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18th April 2024, 08:30 PM
Thread: It started out innocently enough.
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Well how bout that!!
It appears the tallboy is going to find a new home and purpose. A fine lady thought it would make the perfect cabinet for her to store her Xmas decorations and bought it!!!
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18th April 2024, 08:19 PM
Thread: It started out innocently enough.
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It was out of a 2x3 piece. I've got stock from...
It was out of a 2x3 piece. I've got stock from 1x3 to 4x4 and everything in between. I'd prefer not to use a 2x3 but the profile didn't allow for it to work within the constraints of a 1x3 or 4. I...
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14th April 2024, 08:11 PM
Thread: Belt sander belts
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How old are they. Anything over a year will blow...
How old are they. Anything over a year will blow out like that. Found out the hard way. Had stocked up on belts a couple years ago and about a year later when I needed them, they all let go at the...
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14th April 2024, 08:08 PM
Thread: It started out innocently enough.
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The canted fluted corners are cut on the bandsaw...
The canted fluted corners are cut on the bandsaw as close as possible and then finished off with spokeshave and chisels. The flutes are carved with a gouge. Then all sanded to finished state...
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13th April 2024, 10:08 PM
Thread: It started out innocently enough.
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Oh ya!! To add to the total failure of execution...
Oh ya!! To add to the total failure of execution of design... Who the $%^& puts leather pulls on a George III Tallboy!!! I do LOL. I like them actually. The first 8, on the two bottom units,...
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13th April 2024, 05:21 PM
Thread: It started out innocently enough.
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It started out innocently enough.
I had acquired a few western saw over the last decade (over my life I've never used anything but Japanese saws until recently) and wanted to build a drawer to keep them in. I didn't want a saw till...
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2nd April 2024, 01:13 PM
Thread: CA glue storage
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CA glue storage
Might have been mentioned, though haven't seen it.
Store open CA glue in the freezer. Will keep for years. The thick glue will need to be brought out and warmed a bit but will still be good once... -
1st April 2024, 10:04 AM
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Have you looked into whether a lose horn is...
Have you looked into whether a lose horn is common in Europe? I wonder if the Aussie hardwoods are a contributor in that you need to push so hard to get through them. Whereas Douglas Fir, Pine,...
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29th March 2024, 07:40 PM
Thread: Only in America
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Probably something similar to what happens in the...
Probably something similar to what happens in the US. A bunch of dead folks, good and bad.
If guns are readily available to the public, the scum bags have better access...
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29th March 2024, 07:32 PM
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Ya, thought it was in pretty good shape. Mine...
Ya, thought it was in pretty good shape. Mine hasn't seen much work but looks rougher... But, doesn't matter, he raised the price so no idea where it'll end up.
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27th March 2024, 05:26 PM
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Powdery residue forming as shellac dries?
Never seen that before. Not sure what I did wrong but it didn't go well. The same residue formed on wood also as I tried to pad a sealer on. Ended up scraping all of it off. Also noticed, if I...
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24th March 2024, 09:42 PM
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Skip it. He's raising the price
Skip it. He's raising the price
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24th March 2024, 09:59 AM
Thread: Only in America
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There was a 20/20 like show many years ago that...
There was a 20/20 like show many years ago that did a piece on a university that was testing the armed bystander theory that guns save lives... They assigned one preparator that would pull the gun...
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24th March 2024, 09:43 AM
Thread: Old Age and vision
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For the head loupe I'd say get glass if you can. ...
For the head loupe I'd say get glass if you can. Refractive quality and consistency is slightly better, but even more important, the scratch resistance is massive by comparison. I'm very religious...
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24th March 2024, 09:23 AM
Thread: Old Age and vision
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My degrading eyesight regime: In pic I always...
My degrading eyesight regime:
In pic I always use these glasses, they're good to about a metre. They're the cheapest I could buy so for the most part, deposable. I don't invest much money it... -
24th March 2024, 08:34 AM
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Mikita trimmer with plunge base QLD - $150
Not mine, on market place, pretty good price...
