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24th March 2020, 09:47 AM
Thread: Greetings from Perth
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Hehehe... Always been interested...just no...
Hehehe...
Always been interested...just no idea how. I started collecting hand tools and restoring recently so trying to learn how to do it all. I suck, but I am learning.
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18th March 2020, 08:31 AM
Thread: Greetings from Perth
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Dat you Ratt?? If not, gday mate welcome to a...
Dat you Ratt??
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30th January 2020, 09:37 AM
Thread: My first "project" - raw amatuer
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Thanks guys. Don't get me wrong, I understand 99%...
Thanks guys. Don't get me wrong, I understand 99% of you on this forum could knock a job like this out in WAY better quality in an hour or two (ok maybe 3 or 4) but this is aimed at the other 1%.
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28th January 2020, 01:36 PM
Thread: My first "project" - raw amatuer
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My first "project" - raw amatuer
Right, this is mainly to encourage new guys because "there is always someone worse than you"....I am that guy :)
Brief history. We bought a property (5 acres) in a "horse" area this time last... -
22nd January 2020, 01:47 PM
Thread: complete noob
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That right there is my issue ;) Gday Middo. ...
That right there is my issue ;)
Gday Middo.
I, like you, am a raw novice. There is a heap of info on here, great community. I finally have a shed and workspace sorted out since starting on here... -
15th November 2019, 01:49 PM
Thread: JJ - Radagast (the Druid)
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Looking awesome. As a huge fan of Tolkien I am...
Looking awesome. As a huge fan of Tolkien I am looking forward to seeing this completed.
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31st October 2019, 03:06 PM
Thread: A plough plane in a pinch with a problem
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Good timing thread. Local auction just sent me...
Good timing thread.
Local auction just sent me through latest list. Going down to check out a pizza oven, but noticed a load of Mahogany and Brass tools including marking gauge, tooth plane and... -
16th August 2019, 11:41 AM
Thread: Handsaw storage
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This is my next project. I have a plan to do...
This is my next project. I have a plan to do something like Old Tom's as I just need something simple right now to store my restored and my "project restores". In the future, as I actually figure out...
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6th August 2019, 12:37 PM
Thread: Tools from an inheritance
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Thanks for that post Bob. I think I read your...
Thanks for that post Bob. I think I read your post about this somewhere else on the forum. Those look great as restores. I don't know about you but I find the "family" connection gives it a bit...
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5th August 2019, 01:20 PM
Thread: Tools from an inheritance
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So a little update. First off the saw. Cleaned...
So a little update.
First off the saw. Cleaned the blade off, sanded back the handle (but kept a lot of the character), cleaned and polished the medallion and screws etc, sharpened and... -
2nd August 2019, 12:40 PM
Thread: Lance's simplified Scandinavian bench
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Great thread. Looking at doing my first bench in...
Great thread. Looking at doing my first bench in the coming 6-12 months, so watching this closely.
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17th July 2019, 11:55 AM
Thread: If I was God for a week/month/year...
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Been saying this for years. I have no time for...
Been saying this for years. I have no time for extremes. Extreme left, extreme right...both burning from different ends of the same damn candle.
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16th July 2019, 11:06 AM
Thread: Bunnings Special - Marples Chisels - $10
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LOL...I figured there was a few on here like that...
LOL...I figured there was a few on here like that John.
Ok that link above is the correct model TM444S5 and they are not on the bunnings site anymore (they where last week).
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15th July 2019, 12:00 PM
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Wow...some awesome info in here. I used some...
Wow...some awesome info in here.
I used some Timbermate with coffee to stablise the rear of the handle that had been split and someone had "gunked" it with a glue. The only reason I did it was... -
15th July 2019, 11:43 AM
Thread: Hi all, new aspiring woodworker here
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Pretty much the same story here mate. 42, moved...
Pretty much the same story here mate. 42, moved house, part of the deal was I get my own shed to teach myself (still waiting on the shed). Inherited some damn old tools. Playing and learning at the...
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15th July 2019, 10:55 AM
Thread: Bunnings Special - Marples Chisels - $10
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Sorry for the late reply. Well I could not...
Sorry for the late reply.
Well I could not find them listed on the bunnings site anymore and I used to have them in my wish list. So I reckon they are discontinued, hence the price.
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13th July 2019, 10:32 PM
Thread: Bunnings Special - Marples Chisels - $10
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Bunnings Special - Marples Chisels - $10
Not sure if this is Australia wide (our store is moving up the road so they may be liquidating stock not moving) but if it is...
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9th July 2019, 10:11 PM
Thread: Tools from an inheritance
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Ok so just ducked out to the shed to have a quick...
Ok so just ducked out to the shed to have a quick look before all the light disappeared. I made a break through with sharpening a chisel so that was awesome...
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9th July 2019, 04:09 PM
Thread: Tools from an inheritance
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I havn't had a chance to really look at the wood...
I havn't had a chance to really look at the wood planes yet. I plan on cleaning and sharpening all the blades I have lying around which will include these two. I can tell you the irons are nice and...
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8th July 2019, 12:53 PM
Thread: Tools from an inheritance
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Tools from an inheritance
So, several years ago my Great Uncle passed away. He was rather eccentric, but a top shelf kind of guy. Lived very very conservatively and cheaply.
