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I've been monitoring the 31 Digital TV guide and see that Steve's Woodworking Masterclass Series 1 premieres THIS Tuesday 12 NOV at 6.30pm. If you're not in Brisbane you should be able to watch it at...

Wow Pete...Setting a fine example! Shame I don't drink but would look pretty impressive in my home-made ginger beer bottle next time I have guests for high tea!!!! Well done - can't wait to see more....

Really appreciate the feedback!

The carcass was made of plywood (not the cheap stuff - too many voids), silky oak veneer was applied with hide glue, american oak edging on lid and base mating...

Actually it's a journeyman's tool box but since it's for me I've renamed it! It's been hours of work but I have a great teacher in Steve at fineboxes.com.au on the Gold Coast. I have a huge...

It's finally finished! My version of the classic journeyman's tool box, paying respects to my great great grandfather who was a journeyman cabinet maker in Edinburgh in 1851. Finished tool box would...

I have a Number 8 Dawn vice that I have just recently restored. It had the same problem as you're experiencing. By rotating the rods (mine will "spin" with a bit of effort) I eventually found a sweet...

I've also been looking but cannot find a class anywhere in Brisbane or the Gold Coast! Pls add a post if you do find a teacher.

See my thread in the Market Place sub forum! Cheers:)

G'day...What a LOVELY collection of planes!!!!

Just another idea...The November 2009 (yes - this year - it just came in the mail!) issue of Popular Woodworking pages 45 to 47 has an article titled...

It looks to me like a candle wick trimmer....They were routinely used to keep the wick trimmed to its optimum length of 1/4".

Chippies seem to use the term to describe the space they leave between the inside face of the door frame and the trim that they fit to the "finish" face ie flat with the plasterboard etc. The quirk...

John, Forget to mention I'm going to pinch your idea for the tool rack. Doesn't seem safe to me the way Rowley suggests putting the tool rack at the back of the bench! But then, many of the photos in...

Hi John

I used mostly recycled timber too. Bought the hardwood legs, but got all the "solid" panels from the "Xmas Party Beer Pile" (all the "waste" packing sheets, dinged edge stuff etc) at my...

Should be finished by midday tomorrow...I'm keen to get back to turning so the doors to enclose the base will have to wait! I modified Rowley's design (from "Woodturning - A Foundation Course") in...

My new lathe bench is nearly finished and I hope to be using the Record (which was given to me) this weekend. I'd really appreciate a copy of Rowley's Woodturning Projects book but the suggested...

This is the BIG stuff that I'm working on to FINALLY get my workshop organised. I've been walking round the lathe packing crate for around two years and sold my previous lathe 18 months ago in...

I've just done a class with Steve (toolbagsPLUS on the Forum...www.fineboxes.com.au) and learnt HEAPS. I hadn't even thought about making boxes (too busy dealing with the BIG stuff) but now I've...

I've recently completed this box as a class project as a student of Steve's (toolbagsPLUS on the Forum...www.fineboxes.com.au). Great learning curve playing with veneer and trying marquetry as well....

Thanks Mick, but I've already explored both these options (and eBay etc etc). Sadly the book is out of print, apparently with no plans to reprint. Just hoping someone will have a copy they would be...

Does anyone have a copy of Keith Rowley's "Woodturning Projects" that they no longer need? I've almost completed the Foundation Course (and the "new bench" for my Record lathe based on his design!)...

I was lucky to do the restoration as part of my weekly class with Michael Borton, fine woodworker extraordinaire, who lives in Murwillumbah. He provided the oak from his stores but I think Lazarides...

Hi and welcome Marlowe!

I started off the same way, learning by watching the tradesmen (back in 1984 they were ALWAYS tradesMEN). My first project was a row house in Melbourne and now I'm living...

PM sent....How soon can I start??????

The desk has been in the family for over 50 years. It was built sometime between 1910 and the Depression and was originally owned by a shearing machine manufacturer in Sydney. That firm was "taken...

