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    I do this a bit and have always gone to my local...

    I do this a bit and have always gone to my local supplier of things for surveyors etc and bought bundles of rough sawn 2x2 pegs
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    I brought up the no-name baby oil a bit back in...

    I brought up the no-name baby oil a bit back in the thread, This is my eventual replacement for - in the 50's 60's and 70,s kero with a splash of distillate in it - many complaints about the stink...
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    Own Brand unperfumed baby oil $2 - $2.50 a bottle...

    Own Brand unperfumed baby oil $2 - $2.50 a bottle

    It's just high grade mineral oil in a convenient bottle and if safe enough for babies I think it will handle anything else

    Neil
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    We can all larf about the pants - however solid...

    We can all larf about the pants - however solid shoes, close fitting warm long socks and no flapping cuffs, could be the royal navy in Nelsons time

    but

    the shirt - long flappy cuffs, wide loose...
  5. Thread: Cold weather

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    Cold Feet

    Canberra can be a bit cool in the winter and every Sunday I spend 11 hours selling Ugg Boots and slippers etc in a huge unheated, cold, drafty concrete floored ex bus garage.

    Customers and other...
  6. Thread: Huge Bandsaw

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    Photos of the bandsaw

    I have not been able to fix the photos to a size that I can post directly - EOFY and pressure of work

    I have already direct e-mailed them to one person and can do that for anyone who pm's me an...
  7. Thread: Huge Bandsaw

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    Huge Bandsaw

    A blacksmith I know showed me a bandsaw he had received as part of a package deal. It and its parts filled a biggish trailer and the tray of his FALCON UTE. It is complete and had to be pulled...
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    Arthritis!!! Stay far away from reciprocating...

    Arthritis!!! Stay far away from reciprocating saws

    Cheap dropsaw is the answer - I can fill a dozen old fruit boxes in 30 minutes - 2x4's fence palings the lot

    Neil
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    I saw it a few years ago as well - I think it was...

    I saw it a few years ago as well - I think it was an advert for a mobile phone which came in a wooden case - almost certainly Japanese and I think it could have been 5 or 6 years ago

    Neil
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    Shaving Mark

    Don't want to hassle you but what is a shaving mark??

    Not game to ask the doc at the moment as he is totally confounded by my gall bladder and pancreas

    "you should be dead" - your organs do not...
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    I was upstairs as a proof reader - that one has...

    I was upstairs as a proof reader - that one has definitely gorn

    Neil
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    Glad it is working out for you - I got enough of...

    Glad it is working out for you - I got enough of a shock being told I'm developing cataracts.

    Serious stuff

    SWMBO was visiting her daughter in Washington DC in the winter and the slush etc and...
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    Awesome soldering iron

    Not particularly uncommon around here - they didn't roll off gal roofs when you were guttering.

    PM if you would like me to keep my eyes open for one

    Neil
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    Three Wheelers

    I have little 1960's Craftsman three wheeler - I tried to give it away a while ago but no-one was interested.

    They are a bit rough on blades (if you leave it tensioned up) going round a fairly...
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    Off topic - Hones and stones

    Epoxy and bulk filler

    Custom made stones and hones for moulding planes

    I have been using diamond saws, cutters and burrs to reshape existing stones and pieces of slate "DUH"

    How obvious is...
  16. Traffic and pedestrians and "council"

    Until I retired last year I was very involved with the local pedestrian community.

    'THE OLD LADIES'

    The mini roundabouts in Katoomba are typical of replacement of pedestrian crossings at T...
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    Fuel Pump

    Morris Minors were first cars for a lot of us in the 60's - a small spanner or shifter on a piece of string hung inside the bonnet to tap on the Lucas fuel pump was a well known fix as was wrapping...
  18. IView speed

    George Gently as a speed test is doubtful - could just be Martin Shaw in one of his slow and ponderous modes.

    Neil
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    Mallets

    I made my heavy mallet in 1962 at Asquith boys High - Redgum?? with a handle which might be Spotty

    Heavy as

    Both faces have a worn in depression in the upper left quadrant so I probably didnt...
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    Amazing and good service

    I deal with two suppliers in Sydney

    With one I order on a Sunday night or Monday morning - the courier picks up Tuesday and turns up on Thursday morning $19.00 a box (they got confused once...
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    12" saw

    If you dig around there is a lot of reference to "junior" tool kits - many of the more expensive British and US ones described them as real tools just like dads. The handle size may seem larger than...
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    What wood is it

    From the design I would suspect that it is imported from Europe (France or the Low countries)

    Most of my info is about French wooden tools

    Wooden planes etc came in about 4 grades according to...
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    How long is the slab There is a whole new...

