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I made a bench top with recycled hardwood flooring glued to 20mm mdf. It has never moved at all.
The apron I put around the edge was 150 by 50mm hardwood and this was way too much.
It is better...

Time will tell. I will fix these boards together asap and let you know if things don't turn out.

It turned out that there was another solution.
I have wetted down some boards then put a wedge under one corner to apply opposite twist and clamped the board to the bench for 24 hours.
Hey presto...

Thanks to all for the contrubution. Unfortunately I don't have room for a jointer as I am essentially working in a car port with a big cupboard attached.
So I might need to look at a scrub plane...

Hey!!! very good!
I take it that you mean .. clamp one end of the board to a flat bench. Then have a router sled which rides on the bench and work on the raised corner of the board.
This is a...

The thicknesser doesn't usually solve the problem unless you glue a wedge ( equal to the twist) to one side so that the board will sit flat on the bench (rather than rocking).
Then if you put it...

About 3 months ago I purchased from Australian Furniture Timbers some Bolly Silkwood to make a desk. Total cost $600.... so far.
I ran the boards through my GMC thicknesser and joined 3 lengths to...

I gave my triton away when I bought the cheapest Hare and Forbes decent table saw at the time equivalent to this ....https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Products?stockCode=W452
I haven't really...

I purchased 2 new blades this week. A 19mm 3tpi resaw blade and a very fine blade.
Put the resaw blade on with a fair bit of tension - let it run for a bit and then cut a perfect 3mm slice from a...

Well what do you know - you were right - a really good cleanup of both handle and the socket - including getting rid of the gunk in the socket put there by the last person tyring to solve this...

I am looking forward to the look I get when looking for hairspray to fix my chisel.
I will give it a try and report on how it goes.

I bought a 9mm titan chisel at a market recently and it works well but the handle has come off. What is the best way to glue it back again?

Just to add another option not widely canvassed here - I have been using "Treatex hard wax oil" with great results. This product is usually used for floors and after about 10 days goes quite hard (...

To some extent it depends how good your joinery skills are. If you find that your joints are perfect when dry fit then PVA will be fine. If you find that you need to make the joints a bit sloppy to...

I stuck wet and dry paper to glass with Pva - not a good idea but eventually got most of it flat enough.
Now that the original sheets have worn out I just clamp sheets to the glass with welding...

I have just purchased an old 14 inch bandsaw with a cast iron frame. It tracks fine but doesn't have a lot of power - not surprising when the machine is 25 years old. I am thinking of fitting a new...

I hope you have had some time to actually use your bandsaw by now. I am contemplating buying the


Ledacraft bandsaw you have. Do you have any feedback on this machine - any pros and cons I...

Often the best solution with old finishes is a light rubdown with the correct solvent.
Start with Metho and a cloth pad. If that doesn't make much impression try lacquer thinners or failing that...

That was nearly two years ago. At that time I got no takers at all so I went to the farmer and selected a few pieces to bring back on top of the car.
Although they looked ok on site after I had put...

I have just finished making a black butt dining table and did the top jointing with an old stanley plane I picked up second hand for $40. I would be surprised if you could get a perfectly flat...

they are already dressed and my little portable thicknesser will probably struggle. I have calculated that I will need to create 15 kg of sawdust but I will give it a try. thanks for the reply

You may know the answer to my question.. I have some redgum boards 38mm by 200mm which I need to reduce to less than 30mm to make a table top. could this be done with a band saw and if so - what size...

I built my shed on an old sloped carport slab which has proved to be a big mistake because it is never level and water always seeps in. This means that anything left on the floor for any time becomes...

this summer I moved an inside pedestal fan ( cost $15 at Bunnings) to my car port shed. cools and helps with the dust. Why didn't I do this years ago.

regrds
Alwyn

So if I mix wood dust with hide glue will it come out the same colour as the wood or darker? I would like to dig out some of the dark glue lines and replace it with a lighter colour preferably the...

this inlay is about 4mm deep. any veneer to fix holes as in the last picture has to be made from offcuts of solid timber. where do you get your hide glue from? I have been wondering if I should be...

Hi Guys,
I need some advice on how to fix an inlay that I am doing on a coffee table.
The inlay is redgum and the table top is European Beech. The problem I am having is in fixing small flaws. See...

I did eventually build a router jig to do the inlay work but all the rest was done with a jig saw and a belt sander. the big problem I had was that I was using the off cuts from the table top to make...

[quote=Wood Borer;903110]alwyn,

A router whether fixed to a router table or used freehand can be used to cut an internal curve or in your case a circle.

It was using the router freehand that...

Thanks for that Will - at least I am not dreaming all this stuff.
Your point about actually making something out of it is well taken, but I often have exactly the same problem when paying top...

Craig,
The blackwood is still available as far as I know. I have not been in contact since the fires started. I have posted pictures and sizes in the timber here....

I would like to make an arc of timber mm X 25 mm with an outside diameter of 300mm. I have thought of making a circle 300 mm diam and 25 mm thick then cutting the outside ring off - but what is the...

So after all this talk we have a long silence. maybe it is time to start a new thread.

Alwyn

Due to popular demand I can now present some PHOTOS and more size info.
Sizes include 240x40x3500, 140x40x3500, 120x25x3500 and same in 2800 &
2400 lengths.

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I have ripped plenty of timber and never seen this before. I am assuming it is caused by incorrect drying . Still I do not want to divert this thread into a discussion of anything but the blackwood...

I am not asking anyone to part with cash at this point - just looking for expressions of interest.
I too have been burnt - mostly from buying rough sawn timber in quality timber yards only to find...

Hi Russel,
maybe what you say is true, although pictures of rough sawn timber have never got me very excited. Until I see the timber and plane some down I will not really know.
However I am...

Here is an opportunity to pick up blackwood in Clifton Hill at less than half retail price. ( less than one third if you consider some of the prices I have seen).
Please form an orderly queue.

I am preparing to buy timber and have no experience in this area except from the retail suppliers in Melbourne - which seem to me to be very expensive. After looking at what few prices were available...

I started this thread in another place and have taken the advice offered to try again here.
I am in contact with a farmer in strathbogie who has a stock a blackwood which has been air drying for 8...

I have found the best way to get a clean edge when cutting ply with a jig saw is to mark the line with a stanley knife

I am in touch with a central Victorian farmer who has some slabs of blackwood been drying for over a year. How much is a fair price? Also he has just lost an ancient oak tree in a storm and intends...

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I did test the initial stain on an offcut but that offcut was perfect and the initial stain...

Thanks Wendy,
Can I put stain in the shellac once the piece is sealed and just keep going with coloured shellac? This might give me the control I am used to - just keep on adding coats until the...

Hi this is my first post.
I am a complete amateur working in a very limited space - my carport.
I am currently making a 3 panel folding screen from hoop pine ( Araucaria cunninghamii). This light...