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Welcome to the outdoors, Derek! Your verandah's looking a bit like mine.

With our fresh windy weather, you'll find the biggest PITA is that the floaty shavings from your planes tend to float much...

Imbibing gin in Illinois is illicit.

Derek

That looks like a rip-off to me. That plane is not "...ready for immediate use..." The photos don't show the significant defects and the description is, at the very least, misleading.

I...

I've owned a B&D Workmate for well over 30 years. It's a really useful bit of kit. Until quite recently it was the only bench I possessed and it served me well.

The biggest drawback is that it's...

One of my son's mates at primary school was a kid named Jose (pronounced, of course: Hosay).

When Jose's little brother turned up at school a couple of years later, he was immediately named Hose...

There used to be a firm of lawyers in England called Doolittle and Dally and a real estate agent called Gascoigne Pees.

I knew a bloke called Horace Morris. His wife's name was (no kidding!) Doris.

Also knew a Don Hancock. We called him Han.

metalfabricator

You should be able to find advertised jobs on the internet. Try Googling "mining jobs in WA".

Flying "up there" isn't a viable option. Most of the recruiting is handled by...

Craig

$110.00 for a Stanley #4 is way too much. Even if it's in very good condition, it will likely need some tuning and fettling.

$48.00 is probably more like it - provided all the parts are...

You're probably right but then .... why would you ask?

Congratulations, Grandad! :2tsup:

Bob

Thanks for this. We're quite used to seeing expert tutorials from you, of course, but this one is really timely. I am going to be making a saw vice over the coming weekend and then attempting...

Ding, I'm impressed! This is very good work (short, too!). Have a greenie!

Er, wha?



Expressions like ; 'In and of itself', for example?


I'm delighted to learn that you agree with yourself, Ding.

1. Depends on what said bloke does and who finds out (nudge, nudge, wink, wink).
2. Nah.
3. Nah. Appeals process? Sounds a bit too chap-like to me.



True. But it bothers me that you seem so...

Great stuff, Mike. They look as if they're having a good time.



He looks interested. D'you think you might have a future candidate there?

Quite right. And in fact the entire scene appears in an early chapter of that epic tale: "The Rip In The Fabric Of The Universe". :D

:2tsup: That's one of my favourites too, Joe. The hotel clerk in that scene was played by Graham Stark. He appeared in several Pink Panther movies. One of the best deadpan comedy actors.

Which is entirely appropriate since the said Mr C was a major contributor to both of the sections in question. :wink:

Well ..... I'm with you, Mr C.

On the floor of our bedroom is a small stack of jarrah boards. Several of them have been jointed, edge-joined and planed smooth. They will form the top of a small...

Fair dinkum, Bob, that's nearly spot on. You've made one small blue - just enough to prove you're not dinky-di. If you hadn't we'd all be worrying that ya not a real septic but instead an Aussie...

Very probably. :(

I guess the point is that the big retailers will succeed. Their generic branding strategy will work for them (they may not succeed totally in reducing their offerings to Brand...

It actually goes a bit further than line fees and de-listing. The two major supermarket chains are pushing their "own brand" or generic product lines very hard. The feedback to their suppliers is:...

Dion

FWIW, here's my contribution:

Planes: I've got quite a few, including Terry Gordon's original smoother and his new A55 smoother. They are both superbly well-designed and made and they do a...

...If you can get to my place before about 7.30 pm WA time this evening, there might be a drop or two left of the bottle of Avon Brae '99 shiraz I opened last night. Bewdiful!!:2tsup:

Er.... fellas

I reckon the last four posts come very close to Code violations. :oo: I'm not even sure which bit of The Code we might be close to violating but arguing about bloody filenames and...

Cliff,

I'm wrong, you're not, after all, a smartarse :roll: . This is because you're wrong, too. :p Having had another look (because I couldn't recall writing 10 versions of the A5-sized Code) at...

You might also like to refer to the following section from The Code of Practice:

5.12.1. A bloke’s bench can be purchased complete but it is recommended that a bloke build his own bench which can...

Cliff, you're right of course and therefore deserve to be appropriately acknowledged, publicly. (Smartarse :p ).



Yerrsss :no: :cool:




Yerrss :cool:

To be honest, it doesn't bother me if someone wants to edit and amend the emailed version.

You can't prevent it from happening and, anyway, who's to say that the amendments might not be...

Looks good, Bob. Well done!

Not too long, I imagine. :~ But we'll know, won't we? There is only one Code of Practice! :;

Amazing! That's the first time I've heard of an email circulating where I know how it originated. :)

As advertised, here is the latest update to The Code.

It includes:
- on page 5, a new para: 5.7.4 'Further Note', under Warning Signs,

- on page 7, another new para: 5.13 'Window coverings'...

Groggy, You're right, of course. The outside is undoubtedly both the logical and the sensible place for the notice. (Smartarse!) :D

First of all, it's clear from the length, prose style and tenor of the foregoing post that Shane the Wild Westralian Dingo has regained control of his computer from the imposter. This is a...

I've only just recovered after originally reading this extract from the Wild Westralian Dingo's recent post. I read it several hours ago and, in the period since, I've had a bit of a lie down and a...

I agree with Alex and a couple of the others. Dazzler hasn't said anything racist.

Metal Head, you should be careful about citing Akermanis as an exemplar of freedom of speech. Most of what he...

Welcome aboard, Inspector. You live in a beautiful part of the world. My wife's sister lives in Vancouver . We've spent a bit of time there. Great place, BC. The only minor drawback is the rain....

In that case, I'm not going to buy it, so there! Yah, boo, sucks!! :p

And this would be a problem because.....? :?

You're right, of course, but there's nothing new about the phenomenon of materialism and status-consciousness. I can clearly recall asking my Dad what he meant when he used the expression "keeping up...

Major

You've done a great job. Thye website looks good - I like the black background. The hand plane restoration pages are excellent. The thumbnails are just the right size and the detailed...

I'm not so sure it says that at all! It certainly says something about my old boss's turn of phrase, though.

You know what they say about consultants:

A consultant is someone who borrows your...

I reckon the list of "Big Things" that BM posted would be a really good tour of Oz. I've seen a few of them. My favourites:-

The Big Ram at Wagin - it's a seriously impressive merino.
The Big...

Linden

You've posed quite an interesting series of problems, mate.

Y'see, if you had followed the evolution of the Code as it has evolved, then you wouldn't be in any doubt as to Wendy and...

Don't be too hard on Mark Webber. Aside from the ongoing problems with his car(s), have a think about this:

Several years ago, I recall reading some comments made by Innes Ireland (for those who...

I'll wear my UBeaut cap - so home in on that when you step through the entrance. However, be advised that the hat in question will be positioned a mere 1.73 metres above FFL (Finished Floor Level) so...

... the Captain's troubles had not ceased with the latest immersion of the irritating O'Flatulence.

McAdam, the portly and loudly check-suited card profferor was still present, planted four-square...

My old boss had a gift for hitting the nail fair on the head. We were talking about a bloke who was doing some consulting work for us (and making one helluva meal of it). My boss said:

"Be...