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Yeah it was fun experimenting with different colours. These are water based powders. J.E. Moser’s brand from the States. I just mixed them up with some warm water and brushed them on and wiped the...

Found a pic after the dye but before the stain so you could see the difference. Dye is wet here though so not as dull as it would have been once it dried.

Good luck!

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No that’s the gel stain. I applied a black dye uniformly (and then sanded back so it would stay in the figuring), a yellow maple die uniformly and then a cherry dye uniformly.

I then brushed the...

You’ve probably found a solution since posting this but here’s what I’ve been using:

Dixie Belle - Walnut No Pain Gel Stain 16oz - Light Colored Stain for Warm Oaky Feel

It doesn’t look like...

Yeah that sounds about right.

No absolute reason really. Call me a traditionalist I guess. The stair case is going to be quite a dark antique brown so this will be the greatest contrast I can get...

Yes they are around about that size. I will be using a 3/8 mortise chisel so I was looking for 10mm stock I guess. I’d be happy to take any off your hands that you don’t have a use for. Happy to pay...

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I'm looking for a small quantity of ebony to make some Greene and Greene style square plugs. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I’m in Brisbane, but it’s such a small quantity I’m...

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I've decided to get the Sawstop PCS and was wondering if anyone around Brisbane had purchased one and if they would recommend who they bought it through?

When I purchase something...

Sorry for the vague title.

I’m about to build a new staircase for our house which we raised and I’m after a bit more ‘depth’ with the finish than I would expect to get using a simple stain.
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Thanks! I'm going for an overall arts and crafts look and I thought the flare might detract from that but I think I like it. You see them on a few Queenslander's from the 20's and I'm pretty sure...

Ha, fair point. If it was like that it means I was using it only seconds before and was just about to use it again. It normally goes on the ground when not in continued use.

Thanks for everyone's replies.

I went the router and jig option. I could have increased the angle of the jig slightly to make a 'shorter' notch but I'm pretty happy with how they turned out....

Hi Kryn, thanks for the reply.

My photo isn’t the clearest, but the notch doesn’t go all the way through. So if you looked at the board from the back it would look like a standard board. Or have I...

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I'm looking to clad a couple of bay windows on my Queenslander with notched weatherboards. Only problem is no one in Brisbane seems to sell these anymore.

With this being the case I...

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i have over 1000m of green spotted gum weatherboards to install. I was planning to seal the ends and front with an oil based primer and leave the backs as the original part of the house...

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This might be more appropriate in the restoration section but anyway...

Can anyone recommend the best way to remove a fresh first coat of Sikkens Cetol HLSe from Red Cedar? I've applied...

That's the one!



You mean a standard metal style door? Would wafer screws hold the timber well enough?



Christ, that's quite the garage door.

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Has anyone had any experience making their own sectional garage door? I’m mainly looking to go down this avenue because it’s proving difficult to find any designs that would suit a...

I'm finding it hard to source some kiln dried F17 graded timber, namely spotted gum, for an owner builder project. The timber will serve as exposed timber rafters in a raked ceiling. I require...

Natural Edge is great if looking for feature pieces/slabs etc but if you're looking for furniture grade timber to dress yourself then somewhere like Mathew's Timbers in Northgate would be the go on...

Troy Lazarides now sells under the Mathew's Timber brand in Northgate/Banyo. All of your standard rough sawn furniture grade stuff. Blackwood, Tassy Oak, Vic Ash, Qld Maple, Walnut, White Oak etc.
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Mainly aesthetics but also I'm a little hesitant about chipping melamine. I made a few practice cabinets out of melamine using a specialist blade and the results were actually pretty good using a...

Thanks for for the suggestion. They will be 19mm thick but I think ill worry about future cracks appearing as elanjacobs said if I went this way.

Did painting the panel first make up for the slight gap between the 6.35mm groove and 6mm panel?

Thanks for the replies.