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21st March 2024, 06:23 PM
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So last night I did a tally on costs and what the...
So last night I did a tally on costs and what the eleven I'm keeping cost me. All up ~$45 each. That includes the cost for two 300mm diamond disks... If I remove that, as they're an expense that...
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21st March 2024, 06:08 PM
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LOL. Bad choice of words. They're mandarins,...
LOL. Bad choice of words. They're mandarins, and they're... orange!:U
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20th March 2024, 08:20 AM
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Books are funny like that. The prices swing...
Books are funny like that. The prices swing wildly. Maybe it was signed of something to attract such a price. Amazon is selling it for $180AUD.
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19th March 2024, 06:52 PM
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Mandarine trees. What do do with them
I have two mandarin trees I grew from seed. Been told recently that's not a good idea to grow from seed... They're about 10 years old and I've only gotten 12 huge oranges off them two years ago. ...
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17th March 2024, 07:36 AM
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Curius if anyone went and had a look...
Curius if anyone went and had a look...
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16th March 2024, 03:32 PM
Thread: Got a quote from a builder
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That's why I wanted to get a builder. I could...
That's why I wanted to get a builder. I could easily do it myself, but I've got, at the moment, the best job I've had in 20 years. If I pull the pin and leave for six months, I lose my position as...
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16th March 2024, 01:11 PM
Thread: Got a quote from a builder
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Truth be told it will be - even for you!
Truth be told it will be - even for you!
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16th March 2024, 11:37 AM
Thread: Only in America
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More like Ikea (TM) on nitrocellulose and gun...
More like Ikea (TM) on nitrocellulose and gun oil.
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16th March 2024, 11:28 AM
Thread: Got a quote from a builder
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A general reply: I think most of the replies...
A general reply:
I think most of the replies missed where I said I've been in the building industry for a very long time. Now I didn't mention this in the first post but after 45 years, ya kinda... -
14th March 2024, 05:29 PM
Thread: Got a quote from a builder
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You wouldn't have been anywhere near that if you...
You wouldn't have been anywhere near that if you hadn't finished the interior. I don't want them to do floors, walls, cabinets, plumbing, painting, finish carpentry... It's just a shell without...
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14th March 2024, 04:08 PM
Thread: Got a quote from a builder
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No, I provided full drawings of the extension and...
No, I provided full drawings of the extension and the plans and engineers reports of the existing house.
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14th March 2024, 07:45 AM
Thread: Got a quote from a builder
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Got a quote from a builder
So I want to put an extension on the house. Plan is keep working to offset costs, and even though I've been in the building industry for 45 years I've religiously avoided the administration side of...
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12th March 2024, 10:36 PM
Thread: Only in America
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There's got to be a maga hat there somewhere.
There's got to be a maga hat there somewhere.
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9th March 2024, 11:12 PM
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First pic is the result. Could do a lot better...
First pic is the result. Could do a lot better but I'm not that interested in taking the time. It'll come good as I lap the back over time.
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9th March 2024, 07:54 PM
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I think I can say the quest is over.
Scoured the world for Marples/Ward chisels from the early 1900s. I've been able to assemble a set in 1/8 increments (thx Woodsurfer and Pat for the last instalments). All the steel has been cleaned...
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9th March 2024, 01:12 PM
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That's a damn nice bowl. A true centre piece on...
That's a damn nice bowl. A true centre piece on a table. But even then, sometimes the grain of the wood needs to take a backseat to the intended outcome of the turning. In your case no - brilliant...
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9th March 2024, 12:53 PM
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You don't need a shipping container. Just need a...
You don't need a shipping container. Just need a crate. When I was there I was planning on setting up a business with the bother inlaw in Canada... I'd package and list everything on ebay and all...
