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    Just another tool. Also country background; On...

    Just another tool. Also country background; On my twelfth birthday, like my brothers, cousins and most of my friends, I was given a rifle - a Lithgow 22 single shot - the girls were asked if they...
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    And that little guy can actually be quite large....

    And that little guy can actually be quite large.

    GMC = Genuine Makita Copy
    LVMH has major counterfeiting problems (*),
    More Rolex watches made in China than Switzerland.


    Intellectual...
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    Hi Brian I was not familiar with Whitechapel...

    Hi Brian

    I was not familiar with Whitechapel locks and hinges so I tried to have a peak on the above website, but got a message "Domain name available for sale". Oops!

    Bit of googling and I...
  4. Even earlier than that. I can remember when my...

    Even earlier than that.

    I can remember when my late father bought a new fangled electric drill system or kit or whatever it was called in the early 1950's:

    Black & Decker, then a quality...
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    The Electra Beckum BAS500 that Rustynail has is a...

    The Electra Beckum BAS500 that Rustynail has is a trade quality product rather than a consumer model aimed at hobbyists. Wellworth exploring.

    If you have 3-phase power, then it is also worth...
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    I am equally nonplussed on the problem of timber...

    I am equally nonplussed on the problem of timber names, and the issue seems to be getting worse, not better, with creative marketeers.




    Possibly not the best example, Ian, or maybe it is a...
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    The same thing, minus the worm holes, that makes...

    The same thing, minus the worm holes, that makes it oak or ash.
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    I'd settle for the last six slices!

    I'd settle for the last six slices!
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    Are you being ironic in suggesting that they have...

    Are you being ironic in suggesting that they have any policies?
  10. That all makes a lot of sense, Ian, the classic...

    That all makes a lot of sense, Ian, the classic form follows function argument. I just hadn't thought it through.

    The lineage of Uncle's chest from the Seaton is evident, plus a bit of evolution....
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    Thanks, Rusty. I worked for a while in a civvy...

    Thanks, Rusty.

    I worked for a while in a civvy job in the army in the late sixties, and was well aware that a lot of stuff came back "unofficially" from Vietnam. One AK47 finished up in a museum,...
  12. Like you, I also use CAD - I have a slight...

    Like you, I also use CAD - I have a slight preference for Rhino 8 or Autocad over Fusion 360, but use all three - and also use CAD to design how to make something. Forces me to really think through...
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    Really? The AK47 and the M16 are both fully...

    Really?

    The AK47 and the M16 are both fully automatic assault rifles - aka machine guns - and I thought they were always illegal in Australia, except for the military.

    AK47 = Kalashnikov =...
  14. Was that gorgeous tool chest made by Jim...

    Was that gorgeous tool chest made by Jim Kingshott during his apprenticeship built to a "standard pattern"?

    The reason I ask is that a great uncle of mine who lived in the Midlands of Tasmania...
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    Never heard of anyone buying an AK47 to pop off a...

    Never heard of anyone buying an AK47 to pop off a few rabbits.
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    Never truer than a few years ago when the...

    Never truer than a few years ago when the gangland shootings were occuring in Melbourne.

    But the media worked itself into a fenzy: "What are the Police doing?"

    Seems to me that we had a...
  17. A Lovely Tutorial for making a Japanese Hand Plane

    After watching Matt's recommendation - the videos by Jim Kingshott - I stumbled over this - a bit slow in parts, but worth persevering with - same passion and craftsmanship.
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  18. Thanks Matt Such a rarity; someone on...

    Thanks Matt

    Such a rarity; someone on boobtube who actually knows what he is doing. Delightful.
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    I think it is actually a Rohrkrötenvernichter.

    I think it is actually a Rohrkrötenvernichter.
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    That stuff that haveabeer recommends is easy to...

    That stuff that haveabeer recommends is easy to use and fine as long as you cannot see it - then it is horrible - in my view, at least.

    Adding to the excellent advice from TruckJohn.

    Your...
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    So true; I love sashimono and am fascinated by...

    So true; I love sashimono and am fascinated by it. Sashimono evolved from an adaptation of temple architecture.

    Japan, like New Zealand, is on the shakiest part of the ring of fire; earthquakes...
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    This may have varied by region. I am in...

    This may have varied by region.

    I am in Tasmania and a lot of quite modest cottages from the 1850's have survived, and a few going back to the 1830's. Virtually all have timber floors. One quirk...
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    In house DIY, I think the OP has two good...

    In house DIY, I think the OP has two good options:

    tongue and groove joints, or
    loose tongue joints.


    Tongue & groove: It is easy to cut tongue and groove edges on a router table or,...
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    My house, built 1882, has tongue & groove Tas oak...

    My house, built 1882, has tongue & groove Tas oak floors, mainly messmate. Interestingly, the joinery timber is imported Baltic pine - skirtings, architraves, picture rails, doors, windows, fire...
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    Good Morning Danny David Haig, tutor at the...

