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Mike,

I appreciate your thoughts, which as it has turned out, are not too different from my own line of reasoning. The job is now done. My experiences might be useful to others.

Luckily I had...

Replacing fuel filter cartridges has become too frequent - rough conditions obviously stir up sediment and the filter at the tank will then give me just a couple of hours before clogging. I have to...

My mate has taken over a bar panelled in dark fake wood - acres of it, plastic-smooth. He wants to lighten up the joint with paint. Sanding the surfaces is not an attractive option. The bar, by the...

Thanks for this Dave,

I will follow it up, but with a little apprehension, I will admit. I found a UK distributor of Davey products on the web. The fittings ain't cheap. I could spend as much on...

One of our (WBAQ) members recently built an Ian Oughtred Ness yawl. He felt the same need for tradional 'non-ferrous' fittings. He ended up making the wooden patterns himself and getting them cast in...

I would be interested to find out where or from whom in Australia I might source gunmetal or bronze boat fittings.

The background to this enquiry is that I am building a traditional dinghy sailer....

I have not been in the forum for a while but could not help noticing this thread.

Try Barry Sorenson, phone 94466159.

I tried to source some 6mm gaboon ply for a dinghy sailer project - an Iain...

I look forward to meeting up with the Saturday crowd

Regards

PB

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The second picture is of another wooden plane and the profile it produces. Don't like this one as much. Sounds silly, but it looks too 'bubbly' if thats the word to describe it : ....profiles...

Anyway I'm up to the stage of putting new mouldings in , in one particular door, and I decided to do it the old fashioned way with moulding planes.

I have quite a few moulding planes. But the one...

[QUOTE=derekcohen]Adam

A 1 degree backbevel is a simple and quick procedure, the idea of which comes from David Charlesworth, a notable English woodworker and teacher who has publshed a few books...

I'm guessin' as Rich is in Des Moines, Iowa, that he's troubled by another Oak species (as in "mighty oaks from little acorns grow")and not our venerable tas Oak (Eucalyptus variousness).

I...

I have had very limited success with in reversing oak grain. Basically, I get tear-out, no matter what I try. I have tried changing the bevel/honing angles and I have tried back-bevels - no...

I was wondering if there wer any other similar tell tale signs. Thats all.

Adam,
I had a nice experience in Monticello - Jefferson's home in Virginia. We were wandering through the rooms, had...

And I reckon I can still beat any of 'em with my little plane, for a one-off in any reasonably co-operative wood!

Ian, I had not seen your 'little plane' (in the 'Scalloping a Chair Seat' thread)...

Thin-tail dovetails that are beyond the realm of router bits.
Peter Byrne mentioned to me that there was some profiles (eliptical??)

I think what I had in mind was trying to match old...

Following on from Derek and Ashore's comments...........

I have considered all the options put up. It all seems so difficult. I might have another drink and think about it all for another year....

I am looking forward to some good advice on this question. Meanwhile, I can pass on what I have been doing........

I agree with the previous post about having to tackle the bevels.

I keep a box...

I have one that I am prepared to give away. It has add-ons including the thicknesser and spindle moulder bits. I even have the original instruction book. But the motor has had it.

It is in...

Derek, Hobelmeister,

Thank you for a very pleasant outing. There was some useful information imparted. The company was great. It is always a pleasure to catch up with a bunch of woodbutchers, all...

I have an original instruction leaflet for the Stanley #80. 45 degrees it is.

My experience for the burr - a drop of oil on the burnisher and don't push too hard

Regards

Although I will plan on trying my hand more often at dovetailing, I think that for the most part the saw would be used for little jobs where more accuracy than my normal panel saw is needed. Case in...

Michael,

I found a hex head holder, the shank just long enough, have notched it and will send it to you. This will do at a pinch for the 131, but is a bit sloppy. It actually fits a 130 very...

Hey Michael,

I had intended to go foraging tomorrow as I need to get another mag holder for one of my Yankees. I will be able to take both models with me to ensure a fit. So when I find them I...