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9th March 2024, 12:46 PM
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Looks like the late March auction is going to be good
Just a heads up to y'all. I had a peruse through the late March offerings - looks tasty.
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8th March 2024, 04:38 PM
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The UK is awash in old tools. For the most part,...
The UK is awash in old tools. For the most part, by comparison to the rip off prices demanded here, they're giving them away.
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4th March 2024, 07:04 PM
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Yup, bad choice of words LOL. Reading some of...
Yup, bad choice of words LOL. Reading some of the posts it came across as some took my saying it's ugly wood personally. Saying it's only an opinion was an attempt to say there is little to no...
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3rd March 2024, 04:08 PM
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Only an opinion folks!! Just to clarify. I...
Only an opinion folks!!
Just to clarify. I don't consider turned pieces as furniture. For me it's an entirely different craft that has it's own rules regarding choice of wood.
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3rd March 2024, 12:42 AM
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Me thinks so, and yes bone handle.
Me thinks so, and yes bone handle.
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3rd March 2024, 12:40 AM
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I was thinking more of a striking knife but...
I was thinking more of a striking knife but forgot the name earlier.
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2nd March 2024, 03:31 PM
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It's an, to each their own, sort of taste. I...
It's an, to each their own, sort of taste. I think the wood is ugly beyond anything. For me personally I couldn't stomach making any sort of decent furniture out of it. YMMV
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2nd March 2024, 02:52 PM
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One of my favourite things about old tools
They seemed to take far more pride in making tools that were visually appealing. Veritas are probably the best modern tools but damn are they ugly.
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2nd March 2024, 02:34 PM
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Remember when camphor laurel was a weed?
And the government encouraged everyone to rip it out and down at all costs... You couldn't even give it away as firewood it was such a lousy wood... Now guys are trying to flog slabs of it for...
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2nd March 2024, 09:08 AM
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I have a cubic metre of NSW Rosewood to move
Just wondering how many pen blanks I could cut that into... :C
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27th February 2024, 06:47 PM
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Went well for me! I didn't go. But Pat saw my...
Went well for me! I didn't go. But Pat saw my request and obliged... He grabbed 4 Marples chisels for me! Thx Pat.
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25th February 2024, 10:48 AM
Thread: Scraping a No 5 0n youtube
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See above, reviewed my estimate. On a side...
See above, reviewed my estimate.
On a side note. Not knocking anyone but it's kinda funny to me that I've never looked at any of my planes in 40 years to see if they were flat till now. Though... -
25th February 2024, 10:18 AM
Thread: Scraping a No 5 0n youtube
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Ya went back and had a closer look... I was a...
Ya went back and had a closer look... I was a wee bit out estimating by eye... Using paper as a rough gauge, that is supposed to be 0.1mm, the gaps are definitely not 0.5mm but they're probably...
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23rd February 2024, 11:44 PM
Thread: Scraping a No 5 0n youtube
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This conversation had me thinking about my...
This conversation had me thinking about my planes. I have five go to planes spanning 40 plus years: 1) Bedrock 605 with PM11 blade. Been the go to for at least 35 years. 2) Veritas Rabbet Plane...
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23rd February 2024, 07:15 PM
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Is anyone going that I can team up with. I'm not...
Is anyone going that I can team up with. I'm not going to drive down there but if someone is going and can txt me pics of marples chisels that fit a very specific criteria... I can transfer money...
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20th February 2024, 06:06 PM
Thread: Scraping a No 5 0n youtube
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I'll just leave it with this thought, you can get...
I'll just leave it with this thought, you can get into the minutia of all that isn't important... But to put it simply: The best furniture made was for the most part made in the 17 and 1800s... I...
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19th February 2024, 04:32 PM
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Sort of LOL. Friend had a real and new scalpel...
Sort of LOL. Friend had a real and new scalpel that I used to dig out a sliver. I was quite surprised at how easy it was to push and slice into skin and flesh and how deep it went :o. It was quite...