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27th February 2024, 03:47 PM
Thread: Help on hanging quilts in pavilion.
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Thank you all very much for your input and...
Thank you all very much for your input and suggestions.
Sorry for my tardy reply to you but I have been laid up with covid..... first and hopefully last time :)
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16th February 2024, 07:30 AM
Thread: Help on hanging quilts in pavilion.
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Help on hanging quilts in pavilion.
Good morning everyone.
Looking for a little help in how best to hang quilts for display.
Currently our show society, in South West Queensland, has a few of those weld mesh type safety fence... -
29th September 2023, 11:41 AM
Thread: Sewing Machine Cabinet
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Thanks Rob. A couple of other quick questions...
Thanks Rob.
A couple of other quick questions if you do not mind.
1. Prior to starting any work on the table, what would you clean it down with?....Warm water/natural soap flakes, perhaps? Or a... -
17th September 2023, 05:57 PM
Thread: Sewing Machine Cabinet
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G'day Mr. Parks and auscab. I know this is an...
G'day Mr. Parks and auscab.
I know this is an old thread that I am replying to, but could you please tell me how/what the finish used on this cabinet is and was applied.
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12th June 2023, 07:41 AM
Thread: 1920's Cedar Honour Board.
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Thanks for your help, auscab.....I'll do as you...
Thanks for your help, auscab.....I'll do as you have suggested.
Do you have any preference as far as polish and wax goes?
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11th June 2023, 03:26 PM
Thread: 1920's Cedar Honour Board.
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1920's Cedar Honour Board.
Good afternoon everybody.
My local church has a 1920's honour board, remembering local lads that went off to the Great War, that we wish to restore. Did look at professional restorers in Brissy... -
3rd June 2023, 07:00 PM
Thread: VEVOR.....Yes or No?
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Thanks everyone. I think I'll give one of these...
Thanks everyone.
I think I'll give one of these machines a crack.
Lappa, you said you have cut merbau and perspex. Do you have any 'photos of what that side of the machine can do?....Ta.
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27th May 2023, 11:06 PM
Thread: VEVOR.....Yes or No?
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VEVOR.....Yes or No?
G'day everyone.
I would like to get a small desk top size CNC machine to add relief carving to small wooden boxes, plaques etc. Also to engrave brass/copper plates with names/images. Stuff like... -
7th November 2019, 01:20 PM
Thread: Polish Chinese Rosewood furniture.
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Thanks for your help everyone. 'Lappa' I PM'd...
Thanks for your help everyone.
'Lappa' I PM'd Fletty and he was very helpful too.
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31st October 2019, 06:23 PM
Thread: Polish Chinese Rosewood furniture.
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Polish Chinese Rosewood furniture.
Good evening all,
I have a set of Chinese Rosewood furniture made in the early 1960s (dining table, chairs, room divider, buffet, coffee table and lamp tables).
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17th October 2019, 09:37 AM
Thread: Uploading Photos
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Sticky: G'day Neil, Please forgive my ignorance (I'm...
G'day Neil,
Please forgive my ignorance (I'm not real computer savvy :), but I am having trouble opening photos in people's posts.
I can open photos sent from their phones and whatnot but the... -
27th October 2018, 03:24 PM
Thread: November Prize Draw - # 126
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DRAWN & CLAIMED I'm in.
I'm in.
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1st September 2018, 05:00 PM
Thread: Bagpipe practice chanter
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Will do China. Thanks, Grant.
Will do China.
Thanks,
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1st September 2018, 09:02 AM
Thread: Bagpipe practice chanter
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Thanks fellas, I will have a go at making a...
Thanks fellas,
I will have a go at making a bit when the time comes. As China pointed out it will be part of the learning experience.
I got the Mulga from Charleville in western Qld earlier... -
31st August 2018, 10:27 AM
Thread: Bagpipe practice chanter
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Thanks China, I had thought of a gun drill but...
Thanks China,
I had thought of a gun drill but did not know if I could justify the expense for a one off experiment.
I have an ABW RG Hardie and a poly Dunbar chanter that I use now so don't need... -
27th August 2018, 04:53 PM
Thread: Bagpipe practice chanter
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Bagpipe practice chanter
G'day all,
I have just gotten hold of some Mulga and am wanting to have a crack at making a practice chanter. For you non pipers out there a practice chanter is a little bit like a recorder and... -
3rd August 2018, 07:15 PM
Thread: JULY/AUGUST 2018 - Prize Draw # 124
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CLAIMED I'm in.
I'm in.
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7th May 2018, 06:40 PM
Thread: April/May 2018 - PRIZE DRAW # 123
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CLAIMED I'm in.
I'm in.
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9th February 2017, 05:11 PM
Thread: Tension problems.
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Tension problems.
G'day everybody,
Just over a year ago I bought a Sheppach deco-flex scroll saw. Used it for the first time yesterday (due to other commitments not much done in the way of hobbies last year:().
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22nd November 2016, 08:18 AM
Thread: Top first?
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Top first?
G'day,
I have been browsing the workbench builds on this and other sites and have noticed that some people built the base first and others the top first.
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22nd November 2016, 08:01 AM
Thread: Decorate a workbench.
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Thanks fellas, This is exactly what I was...
Thanks fellas,
This is exactly what I was after. I like the idea of subtle embellishments, not in your face fancy stuff, on the bench.
