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I find that once the hard yards are done on an old saw by jointing, setting and sharpening properly, a touch up takes only a few minutes to restore the nice feel. You don't have to remove much...

As for types well... a bare minimum would be ....
backed saws:
Dovetail saw 10"
Carcass saw Rip
Carcass saw x-cut
Tenon saw rip
Mitre saw and mitre box

non backed saws:
toolbox saw ~16"

Hi Tim
If there is any difference in the older Stanleys from Oz or England I don't think it will matter for your use. The older models tune up well and are good users. check them over for cracks...

G'day Batpig,
"...Dust" that beastie puts a different spin on sawdust and I bet it throws out a bit cutting cornice. You'd need a dust mask for the saw as well as yourself to help the innards last a...

Hi Chocwheaton,
If you do consider a generator as a backup or to handle the peak loads for your machinery check out a gas fired model. I have seen smaller versions that would be suitable for...

Woodwould,

Mistake ... What mistake? the only mistake I can see in this post is that the nice mallet is not big enough to put those dovetails together ( well the ones I would have made).

if...

G'day Batpig
Good to hear it all worked out for you in the end. Take heart that your perseverance has at least shown anybody else with the same problem what to do, and I reckon you now know a lot...

The Mallet is the only tool that doesn't contain any metal.
Baz

G'day Batpig ,
Glad to hear you got onto a switch that may work out. Hope so. What ya gonna do with two saws?
Baz

Batpig
Try RS Components, Farnells or maybe John Turks. I'm not sure where all there stores are but a internet search will get you their catalogs and contacts. I do know RS is over at Archerfield...

The Kronin is the only one designed not to be hit?

Some nice chisels there and the old pigsticker would be my favourite too. Wonder how many chisels made today would last ~200 years.

Is that the next product in the Tele Point Marketing Department lineup? A plastic plane..... Look out Bill Gates. :oo:

Fancy finding a bottle opener at Applethorpe.


Good one Scribbly:)

the 9 1/2 is the only one with any sort of "tail" But where do you plug it in?

the 9 1/2 is the only one with a removable rear handle (squirrel tail)

the wooden skewed rabbet plane 5th from left on top row. cause it's got skewed blade and the blade edge is a different width to the bed where it is wedged?

All bar the lovely Taylor would require a phillips head screwdriver to remove the handle so a proper one could be put on?
Baz

G'day Roundnround,
If you're any where near Florida there is a fair bit of melaleuca that grows in the everglades where it was introduced and has turned into something of a pest. Not sure which...

For the Brisbane folks try looking for offcuts of plastic sheeting of various types and thicknesses try Reverse Garbage in Montague Road, West End. They have a stack of offcuts they sell quite...

G' day Will,
You're supposed to put your thumb NEXT to the blade not under it!
Again nice work. Look's like you are having far too much fun doing up old saws.
Cheers
Baz

Nice job on those saws Will, looks like they will be great users. Don't forget to put a bit of wax on the blades to stop rust and let the saw run smoothly through the cut. I just use a bit of candle...

Inner tubes from bicycles/motor bikes will also clamp the veneer, just slip them over the case and veneer and pump them up. ( revenge on the kids too! )

I'd make sure I'd use a very long telephoto lens on the camera if I was taking photos of that beast in operation!

Thanks for the interesting pics Ray
baz

Hi Wongdai,
Don't give up. Sounds like your loss of confidence has been brought on by a lack of understanding of the tools you are trying to master. A bandsaw is a fairly complicated piece of...

If any one in SE Queensland is interested Queensland Herbarium has a a free one-pager on identifying Eucalypts in the Brisbane area. It's quite easy for a non-techincal person as it is written for...

G'day all,
I've been away in Victoria for a few days, so sorry I have not replied. That is useful info Sigidi about the age of the bamboo and I'll be able to use stems that are at least 3 years. The...

Hi Arthur,
sounds like it would be a nice garden. Water and natural materials for channels. bamboo is a very under-utilised material in this country.
Baz

G'day Arthur,
Thanks for the quick reply and the very useful info. :2tsup:

The splitter I was thinking about is used for making split cane fishing rods and splits the stems into six sections. I...

Hello all,
I am looking for some ideas to process some bamboo stems into some landscaping materials. The bamboo species is oldhamii which is quite robust and is used for construction materials I...

G'day Knucklehead
That is a nice looking table! Great work. :2tsup:
I have a similar table in Qld maple on a base with turned legs (not the original base) that I want to change one day. I really...

G'day Paul
Looking good mate and thanks for the pics! :2tsup:
Cheers
Baz

Look out folks! This fella is gonna take over your workshop SOON! We'll all be working for the Funky Chicken Global WW Sweatshop (I mean Corporation).

IMHO your biggest challenge will be to...

G'day Paul
Sounds like you are going well with the construction. Hope all goes well. :2tsup:
What instruments will you be using when it's built and installed?

Cheers
Baz

G'day Paul and welcome.
A Stevenson screen will be an interesting project. Hope you like routing dado's for all the louvres. Bit of a shame to paint that cedar white but you must do what is...

Awesome job Rhys,
I just found this thread today and I was really impressed by the way you approached this project from the start. Thinking the build through every step, asking questions and...

Hi Fellas
Sorry but I'll hang on to the taps, although the prospect of fabulous sums of wealth is tempting. I got em to use and have already done so, chasing the thread on some bolts I had.

The...

Thanks guys for the encouragement

The two boxes of taps were $4 for the lot. Whitworth, bsc, bsf they will be reall handy for some mates with old Brit bikes.

I haven't started on the saw...

Haven't posted photos before but I'll give it a try.

Thanks oraloon, unfortuhately I don't have a lathe so I'll try suspending it so the handle isn't submerged first. The handle spins freely...

Hi everyone,

I have picked up some "new" tools that need derusting . I am going to follow the suggestions on the forum for using citric acid but am wondering how the acid affects wooden handles....

G'day Paul
thanks for the welcome
Baz

G'day Artme,
the way Brisvegas keeps growing, Kedron is practically inner city these days!!!

Baz

Hi all

Richard
A proper workshop is something I lack living in a unit ... Just a single car garage and I can't really use too many power tools out of deference to the neighbours. That will just...

G'day Richard and thanks for the welcome, hope you're enjoying your Ekka holiday,

Cheers
Baz

Thanks Artme and Molly

At the moment in Kedron so pretty central really.

Baz

G'day all,
Most people call me Baz. I stumbled on these forums recently while looking for information about tuning up my old hand plane and I have been lurking ever since. Great site, information...