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22nd May 2019, 02:59 PM
Thread: Front Vice for new workbench build
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I just invented time travel. I opened this...
I just invented time travel.
I opened this thread, looked at the vice, saw the price....I lost 15 minutes somewhere.
That was a bit of a shock. I mean I get how things are priced and how items... -
20th May 2019, 12:00 PM
Thread: Workbench top
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Great thread. I am planning my first "workbench"...
Great thread. I am planning my first "workbench" while waiting to get a shed sorted. I plan on something basic for my first one with the future endevour of a laminated top a LONG way away.
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20th May 2019, 11:51 AM
Thread: Woodworm in an old plane
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Yeh I have started the freezer treatment, will...
Yeh I have started the freezer treatment, will give it a few weeks then I think it might be put aside. The iron is awesome, the wedge is in decent condition and the whole iron recess looks ok. The...
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17th May 2019, 07:10 PM
Thread: Woodworm in an old plane
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Yeh, after I looked at it this morning my heart...
Yeh, after I looked at it this morning my heart sank. Still the repeated freezer trick will be performed over the next week.
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17th May 2019, 03:54 PM
Thread: Woodworm in an old plane
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Will so. I will freeze it for about a week and...
Will so. I will freeze it for about a week and take pics after it....fingers crossed.
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17th May 2019, 02:10 PM
Thread: Woodworm in an old plane
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Update with photos. Well i finally had to...
Update with photos.
Well i finally had to time to go and give this a look. My optimism I think took a hit.
Opened up the plastic bags and there is sawdust everywhere...not great. This thing... -
15th May 2019, 02:34 PM
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I don't discourage my boy when he wants to get in...
I don't discourage my boy when he wants to get in the shed. However it is VERY clear he can only be in there when I am in there. I gave him an old screwdriver or two, a very small hammer, some plyers...
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13th May 2019, 06:05 PM
Thread: Woodworm in an old plane
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Awesome. So it sounds like its not a lost cause....
Awesome. So it sounds like its not a lost cause. It does feel very solid. There is one small piece on the base that looks a bit...iffy. I will post pics tomorrow with more questions but that is...
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13th May 2019, 04:25 PM
Thread: E Sports - Professional
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I was an original "esporter" as in I used to win...
I was an original "esporter" as in I used to win prizes and cash playing games. Nothing compared to what it is now.
BUT I always get the whole "I just don't get it" etc etc. My favourite is when... -
13th May 2019, 04:13 PM
Thread: Woodworm in an old plane
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Will do. Only got it last night and slept in this...
Will do. Only got it last night and slept in this morning ;) Will try to get something up in the next day or two.
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13th May 2019, 11:52 AM
Thread: Woodworm in an old plane
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Woodworm in an old plane
Gday. Well the father in law handed me an old plane surrounded in plastic bags and a distinct kero smell. After cleaning out a part of his shed he found his grandfathers old 58cm wooden plane. He has...
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13th May 2019, 11:45 AM
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This thread has been fantastic. I have an old...
This thread has been fantastic. I have an old bunningsesque saw that I was thinking about grinding off the teeth. I kind of wanted to wait for another crosscut saw before I do it (I have REALLY...
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5th May 2019, 09:27 PM
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New member is the south west here as well mate. ...
New member is the south west here as well mate.
Where abouts down here are you situated??
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5th May 2019, 05:25 PM
Thread: Tracmach Great Southern
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I edited the first post. Half of the post had...
I edited the first post. Half of the post had disappeared...and it made no sense at all, so I edited it back in.
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5th May 2019, 12:25 PM
Thread: Tracmach Great Southern
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Tracmach Great Southern
Sot sure if this is right place...move as needed.
EDIT: The first half of this post disappeared...so we will try again.
So yesterday I woke up with a hangover. I had won a golf tournament with... -
1st May 2019, 05:13 PM
Thread: Walnut Box
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Truly magnificent.
Truly magnificent.
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16th April 2019, 11:48 AM
Thread: Gday from Albany, WA
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Gday Adam. Nickname from highschool that has...
Gday Adam.
Nickname from highschool that has never left me ;)
Yeh just browsing and "lurking" for a while, heaps of info on here. Combined with youtube (Paul Sellars, Woodworking by Wright etc... -
15th April 2019, 11:13 AM
Thread: Gday from Albany, WA
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Time to rip out the baggy 26 Red jeans with the...
Time to rip out the baggy 26 Red jeans with the extra long pockets ;)
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14th April 2019, 10:30 AM
Thread: Gday from Albany, WA
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A quick update, not sure where to post it,...
A quick update, not sure where to post it, thought this will do.
I am using Timbecon and pretty much check out the monthly sales and grab whatever is at a decent price. So slowly adding. Anyway... -
8th April 2019, 04:54 PM
Thread: Gday from Albany, WA
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I think patience comes with age....or so I am...
I think patience comes with age....or so I am told. I play golf as well so "the process" is all that keeps me going back, if it was for the results I would have quit years ago ;)
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8th April 2019, 03:06 PM
Thread: Gday from Albany, WA
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Gday from Albany, WA
So thougt I better sign up and say gday.
Very Very new woodworker here. I have never been very practically minded, but I just purchased a property so the other half can run some horses (yeh yeh). ...