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22nd April 2015, 10:34 PM
Thread: A win for the dark side!
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I used to use a scythe back in the UK as a...
I used to use a scythe back in the UK as a teenager, about 30 years ago. I helped an old guy and he didn't like machines in the orchard around the geese! I always really enjoyed using the scythe...
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26th January 2015, 11:28 PM
Thread: Calling All Wheel Wrights
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There's a thread on this topic from a couple of...
There's a thread on this topic from a couple of years ago:
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=155180
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14th July 2014, 10:57 PM
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I think it translates as "I count on my work /...
I think it translates as "I count on my work / life balance". Not sure what that means though!
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I don't know who Marcus is, but these are the...
I don't know who Marcus is, but these are the cufflinks I wear most days:
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19th May 2014, 09:52 PM
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Hi Paul, I found this on Google:...
Hi Paul,
I found this on Google: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/21312103. It is certainly feasible that your sideboard dates from this period.
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18th May 2014, 10:46 PM
Thread: Brisbane Show Thread 2014
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I'm very excited to have won an IanW cutting...
I'm very excited to have won an IanW cutting gauge! What a great prize. Thanks so much to Ian for donating, and to the rest of the team for organising.
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9th May 2014, 10:01 PM
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Hi Superbunny, Ian W and I have agreed to...
Hi Superbunny,
Ian W and I have agreed to swap shifts on Friday, so Ian will do 12-2 and I'll do 2-4.
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1st May 2014, 10:09 PM
Thread: BEAM SIZES
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Can you attach some vertical posts to the ceiling...
Can you attach some vertical posts to the ceiling joists to hang the centre of the beam from?
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13th April 2014, 10:27 PM
Thread: Mobile Scaffold
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Bit daft really though. That ladder'll have to...
Bit daft really though. That ladder'll have to be set up everytime they move. If they tied it to the front of the scaffold with the feet on the bonnet they could just drive up and get on with it.
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9th April 2014, 09:41 PM
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I've got an annual booking for Friday 12-2.
I've got an annual booking for Friday 12-2.
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21st February 2014, 10:25 PM
Thread: name of ladder
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There's a facebook page called Lost Brisbane...
There's a facebook page called Lost Brisbane which has thousands of photos, sure they have fire trucks: https://www.facebook.com/Lost.Brisbane
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13th December 2013, 10:21 PM
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That is a very cool web page!
That is a very cool web page!
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26th October 2013, 10:34 PM
Thread: Cleaning Silicone
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I bought "Silicon Remover" from Bunnings. Not...
I bought "Silicon Remover" from Bunnings. Not sure what's in it but it worked. Turned the silicone to jelly which you scrape off. Took a few goes to get it all, but it got it in the end.
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21st October 2013, 08:52 PM
Thread: Rat problem leads to spring clean
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It is that clean at the moment too! I had...
It is that clean at the moment too! I had another rat hunt the last 2 weekends, discovered a little family and had to deal with 3 little rats. Haven't seen or heard any evidence of rat for 24...
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25th September 2013, 10:41 PM
Thread: Planing How to secure wood
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There's a clever trick with a narrow batten with...
There's a clever trick with a narrow batten with a v cut into one end which this guy demonstrates, amongst other techniques: The Holdfast and the Batten – VIDEO | The English Woodworker
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24th September 2013, 11:10 PM
Thread: ManCave Extension - Materials Search
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My philosophy is derived from "Stig of the Dump"!...
My philosophy is derived from "Stig of the Dump"!
I get a lot of free materials from my local Freecycle - you have to be patient, and you have to be able to jump on stuff when it's offered, but... -
5th September 2013, 10:16 PM
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I thought that. I've got a winch, and my brother...
I thought that. I've got a winch, and my brother in law offered a block and tackle so I think we'll work it out.
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4th September 2013, 11:26 PM
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Thanks, Rusel. It does look good. We'll use it...
