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World renowned Kiwi Woodturner and Sculptor Graeme Priddle is giving a series of demos in Newcastle over this coming weekend 1 & 2 November.

:D We still have vacancies for both these Demos :D...

Hi fellow woodturners. Woodturners of the Hunter is hosting two demonstrations by world leading New Zealand woodturner Graeme Priddle.
For further details see...

Hi fellow woodturners. Woodturners of the Hunter are hosting two demonstration sessions by world leading New Zealand woodturner Graeme Priddle.
For further details have a look at...

All my festdrool gear is second hand - mainly from a furniture factory. Never have had a problem and all parts still available . Better than anything else I've ever used!:U

For all you Newcastle forumites WOTH will be open at the Newcastle show friday, saturday and sunday. We are also running a raffle with an outdoor setting in Tassie Macrocarpa as first prize and a...

Yep! you are now officially addicted! Keep this box for comparison in a few years - it's an interesting process:;

Further research has led me to this site Office Swivel Chair parts & Bar stool swivel replacement repair parts :U
Next question: has any forumite had any dealings with this company?? Looks to be...

Could anyone point me toward a "new" or replacement Captain's Chair mechanism?? I have an old chair and the mechanism (rise and fall as well as tilt) is very worn:no:. Any help appreciated

Ahead of your time for sure Dragonfly!!:U

There is a wonderful exhibition on at the S.H.Ervin gallery by David Boyd who was the Australian artist who first started using "Sfumato" to create artworks. He used candles as the heat/soot source...

No Fuss

and over

Livos and Simon are there near the southwest corner of the Exhibition Centre.
Angela from Livos is there and really knows her products ( there are many and varied) and Simon and his offsider (sorry...

looking forward to the weekend:D:D

A great use of some extraordinary timber with very impressive workmanship Billy. Thanks for giving us something to aim for!:2tsup::2tsup:

Woodturners of the Hunter are also going to be holding a Woodturning Demo by internationally famous woodturner Chris Stott on the 31st. Combine the Livos / Simon Zablotsky demo and the Stott demo and...

Hi there, I have never did wood working before but would be very interested in learning. I live in swansea nsw, and was wondering if there is anyone teaching in my area/ Newcastle area.
Thankyou...

Just a heads up for Newcastle Woodies.
Woodturners of the Hunter are hosting a demo by Chris Stott on the 31st March at our Clubrooms in the Newcastle Showgrounds.
ALL WOODIES ARE...

Woodturners of the Hunter will be hosting a woodturning demo by Chris Stott at our clubhouse which will be open to all interested woodturners as well as our own members. Chris is a world renowned...

Looks like a great demo and at a good price too!!:D

Alex and Nerb are spot on. You may also find that the panel is warping too and is influencing the frame but wetting the frame and flattening or over flattening is the solution. Have you checked that...

Thanks Alex - you must have the patience of Jobe!!:B

wonderful looking box Alex - up to your usual high standard! Give us a clue as to how you've done the construction.:rolleyes: pretty please:D

Woodsurfer some of our boxmakers are now using "tiger wire" between two screws. It is available from beading suppliers and seems to work quite well. Yeah inaccurately made hinges make the job of...

This cabinet is :oo:SPECTACULAR:oo:
For more details go to Woodturners of the Hunter: Jewellery Cabinet Raffle
Check out the rest of our website to see what Woodturners of the Hunter is up...

Try loggerheads at Loggerheads Specialist in Mulga and Gidgee LOGGERHEADS
also J&C Thin timber Ph 07 5482 8561 or [email protected]
Have dealt with both and both have good stuff:2tsup:

Just put some pix of the cabinet here. This is just a stunning cabinet made by Greg Lawrence and Ron Taylor - two of our best cabinet makers in the Club (Woodturners of the Hunter). The cabinet will...

Damien, I'd go for the Triton/Gifkins combo. :2tsup:
We run about 6 router tables at our Club ( Woodturners of the Hunter) and have a mixture of boxmaking classes and furniture, toymaking, general...

Maybe the Kafe 15s (espresso coffee machine):U

yep message received and understood:2tsup: This is just a trial period to gauge success and usage and when we get the stats in and we feel it is going well then we will set up a paypal facility....

Great, thanks for the detail. Great use of unused product too - well done.:2tsup:

Well done ruddy, great design well executed. What did you use for the inlay in the lid? Is it brass with wooden plugs or all wood? Love the "hotdog" handles on the trays too!!:2tsup:

Hi folks, just a note to say that the corrected plans are up on our website at Woodturners of the Hunter: Woodturners of the Hunter :2tsup:

We have been notified of a couple of glitches in our plans :oo: :doh:and we will be correcting those mistakes soon. Will post again when the corrections are complete:2tsup:

Forgot to mention too that we have a email list you can get on via our Free Boxmaking Page so you will then get an email when a new plan is posted.
Woodturners of the Hunter: FREE Boxmaking Plans...

Woodturners of the Hunter are pleased to notify the Boxmaking forum that the next in our series of Free Boxmaking Plans are available from our website at Woodturners of the Hunter: Woodturners of the...

Cheers Billy,
it takes a lot of work from a large number of members - concepts, designing, machining timber, instruction of students and more.
We have a fantastic group with a wealth of...

Woodturners of the Hunter are starting a new community project!

We have been running boxmaking courses at our Club for over 2 years now and have excellent instructions and plans for a number of...

Our Club (Woodturners of the Hunter) took a bus up to Peters last month for a trip. :2tsup:
Would it be a worthwhile project to hire a bus from Newcastle to go up to Peter's Expo Friday 25th and...

Thanks for the feedback Mark - I've set up a page on our website Woodturners of the Hunter: Woodturners of the Hunter and on the Expo 2012 page we would love any feedback you may have to guide us on...

Wheelin the only explanation I can give is that Expertise Events let the Newcastle City Council Tourism people know about their show ( a 4 day event in august) and the NCC Tourism people just...

Cheers Nathan, we do appreciate the feedback.
Yes it is a HEAP of work to organize but we always thought it was well worthwhile and it had the additional benefit of our Club being able to donate...

Just for Forum Members information, Woodturners of the Hunter are participating at the Newcastle City Farmers Markets on the second and fourth sunday of each month. We have lots of finished products...

OK guys here it is from the horses mouth!!

THERE WILL BE NO 2011 WOODWORKING SHOW IN NEWCASTLE.

We could not comply with Expertise events new 4 day show (as well as a change of dates) as all...

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Hi Scally,
we not be related aaarrgghh!:pirate2: but I'm willing to discuss it over a couple of Rums if you insist!!
Should be some good gear this year at Expo 2009, and not all turning related....

We are a ways down the track now in planning Expo 2009. For a progress report go to our website at www.woodturners.org.au and go to the Expo 2009 page.
See you all there!!

AAArgh ye be right Salty 72:pirate2:

Hi Steve,
my recommendation would be to contact the Woodturners of the Hunter as I know they have a ship (ping container) load of the Camphor in all shapes and sizes. Go down to the clubhouse on a...

Gidday Mark,
I'm sure that John Reid will be very interested in hearing from you. Sounds like a great idea to me!:U

To the casual observer this may appear to be a monologue - but mark and I have...