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Time to get tougher mates. And wear the darn boots in future, you great duffer.:p

Tom, you sound like you know what you're on about.

Buy the Domino and a shipload of DAR. Get a joinery or local woodie to dimension it for you, join it and Bob's your uncle. Darksiding is a great...

Works out at $5.28 plm, which seems ok for jarrah. What kind of lengths were you after, Scott? I could ask my demo bloke next time I speak to him.

Rusty.

Because I am made of metal and do not own an umbrella.

Hey, Oz;
Also known as Starter Pads (or so I was told), adhesive velcro for sanders can be purchased from specialist abrasives suppliers. I got one for my Metabo Duo from Magnetic abrasives in...

Yep and yep. "Ordinary Builders" hardwood (although I've heard it referred to as "off the bench") is sawn and used green and was used for framing and stick roofs on older homes- I don't really know...

G'day;
If you used pure beeswax or a product heavy on the beeswax, that may explain your problem. Beeswax is susceptible to marking from water in just the way you have described. I would suggest...

Hello, Darlings;
I've worked in call centres for both federal and state elections (it's actually kind of fun, especially the really cranky buggers) and was once asked this very question. Which is...

G'day Dinium;
I'm in the middle (between oil coats) on my first slab benchtop- so , naturally I'm an expert now:rolleyes:...

I needed to supply a matt oil finish (oil-based would be my...

Thanks for all the replies; unfortunately, due to time constraints, I've gone with the FW China wood oil. It'll go on tomorrow, so fingers crossed. As long as it does the job. Didn't know it was full...

Thanks, BM; I considered Danish, but I'm a bit antsy about the poly content, and possible phone calls when someone tries to repair it. I'm leaning strongly toward FW China wood oil.

Cheers,
Rus.

I've done a search, but I spose I'm really looking for a specific product recommendation.

I'm doing a solid timber (messmate slab) benchtop and the client has specified a matt oil finish. I have...

Carnegie? Shoot! Must check 'em out, good one.

Rusty.

A routine inspection was being made of a large mental hospital. Patients were being pointed out by the doctor and their conditions described: "This gentleman thinks he's Napoleon, that one thinks...

I used GTR Abrasives in Dandenong for the first time recently. Good service and excellent quality. Price beats the absolute crap out of hardware stores and they do mail order. 9794 6187.

Regards,...

G'day, Lou;

You're a maniac, dude. Keep it up! I was inspired by this thread to start building a bench but I had to keep pinching bits of stock I'd dressed for it so I could complete other jobs....

Since "Cheap" and "Tool" are two of SWMBO's pet names for me :rolleyes: I thought I'd contribute...

My latest two very handy bargains are the three 44 gal drums I bought on ebay for $5 each (more...

Awesome, that's just what I wanted to hear; now I just have to organise the cash!

Cheers,
Rusty.

Haven't got my paws on one, but have been eyeing them off. Just Tools appear to have dropped the price on the 9403 model (I'm pretty sure thats the new one you mean) from $489 to $448- a response to...

G'day, Lignum; The reason I alluded to wholesaling is that the enquiry came from a retailer, who mentioned that his supplier had recently pulled the pin on him. I said I'd have a go and if the...

Yeah, I dropped out years ago, but even back in the day it was never about bashing people. Aikido particularly (being a throwing style) emphasises that it's important to train so that you have the...

Top work, Fletty, there's a greenie on the way for going above and beyond the call of duty! I was thinking of trying to get away with a crossed half-lap and a through M&T, might have to rethink that,...

No, Steve, you've merely strayed from the path of rock righteousness...:cool::D

Anyway, what about Knock On Wood? Or Norwegian Wood, for that matter?
Or anything by Woody Guthrie? Or...

Hey, don't talk that way about Rusty Lass! It's been lonely as hell since Rustypom stopped posting! You'll scare her off! Bad enough that all the chicks that walk around in Rusty brand clothing don't...

D&J, hope you are both well enough to travel, these things hit at the worst times.

It sounds like Satuday is going to be pretty full regardless, but I have to formally pike. I'm double-booked (and...

Curse my lazy fingers!:mad:

Rusty.:D

G'day; pretty sure it's a saw set, used for setting/correcting the tooth angle (and therefore kerf width). Some else will know for sure; I just happened to refresh new posts, and there you were.:)
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Beer or two on the weekend will knock it on the head.;)

John took a hell of a lot of knowledge with him when he passed on, that's for sure.

The answer from me anyway LH, is enough Aikido Kyogi (sport aikido) to keep me out of trouble, and maybe just...

Jeezus! You studied with John Gay? Me too! I was a terrible student (only graded once:o), but I still count him as an big influence on my life. For a bloke who knew a thousand ways to kill you before...

The best album of all time is Led Zeppelin's fourth album, known as Led Zeppelin IV, or "the Runes Album" after the four mysterious symbols that comprise it's actual title. This has actually been...

:eek:D Dude! Wash your mouth out!:eek:

Rusty.:D

P.S. Hope the missus is okay, Sturdee.

I thought * was the cue to laugh?:confused::rolleyes::D

Thanks for all the help, Simon, that clarifies things heaps. I reckon I'm up to having a go now!

And yeah, same Rusty (but at home parenting ATM); I wasn't kidding when I said that baltic was a...

G'day, Simon;
By coincidence I was asked last Saturday if I could make this type of joint for a project- "Of course!" I replied confidently:rolleyes:- so, um, do you know where I could find a clear...

I had heard of such things, but I thought it was only done up north where the ambient m/c was high anyway. When I was storing and distributing flooring (never laid a floor in my life) the boss would...

:d:d:d

I like words that sound rude, but aren't. Such as perpendicular and niflheim.

I also like woodwork.:)

Nice one, Wongo. I am now (even more) ashamed of my butt-joined drawers and you have inspired me to lift my game.

Crazy waste of life. Clearly these clowns should have chucked their horse in a lake to find out if it would float.

Geez, what were you smoking, Shedhand??:rolleyes:

Hope it wasn't serious, have a greenie to help heal the wounds.:)

Rusty.

Sometimes smart-arseing (for me) is a way of contributing when you don't know it all about woodwork. I spend a lot of time lurking and just soaking up knowledge- gotta get those posts up,...

Flooring can be so parsnicketty...not given time to acclimatise on site? Slab not adequately cured (was it a slab? I can't check while I'm posting) or no room left for expansion? Or, worst of all,...

Did I pass? :p

Drinking, not smoking. And it was for a 34 yr old, not with. Read it again, it's not difficult.;):)

I thought I was a rhythm guitarist for 20-odd years, until I jumped on the kit and found I was a drummer. Still have a 1976 Gibson Explorer and an early seventies (rough as guts) Pearl kit.

Rock...

I voted "whatever, man"...I just got home from doing an utterly bizarre thing for a 34 year old father of three- attending a 20th birthday party! I didn't even know the birthday girl! How wild and...

Geez, Carpenter, I know Rocker's Morticing Jig is suppsed to be top notch but seriously, dude...:eek::D

I need all the help I can get with staining (yes, I have the bible). Dig as deep as it takes, LH!:D

Regards,
Rusty-resorting to commercial stains-ouch$$!

Darn tootin'.