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    Standard timber sizes?

    Hi all,

    I'm planning out my next project (a coffee table) & I want to source my timber from an actual timberyard and move up from Bunnings.

    I've been recommended Anagote timber but I can't see...
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    Redgum sleepers! Exactly the solution I needed....

    Redgum sleepers! Exactly the solution I needed. Thank you!

    Do you know where in Sydney I can find them? My most avid googling has turned up plenty of timberyards in Melb & Bris that supply them,...
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    Timber choices for raised planters?

    Hi all,

    I live in inner Sydney, with a reasonably sized courtyard out back. As a bit of background, I'm getting big into zero-waste & gardening.

    I want to build some large planters to fill the...
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    Thanks for the responses. Good to understand a...

    Thanks for the responses. Good to understand a bit more about auger bits.

    Looks like I'll have to check the bits more carefully in future

    Thanks!
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    Vintage Mathisen auger bit question

    Hi all,

    I recently bought these auger bits off FB marketplace. New to hand drilling, but they don't look quite like the ones online.

    The bits in this photo don't seem to have a spur. It looks...
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    Hi all, Finally got the system working last...

    Hi all,

    Finally got the system working last night - lockdown has locked delays in shipping etc.

    Big thanks to Surry Hills Glass for cutting me some custom pieces of glass - three pieces so I...
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    Thanks all, Some really good advice here. I'm...

    Thanks all,

    Some really good advice here. I'm going down the sandpaper road - really appreciate the advice in this thread

    Jay
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    Is this ...

    Is this what you're describing?

    Looking for a link describing the process, but I might not be searching the right thing. What grits do you use?
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    I was thinking of getting the 50mm wide plate as...

    I was thinking of getting the 50mm wide plate as the extra 25mm in width raises the price by $60. In saying that, I have a number 4 plane and the blade is basically right on 50mm wide so I might have...
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    Is this adequate for sharpening

    Hi all,

    FIrst post here.

    I'm setting up a little hand tools workshop during COVID & I have some second hand chisels + bench planes arriving soon - which I will need a way to sharpen.

    I don't...
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