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Hi Guys. I'm going to build our kitchen (dining) table from this 1200x1800 pine slab.

I'm planning to make a simple frame using some chunky 5x5's for the legs.

The style I'm going for is...

Guys I've been reading a lot online about installing smoke/heat detectors in a workshop.

Seems the consensus is that regular (e.g. photoelectric) smoke detectors are no good, because the fine dust...

I'm going to get stuck into making my own cabinet carcasses out of 2400x1200 whiteboard sheets. I've got an ancient table saw but it really doesn't seem to be the right tool for the job, especially...

Thanks BobL, I think I might give it a miss then and see if some of the local timber guys want the butt logs, else I'll convert the lot into wood chips. Thanks for the explainer!

PS. my chainsaw is an old Still 021. Hoping I can at least have a crack with this little saw?

Thanks all. Ordered myself a Woodman 12" combo machine. :) Should be here in a month or two.

I've just felled a couple of Norfolk Island pines and I thought I might have a crack at sawing them up using a chainsaw mill, rather than turning them into firewood. We're talking about 40cm diameter...

Thanks for the great replies guys.

Another thing I want to consider is the overall ruggedness of the machines

Are these style of thicknesser inherently more rugged do we think? There seems to...

I've got a crappy thicknesser which I plan to upgrade soon, and I am in need a jointer so I can get a straight / square edge (much of what I work with is bowed). I mainly work with rough sawn Norfolk...

Great, thanks guys. Lots to think about. I keep adding more work to my to-do list and it sounds like this is another task I might be better off outsourcing. Cheers for all your input!

I've got a bunch of pines on my property that I need to remove. I also need a heap of framing timber for some building projects. So I'm thinking of getting a mill and milling up a heap of 4x2 myself....

My table saw has just started tripping the circuit breaker whenever I attempt to switch it on.

Any ideas on what it might be?

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Fantastic, thanks guys. I will give your recommendations a go :U

Water based finishes aren't a problem, but when using anything else I generally wind up throwing the brush away when completing a job. Trying to clean the brush with turps/solvent doesn't seem to get...

Thanks, will give that a shot!

Hi guys. So I got a heap of pine that I want to use as trim in our bedroom. Upon sanding it back I've found that it has some ugly grey streaks / blotches in it. It appears to be right through the...

Oh okay. So they're not terribly built?....will actually last a long time if maintained properly?

Hey guys

What's the consensus on the Chinese thicknessers these days? Like this $2000 15" Carbatec one here ?

Are they much chop? Or am I better saving another couple of grand and getting...

Fair enough that all makes sense.
Picked up a stack of 7mm sheets today :-)

So if I were to hold out for 12mm, the difference would be that I can pretty much hang and mount whatever directly to it?

Being a woodwork shed I'm going to be hanging a lot of tools on the walls,...

I have read a lot of the other threads on this forum regarding what best to line a shed with. Most agree some (~12mm) plywood, yellowtongue or melamine would be good choices.

Thing is, I live in a...

Sounds very reasonable, Lance. You're right, I am still something of a beginner at woodworking.
I'll check out those Paul Sellers videos too!

Watching a lot of YouTube videos on making furniture and stuff and every now and again they are using some you-beaut tool or jig which is either totally unavailable in Australia, or super overpriced....

Well shed is at lock up stage, now about to start fit out, lining, and electrical.

A few questions...

1. Regarding putting everything on casters. I read somewhere that the table saw shouldn't...

Would definitely have liked to build it bigger, but I ran out of space on the block :;

Building a 5x6m woodworking shed. Up until now I've just been working in a cramped 3x3m shed with no room to move and piles of crap everywhere. This time I will hopefully have a bit more room to...

Great ideas so far..thank you all!



rwbuild - something like this?
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So we've got a big old support post in the middle of our living area holding up a substantial laminated timber beam. As you can see we never got around the finishing it and it looks like sin. Any...

Okay, so sounds like unless I want to go broke I'll be looking to get some ethanol with a bittering agent in it such as those mentioned.

Now. Does anyone have any info on what this "bittering...

Is it possible to buy pure alcohol that hasn't been denatured (to stop people drinking it) in Australia?

I want some to finish with shellac, and I don't want to use denatured alcohol / methylated...

Excellent info! Thank you to every one who replied!!

There are plenty of teething toys available in the US and Canada (and Europe) that are made from wood Choosing a Safe and All-Natural Teether for Your Baby

I presume that the hard woods which seem...

So baby is about to start teething and I'd really like to make a few chew toys out of untreated, unfinished timber.

I know in the USA they often suggest maple

What readily available timber...

That's a really good point Ian. You've got me rather worried as we've been going to great lengths to build our family home in a low-toxic way (the use of CCA timber being the one noteable...

Hi Ian,

I'm certainly concerned about health risks! Please elaborate..

How is using the pole any different to other CCA treated timber used in the construction of the house? The other timber...

What about the laminated beam?

Okay it's sounding like painting the pole would be the go.

What about the laminated beam? It's got a slight green tinge to it (not as much as the pole), and is otherwise kind of white in colour. I...

The pole would be about H4 (it is a re-purposed old electricity pole)
The beam is made up of H3.2 4x2" laminated together

I collected most of the dust and bagged it for disposal. I'm planning to...

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I'm a novice when it comes to timber finishing. We're building our home and we've got this post and laminated beam in the living area. They're both unfinished treated pine with the typical...

Haha I suspect you are right! :D

I've got 10L of it here already, but it sounds like I am going to need more.

The Tung oil I have is Sceney's and appears to be NOT polymerised. You mention...

What happens if I use pure (non polymerised) tung oil and thinner on ironbark floorboards? I ask because I already have a heap of the non polymerised stuff sitting here...

Ok thanks folks for the replies. It sounds like I should probably let go of the idea of doing what I intended.

I know the most common way to finish a hardwood floor with pure tung oil is the thin it with a solvent (e.g. turpentine) for easy penetration.

I'm pretty eager to buck the trend and avoiding using...

Thanks Ian and MasterSplinter, I appreciate your thoughts!

Hi folks. I started a thread earlier about options for finishing a beam, but I bungled my question and thought I'd start over...apologies!:B

In the cottage I'm building we will have both an...

Thanks chaps. No need to treat the pine as it is already pressure treated. So, just so I'm clear, is it possible to oil it with, say, tung oil, and possibly not need re-oiling rarely if ever?
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Hi folks. Bit of a wood-working newbie here.

I've just made a laminated beam with the help of a friend which is going to be visibly exposed hanging from the ceiling in the family home we're...

Looking for pure tung oil for a hardwood timber floor.

Has anyone had any experience with these products and could lend an opinion?

TheWoodWork's tung oil is about twice the price of Sceney's...