    Good Morning Danny

    David Haig, tutor at the Centre for Fine Woodworking in Nelson, NZ has published an article on furniture design in the current (April 2024) issue of Fine Woodworking magazine...
  26. Allegedly, you can convert your DCS570 to track...

    Allegedly, you can convert your DCS570 to track saw capable by replacing the base with a DCS572 base.
    Blocked
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    Would you argue with him?

    Would you argue with him?
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    Look good - "lifespan = 50,000 hours" - sounds...

    Look good - "lifespan = 50,000 hours" - sounds optimistic, but Woolies would not sell junk!



    May I suggest, that rather than hard wiring the battens, you get your sparky to install electrical...
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    Diasagree with your Disagreement

    It is not necessary for the dowels to extend past the joint (as shown in my drawing) to lock the joint.

    Simply having the short dowels in place stops the fingers from being slid sideways. This...
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    Ikea on steroids.

    Ikea on steroids.
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    MT, Intriguingly your statement is both true and...

    MT, Intriguingly your statement is both true and false.

    It does not have a structural advantage over a plain finger joint because it actually reduces the glue surface area.

    But, conversely if...
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    True. I was attempting to incorporate the...

    True. I was attempting to incorporate the diagonal bracing of a Jimmy Possum Chair into a Maloof influenced design, but I was not brave enough in eliminating the unessential.

    Still, it is a very...
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    I didn't. I was being too cute in my post and...

    I didn't. I was being too cute in my post and said joint rather than mortise and actually used a modified Maloof joint. Much less elegant than your work in progress.


    536273

    Really enjoying...
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    When confronted with a similar problem of making...

    When confronted with a similar problem of making curved legs that tapered from oval to round, I did the opposite to you, largely because I did not think of your option, Derek.

    My process was:

    ...
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    [FONT=Verdana] Hi Graeme I have done quite...

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    Hi Graeme

    I have done quite a bit of epoxy work over the years and I would do things a little differently.

    First, Araldite is a super discount brand and there are much better...
  36. Was about to suggest you look at the VW Amarok...

    Was about to suggest you look at the VW Amarok but Dr Google says they are no longer made in Germany, but are badge engineered Rangers sourced from Ford, South Africa.
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    That is just marketing hype. The components...

    That is just marketing hype.

    The components and wet epoxy are pretty nasty - read and abide by the safety directions.

    Once epoxy cures then it is fairly inert. Very little evidence of...
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    You have refreshed my memory a little, Rusty. ...

    You have refreshed my memory a little, Rusty. Great uncle used a similar but different process. Each evening:


    A shovel full of sawdust from the floor was thrown on the block,
    Then the...
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    Both butchers near us still have butchers blocks...

    Both butchers near us still have butchers blocks - almost certainly not Rough-barked apple - Angophora floribunda - guess it is a eucalypt? Just asked a butcher and he said "grand dads". But the...
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    Nicely written, and I share your sentiments. ...

    Nicely written, and I share your sentiments.

    That is behind my reticence to disclose step 2:

    ethics of disclosing Yazawa's secret,
    buzz of joining Yazawa's secret society,
    wonder if I have...
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    OOPS ! I enlarged the original of the third...

    OOPS ! I enlarged the original of the third photo - "open box, end on" - and I agree with you - the ends of the key holes are round.

    I made the presumption that the keyholes were oval about ten...
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    Am I right to assume that you haven't glued the...

    Am I right to assume that you haven't glued the boards together, yet?

    I made a "temporary" desk top from celery top pine in 1983 - 3 pieces 200x35 mm - and I had few tools. Sanded it with a...
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    :2tsup: My thinking is also heading the...

    :2tsup: My thinking is also heading the same way.


    My best guess is that Yazawa's finger joints are 3 mm wide, and the key holes are about 7 mm wide, but they are oval, so perhaps 7x4 or...
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    Those "diamond" finger joints allegedly have...

    Those "diamond" finger joints allegedly have fingers that are 0.3 mm wide - the kerf of a dozuki?

    It is really hard to get your head around that joint. I have reasonable CAD skills and it took...
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    Still watching with interest mic-d. If you look...

    Still watching with interest mic-d. If you look at the photos of the inside of Yazawa's jewelry box, the corners are quite clear - no visible trenches which possibly would be needed for diagonal...
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    Thanks Manetje Mic-d suggested something quite...

    Thanks Manetje

    Mic-d suggested something quite similar in Post #12; it was trialed about 10 or 12 years ago but no one could make it work - they kept snapping on the short grain.

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    I...
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    Read the series of posts and all will be as clear...

    Read the series of posts and all will be as clear as mud. That "disassembled" view is essential before my step 2 - which, inigmatically, I am withholding. We are trying to workout how to cut those...
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    Hell! I had not even considered that...

    Hell! I had not even considered that possibility.

    Have just had a good look at high resolution photos of the jewelry box and you may well be right. Certainly not an excess of glue, but I cannot...
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    First time that I have been thanked for a post...

    First time that I have been thanked for a post sixteen years ago. Glad it is still helpful.
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    Yes; I am thinking .... Will get back to you.

    Yes; I am thinking .... Will get back to you.
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