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  1. Thread: Womens Sheds

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    FWIW, I'm all of book clubber, potter and...

    FWIW, I'm all of book clubber, potter and woodworker.
    Doesn't mean the book clubbers and woodworkers among us have much in common :) , nor the potters. I think I'm the only woman in my pottery...
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    Thank's both of you, I'll check them out. Mel

    Thank's both of you, I'll check them out.

    Mel
  3. Thread: Womens Sheds

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    I totally understand why men's sheds are by and...

    I totally understand why men's sheds are by and large for men (One wonders in these days where the trans might go)
    As someone upthread said, would men be welcome in a womens shed?
    There's a...
  4. Thread: Womens Sheds

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    All flippancy aside, why should one think that...

    All flippancy aside, why should one think that there is no need for women to get together for pretty much the same function as Men's Sheds?
    Especially women in retirement.
    It's a bit of a...
  5. Thread: Vinyl LPs

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    Good find. You may be surprised at how much some...

    Good find. You may be surprised at how much some 70's and 80's stuff sells for. ( Inherited a box of singles, some are selling at $800. singles eem more valuable than LP's.
    If you have the time and...
  6. Thread: Womens Sheds

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    Resurrecting this thread. Some great (and...

    Resurrecting this thread.
    Some great (and amusing) responses, but little in answer to the OP.
    Several years on there doesn't seem to be a lot of progress in this direction.
    Women's sheds or mixed...
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    Hand tool classes

    Hi there,
    Does anyone know anyone that teaches hand tool classes? in or around Melbourne?
    Learning the correct way to use profile planes, block planes, chisels etc?

    Cheers
    Mel
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    OK, I'll let you know when :) There's going to...

    OK, I'll let you know when :)
    There's going to be quite a lot of timber so anyone else might want a bit?
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    No not in the next two weeks. I really don't want...

    No not in the next two weeks. I really don't want to take it down at all but I'm worried it will damage those big walls so go it must.
    You'll be most welcome to the wood.
    If I get someone to take...
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    I don't think people appreciate olivewood kitchen...

    I don't think people appreciate olivewood kitchen ware unless they know. I bought a lot of spoons back from greece 2019. Use them all the time to cook with. 1 split..the others still look beautiful
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    488272488274488276488277 Those walls are 18'...

    488272488274488276488277

    Those walls are 18' high
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    Armadale Vic :) The t ree was here when I bought...

    Armadale Vic :)
    The t ree was here when I bought the house 7 years ago. There were 5 ..some silly b had planted 5 Olives in planters built along two high brick boundary walls I cut 3 smaller ones...
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    Huge Olive tree.

    Hi Guys,
    Astrid here.
    I've got an enormous Olive tree probably needs to come down.
    It was planted probably 30 years ago in a raised brick planter area and it's breaking the brickwork . worried it...
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    table top repair

    Hi, long time no see :)

    Got a small problem.
    My son's staying at a mates house while his mates grandma is away...we've all seen the Add
    they've dropped a single drop of acetone on what I...
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    Lanolin spray?...

    Lanolin spray?
    http://www.lanotec.com.au/rust-corrosion-prevention-sprays/

    I've used this on a 16th century iron coin chest..after de rusting it. I checked first with the conservators at the NGV....
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    monty python

    monty python
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    Hi Mr Alex..yep I'll ring them on my break...

    Hi Mr Alex..yep I'll ring them on my break tomorrow..might even put that panel in the car and take it over .. I have a vague contact there.

    I'm so happy I found this, Lauren says she feels like we...
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    Yeah, I have rung the conservators at the NGV on...

    Yeah, I have rung the conservators at the NGV on other matters and have found them to be most helpful. I've just found this book Lacquer: technology and conservation: a comprehensive guide to the...
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    Corormandle screen

    Hi Guys, I just bought the most beautiful chinese folding screen at Joels auctions. It's 6' high by 8' wide in 6 panels.
    It's in lovely condition except for one patch where the paint is flaking....
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    nah, unsticking the sauce bottle :D

    nah, unsticking the sauce bottle :D
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    yep, strap hinges. but the new gate will be...

    yep, strap hinges. but the new gate will be heavier because I'm using ash instead of pine.

    I don't quite know how to express my concerns. I'm assuming that the long strap on the strap hinge will...
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    yep, strap hinges. but the new gate will be...

    yep, strap hinges. but the new gate will be heavier because I'm using ash instead of pine.
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    T hinges = strap hinges? There's three on the...

    T hinges = strap hinges?

    There's three on the existing gate..been there 40 years or so.

    What I'm really asking I suppose is is there a guide or something to what hinges to use where and what...
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    Would they take the weight ? I like the idea of...

    Would they take the weight ? I like the idea of being able to lift it off.. that gate is the only access to the back..down a 1500 wide passage..but there must be a reason why the triangular hinges...
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    Any updates on this? I haven't been down that...

    Any updates on this?
    I haven't been down that way for a while?

