make, I take your comments very seriously
Regards
mick

As some of you would know, I'm keen on French Polishing most of my pieces. Heard about a way of adding the final "gloss"
(( Sorry Neil, if this is in your book))
After applying stain, and coats of...

Bob,
I had a look at St Luke's. They seem to supply more for the Art people.
But when looking for a suitable brush for applying shellac, was told about
Graeme Brown Antiques
591 Malvern Rd...

I use a lot of re-cycled timber
If I buy DAR Jarrah,I'm paying $3750 per cubic meter
So, eg a piece of 210 x19 mm costs me $14.96 per metre
Places like Shivermetimber, Nullabor timbers in...

Jamie,
I buy all my redgum planks ( 8 x2 's ) from Melbourne Garden Supplies in Peel St , Eltam - very good timber, very competitive prices.
But, if you are coming from Anglesea, you would be...

What's the relative merits of Belted Vs Direct Drive, Oil-less Vs other.
I have followed the thread on GMC compressors.
I would want a compressor that can be used for applications of shellac, say...

I have just gone thro' exactly the same exercise as Dan mentions. Altho' told this would be a simple task, it was a pain in the butt. However,, the end result was worthwhile.
mick

Having followed this post, and having read the suggested links, I got both Mark Duginske books - Art of the Bandsaw & Bandsaw Handbook - thro' a Book Agent friend who owed me a favour. Both retail...

Mark,
I bought a Festool Rotex about 3 months ago. I have a Makita Belt sander, Makita finishing sander, and other Bosch / Black & Decker deatil sanders.
The Festo has virtually replaced all of...

Sir Stinkalot,
Thanks for this link.
Have taken a printout. Didn't realise how many avenues existed.
Mick

Thanks for the replies.
I have been making "Refectory" style tables - for outdoors from rough sawn Redgum, bought from a local garden supplier so the timber is still green. But in sanding the tops...

I have the CTJ350. It has a 1943mm bed, which I have found, makes the handling of longer lengths of material easier. I would think that the bigger motor is also an advantage.
The fence is easy to...

Any ideas on a meter to calculate moisture content in timber ??
Am making furniture from re-cycled timber.
Don't want to pay an arm & a leg for the tool, but for inside furniture, moisture content...

Trout,
My D/C is the 2hp economy version - FM 300. The noise level is not a problem, and it efficiently deals with dust collection from a table saw, 4 metres away
mick

Bob,
All of my furniture is made from re-cycled timber.
Some examples :
1) Tasmanian Oak Floor boards (19mm)- used for CD storage units, bookshelves, TV stands
2) Tas Oak Floorboards ( 32mm) -...

Aaron.
If you have never tried French Polishing, give it a try on some scrap timber.
Shellac Flakes - cost you about $11.00 for 300g at Bunnings
Methylated Spirits - about $10
Enough to French...

Sorry Shane,
Twas not trying to say you were "polemic" but my reply was meant to be "polemic" ((( also trying to stir Doorstop )))
The debate I was encouraging was using French Polishing Vs using...

Most of the people ( mainly friends, acquaintances etc) for whom I make furniture pieces can't afford originals - but have a preference for older styles which must be copied or reproduced. Earlier,...

This ( ie my ) post is deliberately polemic _ Doorstop - look that up in your Oxford.
I have completed a number of pieces of furniture ((( I am not talking about Wood Turning here - use Shellawax...

Iain
Fascinating reading, but hardly what I would expect on this B/B. What has woodwork got to do with shock-absorbers
Mick4412

Having seen Barry's design for his "thicknesser" which he kindly emailed to me, as well as posting it above, it has given me the idea of constructing one, using a pair of Sliding Door Tracks for the...