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Thanks everyone, my thinking was a mixture of price and weight. I am currently working on a Tas oak chair and the sheer weight of the seat is interesting.
So I thought why not have a painted seat...

Does anyone have suggestions for Australian (preferably Tasmanian) timbers that would make a good lightweight seat for a Welsh stick chair?
I assume that radiata pine isn’t strong enough.

I may...

Thanks for the pics and angles, I will try and give it a crack in the near future.
They certainly look fun to make!

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Did you follow an set plans or information on how to make the chair. I’m keen to give one a go but the legs passing through the seat confuse me...

Good morning Robson,
Thanks for the advice.
I'd love to make bowls up to 45cm/18 inches in diameter approx 30cm/12 inches deep, currently practicing on smaller bowls.
The sides and bottom I am...

Hi Claude,
Thank you for the suggestions, I have bought Pfeil brand gouges, they appear to need to be nearly vertical to dig in.
I assume they are what is best for the bottom of the bowl, up to...

Good morning from a cold wet Hobart everyone,
I have recently been trying my hand at bowl carving having found the work of David Fisher ( Dave Fisher carves a greenwood bowl - YouTube ). I am...

Good morning WP,
I have just bout the 1400w version second hand and when I got it home i found out that the pop-in button doesn't come back out, rendering the rack and pinion useless.
I will...

Looks the business, have you fitted springs to it?
Upgrades to my Bench Crafted Moxon Vice - YouTube

I agree but I wanted the tips hanging below as I wanted to see the carving chisel’s ends. I was lucky enough to be given some clear Perspex which it cut 50mm strips and screwed on, best of both...

After seeing such wonderfully skilled work of Derek and Ian my storage is much more mundane.
Very short of space and time I bodge this monstrosity up out of mdf and hot glue of all things; to be...

Looks like a great build, I have always wanted a Moxon but the hideous cost of the Benchcrafted kits and the long threaded rod sticking out put me off. These new cheaper kits look good and I love...

Hi Camo,
Yes, that's exactly what I have got, it's a riving knife not a splitter.
My post was poorly worded, I want one to be 1cm shorter than the blade
so that I can wind it down to do grooves...

Bugger, I was hoping someone had a big pile of them.
My concern is that the riving knife is much thicker at the bottom, perhaps three or four times thicker.
so I'd need to braze on some extra...

Anyone know where I can buy a spare riving knife for my AGS10?
The current riving knife on my AGS10 is huge, with lots of metal above the blade for the finger protection. I'm looking for a shorter...

Thanks, I think I'll be off shopping to Carbatec, Derwent Park this week.
I may as well set it up from the beginning.

It rankles that :
1. The replacement fence costing me more than the saw did...

Just starting out reassembling my saw in the new workshop.
It's an older version with round fence rails.
Previously the fence was a pig to keep square, I am thinking seriously about replacing it...

Very belated thank you for suggestions

Think it is more for the small things like freedom of speech ,safety etc rather than two extra weeks holiday.

Just had an "interesting" afternoon with my old : Wadkin Bursgreen AGS10 I was trying out cutting mitres for the first time. The aluminium insert was rattling away as it made contact with the blade....

Somewhere on the laptop I have a off of how to make a wooden version. A strip of wood and a triangular piece (different angles I assume for non 90 degree corners). Will look it out when not on smart...

Oh come on, Australia Day was invented by the Scots so we could have a day off to recover from Burns Night excesses:U.
So have a happy Hangover Day

Thanks Alyson,
:D:D:D I love this forum
What amazing customer service!
I am off to the shed to do some more measurements.

Chris

I emailed them earlier today,
Unfortunately Arbortech don't keep a list of suitable grinders, they sent me a link to their website, $275 for a complete system .

C

Santa was very generous this year, an Arbortech Mini Grinder was in my stocking. No idea what I have done right, but VERY chuffed to get it. :D
Just itching to try it out, my Makita 4 inch grinder...

I seem to remember someone (Jim Tolphin) who had a pair of benches, each had an angled pair of legs and a straight pair.
This allowed them to be used paired up, with straight legs inwards, that way...

Look in the market place. Someone there is selling Bessey copies he'd imported, look at "too many clamps".

Finally found a No6 described as "very good condition" on Ebay,
paid $50 for it,
looked not too bad on the pics.....Man did he see me coming.

Broken front knob, virtually no japaning (hard to...

Cold water,
Liquid soap,
wool cycle on the washing machine
but stand back when it spins them :D

Sorry could resist

C

PS nice planes by the way,very jealous

Expect to pay in the region of $100 (plus postage) for a reasonable one off Ebay,
have a look through the "completed items" search function.
The longer you wait the more chance there is of a...

Firstly, thanks to all who have helped out in the group purchase, it has allowed me to buy my first every decent quality baldes and caps, the original Stanley's look so flimsy by comparison.
...

Not many good ones.:no:

Did anyone else catch the ABC programme fromt he UK on making green wood chairs?
See: ABC iview
Never having considered working with green wood before it was extremely enlightening, some of the...

Are Bedrocks "better" to use or just rarer?
I can see the benefits of the shape but I am wondering if they are actually better planes.

Chris

I was rather chuffed to be treated to a couple of 3ft long Irwin XP clamps, the fancy new ones with the parallel jaws, something I had long lusted after. loved them so much I bought another two. :))

The T7 is going for Au$573 +P&P at Tormek T7 Water Cooled Sharpening System New Version 2010 and no funny electricity stuff to deal with ! That's a considerable saving even with shipping.

C

Just another item where Australians are getting ripped off LV $350 v Aus $570 for a T3 and for a T7 LV $600 v $1,000 .

Has anyone tried importing one from Canada?
I assume there would have to...

Mandy emailed me from [email protected] around midday today

Chrisi

Almost anything sold in Bunnings or Mitre 10's hand tool section.

And don't even mention books:
Free delivery worldwide on all books from The Book Depository
Does books significantly cheaper than Australian bookshops again with free delivery, oh and fairly...

Ian,
Thanks for the kind offer.
At present Hamish is using a small Stanley vice thet wraps around the edge of the bench, it has cork inserts and clamps to the bench which he is happy with. I think...

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.
I think I will go down the Gents saw road, no wlet's hope Ebay is good to me and throws one up before the end of the month. I can't seem to find anyone...

I asked the wee monster what he would like for his 4th birthday.
Eyebrows furrow, finger scratches chin and then in a very serious voice
"A saw, a real saw , one that cuts wood at my workbench."
...

A sharpening class would be a great Adult Ed course, I'd sign up :)

That's cool. I was worried it was caustic and we have a four year old who I am rather attached to, I'd hate to poison the wee bugger :)

Chris

Just a quick question, is the sludge left behinds toxic in any way?
I have always been put off because I stupidly equated washing soda with caustic soda and therfore avoided derusting my tools due...

This gets better.
I was quoting Carbatec Melbourne.

Carbatec Brisbane has a special price:
The flat spokeshave is on special from $119 UP to $134!
Might give that a miss.

C

How odd.
Looked today at the Carbatec prices and all are now $119!
Down $30 in 24 hours for the flat shave.
The power of the internet chatroom or just coincidence?
I have never seen any...

Tommo,
Just checked the current prices as this was next on my wish list (not likely , I've not been that good):
Veritas® Low-Angle Jack Plane, A2


$219.00
Extra blades approx.: $35

Birthday coming up sos I thought I'd check the price of a good spokeshave.....

I'm stumped.
Carbatec is selling the Veritas Spokeshaves for:

Flat $149
Round $109
Concave $119

Whereas...