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    I'm quite partial to a monocrystal (I think...

    I'm quite partial to a monocrystal (I think that's what they're called) diamond stone. You can use it to sharpen your blades but they're also great for keeping your japanese water stones flat.
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    Here's what I ended up doing when I started...

    Here's what I ended up doing when I started woodworking.

    Leisurely Woodworker

    That's just me though, do whatever will make you happy.
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    Hi All, I've updated the page with some...

    Hi All,

    I've updated the page with some pictures of the assembly of the base.
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    Baby photos updated, thanks for the heads up...

    Baby photos updated, thanks for the heads up Waldo!
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    Waldo, thank you for your efforts. I've just...

    Waldo, thank you for your efforts.

    I've just checked the site export on the laptop hard drive and the pictures are correct there. It's just that the corrected images weren't uploaded with the...
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    Thank you all for the congratulations, we're very...

    Thank you all for the congratulations, we're very happy.

    Waldo, I don't see the lines you mention. Can you let me know which photos display it on your browser?

    I don't use photoshop. The...
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    What resolution would you like them to be? I...

    What resolution would you like them to be?

    I wasn't sure what people expect.
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    Hi all, sorry for the delay with posting updates....

    Hi all, sorry for the delay with posting updates. I've been a little distracted this last week.

    I've added a short page on making tenons. By popular request the photos are in color this time.
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    Ah! sorry, I forgot to address that. I'll put...

    Ah! sorry, I forgot to address that.

    I'll put up some color photos for the next step on the hi-res page.

    The truth is that the environment the photos were taken in is very cluttered and the...
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    All, I've updated the cross-members page and...

    All,

    I've updated the cross-members page and added one on making the mortices.

    Regards

    Oldbeamer
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    Funkychicken, When I said limited tools it was...

    Funkychicken,

    When I said limited tools it was a bit of a lie, an attempt to place myself in the ranks of tool collectors such as yourself. A handsaw AND a drill! I've heard of workshops like...
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    I've added a couple of extra photos the the...

    I've added a couple of extra photos the the 'legs' page and started one on the cross-members of the frame.

    The latter suffers really badly from the captions being over-written. I'll have a look...
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    Artme, It WAS what I owned, now I've got a...

    Artme,

    It WAS what I owned, now I've got a very practical and civilized Barina. The name has stuck though!

    I've put up a few more photos and some captions. I know that the captions overrun...
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    Workbench build diary (retrospective)

    Hi All,

    A while ago (I'm not admitting how long) I started building a workbench. I finished it about a year ago.

    During the build I took lots of photos so I could remember how much work it...
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