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16th November 2016, 01:29 PM
Thread: Decorate a workbench.
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Decorate a workbench.
G'day everyone,
Well I'm getting closer to making my new workbench (but don't we all say we're going to do that soon? :rolleyes:).
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25th August 2015, 08:25 PM
Thread: Tool well or no tool well?
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Tool well or no tool well?
G'day everyone,
I am looking at building a carpenter's bench but have not decided yet whether or not to incorporate at tool well (either in the middle or at the back).
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21st May 2014, 02:58 PM
Thread: Turpentine on oil stone
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Thanks everyone for your input. That's the great...
Thanks everyone for your input.
That's the great thing about 'Woodwork Forums', there is a wealth of knowledge/experience out there to draw upon. Hope I am in the position to return the favour... -
19th May 2014, 12:38 PM
Thread: Turpentine on oil stone
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Turpentine on oil stone
G'day everybody,
I saw an oil stone the other day that smelled of turpentine. The owner was not around to ask why so I am throwing my question out to the forum members.
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6th February 2014, 10:53 PM
Thread: queensland maple neck blanks
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contact details.
G'day Alan, Go to top of screen see 'Community' in brown bar (under orange bar). Click on this. Then click on 'member list'. Click on that and you will get another bar with the alphabet in it. Click...
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6th February 2014, 12:18 PM
Thread: Fine Woodworkingworking Issues 117 & 118
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Fine Woodworkingworking Issues 117 & 118
G'day everybody, I am looking for the articles on making a highboy that were printed in Fine Woodworking issues 117 & 118. If anyone has a copy of those issues and can send me a photocopy of the...
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6th July 2010, 07:23 PM
Thread: Blackwood Display cabinet
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Very nice indeed :wink: Did you cut the veneer...
Very nice indeed :wink:
Did you cut the veneer yourself? If so, what thickness? (I am looking at making something similar to house my collection of prison officer's hats).
Ta mate,
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6th July 2010, 07:14 PM
Thread: Last night's forum meltdown
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Good to have you back. Keep up the good work on...
Good to have you back.
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30th March 2010, 09:47 PM
Thread: Chainsaw oil.
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Chainsaw oil.
G'day all,
A bloke was telling me the other day that he uses car engine oil in place of bar oil in his saw because it is cheaper.
Is this an O.K. thing to do?
Ta,
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23rd March 2010, 06:12 PM
Thread: Rockwell RT7346
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Dear LiliB and Red Gum, ...
Dear LiliB and Red Gum,
Thank you both. You certainly have given me a lot to consider.
Take care and happy scrollsawing.
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19th March 2010, 09:07 PM
Thread: Rockwell RT7346
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No offence taken Red Gum. "You only get what you...
No offence taken Red Gum.
"You only get what you paid for " is so true for many things.
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17th March 2010, 05:42 PM
Thread: Rockwell RT7346
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Good point Red Gum. I think I'll save my money....
Good point Red Gum.
I think I'll save my money.
Grant. -
16th March 2010, 07:49 PM
Thread: Rockwell RT7346
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Rockwell RT7346
G'day everyone,
Magnet Mart is selling a scroll saw for $180. It is a Rockwell RT7346.
Would this be OK for a begginer's saw?
Thanks,
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19th February 2010, 10:29 PM
Thread: Help needed in starting a clock
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Mate, keep up the good work. Watching with...
Mate, keep up the good work.
Watching with interest.
Grant. -
13th December 2009, 09:48 PM
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N.S.W.Swap Not just cars and clotheslines you've got to...
Not just cars and clotheslines you've got to worry about, mate.
A few years back when I was still living in Gods own country (Queensland for you outa staters) my father-in-law had four or five... -
1st October 2009, 09:49 AM
Thread: Is this generator big enough?
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Thanks to everyone who replied to this post. It...
Thanks to everyone who replied to this post.
It looks like you may have saved me a few bob and a lot of frustration.:p
Geraint. -
15th September 2009, 09:28 PM
Thread: Is this generator big enough?
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Thanks Dennis, I...
Thanks Dennis,
I appreciate the help.
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15th September 2009, 05:52 PM
Thread: Is this generator big enough?
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Is this generator big enough?
G'day everyone,
Well I've finally got a shed (6mx6m) and my mates were right "It'll never be big enough". It's already filling up with stuff that my wife, my parents and the in-laws want storing :C... -
22nd August 2009, 10:44 PM
Thread: Workbench just finished.
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Always room in my shed :D
Always room in my shed :D
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16th August 2009, 09:42 PM
Thread: Blue Gum & Tassie Oak Blanket Box
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Absolutely bloody beautiful mate (can I say...
Absolutely bloody beautiful mate (can I say that?):brava
My wife and I took a drive to Bungendore (trendy little village in southern NSW) the other day to check out their woodwork gallery. They had... -
12th August 2009, 04:33 PM
Thread: What to do?
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Thanks éisbaer', I'll do that.
Thanks éisbaer', I'll do that.
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10th August 2009, 06:36 PM
Thread: What to do?
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What to do?
G'day everyone, My name is Geraint. I am fairly new to woodworking and am seeking a spot of advise.
I was recently given an old apple tree. It was cut down on 20th July and I painted the ends with...