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1920'S, solid silky oak, Hard a hard life, took a while to get it finished due to numerous coats of paint, especially in the carved sections. Still has a few dings and stains etc, but that's just its...

thanks, poor buggers, hopefully they will recover

I'd say the pencil marking is the date it was made. If it was made in Cairns it would often have a AJ Draper and Co or Svendsons sticker on it somewhere (they were the 2 biggest furniture makers...

they have a large business in Sumner park, some of which got flooded. Anyone know how they went?

one of the few things my father ever told me regarding fighting: if there's more than one, run!

A solid silky oak dresser from Cairns, made by A.J. Draper in around 1937 going by a date I found on the mirror back. Beautiful quater cut grain throughout, top quality timber but funny they only...

I can get them from America but the postage is extremely expensive, I have looked at many of the major cabinet suppliers but cannot find them here. Has anyone seen them in Australia? Looking for the...

it attacks people, put it down.

That's nothing, I've seen a german shepherd back out a huge log then turn around and start eating it...:puke:

dogs are disgusting

you could always put another wood stove in there...good for winter

And I for one will be happy to be the benign dictator of the new republic of Australia, my rule shall be brutal yet fair :U

agreed, the waterproofing process is pretty simple...roll the stuff on. not hard.

sounds familiar, I think they used to play darts in our place there was so many holes. Be prepared to fill and then fill again as you spot the little thumbtack holes, specially after undercoating!

if the paint isn't peeling as it was in our 70 year old place I would just paint over the top. Trying to strip vj's is a long, messy job which can drag on for a long time, as well as exposing layers...

yes do something to show him/her up as the gutless so n so they are...

then dont watch this video....


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I'd like to see the RACQ deal with that one! :U

yes. you might find it IS a load bearing wall :wink:


apart from that there should be none.

as said by others, booms come and go.

China will stop buying one day or the minerals will run out, either way lots of people will find life difficult when it runs its course.

local hospital had a Dr Splatt working there

went to school with a kid with the last name Raper, nickname Hand

Rambo, all hundred and fifty of them :minigun:

if you have a suspicion why not tell the local boys in blue?

faded blue singlets, stubbies shorts showing off bum cracks and thongs on feet. true blue aussie clothing.

we got ours from a developer for nothing, maybe try that option? Think you'll find that the only way to move it though is to go through the same companies you have already tried

try goods and chattels in brisbane, they have a large range of hardware

http://www.goodsandchattels.com.au/

can I have the bottles :fisch:

I think a lot of people would do rather badly if civilisation suddenly ended...

finished floors, came up pretty well. Lights are on too. Movers moved furniture in on tuesday, put a couple of scratches on the floor from the fridge but nothing too bad.

thanks muchly!

despite using drop sheets there are a few spots and smears of acrylic paint on the newly coated floor. :doh: Any safe way of removing them, the floor is poly coated. Some of the spots just are just...

I wonder how many of the guests are spammers???? Over 900 apparently!!

both the round head and countersunk are 1/4 inch in diameter (4/16) and about 1/2 inch in length, need about 30 of each.

They are still available in the US but either do not post to other...

I'm chasing some small old fashioned slot screws for a kitchen dresser restoration, I can get brass ones locally or through lee valley etc, but can't find the steel ones which I need. Any sources????

sue them for damages. They might change their mind then :2tsup:

jaysus! makes me even more reluctant to work on the outside of my high set place!

nah, rocsta is better :cool:

it shut gouldy up thats for sure...silly wonka tried to make out telstra stadium was scary for us!! :doh:

Queensland triumphant as always :2tsup:

The floors are sanded and nearly finished. 2 coats of satin poly on today, the last one tomorrow. Looks pretty good! The colour has really lightened up, it was a dark reddish brown before but now...

it's silky oak, just not quarter cut

c section last thursday, Alexander is his name. 3.5 kgs and 49cm long

hairy like most wombles :2tsup:

fans are up, lights next!

like anything french it will give up and run away :2tsup:

beer is yucky

rum is better

latest pics are of the undercoat finally on last weekend, topcoat for the ceilings done this one...

plumber has been back, toilet installed.

Hopefully have the gas connected in the next week along with electricity

front finally finished yesterday!!!!!!!

more...

I thought I had posted some of these before but they seem to be missing since the last offline time?

more progress in the bathroom and on the front steps...

thanks, got an ozito belt sander from my wife! :U

front steps coming along, iron replaced on the front window as well. A new trench was dug for drainage purposes, a pipe will take water from the gutter and run-off from the hill above us