Using mdf in painted kitchen doors seems to be fairly common place around the world these days. What would you recommend instead? 6mm ply? I would have thought that once...

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Is there such a thing as a 6mm tongue and groove router bit(s)? I want to make a bunch of shaker style kitchen cabinet doors and use 6mm mdf as the panel. All of the router bits I can find...

Interesting. I only ask because I recently oiled two sets of shelves with Livos Ardvos oil and a similar thing happened. I oiled both sets of shelves a few weeks apart but from the same can of oil...

Well that's the other thing. I was considering leaving it. I thought it looked quite good on the red oak in the article but it does seem a shame to paint QLD Maple with it's lovely shimmer.

Just out of interest, did you apply the oil to all the timber pictured at the same time? Or was the lighter stuff oiled a week later or something?

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I've recently been working on a Chippendale style end table and am fast approaching the finish line (excuse the pun).

The table has legs which are fluted on two faces. I want to apply...

No it wasn't all the way down. I've known not to do that in general. Not sure what went wrong really.

Once again, thanks for the replies.

I did go out and get a big ar*e proper spanner and gave it whacks with a hammer but nothing would budge. Good news is I just picked it up from Trade Tools and...

Sorry I don't think I used the correct terminology. I can't actually loosen the nut whatsoever in order to get the collet out.

Im about to go drop it off to trade tools to see if they can get it...

Thanks for the teply.

How would one go about removing the collet entirely?

Hi all.

Long story short, I can't for the life of me loosen my 1/2" collet in my triton router. I feel like if I try and force it anymore I'm going to damage it. This was first time using a 1/4"...

Thanks for the tip Neil.

If if I gave no luck with them just sitting in the sun I'll put them on the grass. It's only really minor but enough to play havoc with my shelf separators.

Cheers,

Yes I'm all over that one thanks! Due to the dust in the workshop I've been oiling in the back room on the floor but elevated on sticks. The sun only sits on them for a short amount of time and it's...

Thanks Kuffy,

Sun was my initial suspect but it appeared to be the worst on two boards in different room positions (in and out of sun) so that made me think it could be something else. However, I...

I've recently finished some boards (150 x 1500 x 19 Vic Ash) using Livos wood oil which I've been very happy with but I've just gone to assemble the project (shelves) and noticed the boards have...

Yeah I have seen that before. I thought an adjustable table you could roll around and place on the outfeed side would be better.

Update:

I turned all of the original HSS blades around and used a bit of wax on the base of the machine (I only had candles on hand) and voila! It's working like a treat. So in summary, I was the...

Thanks for that Tiff. I've been in contact with SJE about some new blades so hopefully that will do the trick. Thanks for link regarding snipe as well.

Yes they are HSS cutters so could explain a bit. Thanks so much for the referral to Steve. I'll look into it. It was going to cost about $300 for 30 cutters from HAFCO.

i think you're right. I'm yet to try the wax but I turned the knives and not only is the finish silky smooth compared to what it was it seems to feed a lot easier. The result of the finish...

Lighter passes doesn't seem to help. The pass in the video was only 0.3-0.4mm.

I do do have a jointer and the first thing I thought was the timber wasn't flat and was therefore causing friction...

Some Qs then:
Was the machine new when you bought it?

Yes

How much timber have you put through in the 8 months?

A fair bit I guess. Mostly new vic ash. Probably a few hours of use once a...

I had to leave for work just after my last reply and I won't be home for 36 hours but I did get a chance to flip the cutters around before I left and put a piece through. The cut was definitely a lot...

Thanks very much for the replies.

I'll try waxing but I'm not sure if that's the problem as the amount of force required to get the timber through the machine almost results in the thing tipping...

I bought a helical head bench thicknesser about 8 months ago and it's been doing my head in. It doesn't seem to have the power required to feed the timber through itself and requires quite a bit of...

Thanks for the reply mate. Here are a few more pics to help.

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