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8th May 2024, 02:56 PM
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People (me) often start with a high price because...
People (me) often start with a high price because they're unsure of the value and then let the item meet the market. My experience is mostly people are happy when they've haggled a lower price and...
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6th May 2024, 01:04 PM
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handplaning a matched joint a real world example
Some time ago, meaning probably a decade + I did several blogs on here of the maths of hand planes. Unfortunately they were lost with an upgrade. Suffice to say I did the calculations for how much...
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5th May 2024, 12:53 PM
Thread: The latest #7 scraping
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Rob as you've worked out from using the BR 7 it...
Rob as you've worked out from using the BR 7 it is likely concave and it then follows that you have to skew the plane to get the hump in the middle down in the compensating passes. You won't have to...
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5th May 2024, 10:20 AM
Thread: The latest #7 scraping
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I uploaded a video of the blue spotting on the...
I uploaded a video of the blue spotting on the finished plane here. Good even coverage except for the hollow under the tote. Pin on Pins by you
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5th May 2024, 10:12 AM
Thread: The latest #7 scraping
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Rob, the way I blue the soles a straight edge...
Rob, the way I blue the soles a straight edge would not be much use - too narrow. I pivot the plane on the plate both to blue it evenly and see where it hinges. Swinging one end will see a pivot...
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4th May 2024, 10:14 PM
Thread: The latest #7 scraping
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Thanks Martin. It is when we’re talking about...
Thanks Martin. It is when we’re talking about scraping. It takes time to remove the metal. If I’m taking fine shavings say 0.04mm and the plane is concave by the same amount you see what will...
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4th May 2024, 08:27 PM
Thread: The latest #7 scraping
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The latest #7 scraping
Just finished scraping another US Stanley #7.
It's a bit of horror when I see the bluing just touching high points on the sole only at the heel and toe. Feeler gauge suggested a hollow of at... -
2nd May 2024, 08:27 PM
Thread: UK Post Office Scandal
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Just a correction, I believe that's on Day 3. ...
Just a correction, I believe that's on Day 3. I've just finished day 2 today, it's disgusting. At one point Angela van den Bogerd had said so often that she wasn't really associated much with that...
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2nd May 2024, 02:58 PM
Thread: Timber veneer cabinet finish deteriorating
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Hi Michael thanks for the photos though they do...
Hi Michael thanks for the photos though they do not in my mind clarify what the heck is happening there. I will just note that the drawer photo shows damage only on the bottom of both the lower and...
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2nd May 2024, 12:00 PM
Thread: Record Breakers
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This is mainly for the technology. Final run is...
This is mainly for the technology. Final run is at 8:30.
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1st May 2024, 08:35 PM
Thread: Timber veneer cabinet finish deteriorating
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Is it only the door of the freezer? A wider shot...
Is it only the door of the freezer? A wider shot to give a bit more context where the damage is would help. A bit of topical steam is neither here nor there but the bottom of a freezer door will be...
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1st May 2024, 06:56 PM
Thread: What scraping a #7 feels like
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What scraping a #7 feels like
I’m scraping another #7 🤪. I came across this video last night and it’s how I imagine and dream about scraping the #7. (Any job I’m about to do always gets overly enlarged in my imagination 🤪...
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29th April 2024, 09:07 PM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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Well Ian, you can get away with saying...
Well Ian, you can get away with saying controversial things :). The tote could be a little plumper and my index finger misses a place to sit but otherwise the tote and knob are pretty much the same...
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29th April 2024, 06:21 PM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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Gravity. Oh and no earth quakes. :q
Gravity. Oh and no earth quakes. :q
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29th April 2024, 06:20 PM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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Lol. You can't hurry these things:;
Lol. You can't hurry these things:;
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29th April 2024, 01:56 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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The bottles are only convenient when you're only...
The bottles are only convenient when you're only doing small jobs like boxes and bedsides since the storage bottle is also the dispenser and it's tidy.
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29th April 2024, 01:47 PM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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Yes even before the scraping! And the scraping...
Yes even before the scraping! And the scraping takes at least one good solid day each, usually spread over a few days.
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29th April 2024, 01:44 PM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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I have a premonition it will be some time in May...
I have a premonition it will be some time in May 2024:)
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29th April 2024, 01:41 PM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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Thanks! If you're serious about tuning up some...
Thanks! If you're serious about tuning up some planes just talk to me:U. The aftermarket blades in my #3, #4, #5, #5 1/2 and #6 are the woodwork forum order from 2009 that Thumbsucker and DJ...
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29th April 2024, 12:31 PM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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Completely tuned set - finally
It's only taken 20 years to finish tuning my set of planes, with the scraping of my biggest three. The #7 I have posted about recently required the purchase of a bigger granite surface plate, but...
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29th April 2024, 09:59 AM
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You will certainly gain by removing the 100mm...
You will certainly gain by removing the 100mm flex obstruction in the 150mm but my concern is that the air speed through the guard will not be enough to divert the high speed chips into the...
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29th April 2024, 09:32 AM
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I don't understand this. Is the 100mm flex just...
I don't understand this. Is the 100mm flex just an end floating loosely in the 150mm? I could understand if the 100mm flex is still plumbed in and you get an auxilliary suction from the surrounding...
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29th April 2024, 08:58 AM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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Yes shellac will stick to almost anything. But...
Yes shellac will stick to almost anything. But if you mean can you FP over it, then you have to ask questions about the prep. Was the grain filled before the acrylic finish? Is the finish free of...
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28th April 2024, 10:55 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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Ok you misunderstand what I mean by layers, let's...
Ok you misunderstand what I mean by layers, let's change it to iterations
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28th April 2024, 10:41 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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Yes I believe it was! But it was a long time ago....
