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More like a work of art, or a piece of furniture, mate. Loving your work

beautiful work, mate, keep it up. I have two blackwood pieces and I love them. Scandi oil for me, but hey, shiny for other stuff I do, so go figure

Gday fellow shutins, what a time to be at home, eh? Particularly if you are renovating a 1962 Queenslander. Love the forum and come here regularly for ideas and inspiration for many of my projects,...

I'm in.

Thank you Luke for some inspiration. That is quality work. Would make a great coffee table I reckon

Looks great mate. I have a 1.6m glue up (servery window). Any thoughts on a clamp method when you don't have a clamp that long??

With thanks, Chris

This is why I needed to come back here, Steve.

I was going to do two casement windows with a modern pivot twist. Then I thought of servery window idea, big, modern, gas struts... Now, I need to...

Here is the timber I have purchased for the window:

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And the window itself (you just have to imagine the deck at the moment)

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Yes and no. It's currently louvre glass. Will try to get frame into same sort of style as my casement windows, which unfortunately are all painted with several layers of paint (over silky oak...

Thank you seriph1. The frames are hardwood, but you are right, attention in my design will need to be directed at how the footings for the struts can be secure given the weight of the window.

Been on here before, but feel like a newbie as its been a while since I made my dining table.

Have been restoring an old timber Queenslander here in Cairns and have been reclaiming some of the...

Thanks JJF. Hope, in time, I can post advice to people as I have a lot to learn. Going to be somewhat passive until I feel I have something to contribute.

When I start on dining table...

a bit of penetrating oil can sometime loosen...

Have bought a Bosch ROS PEX 300 AE. What a great tool. Doing a kitchen bench using beech laminated bench I bought from Bunnings. Sanding is just a joy now.

I also bought some terry pads to...

And thanks to you also tdrumnut. I appreciate the time you have taken to make me feel welcome

Thank you so much Crowie. Have already realised mistakes in finishing table, so will keep reading about how to do it properly. Also bought a nice Bosch ROS today. Will post more pics as I progress...

Done a basic square coffee table in Tas Blackwood when I lived in Hobart and have also constructed stairs and kitchens.

I recently bought a 300 kg Bloodwood outdoor table and bench for pennies...