Wanted a short break and decided to try out airasia's new service flying out of Coolangatta to Kuala Lumpur. Booked an extra leg to Sabah and back, also on airasia.

HIghly recommend these cheap...

I'm a VERY KEEN woodworking woman living on the Tweed. After winning a Selleys workshop competition in the 1980s I bought a cheap house so I could renovate and learn to use all the tools! I have been...

Finally managed to finish the latest restoration project. The old desk was in very poor shape when I started. Both pedestals had been dragged across rough floors in the past - this action split and...

I've had the same challenge - once on a terrace in Melb and again in SYD! Solved it by laying a few of layers of carpet/ underlay/ foam across the bullnose verandah and then laying a LONG wide...

Have a look at member posts from "septimusfry". There's no manual available at the link but this member may still be able to help. Good Luck!

I started woodworking 25 years ago with a circular saw and a speed square and managed to build all sorts of major and minor projects using jigs. When I finally bought (read "could afford") the Triton...

I've read the previous messages in the thread but am left wondering what my best options are? I've got 15A power points, a Carbatec 2HP dust extractor (label says 7AMP 2HP) and am VERY KEEN to fit a...

Just working on an Oak project which has had two coats of Feast Watson Floor Seal with a light sand between coats. Do I need to apply more coats to protect the table top? What then? I've got some...

I won my first B & D Workmate in a Selley's Win a Workshop promotion in 1984. It's VERY SOLID (has had Mini motors rebuilt on it!) and it came with a number of attachments that do just about...

Haven't won a free ticket but wondered if the link for MELB discount will be activated? Only got til FRI this week and it's already WED!!!!!! Thanks in anticipation!!!!!!

Looked on Bunnings website and searched but couldn't find this product. Looked elsewhere but could only find a Kincrome workbench that has a steel frame and a 39mm top...... Surely THAT doesn't...

Triton and others generally offer their demonstrators "freebies" as well as cash payment for demonstrations. In other words, you provide your demonstrators with say your workbench and accessories to...

Not sure whether it's all Bunnings stores or just my local one. Called in this morning for Triton resupply and was told they are no longer stocking Triton. Was about to walk out in disgust when I...

Thought you might like to see the Heron my father built using simple hand tools in the 1960s. The Standard Ten had to be out of the garage while the project was underway - replaced with a powder-blue...

No minimum hours charged here at Tweed Heads. It's cheaper for me to hire the machine and the operator and pay about 20mins travelling time than it is to hire a machine and try and do it myself. By...

It should only take a good Kanga or Dingo operator less than half an hour to dig out a rock this size and load it in your trailer or theirs to take away or move it to another part of your garden as a...

Well the latest edition of ShopNotes just arrived in the mail and includes an eight page article on constructing an "heirloom tool dovetailed Shoulder Plane". The article is easy to follow and very...

Have you tried searching under rabbet plane which I think is the same tool? Have a quick look at www.hocktools.com/products.htm (I have no association with them!) as they have plans for a 1" by 6"...

Does anyone have a manual for this model? I've purchased a second-hand lathe that needs a couple of replacement parts before I can use it. Any idea what came with this lathe originally in terms of...

Came across a 2nd hand Delta that came in well under budget and will meet my needs for a while. Left me some coins for some new books, sanding drums etc etc. Very happy gal! Saw is due to arrive...

Thanks for all the replies! Off to Melbourne on Thursday to look around and will keep you posted on my final choice of bandsaw!

I already had a Triton biscuit joiner but was given a GMC one as a gift about 6 months ago. Very happy with it for occasional use.

My home workshop is complete except for a bandsaw. After 20 years woodworking I've decided I can't do without one any longer! With a budget of around $1500-$2000 I'd like some recommendations from...

I went to the Triton demo and decided to upgrade my router table after seeing the new one in action. The new design means I don't have my own range of feather boards clamped all over getting in the...

Bunnings Bendigo (Vic) are having a woodworking demo/ sausage sizzle evening with reps from different companies showing off their wares (including the new Triton router table!) on Wednesday 13...