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17th May 2024, 01:14 AM
Thread: American Black Walnut in SE QLD
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With a desk like that, shouldn’t you be using a...
With a desk like that, shouldn’t you be using a quill rather than a monitor?
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17th May 2024, 01:04 AM
Thread: Sand paper man is closing
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Almost all areas of business are now dominated by...
Almost all areas of business are now dominated by a small number of firms - oligopolies or even monopolies.
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10th May 2024, 05:32 PM
Thread: $4000 for some ultra safety...
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Especially, given its condition - "Used – like...
Especially, given its condition - "Used – like new "
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10th May 2024, 05:07 PM
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Good advice above. After removing the old...
Good advice above.
After removing the old varnish, there are two products that I would use in your situation; either:
Wipe-on polyurethane, or
Organoil hard burnishing oil.
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10th May 2024, 04:02 PM
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Please define "done". Is it related to the...
Please define "done". Is it related to the taxpayers getting done over?
Haven't heard anything about Florence the tunneling machine recently. Is it busy beavering away or is it back in... -
4th May 2024, 11:53 PM
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And not just the Brits: Germany - EC Emmerich...
And not just the Brits:
Germany - EC Emmerich (ECE) and Ulmia are still going strong,
Japan - is there a word for steel kanna? and
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4th May 2024, 10:45 PM
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GMC = Genuine Makita Copy.
GMC = Genuine Makita Copy.
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4th May 2024, 01:40 AM
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Bet that is what the guys with wooden planes said...
Bet that is what the guys with wooden planes said in 1855 when Mr Bailey started producing metal planes.
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4th May 2024, 12:53 AM
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Maybe a crazy idea? Could you bodgie a car...
Maybe a crazy idea?
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1st May 2024, 07:35 PM
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Glue rarely grips well to old glue, so you would...
Glue rarely grips well to old glue, so you would have to scrape all glue off both the dowels and the dowel holes, thus reducing the former and enlarging the latter, and creating a sloppy fit. There...
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30th April 2024, 12:37 PM
Thread: Chopping board for the oldies
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Look good in my kitchen
If I was the quarantine man at Heathrow I would be duty bound to confiscate that suspect import.
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30th April 2024, 12:25 PM
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Good morning Michael and welcome to the Forum. ...
Good morning Michael and welcome to the Forum.
To my inexpert eye that looks like a dry glue joint that may have been caused by:
Too parsimonious in application of glue, and/or
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30th April 2024, 10:20 AM
Thread: UK Post Office Scandal
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The British government is going to need a bloody...
The British government is going to need a bloody big carpet for this one.
No. There are still ten of thousands of hard working postmen struggling to deliver the mail and Amazon packages who... -
29th April 2024, 11:32 PM
Thread: UK Post Office Scandal
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Quite so, Yvan. Lets hope that they sue both...
Quite so, Yvan.
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28th April 2024, 09:46 PM
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All good, Triodz. I use quite a lot of...
All good, Triodz.
I use quite a lot of recovered timber which is usually old growth. As a rule of thumb, old growth is usually better than regrowth and both are almost always better than... -
27th April 2024, 11:46 PM
Thread: UK Post Office Scandal
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It was like robot debt on steroids. Faulty...
It was like robot debt on steroids. Faulty computer software and arrogant and stupid managers. "The computer said you done it." Many sound postmasters had faulty accusations that they had stolen...
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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?
He seemed to spray it with a lacquer, then hose it off (???), then finish sand it, then apply more lacquer. Or did I miss something? -
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.
Pegboard
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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.
Possibly not the best example, Ian, or maybe it is a... -
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...