Yes I believe it was! But it was a long time ago. Thanks for that
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28th April 2024, 10:14 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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Once I switched to making the cover for my rubber...
Once I switched to making the cover for my rubber out of linen and using paraffin oil I achieved really good results. I used to dip it in the shellac but then I saw someone using a tomato sauce...
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28th April 2024, 11:54 AM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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I think it’s what our Divine Sovereign recommends
I think it’s what our Divine Sovereign recommends
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28th April 2024, 10:58 AM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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Like the rest of you I thought it was an...
Like the rest of you I thought it was an unorthodox method. I wonder if he has confused crushed whiting and pumice? I've never heard of pumice as a grain filler, leastwise with wax. When I was...
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28th April 2024, 09:53 AM
Thread: UK Post Office Scandal
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How do you watch it?
How do you watch it?
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27th April 2024, 02:59 PM
Thread: Help identifying wood
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Looks like walnut to me and the black spots I...
Looks like walnut to me and the black spots I agree look like mould. Occasionally that spotting could be from iron filing contamination but it looks more like mould. It could be a veneered board. ...
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27th April 2024, 11:49 AM
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You really should write a book on bowl turning...
You really should write a book on bowl turning and call it The Joy of Bowls, or something. :D
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27th April 2024, 11:41 AM
Thread: Garden Obelisks
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The best timber for longevity would be powder...
The best timber for longevity would be powder coated aluminium:;. Seriously though you should use H4 treated pine, or a class 1 durability in ground contact hardwood like ironbark or Tallowwood. ...
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26th April 2024, 10:49 AM
Thread: English Box wood
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Here 'tis:):) Planchonella pohlmaniana : Black...
Here 'tis:):)
Planchonella pohlmaniana : Black Apple | Atlas of Living Australia
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24th April 2024, 09:09 PM
Thread: How I hate gum wood, let me count the ways
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Still, it looks crisp! Blue gum’s usually quite...
Still, it looks crisp! Blue gum’s usually quite red but that looks like a mahogany colour, photo colour balance?
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23rd April 2024, 09:57 AM
Thread: English Box wood
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Possibly Common Myrtle Myrtus communis less...
Possibly Common Myrtle Myrtus communis less likely Brazilian Cherry.
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22nd April 2024, 02:38 PM
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Ideally your table insert should be tight enough...
Ideally your table insert should be tight enough to prevent all but the thinnest slivers going into the guard. And you risk having to dismantle part of the ducting to get a blockage out. If they do...
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21st April 2024, 08:47 PM
Thread: Preserved Roman Wooden Furniture
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Very good wooden hinge on the cabinet too
Very good wooden hinge on the cabinet too
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20th April 2024, 10:33 AM
Thread: UK Post Office Scandal
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I watched the Mr Bates vs the post office...
I watched the Mr Bates vs the post office dramatisation, but not following the actual events. I liked the series.
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20th April 2024, 08:26 AM
Thread: Hidden wooden hinge jig / Cosman hinge jig
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Chill out mate, I was posing a simple question. ...
Chill out mate, I was posing a simple question. No need to jump down my throat. Your post was written very much like you were replicating Rob’s jig. And in previous threads where you’ve suggested...
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19th April 2024, 10:44 PM
Thread: Hidden wooden hinge jig / Cosman hinge jig
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Making one for your own use is one thing, selling...
Making one for your own use is one thing, selling them is quite another. Have you checked with Rob that you’re not violating some IP?
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19th April 2024, 09:35 PM
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Really really great job Rob! Now I see the...
Really really great job Rob! Now I see the restored original parts the one you replaced with walnut looks a lot like Sapele veneers I have here. But your colour matching is amazing.
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19th April 2024, 09:20 AM
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One of my reasons for wanting to improve the...
One of my reasons for wanting to improve the scrubbing efficiency of the cleaner is that I had to recirculate DE air this summer (although I have very good and large pleated filters and plastic...
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18th April 2024, 06:00 PM
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Thanks Bob. I usually have a couple of ducts...
Thanks Bob. I usually have a couple of ducts fitted that blow down low and stir up the air but I don't know if that will be effective with the new filter arrangement since the flow isn't as strong.
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18th April 2024, 02:18 PM
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Air cleaner and directed clean airstream blower
Years and years ago we had a ducted aircon that originally came from the Ark when Noah had finished with it. It was superseded by split systems years and years ago too. Being me, I wanted to clean...
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17th April 2024, 05:16 PM
Thread: The #7 gets a soul
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It's my cunning plan to have a bunch of timber...
It's my cunning plan to have a bunch of timber for Shoji doors dressed:;
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17th April 2024, 03:08 PM
Thread: HSC Japanese Project - Update
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That's annoying sorry. Here is a similar longer...
That's annoying sorry. Here is a similar longer video that goes into more detail
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16th April 2024, 10:36 PM
Thread: The #7 gets a soul
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The #7 gets a soul
Scraping my #7's sole began today. It's a wartime US Stanley and quite a bit concave and not useable. I started filing away the ends this afternoon with a square second cut file and then switched...
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16th April 2024, 09:35 AM
Thread: HSC Japanese Project - Update
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You know, possibly a better way to kerf in this...
You know, possibly a better way to kerf in this case is on the outer side of the curve. Have a look at #woodworking #builder #build#carpenter #trending #fyp - YouTube
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10th April 2024, 03:33 PM
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If you want to do it by kerfing you can do it...
If you want to do it by kerfing you can do it very simply by handsaw and a bit of mathematics. If you want to do it on a table saw try and use a blade with no more than a 1.5mm kerf. In fact 1.5mm...
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9th April 2024, 05:08 PM
Thread: Sherwood 3hp 2 stage
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Gee I wish I read that before I bought my...
Gee I wish I read that before I bought my anemometer