Thanks, Rusel. It does look good. We'll use it and abuse it for a while and we'll see how it goes. My brother (part owner) reckons we should flog it and buy a smaller aluminium trailer, which is a...
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27th August 2013, 10:47 PM
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Over the weekend I wore down a wire wheel...
Over the weekend I wore down a wire wheel cleaning off rust and gave the top a coat of paint. Also lined the inside with 3mm ply as a temporary measure so nothing falls out of the rust holes in the...
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23rd August 2013, 10:58 PM
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That is great, good to hear we can match the best...
That is great, good to hear we can match the best manufacturers in the world.
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22nd August 2013, 10:39 PM
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TV Show - Ultimate Factories - Rolls Royce
Did anyone else see the Ultimate Factories on Seven Mate tonight, showing the production of a Rolls Royce Phantom?
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19th August 2013, 10:22 PM
Thread: Feedback on Aldi products
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We've bought a lot of different products over the...
We've bought a lot of different products over the last few years, and I reckon our satisfaction rate is about 50%. Bought the knife sharpener last week, and it does a brutal job of sharpening...
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13th August 2013, 09:55 PM
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Thanks, Yonnee, it certainly was a gift. I'd...
Thanks, Yonnee, it certainly was a gift. I'd been researching second hand trailers, and most of the ones I found looked like this or worse.
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10th August 2013, 09:30 PM
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Here's a few photos of the underneath. ...
Here's a few photos of the underneath.
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10th August 2013, 03:01 PM
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Replacing rusted steel trailer floor with ply?
I'm hoping that someone here can help with some sage advice.
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5th August 2013, 11:18 PM
Thread: Rat problem leads to spring clean
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Thanks, Ray. The chair is very comfortable and...
Thanks, Ray. The chair is very comfortable and overlooks the rest of the yard, so I can see the kids playing. It's actually a project of its own - it was my father in laws chair in his surgery. ...
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4th August 2013, 10:25 PM
Thread: Rat problem leads to spring clean
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Rat problem leads to spring clean
When we bought the new house 2 years ago, we really only bought it because it was attached to the workshop. It's a single car garage, concrete floor, timber frame, corro roof, and somewhere between...
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12th June 2013, 10:21 PM
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I've got a nice (old) book by Sam Allen which...
I've got a nice (old) book by Sam Allen which gives some useful advice so I'll try to find it tomorrow and scan some interesting pages.
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17th May 2013, 10:33 PM
Thread: Your numbers up
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My six year old thinks this is the funniest joke...
My six year old thinks this is the funniest joke ever!
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30th April 2013, 10:04 PM
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I can do 12 - 2 on the Friday. Can also...
I can do 12 - 2 on the Friday. Can also photocopy flyers if needed. It's always a good day, and I'm still kicking myself for not buying some Hard Shellac last year.
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30th April 2013, 09:58 PM
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I did a couple of sets years ago in the UK, and a...
I did a couple of sets years ago in the UK, and a set recently using cheap hollow doors and the Courdroy kit linked above. None of them are particularly hard - you just need to think carefully about...
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16th April 2013, 10:24 PM
Thread: Cutting Sheet Roofing Material
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I can't offer any useful information, but I...
I can't offer any useful information, but I nearly bought a nibbler nearly 10 years ago, and decided I could manage without, and I was right, I did manage, but I've spent 10 years, struggling and...
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22nd March 2013, 10:44 PM
Thread: How hard can it be.....?
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I started to answer your post, but I'm half way...
I started to answer your post, but I'm half way through and it's already taken me 4 days, so it could be a while before I'm finished!
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12th March 2013, 09:27 PM
Thread: Couldn"t find the pencil sharpener
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Dad's definition of a sharp chisel was sharp...
Dad's definition of a sharp chisel was sharp enough to sharpen your pencil with. He didn't have a lathe though.
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6th March 2013, 10:19 PM
Thread: Identification / valuation ?
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That hole in the centre must have had a purpose...
