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Does anyone have any experience with Afrormosia? I'm making a table top and two bench (seat) tops for an outdoor setting from Afrormosia, and am wondering what my options are to finish it. I believe...

I used some genuine (i hope!!) teak in a project a few years ago, and to me, the distinctive feature of the timber whilst working with it was the smell - not really strong, but quite similar to...

Another option may be the Metabo (Elektra Beckum) HC300. Bit dearer, only two knife, but pretty nice machine! Fit and finish of the machine is almost faultless and the surface it gives, provided all...

When I saw him with 2 mates, it must have been about 14 years ago (at least), and what impressed us (in addition to his blistering slide chops) was the way he enjoyed playing for the crowd. He looked...

Rocker, thats a tough burden to bear for one who enjoys working with machinery and power tools. Giving up driving, however may seem a blessing (clarification - I live in the city!). I'll be thinkng...

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So many different timber yards have different sizes its hard to know. If you are buying bog standard construction timbers, there are fairly typical sizes, but once you get into the higher grade...

I fitted a vice like that one, using coach screws up into the underside of the benchtop. Make sue your pilot holes are the right size and splitting wont be an issue. I like the idea of a fixing that...

Pros:

1. you can dispose of the concrete rubble for free
2. you will need less soil to backfill the wall

Cons:

1. the rubble is very large, and there will be lots of voids in amongst the...

I have started making a table and two bench seats for the back yard. I am following a plan from the Custom Woodwork book series (Time Life) and am using some Oregon beams pulled out of a 30yo house...

Thanks for your help guys!
I'll start another thread with the project.

Mark,

I would imagine you anrent doing any hard banging or pushing against this bench, lioke you would on a typical woodworker's setup, so a heavy bench is not necassary? Why dont you go to a...

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but its relevant to a current question i have...I'm building an outdoor table and bench seats that features legs than will be laminated up from 1 1/2" oregon peices to...

You say "does a manual have to be provided..." , what do you mean? A commercial builder who hands over a building to a client with a building occupant warning system in it (fire and evacuation alarm,...

Wher are you located?

I am a Builder (although not domestic), and so have a fair bit of experience with this sort of dilemma. I would say to you nev25, that you most definately should talk directly with the person whose...

Shiver Me Timbers in Williamstown has pretty good stocks of recycled dressed timber.

Mathews in Vermont have a huge range of native and exotic timbers at pretty good prices

Yes, jigsaw is a good tool to use, but considering your ply is only 3mm thick, a hand saw would be better. If you do want to use a jigsaw, use a fine or medium blade and try to support the ply nest...

I would suggest ripping the planks down to about 40mm strips and re-gluing them together to the required width for your work top slab (are you going to build your bench with a tool well at the...

Here is an often overlooked upside to the local economy with the popularity of on-line shopping...the business of moving freight is booming. This includes couriers, warehouse workers, logistics...

As everybody else said, your bench will work best with the dog holes in line with the dog on the vice, no doubt. Here's a photo of my bench, with dog holes along the front edge, but as you can see,...

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I did a merbau deck last summer and left it for 2 months before Spa'n'deck was applied, came up a treat. Make sure you get the preparation solution when you get your paint, as this seems to be vital...

Good question.....(I have one in my roof as well)....Thinks....cutting it up with a grinder in your roof space is not a good idea, sparks, dry conditions, could be a disaster.

If you have a metal...

We use Enjo cleaning cloth followed by Enjo drying cloth on our CaesarStone and it comes up schmick.

I put everything onto an Excel spreadsheet. Not fancy, but easy to use. Most people already have it...

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Anothor old beach house knocked down to make way for something flash...(sniff sniff)

I made a table and 2 chairs for my 2yo son and a cradle for my 3mo daughter, all from offcuts of merbau from my deck. They came up well, I was surprised that Merbau is actually quite a nice wood to...

That remindes me of the constipated mathematician, who worked it out with a pencil.

Roller door. Good for access for big items and for letting in the fresh air / sunshine. 2 x single doors at rear. I like Roller doors, because they dont take up much room when they are open.

If its going to be a lamp (stand light = lamp i think??) then why dont you just put a couple of long screws in from the base up into the post? Easy, quick and bound to be stronger than biscuit...

Geebung, I built a similar (not nearly as nice) shed as yours in my backyard in Richmond. As a solution for the small yard, it is very effective, isnt it? You still have to pack up at the end of the...

Fellow woodies - i seek help. A very close friend has asked me to make a chair for him, and has seen and loves a chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright called "The Origami Chair".

Has anyone seen...

I saw a demo at the melbs WWW show, and yeah, seems pricey.

I wear a pair of denim carhartt overalls. Caps off to the yanks, they make good workwear, and besides, yakka dont make denim overies anymore.

Another possible source for ideas - there is a shop/business around the corner from our house, in Elsternwick (SE Melbourne) called Learning By Doing Woodwork Room Pty Ltd that specialize in teaching...

On one hand, jigs can be safer

On the other hand, wedges are useful for so many different things, requiring different sizes, that it can be quite useful to have a technique to cut them free hand...

I just made a purchase.....no problems. Not that you would expect any, would you?

That is a corker!! Would you be annoyed if I copied it (for personal use, naturally!)

We have a similar jiggie in our kitchen for slicing bagels, and it is a permanat fixture on the bench. This...

One of the first few things i mounted on the wall of my shed was a couple of fire extinguishers, one for electrical fires and one water extinguisher.....but then with your background, i bet you have...

NIce table! looks like the kind that was built to last! Looks really good.

I finished a 20m2 merbau deck recently, and coated it with Spa-n-Deck (as rec'd by some posts on this forum). I left the deck weather for a month, then washed it down with the companion pre-treatment...

There are a couple of threads on this and similar series, one names all the titles up to about 20 I think. I dont know how to include a link in this post (yeah, i know its pobably dead easy...:q) but...

Looks beautiful Wongo. Really nice work!

Victorians (and others?) there is a story in todays Age newspaper about woodworker Henry Hakopian. Its on page 16 of the Domain section, and makes for an enjoyable read....

I just bought a drop saw from Just Tools in South Melb, and although it wasnt either of the models you are looking at, they beat everybody else i looked at on price, quite comfortably. Bet that...

dan, the tail vice is a block with a groove cut into either side. Once the grooves are cut, I ripped the vice block in half, separating top from bottom, across the grooves. The top and bottom of the...

Thanks blokes.

The plans were from one of the Time Life Custom Woodworking series (The Home Workshop). American Book. I have seen quite a few similar benches around too.