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    ps. 'picked up' is too strong a word. It's bloody...

    ps. 'picked up' is too strong a word. It's bloody heavy.
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    I wonder if anyone has a manual for this model?...

    I wonder if anyone has a manual for this model? I've picked up the same model, unfortunately without the original base.
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    It would be a 'courageous' decision for them to...

    It would be a 'courageous' decision for them to get rid of him so soon when they went along with his style of electioneering.
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    What about the man on the Clapham Omnibus?:U

    What about the man on the Clapham Omnibus?:U
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    I've followed this thread with interest and fully...

    I've followed this thread with interest and fully understand the emphasis on chairs. They probably are the one item of furniture that have excessive loads put on them in 'normal' use. I'm not...
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    There's a lot of mystique out there but getting a...

    There's a lot of mystique out there but getting a good finish is quick and easy. Welcome to the converted.:U
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    Branches look great sliced as oyster...

    Branches look great sliced as oyster veneer.310433
    Drying can be a problem especially with the more figured heart wood.
    It also smells fantastic when turning - a meal in itself.:U
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    Paul, saw this on Old Tools (now sold). "An...

    Paul, saw this on Old Tools (now sold).

    "An old open handled beech dovetail saw with steel back made by Thos Turner & Co, Sheffield."
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    Thos. rather than Thom?

    Thos. rather than Thom?
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    I have a couple of part-turned small table-tops...

    I have a couple of part-turned small table-tops leaning on the filing cabinet in the study. No room in the shed.:D
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    Exactly so.

    Exactly so.
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    Just like cooking with olive oil.:U

    Just like cooking with olive oil.:U
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    Being older I use Billy McMahon as the benchmark...

    Being older I use Billy McMahon as the benchmark for ineptitude.
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    If it's olive all you need to do is saw a little...

    If it's olive all you need to do is saw a little and smell the fresh sawdust. However, I would have expected the centre to be darker.
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    I had a small Stihl but it went up in a bushfire...

    I had a small Stihl but it went up in a bushfire in 1985. I replaced it with an Echo which I've been using ever since.
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    To balance things a little. A friend in the UK...

    To balance things a little. A friend in the UK told us she was incredibly impressed by Kevin Rudd when he was overseas as PM. He was articulate and intelligent and didn't talk down to the audience or...
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    Nor does the converse.

    Nor does the converse.
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    All I can say is that I'm sorry for the rest of...

    All I can say is that I'm sorry for the rest of the world if the lycra lad is the best on offer.:o
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    I'm more like FF. Some of my hard to find things...

    I'm more like FF. Some of my hard to find things are only found when I've bought a replacement.:B
  20. Thread: Wood Movement

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    I suppose there are times when you have to exert...

    I suppose there are times when you have to exert a little diplomacy especially if you want repeat custom without a box of matches.:C
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    "yes, you're right". Surely two words would have...

    "yes, you're right".
    Surely two words would have the same effect but quicker.:D
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    We moved into a house with one room exactly like...

    We moved into a house with one room exactly like that except all four walls were a different shade. They must have been running short and adding more water after finishing each wall.
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    I saw a video with Frank Klausz in which he used...

    I saw a video with Frank Klausz in which he used a padding lacquer instead of traditional French polish. It was applied by rubber in exactly the same way but is much more forgiving than shellac. I...
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    If movement is directly related to density it...

    If movement is directly related to density it must make lawn bowls a very difficult sport if you're using the old ebony and/or lignum vitae bowls. They'd be kept well sealed I expect.:C
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    Old Greenheart on Grand Designs

    Was watching Grand Designs last night (probably a repeat) where they were converting a lifeboat station. According to Kevin McLeod the timber framing was greenheart and what sounded like jarro....
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    Arrangements can be made - at a price of course.:D

    Arrangements can be made - at a price of course.:D
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    Somewhere in the family there is a photo of him...

    Somewhere in the family there is a photo of him driving a Lanchester not much more modern than the Napier. It would be around 1910.
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    I assume this is the model where the drive chuck...

    I assume this is the model where the drive chuck unscrews. If you do that and take it along to any good hardware store or preferably garage they'll be able to let you know. It's quite a small...
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    My first book of motoring

    We've just had some family mementos shipped from the uk and among them is a book that belonged to my grandfather, Motors and Motoring. Published 1905 and he signed it in 1909. I assume he got it when...
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    I've calmed down a bit now but " is going on"...

    I've calmed down a bit now but " is going on" were the first words that came out.
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    Just think, people pay good money for facial...

    Just think, people pay good money for facial restyling.:D
    Good to know things are looking up and you've certainly been an excellent role model. Perhaps a knighthood will come your way.
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    If your local ironbark is anything like the Vic...

    If your local ironbark is anything like the Vic goldfields ironbark you're on a winner. As John says, sharp is way.
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    Makes a good thread though.:D

    Makes a good thread though.:D
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    Slash-sawn I think.

    Slash-sawn I think.
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    Long spiky leaf things (gardening never really...

    Long spiky leaf things (gardening never really interested me). Also known as snake plant. Sansevieria trifasciata according to wiki.
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    As for Latin - my father was one of the...

    As for Latin - my father was one of the gardeners at an English country house and he always referred to plants by their botanical name, it being the way he was trained. He said it was safer anyway;...
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    My Makita is about twenty years old and is still...

    My Makita is about twenty years old and is still going strong.
    I wouldn't be keen on planing after sanding anyway just in case some abrasive was left in the wood.
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    So how tall does a triffid have to be before you...

    So how tall does a triffid have to be before you can say it's lumbering along?:D
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    And I don't think anyone has mentioned deal! In...

    And I don't think anyone has mentioned deal!
    In English English lumber has tended to have a different meaning -something that weighs you down such as possessions. This is exemplified by Jerome K....
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    I wonder if they'll be keen on their kids having...

    I wonder if they'll be keen on their kids having them. I was going to say 'allow' but I don't think the parents have much hope of stopping it other than by encouraging borers.:D
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    And there's me thinking a skew can be risky. (yes...

    And there's me thinking a skew can be risky. (yes there's a pun there):D
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    Looking really good, should get your money back...

    Looking really good, should get your money back now.:D
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    Now that's a blast from the past Paul, we lived...

    Now that's a blast from the past Paul, we lived on Crookesmoor Road in the early sixties.:U
  44. Like all religions woodworking can be carried to...

    Like all religions woodworking can be carried to extremes.:D
  45. Most of us, if not all, use power tools to some...

    Most of us, if not all, use power tools to some extent. Whether the tools are ours or are being used on our behalf by loggers, mills etc is a different matter. It's always been the case even back in...
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    Very painful looking. I was going to ask if you...

    Very painful looking. I was going to ask if you had an after photo but then I saw the martial arts bit.:no:
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    A lot less likely to raise blisters as well....

    A lot less likely to raise blisters as well. Thanks Neil.
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    I always seem to make bookshelves in a hurry, swearing that we'll never move again. So it's a run to the local timber yard and use what they have. My quick fix for sagging is to drill straight down...
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    I still have some of the stuff I made at school,...

    I still have some of the stuff I made at school, pencil box made from red deal, teapot stand is somewhere at the bottom of a crate and I'm pretty sure a clothes horse is still at my mother's place....
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    Waxing Chinese Rosewood

    I've just been reading 'Sagittarius Rising', the memoirs of a First World War pilot. In 1920/21 he was in China and in passing mentioned seeing rosewood items being waxed. The polisher would hold a...
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