I have followed this discussion with much interest because I seem to be jointing boards fairly regularly, using darkside methods.

I am not at all sure about the 'sprung joint' theory. Why...

Hans is in Brassall, Ipswitch. Phone 07 32810280. As was said, he has real tools. There are some mouth-waterers on his seb site at the moment.His prices are on the high side. So is his reliability....

You have received some useful replies to your question; and some nice examples. I have built many boxes and have made my share of mistakes in design and execution. My contribution is: get the...

Look for an 'Ezi Sizer Guage', made in Australia by Sutton Tools. I bought mine at Bunnings. It is a yellow plastic plate, 250 x 100mm. There is a row of holes for screws of gauge 4 to 14 and...

I took an interest in your question when Derek alerted me to it at the weekend. I agree with his approach. Another possibility which does not involve buying another plane immediately has since come...

Yesterday, on one of my rare trips to Carbatec, I stumbled across the Axminister 8" slow (1400rpm) grinder. Nice looking bit of kit. "This may be the answer", I thought. I have given up on the...

I have done a few pine panel doors and offer some thoughts.

I have been making the frames from 19mm and the panels from 12mm - all off-the-shelf from Bunnings, but carefully picked over. The 12mm...

I got the nails and used them. Great holding, no splitting. Perfect for attaching beads, rails etc., particularly softwoods. These are referred to as 4d nails in USA. Square and rough cut, they sell...

The advice of seasoned woodworkers is to use steel screws until happy with the fit, then replace them with brass. Too much advice too late perhaps.

And then there is the other option - if it is...

Good advice Mark.

I rang Mother of Pearl with my query about cut nails. Within days I had a catalogue and a sample of the nails. Exactly what I had in mind. The nails are now on their way to me,...

Thanks Mark,

I have been aware of M of P (great name) but have never had the need to contact. Now I will. (The mouldings are now all cut to size and mitred, but still not attached, so there is yet...

Thanks again helpers.

Early this morning I managed to make a half decent job of all the mouldings - principally coves and ogees with additional shadow lines - all by Stanley 55. I doubt I will...

Thanks for the responses. If I find a local source I will let it be known

regards
Pete Byrne

Colleagues,

Do you know a source of 'cut nails', otherwise known in USA as '4d nails'? I have had my interest in them raised by Mike Dunbar of FWW. He routinely uses them for attaching mouldings...

Taking the advice I received I took the three doors and a box full of window hardware to a powder coating company. All done beautifully for a total of $90 incl GST with a one day turnaround. Such...

Thank you all for your rapid responses. You have given me good starting points. I appreciate that

regards
Peter B

I have some very good quality screen doors which are powder coated or anodised brown. The plan is to make them go white. I have the feeling this is going to be trickier or more expensive than I would...

You have given me plenty to consider here, Bitingmidge. It all sounds feasible and worth some more mucking about with shed tests. My main concern is getting a good and durable coverage and the safety...

Thanks for the quick response.

Do I take it that "international" is a brand name and that "international aggregate" is one of its product lines?

regards
Peter Byrne

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I am interested in others' experience of deck paint options.

The deck on my old 34' launch is plywood. It has been covered in an acrylic non-slip paint (Solver) which seems OK but gets very dirty...

John,

So many answers!

I would avoid the angle grinder as too brutal and noisy. The back-to-front saw blade is effective, gives a clean cut, but is very noisy (I once cut a big tank in half...

The upper hull of my 34' lapstraked bondwood boat has been repainted with a plastic paint (Solaguard) for the last couple of seasons. I have now resolved to do something about it and get back to...

Thanks for the welcome Derek..............

.............and for the offer of a beer at the Old Tools meeting.

I, too, have used the Feast Watson products. Nice and runny. I am particularly fond...

Having enjoyed for many years the beauty of a Victorian dressing table made from unfigured walnut, the time has come to consider extending the theme to some bedside cupboards, maybe even a bedhead. I...