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Sign will read "you dont have to have to long neck to be a goose" I dont care how cool it looked in those westerns no sliding:~

Photo makes it look out of kilter but its not. Top end dead level east/west & north/south,:2tsup: bottom level east/west almost but runs away north/south with contour of tree. Any goose who tries...

Barstools:? I figure its going to be hard to match/make them from scratch:C so maybe buy some 2nd hand chrome& just replace seats. Most of my mates fairly well upholstered:U so maybe I dont need to...

Thats not just woodwork thats microsurgery:2tsup:

Curtains were the brides department,& its staying that way:U The niche was partly so I could get end all the way against original wall & set that end on decent platform. I use it to house all...

Not the best photographer but you get the feel.I had to turn a space that felt pretty sterile,white painted besser block, into something a bit more intimate & personal with all the bits of stuff...

Got it done with help from neighbors :2tsup: Ditched brass bracket idea to busy:no:.It sat well with 3 tubes Sikabond & a bit of a balancing so let it sit overnight. Its not 100 % level all over but...

Have nothing to suggest on the how to question:U but love the look of it so far:2tsup:

My mates all to old,fat & rickedy for brawling,:U .All discussions of politics ,religion banned for a start:2tsup:.Nature of plinth means theres a bit of rock n roll so just want it to settle into...

Just a quick question :? Any suggestions on what to use to balance up slab on plinth:? I can cut some wedges out of leftover bamboo floor boards or other scrap. I figure that the Sellys landscaper...

Ive read that favourite tree thing somewhere before this,one of the studies of populations used it to work out how many pairs of owls were per square whatever maybe:? If a pair can eat 200 possums a...

Kiwis rewriting history a bit seem to think fur trade was an Australian idea,I figure if its 1800s blame the Poms :Uthey are already in the black books for introducing those truly horrible stoats:~...

Bought an Ozito at Nowra Bunnings 2 weeks before Aldi sale notice. :doh: What a heap of junk:~ Wheels dont fix onto base continually falling off when you attempt to wheel it. :~Filter doesnt fix...

A breeding pair of P Owls can eat 200 possums a year:oo: Depending on their habitat the also eat gliders, flying foxs, other birds including crows & even white cockatoos:oo: They are Ninox or Hawk...

Bride knocked over by flu so install delayed:C. Did sit it in place with help from neighbours:2tsup:.Doesnt rock much sits well on plinth,but will need some wedges/shims to balance it.Given its an...

Looks great:2tsup: New oregon would never look that good,keep telling your self that:U its true & makes all the hole filling etc worthwhile.:2tsup: They need a wax:U Home tonight after 5ish.

Thanks to a loan of mates Hino I got it to site without a scratch:2tsup: Install on long w/e. Photos then.Install team me & the bride,Im Mr Crash,bang,wallop shes the daughter of a German/Canadian...

Got plenty to spare both Scandanavian oil & Bison wax,why dont you drop over & grab some? Ill never use it all,I will be cleaning up mess here for a while then resting on my laurals :U

You got it:2tsup:.Takes out the brushmarks a treat.:UI then put on 2xcoats Scandanavian oil Feast Watson brand as per instructions. Then I got a tip from mic-d a used a product called Luberon Black...

Scott I got 3 coats out of it:2tsup:It made for a better finish overall obviously a hands on feel sort of thing ,nice broad coverage as well:2tsup:. The resin I got was great,minimal overfill makes...

Sorry "they":doh: can lay.

Sawdust maker than can lay on the floor & give cheek all they like as long as they dont spill drinks on the bar:~

Thanks for the help,I knew I should ask the experts:2tsup:I sanded it back tonight while I had a spare 45 minutes. Will get a coat on tomorrow & again on thurs.Its a rough sand but I figure it may...

To much hard work gone in to this to cut corners now,:no:so I will put 2x coats on it:2tsup:BUT does it matter that I only sand it at 80 grit:?. I figure it still seals it. Any thoughts.

Getting ready to move top down coast,been diverted by holiday in NZ & other half of project,laying bricks . They say after your first 10,000 you get the hang of it:U.But big question is do I have to...

