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Would'nt use anything else!
Bunnies sell the 2m fold out ones, bit pricey tho. In Germany they are usually given away as advertising. You can get a couple of hundred printed with your logo for about...

Häfele.com.au has them.

Wind could become a problem, might be better to use little barrel bolts or something similar. Just a thought.

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Not that bad to turn those actually. I often put some cloth tape around half of the blank, usually where i want to keep the bark on. I start with slow speeds until most of the bark is removed...

Thanks for all your comments.
I would have liked the top a little thinner myself but had to abandon the idea because the segments are quite flexible. It is actually endgrain and there is a bit of...

I appreciate all opinions. Cheers.

yepp, looks like maple.

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mate! get yourself a rebate kit....... http://www.gainsboroughhardware.com.au/index.asp?id=3_20_46_342

I am talking about the average Sydney backyard palm. Can palm-wood(?) actually be turned? Anyone got any experience?

I picked up a couple of slices of the trunk of a palm from the side of the...

If your son is not too fussy about wood species then send him to Reverse Garbage in Marrickville - seen some veneer there - cheap.

If you are planning to have architraves around the windows then you can plaster first.

This is exactly what I wanted!
Funny thing: those guys are walking distance away from where i live.
Man, I'm happy to have come across this forum...


Thank you all for the replies.

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Hi Larry and welcome.

I'm not sure, try www.trendtimbers.com.au they surely have an alternative for you if you can't find any.
I once used American White Oak as an alternative to English...

I would like to use various connectors designed for mounting in drilled holes of 30mm and 35mm diameter. The supplier unfortunately only offers trim caps made from plastic and nickel plated steel. I...

Was just thinking of alternative income possibilities for the time when we finally move away from the big smoke.
But it looks like i'm better off sticking to my tools to make a living.
Hope your...

Definitely square for me. IF i do it then i do it properly.

Thank you Harry and Zenwood.
Harry, I was hoping the numbers would be a bit higher seeing my work being two matching pieces and handmade one-offs.
No new mysterious Holz machinery, sorry to...

echidna,
how much money is there to be made for an author of an e-book, lets say an ESL one?

Cheers,
Steffen

Thank you all for the replies.
I am not too familliar with the terminology but i used dowels to put this together ( Lamello, ehm, biscuit jointer was too big). The timber i used is Silver Ash,...

Hi everyone,
I stumbled across this awesome site while browsing the net and am already addicted to it. I'm sure I will take many useful hints and ideas from here.

I made this hall table and...