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G'day Andy, got it from Island Specialty Timbers Tasmania, Cemetary rd Geeveston tas 7116. 03 6297 1479

Got it when I was down there, they can post.

They've got some awesome timber!!

Findings...

Did a few different things with the gears. Used blackwood for all the gears. 2 ply at 180 deg(flipped over and glued, 1/4" total thickness) seemed for some reason that I don't...

Technology and wood meet. Tassie blackwood and pearl shell inlay.

G'day, bought a motor for a carbatec CT-HM16D mortiser. It didnt come with any model number or a wiring diagram. Does anyone have one and could you have a look inside and tell me whether the blue and...

Gday all, looking to build a wooden clock and I'm looking for some advice on timber selection for the gears. Ply seems to be the material of choice but I would love to use solid timber. Thinking of...

G'day, im just after any ideas on colour matching glue for pearl inlays in blackwood. I've used titebond mixed with blackwood dust and also araldite mixed with blackwood dust but both come up...

Thanks joez, yeah I've seen the jet style clip and hook tool. My one is not the same, its a really strange set up.
Thanks anyway

Hi, just bought a trupro ms 16/32 drum sander second hand, 2000 model I think.
After much effort I have found that fitting the sanding wrap to the holding clip on the motor side of the drum is...

Gday all, just wondering if anyone has used blackbutt as a bass body?
Mostly interested in its stability and tone. I already know that it should survive a bush fire...

G'day woody, get the gidgee for sure. Tends to split sometimes along the grain if you're unlucky but its super hard and looks great as a fretboard. I used it for bindings as well, seemed to bend ok...

If you're interested, mandolin is on the musical instruments forum: https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=102523
or just look for 'first mandolin'.
Cheers, Tim

Inlay was cut(laboriously) with a jewellers saw and the holes cut with a dremel and a router bit/ base to about 2mm. Glued in with epoxy mixed with sanding dust from the wood, then sanded flat and...

G'day bob, im coming down to Hobart in the next few weeks. Looking for some nice blackheart sassafras for a box lid. Any suggestions?

Thanks Sebastiaan, champion.

PS jow104, love to but the inlay took SO long!
Think it might give me lung cancer to, pearl dust, no dust extracter...?

Ah, its hard shellac. Very badly done, tempted to sand it all off and start again. Just got a bit impatient and tried applying it a bit to thick. Going to make a couple of tea chests, gidgee with a...

Recently finished my first instrument, a mandolin. Blackwood back, sides, neck and peghead, king billy pine top and gidgee fretboard, peghead veneer and binding. I built it using Graham McDonalds...

Recently finished a mandolin and had some spare gidgee from the fretboard (a mandolin's is much smaller than the guitar blank I bought). Having a look through this forum inspired me to try a small...