    Meli
  26. Thread: Gardening

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    Sounds good for hopeless gardeners like me :D

    Sounds good for hopeless gardeners like me :D
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    I've never understood why people try to sand off...

    I've never understood why people try to sand off paint? Go the paint stripper!!. you may find that's all it needs .

    If this was old timber it was prolly painted straight over shellac and the paint...
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    Hah.. my work bench is part of the kitchen. looks...

    Hah.. my work bench is part of the kitchen. looks lovely with a plant on it and the bench vice comes in handy too.

    Swarf.and sawdust...thats what sons are for :D
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    Sort of like this one but more solid. I'm using...

    Sort of like this one but more solid. I'm using 100x45 ash for all the rails plus the pickets are closer together.

    The hinges will be attached to a post bolted into next doors wall :D


    331345
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    Building a picket gate- hinge question

    Hello strangers :)

    I've finally begun work on the plethora of small things to be done on my new house.

    Safety first.. the picket gate that opens directly onto a very busy rd is just about on...
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    Well I have moved in. I took my old dirty tatty...

    Well I have moved in.
    I took my old dirty tatty ex school workbench, stripped the old masonite off the top, stripped the yukky rubbery glue... Found lovely grained 10 ply underneath.
    It cleaned up...
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    That might work, I have 1800 wide passage way on...

    That might work, I have 1800 wide passage way on the side.:yes:
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    hmm good point!!

    hmm good point!!
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    Nope, no garage. I have a sort of mad idea...

    Nope, no garage.

    I have a sort of mad idea about tarting up my old school workbench (you know the heavy as lead things with a vice on both sides?) putting it in the dining area adjoining the...
  35. Thread: Returning Expat

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    Thank you. But it's grown so big in the last few...

    Thank you.
    But it's grown so big in the last few years It is hard to find your way around.
    Kudos to Neil. (I think :o)
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    Ahem.. I am the Her Indoors:;

    Ahem.. I am the Her Indoors:;
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    :D I could always convince my kids that...

    :D

    I could always convince my kids that sleeping in the smallest room reduces the need to clean up the floor :D
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    most of the work I will be doing is fixing all my...

    most of the work I will be doing is fixing all my furniture I never got around to when I did it for a living.
    so if I have somewhere under cover to "glue up" "screw up" and somewhere to store clamps...
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    Thank you Graeme, It's nice to know others...

    Thank you Graeme,
    It's nice to know others struggle with adversity :D
    So you used the old dunny mainly to store stuff and worked elsewhere. Hmmm maybe I'll build a structure with one side open to...
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    No Shed... creative thinking required

    :no:

    No shed at my new house.

    My old place had a small but very functional workshop. about 3x4m.
    My choices are

    put a bench in the laundry (max bench space about 2m and room for a tool...
  41. Thread: Returning Expat

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    Thanks Crowie, My first project will be...

    Thanks Crowie,

    My first project will be pulling an old school cupboard apart to recycle the kaurri into kitchen bench tops.

    looking forward to filling in nail holes :D

    I dont settle until...
  42. Thread: A better book ?

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    Have you tried your local main branch library?...

    Have you tried your local main branch library?
    Most good libraries have a selection of good woodturning books. If there are non on the shelf, check their calalogue, They will also usually order...
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    Pompei boat yard, Mordialloc needs help

    I took a drive down to Mordialloc a few weeks ago.

    Seems the old boat yard is about to turn into a supermarket.
    There are dozens of really beautiful old wooden boats there, slowly rotting away....
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    It depends on what he/she is willing to pay for a...

    It depends on what he/she is willing to pay for a professional job.
    I can highly recommend Birch restorations in Moorabin. These guys have been restoring good quality furniture for about 35 years...
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    If they are not going to be permanently outside,...

    If they are not going to be permanently outside, consider danish oil. You should be able to get 3 coats per day.

    Where you can use a thin coat of shellac as a primary coat to seal the timber, I...
  46. Thread: Returning Expat

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    Returning Expat

    Not exactly a newbie but I have been absent a while.
    I have just bought a new house needing some judicious improvements.
    I'll be doing a lot of the work myself .
    Kauri kitchen tops (pros and cons)...
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    Divorces can be nasty or amicable. The best...

    Divorces can be nasty or amicable.
    The best advice I can give is remove all emotion from the property settlement. Emotion feeds lawyers, not neccessarily because they are greedy but because they are...
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    no kids, no joint property? Just file for the...

    no kids, no joint property?
    Just file for the divorce .
    you can do it yourself.
    you can even do it online.

    property settlements are completely separate from the divorce. sheesh.:rolleyes:
    ...
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    but solid wood is soo much prettier. and makes...

    but solid wood is soo much prettier.
    and makes you feel like you have built something lasting.
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    Kauri used to be used for boat building I think....

    Kauri used to be used for boat building I think.
    tolerates water well.

    I could be wrong and it would be exxy
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