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25th April 2024, 11:04 PM
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Makes sense. Thanks.
Makes sense. Thanks.
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25th April 2024, 05:27 PM
Thread: English Box wood
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Thanks, DJ, fixed.
Thanks, DJ, fixed.
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25th April 2024, 04:58 PM
Thread: English Box wood
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Hi, Matt I know English boxwood as a single...
Hi, Matt
I know English boxwood as a single species of plant - Bruxux sempervirens - which usually grows as a dense evergreen shrub, often as a hedge or topiary specimen
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25th April 2024, 03:23 PM
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Did anyone pick the finishing technique? He...
Did anyone pick the finishing technique?
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24th April 2024, 01:17 PM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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A Little Aside before Derek Returns
Derek is due back from New Zealand very soon now.
One of my favourite designer/makers is David Haig who, coincidentally lives and works just outside Nelson, New Zealand.
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23rd April 2024, 10:45 PM
Thread: Floating Shelves Bracket
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Your mention of dyna bolts implies that your wall...
Your mention of dyna bolts implies that your wall is brick? I wonder if those bracket holes are too close together for drilling into masonry?
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23rd April 2024, 10:16 PM
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Some really good advice above. Personally, I...
Some really good advice above.
Personally, I would never consider using cypress sleepers as it is a low quality product intended for garden use rather than making furniture.
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19th April 2024, 07:30 PM
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Interesting analysis and supposition, Martin. ...
Interesting analysis and supposition, Martin.
The price of lithium batteries has dropped by over 80% in real terms over the past ten years.
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15th April 2024, 11:42 AM
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Paul, if I may, can I rephrase what you have said...
Paul, if I may, can I rephrase what you have said and then pose a couple of questions?
First the cost accounting:
Nothing competes with solar during the day, and
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15th April 2024, 12:28 AM
Thread: Best drill bit for 60mm mdf
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And that is where the real strength of the Forum...
And that is where the real strength of the Forum lies.
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13th April 2024, 05:49 PM
Thread: Best drill bit for 60mm mdf
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$145 for one bit !
$145 for one bit !
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10th April 2024, 05:33 PM
Thread: Harp making
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Welcome to the Forum, Deedad These guys in...
Welcome to the Forum, Deedad
These guys in Boolaroo might be worth a phone call:
Plywood Timber Suppliers | Direct to Site | Newcastle & Hunter Valley
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9th April 2024, 04:47 PM
Thread: Paulownia log
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VICTORIA Sure is. In Japan paulownia is a prefered...
Sure is. In Japan paulownia is a prefered species for furniture and is also used to make exquisite lacquer ware products. Cheaper stuff has papier mache core, best stuff has paulownia core, and the...
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9th April 2024, 03:41 PM
Thread: HSC Japanese Project - Update
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Good Morning Josh I have done a bit of steam...
Good Morning Josh
I have done a bit of steam bending and curved laminate fabication an offer a few comments.
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9th April 2024, 02:21 PM
Thread: Best drill bit for 60mm mdf
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Fully agree. Just too much friction. Using them...
Fully agree. Just too much friction. Using them in a drill press reduces the friction, but still not a good tool to use.
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7th April 2024, 12:08 AM
Thread: Best drill bit for 60mm mdf
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Hole Saw None ofmy holes saws will drill 60 mm...
Hole Saw
None ofmy holes saws will drill 60 mm depth - so you would probably need to drill from both sides. Such a lot of friction at depth would make a drill press almost mandatory - with a lot... -
5th April 2024, 08:49 AM
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Mine, too, I took a similar approach to Derek,...
Mine, too, I took a similar approach to Derek, but used a sheet of pegboard as my spacing template to accurately drill dog holes on my MDF assembly benches about 20 years ago.
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4th April 2024, 09:48 AM
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Sharpening Drill Bits - Michael Fortune
FineWoodWorking Magazine has an interesting video by Michael Fortune on sharpening drill bits.
Sharpen Your Own Hybrid Drill Bits - FineWoodworking
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2nd April 2024, 10:28 AM
Thread: Schools with long courses
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Requiem for Sturt
It really is.
When you treat people like that, you destroy your own credibility and staff move on. Talented people find moving on to be the easiest. When the school reopens, assuming it does,... -
1st April 2024, 01:56 PM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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Enjoy your holiday in the Shaky Lands, Derek. ...
Enjoy your holiday in the Shaky Lands, Derek.
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1st April 2024, 10:55 AM
Thread: Sealing/protecting MDF
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Looking good Toni; nice job. Strange, I...
Looking good Toni; nice job.
Strange, I have never actually had this happen with wipe on poly - WOP. My experience is that WOP is touch dry after about half an hour or so, longer when cold... -
31st March 2024, 01:50 PM
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I first went to Japan in 1968 and K's were...
I first went to Japan in 1968 and K's were certainly dominant, especially as commercial vehicles, as Japan then had relatively low private vehicle ownership.
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29th March 2024, 03:49 PM
Thread: Only in America
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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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29th March 2024, 01:55 PM
Thread: Smart Box Maker Hardware
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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.
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28th March 2024, 09:10 AM
Thread: Smart Box Maker Hardware
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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!
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27th March 2024, 02:23 PM
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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:
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27th March 2024, 01:36 PM
Thread: 14" bandsaw recommendations
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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.
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27th March 2024, 01:00 PM
Thread: What is Wormy Chestnut?
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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.
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26th March 2024, 10:49 PM
Thread: What is Wormy Chestnut?
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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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26th March 2024, 10:12 PM
Thread: Slicing some quality veneer
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I'd settle for the last six slices!
I'd settle for the last six slices!
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22nd March 2024, 02:25 PM
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Are you being ironic in suggesting that they have...
Are you being ironic in suggesting that they have any policies?
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20th March 2024, 01:53 PM
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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.
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19th March 2024, 04:56 PM
Thread: Only in America
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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,... -
19th March 2024, 04:06 PM
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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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19th March 2024, 02:29 PM
Thread: Only in America
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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.
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19th March 2024, 12:31 PM
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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"?
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19th March 2024, 11:52 AM
Thread: Only in America
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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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19th March 2024, 11:44 AM
Thread: Only in America
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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?"
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18th March 2024, 06:55 PM
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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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17th March 2024, 04:51 PM
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Thanks Matt Such a rarity; someone on...
Thanks Matt
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15th March 2024, 09:57 AM
Thread: Lets go clubbing!
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I think it is actually a Rohrkrötenvernichter.
I think it is actually a Rohrkrötenvernichter.
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14th March 2024, 03:51 PM
Thread: Repairing Sandstone Edging
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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.
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14th March 2024, 02:16 PM
Thread: Kintaro Yazawa Box with Key Hole Joint
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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.
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14th March 2024, 01:40 PM
Thread: Flooring before tounge and groove
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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... -
14th March 2024, 01:22 PM
Thread: Flooring before tounge and groove
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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.
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14th March 2024, 01:10 PM
Thread: Flooring before tounge and groove
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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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13th March 2024, 11:54 PM
Thread: Schools with long courses
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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... -
13th March 2024, 02:59 PM
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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.
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13th March 2024, 01:46 PM
Thread: Lets go clubbing!
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Would you argue with him?
Would you argue with him?
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13th March 2024, 01:40 PM
Thread: For those looking for LED Battens...
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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...