Can highly recommend the beer in round poster,:2tsup:it means the the damned in Quebec dialect. The legend/fairy tale was that a crew of lumberjacks/furtrappers sold their souls to the devil to get...

Brick colours a good match for red cedar:2tsup: Bar finish height will be 102cm.Have long run to do on wall thats behind plinth,slow because I have to do wall ties every 4th course & every 200mm....

Ready for install,cant lay any more bricks until I am in position to at least set bar top on plinth for alignment.Next trip down will be with bartop.:o

Thanks:2tsup: Currently working through grades of wet /dry. I wil then try your recommendation.Bar has never been polished before so I have a bit of work ahead of me. Body temp a bit probablely...

Weather against me driving bartop down coast this week but real priority is laying bricks anyway.More I get done less chance of damage to bartop from mortar,dropped/thrown trowels ,bricks etc:U Hope...

This is the sort of work that fits the S by the S template. I ve been to everyone,own some much smaller(much cheaper) pieces by some of the sculptors that exhibit . A big piece like this would really...

I figure your right about crap bit,:Ubut until I went back over it the finish just didnt look right. Its pretty good all over now:2tsup:.Im hoping that the colour in the slab is set off by the...

I have this brass bar that is to be the endplate on my red cedar bar over in big stuff. It has some surface scratches that I have uncovered after some initial sanding with wet/dry. Does your u beaut...

I have a solid brass flat bar that I bought from an engineering place that I want to polish.Its got a few scratchs & dings it was sitting around for while in machine shop.Its 3/8 inch thick x2.5...

Steelwool finish,:2tsup:.Pretty smooth,it will be nice to pack the sanders away:U Transfering my efforts to brass end cover & install down coast.

Start wet/dry tomorrow,got some extra tuition from clawhammer:2tsup: Bar will be set on plinth so that wild grain up the middle of slab is on plinth which is 225mm wide with a 325mm column at wide...

Its a great bit of wood :2tsup:that I played with without screwing up:B I will get it a bit further along then stop while I lay bricks down south.I havent done anything that involves a lot of skill...

Coat 6 I think:? Diluted FW floorseal with 20% turps,waited 24 hours,humidity dropped ,applied it with lambswool glove,better result:2tsup: Will do 1 more then go to wet/dry 1200 grit & then 0000...

Lovely work:2tsup: Sort of a picture frame look with slabs reminds me of the way Art Galleries hang really old aboriginal bark paintings to conserve them. Recyled hardwood must have been hard on...

Im using a brush to apply FW tungoil floorseal. Now at 4th coat. I give it a light sand with 320 grit between coats which removes any obvious brush marks,but what happens at the 1200 wet/dry...

The arc of crap I will have to live with:U It took finish differently & looked weird :C .Looks better now but it was like something was smeared on it:~ Levels around it have now changed so resin...

Everything they said & more:2tsup::2tsup:.Is there anyway in your truly amazing kitbag of skills:clap: that you could make a sleeve to take an icebucket:? Idea being that the spider web effect would...

Not bad:2tsup:

Work interrupted by roof leak & big bit of ceiling,plaster rose & light fitting biting the dust:o. 3rd coat on,had another attempt at crappy bit but whatever it is its in too deep Ill just have to...

In the first photo I posted on 20th in the bottom left corner above hole fill theres an arc of crap for want of a better word:~. I am geussing & its a long time since I cut fence posts with my dad...

That last photo doesnt show it & I think its 2 different things anyway:doh:Its like something melted on timber,its on top side of fill feature so your eye is drawn to it:CI got all other resin bits...

Mother nature made the timber Im just bringing out the into the daylight.:D This carbonized bit has got me stumped:no:,its not resin stain I went back to 80 grit but cant shift it:~ Is it possible...

This second coat drying,pretty happy :Ufollowed clawhammers instructions to the letter:2tsup:. Theres some dark bits in the whirls,& some cloudy bits that no amount of sanding will get. They are...

Im a bit sick of dust,& Ive only got to 240:~Mt slab gets sun on it in morning because its on verandah so it loses a bit of colour. Sooner I get FW floor seal on it the better. Wife has promised to...

Not that religous but chainsawing monks trees is probablely express lane to hell.:o But it does make you wonder how old olive trees would be in Italy/Greece:?