That hole in the centre must have had a purpose surely?
The mirror is the same shape as one in an article I've read recently in AWR, about a piece recreated from photos from an old house somewhere... -
26th February 2013, 10:28 PM
Thread: Hardly Normal
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At the risk of highjacking the OPs thread on...
At the risk of highjacking the OPs thread on Harvey Norman, one of the things Aldi does very well is in listening to its market. Have a look at the Aldi Mum page on Facebook and you'll quickly get...
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23rd February 2013, 10:50 PM
Thread: My Jarrah Workbench
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Beautiful work, thanks for sharing.
Beautiful work, thanks for sharing.
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21st February 2013, 10:23 PM
Thread: Cleaning up bookmarks
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I just export mine to a file every now and then...
I just export mine to a file every now and then and save that. Any links I actually use, rather than the ones I might use one day, I can go and find.
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8th February 2013, 09:47 PM
Thread: I got abused in a carpark yesterday
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I actually don't want the kids spaces closer to...
I actually don't want the kids spaces closer to the entrance. What I think they need is a SAFE route from the car to the shops, as determined by someone pushing a trolley loaded up with enough food...
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31st January 2013, 11:02 PM
Thread: I got abused in a carpark yesterday
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As a parent, I want my children to walk as far as...
As a parent, I want my children to walk as far as possible before they go into the shops to be tempted by eye level chocolate, Wendy's donuts and the ubiquitous fast food outlets. However, I'd...
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18th January 2013, 09:58 PM
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Birch / Birch Ply or Canadian Maple for Skateboard?
My nephew has been making skateboards from plywood, but would like to progress to better quality timber. He asked me if I can tell him where to find Birch. Here's his email:
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15th January 2013, 10:35 PM
Thread: My sons new work bench he is 2.5 yo
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Those are Percy's colours from Thomas the Tank...
Those are Percy's colours from Thomas the Tank Engine - a clear favourite for any 2 year old!
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10th January 2013, 10:26 PM
Thread: Captain's Chair mechanisms
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I can't help you I'm afraid, but I hope someone...
I can't help you I'm afraid, but I hope someone else can as I have a related problem - my father in law gave me his captain's chair, used in his doctor's rooms for decades, but at some point he...
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21st November 2012, 10:49 PM
Thread: Hand tool woodwork teaching in Brisbane
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ToolBagsPlus ...
ToolBagsPlus is on the Gold Coast and I've been down to him for some training. However he hasn't been on the forum for over a year, so I'm not sure what he's up to.
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We didn't quite manage anything on that scale,...
We didn't quite manage anything on that scale, but here's our eclipse photo taken on our back deck with a pair of binoculars and a cereal box:
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27th October 2012, 09:45 PM
Thread: Percy Blandford
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Percy started Newbold Sea Scouts donkeys years...
Percy started Newbold Sea Scouts donkeys years ago, and he was just always 'Percy from the Sea Scouts', we never realised he was world famous! I've got a couple of his woodworking books and they're...
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27th October 2012, 09:35 PM
Thread: Repairing table leg. What glue?
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I've just done a similar repair on a chair leg,...
I've just done a similar repair on a chair leg, and used pva, because it runs into the gap better than epoxy, and since it's a 'clean' break, the two sides should join up exactly which means you...
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26th October 2012, 10:23 PM
Thread: Collecting tools
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Tool guardian, preserving the hardware of...
Tool guardian, preserving the hardware of yesteryear for future generations....
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26th October 2012, 10:09 PM
Thread: Simple Sharpening Tips for a Newby?
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My great gran used to sharpen her kitchen knives...
My great gran used to sharpen her kitchen knives on the granite doorstep at the front door.
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14th October 2012, 10:44 PM
Thread: Ebay Droppings Thread.
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Not sure what type of work these are designed...
Not sure what type of work these are designed for...
GLASS HAMMER AND CHISEL SOLID GLASS GREAT DISPLAY PIECE | eBay