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yes the boat is infact the Shenandoah, it sits very nice in the water, it was in port arthur (tas) for a period of time this year, it certainly looks great during day, but better at night.

hence why it was easy for you, particles are so fine and nasty, dusk mask whilst cutting and sanding for me =) teacher wouldnt let anyone near it without one

I wont say too much, but i should have posted this up a long time ago. One of the proudest moments in my life when this was finnished, it was a great way to graduate, and leave a standerd at my...

thanks for that, goodluck with your drawer idea, sounds good, okay- i got 8g x 30mm, should do job fine, with deep countersink.
Cut all my parts up today,. MDF is certainly nasty to deal with

thanks powerb, i've got plans now, i was just wondering what size screws you used?

thanks again, plans look easy to follow, what size screws do you use? sorry about invading your thread powerb

cultana, omg, your a life saver! thanks, i've always looked for april issue and april pattern sheet (as its missing on BHG website) just downloaded may pattern sheet and there it is!

yeah, im...

i sure am, i have watched video upteen thousand times working out measurements from objects around etc, i cant find the plans on there website or anything

hi, i may have found it, been searching for this "Book nook" for so many months. Few questions.

1) is this the book nook of Better homes and gardens? If not they've copied you.
2) if so, how did...

yeah, but if i am having a straight rise and not a curve in the bow, how dod i join the wood then?

thanks guys are scarf joints and a butt joint hard do you have link to butt joint (it sounds hard)

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6mm all around is good, i forgot the back braces in the back corners, instead of using 2 6mm ply i could just use a 12mm. Concerning a sraight bow do you mean instead of being a curve, just...

done through paint- how do i do it so you guys are able to edit etc

okay, i plan to build a boat in "design and production: woodwork" this year (grade 11), i have came up with a rough google sketchup design for what i want. It will be purely for fishing and using a...

i got Wattyl Traditional Craftsman finish Contemporary Maple in a 500mL tin and Wattyl Estapol Gloss in a 1 Litre tin. These two products cost me a total of $59.21 ($36.23 for the stain and $22.98...

all i have been able to find out about it is: One of the most economical stuffing foams is crumbed foam. Great for use in large floor cushions or pillows, crumbed foam is a mixture of foam qualities...

bump, c'mon guys need help with this

first of all, not sure if this belongs here.

I need to getas much as imformation as i can about crumbed foam as for a wood report on a project (futon) i need to give a strong description of each...

thanks for that, i like the high gloss, thats what i would like, but can you stain it before then use what you used

Hi, nearing completion of futon (featured in Aus woodsmith #38) was wondering what would look best between stain or varnish. I think i want to stain it, i want a deep colour like this Big Tree Big...

hi surfer, i didn't get my plans of the net, i back ordered the australian woodsmith #38 for $7.50, it was a cheap investment, at school atm about to glue up end frames, get me posted on your...

not sure if its too late now, but its 321mm off ground, and on the plans it does have it there...currently making this at school

wood work teacher at school, he has a rack 7x3x2 meters of timber, he is doing up things around his house and that, its select i fairly sure,

Hi,

i need 55.6 superfoot/feet of tas oak. Is getting this for $2 a superfoot a good price. It is semi dressed ( 2/4 sides dressed ). lengths are over 1.9m long and up to 50mm thick.

thanks
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i got link and all that for website, does anyone know how long it takes to make the futon from the magizine? as it is a school project.

HI,

i was wondering if this business still operates as i need a futon roller kit ( australian woodsmith #38), has anyone used this before and what is the service and all that like

thanks

Its called the "power of control', I do all the texting stuff and on my phone and that, I can contro when and were I use it though, most young people can't.

From my point of view on this being a young teen around 16 myself, i love wood working, been aiming high in it at school in past 4 years, i believe that its good to know how to do both, but i tend to...

thanks mic-d, ordered it last night, takes 2 weeks to get to the front door

thanks everyone, about the wooden stand, it stands up fairly easy without support, and while sitting on couch it is very easy to read the time

Okay first of all half of this is off topic half is on so....

Well, i've been busy at school since the start of term 1.
I'm doing 2 technology subjects at school.
woodwork- working with various...

bump, still need help

just been thinking, how would you go about using rope to hold the back up and then lower it.

You could drill a hole, tie a knot on the back, then tie off on a bolad on each of the sides, only...

thanks for that

thanks, are you able to more pictures of the mechanism. Could you get any measurements if possible, i have absolutly no idea how to do mechanism, only have a simple design for the sides

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basically title says it all, i plan on making it all out of tasmanian oak and then get it profesionally upholsted. Only thing is, i need plans, i can make all the frame and that, jus tno idea...

very good, looks great

cant say if school would have enough room to build a boat.....no doubts about it, i would.

thanks graeme, that gun CASE is legal, just cant be out of chip board

thanks, what is a bow rack?

i have decided to make a couch out of Tasmanaina oak, and save the king billy for either next project or a project in 11/12. theres around 6 metres of it, after...

Hi,

i have gotton ahold of some king billy through my uncle, i planned to make a gun case, but i can't be bothered doing it anymore, anyone got any ideas of what i can make, i have done some...

HI, first post

i am 15, i have made a rocking 'elephant', yes and elephant not horse, it was relativly simple. whole thing is made out of Tas oak, rockers and all, safety devices are on it so u...