    How long is the slab

    There is a whole new technique in keeping a plane flat if you have to step during your stroke. As you step forward you can tend to lift your front hand and put weight on your...
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    Bench making

    Company is called theenglishwoodworker

    You will find a lot of his videos on youtube and an extensive blog on the website

    Neil
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    FITCHs

    What he said

    Neil
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    Storing spuds

    I store mine in hessian sandbags (cheap from Bunnies) right up the back corner of my concrete garage off the floor

    No light - some air - carefully check for damage and leave them on the surface...
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    The missing ingredient

    The problem with a lot of these additives is the are one thing (sometimes not well prepared) and they take over - if you are using them to improve the tilth you have to balance them

    Sulphate of...
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    Alternative to greaseproof

    Baking paper - I use the Glad-bake brand and I just tested it and the tape sticks to it - not great but that might be my tape

    Neil
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    metal detection

    I have a hanson magnetic stud finder which fits easily in my pocket and doesnt use batteries - $25 dollars or so delivered from a seller on ebay

    2 rare earth magnets which stop it dead if gently...
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    Conflicts

    Know where you are about. I might have done alright too - except as a woodworker I was not part of the select group who could be seen when they came in the door - I buy, I have needs which I can pay...
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    Auger files

    About the only place I have consistently found these is Lee Valley/Veritas in Canada - Great service - do NOT open the catalogue (they are haveing a one day sale of cosmetic seconds today - first...
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    Manufactured decking

    Carpenter/Builder doing some fencing at a place I was working and we talked about these as he was using them for fencing. Main problem he had was allowing for lateral growth as apparently they move...
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    Parcel delivery

    I was lucky to be home when they arrived at around 8.15

    Unfortunately this was 45 minutes after the 4CFM skip - Management orders were you open the magnificently wrapped parcel when the skip is...
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    Queanbeyan Swap Meet

    I'll be there - Plenty of tool interest - last year picked up some gouges and a decent fray brace, Year before was good for saw files.

    If anyone is coming there is a lot of other stuff on -...
  35. ECE planes

    [QUOTE=seanz;1819298]No, not that! :oo: :D The coolest thing about the ECE planes is how the sole is attached.

    That famous mystery joint

    They are very good planes and I think what you have is...
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    New Build workshop

    As well as Fine woodworking I would take a look at Popular Woodworking and the Taunton Press and check their titles with your local library and ILL (Inter Library Loan)

    Lots of info

    I think a...
  37. Aldi Chisels

    I've bought few sets of these over the last 4? years as I've found it better to have a basic tool kit at all the family houses as many will understand.

    They are not fine chisels they seem to me...
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    Astragal Press - Woodworking Books

    I have just had notification from Astragal press that the two Jon M Whelan books on wooden planes are being reprinted and they are taking preorders for mid-November. Under $60 for the two - however...
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    Stool

    Got one pm saying you had sussed it out - nothing else

    click on brontehls on this message and it will bring up the menu including private message

    Neil
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    Tage Frid Stool

    I have had the same set for about 25 years - Taunton still sell it new (with a dvd) for about 90 usd - Keep an eye on the christmas specials

    In the page before the one you have Tage mentions...
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    Tage Frig stool

    Is it the three legged one.

    Unfortunately my scanner is not talking to my PC.

    Is there is any dimension you really need quickly? -

    If not pm me with your address and I will copy the pages...
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    Noisy clocks

    My partner has informed me that I am only allowed to have clocks in the house if I do not start them - so the others are in the workshop wound and running with only the Ansonia (my first one) with...
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    Just took another look

    Very odd just got notification that it is listed again and this auction isn't finished yet

    Still not the dawn ice I am looking for
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    Interesting clamp - closing soon

    Sorry I don't know how to create a link

    Search for 'Vintage 4" Dawn Heavy Clamp"

    This one has had an interesting life

    Neil
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    70's Saws

    Agree about the handle - very nice

    I have two S&J's which I bought new in 1976 or 7 - crosscut and rip with identical plastic handles - very similar to this in shape but no screws rivets or nuts -...
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    Contact with Tyzack etc

    Looks like crosslink in their database/posting to a maintenance package

    Very reliable and ethical In all my dealings with them

    Neil
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    I dunno

    Its $9 - Lots of clear pictures and the text seems honest but may reflect his tool kit. A Simonds $2.00 saw nut (even in poor condition) and a couple of other saw nuts tempts me to ask for the...
  48. Thread: Saw Report 5

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    Beryllium tools

    Somewhere in the nonmagnetic anomaly section of he back shed I have a packers axe (blade,hammer head and nail puller/pry in brass/bronze/beryllium. Picked up in the late 70's at a garage sale in...
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    More to the Buck Saw

    Remembered where my Hibbard Spencer, Bartlett & Co catalogue was so had a dig in there in 1899

    Apparently identical saw - painted red $8.50 or $9.00 per dozen according to the blade, without...
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    Buck Saw

    Sargent were toolmakers who supplied the big catalogue companies like Sears.

    Fulton was a Sears house brand (like craftsman etc)

    My memory may be failing me on this but it think it went...
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