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Anything wet will make the grain pop.
Scraping the molding is not a great idea. Get a good paint stripper and a stack of 3M scratch pads or steelwool. The stripper needs to be around 80 degrees. ...

As an architect I always talk to my clients to see what their needs are and where they plan to build and go from there. Function comes first.

I suggest you ask your dog if it want and needs a...

You can go to a machine shop supply store and buy a piece of tool steel the right size and thickness. The #80 is very common. I would powder coat it and not paint it. Polish out the screws and...

Navil Jelly is great. It is a rust remover the US Navy developed.

You can use electrictiy in a vat to remove rust. There is more to it. You can look it up on the web.

I like the matched butterfly edge.

How do you like your straw bale house? I studied about the concept in architect school. They have even done a TV show here in the US on how a hay bale home...

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. My hart has a mind of its own. I have been going in and out of A fib all week My hart gets down too about 40 beats per minuet than shoots up too 107. It...

What are you looking for? A single, double or tripple bead?
I have a bunch of extra blades.

Glad you receive the knob. This is a good reason to have at least a mini late.
If you need parts in the future drop me an e and I will make or find them for you. Knobs are easy to turn and I have...

Cutters for a 45 will also work.
I have not looked on Ebay in a while but they come all the time
A Stanley #50 in good condition is worth a lot of money if complete. I sold a good one for over...

Nope. Lancaster is way north up over the mountains. LA, Lancaster and where I am would make about an equalateral triangle. I am out towards Palm Springs. PS Springs is 45 to the east of here. ...

I think the thread is an ASE fine and not metric. If the thread is not metric I can look up the thread size and send you one. I have thousands of nuts and bolts of all types. Do you want a...

I figured you were poking a little fun at LA. Believe me There is no one who would trade any part of Australia for Southern California. Our beaches are grimy and poluted. The northern...

It is very hard to make money unless you are in a very well known gallery. Even then most artist don't make enough money to live on.

I have been making small pieces of furniture along with cup...

You have not seen gridlock until you hit our interstate freeways. We can have 7 lanes going in each direction at a stand still. We have more people living in Southern California that in the...

Jewish? LOL
It is a Yiddish expression, which is a mix of 3 or 4 languages. The German, Polish and Czech jew spoke it. Look it up on the web.

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If you hae a lathe turn one. It only takes a few minuets. I have truned many of them for replacement parts.

The wife is from Sydney. I would like to live there. I like sydney better than any large city here in the US.

Did you take me wrong? I was refering to US track homes. Here in the Southwest they are not much better than shacks. LOL The help is not much believe me. 95 percent of the labor is unskilled...

I know shipping is a killer form the US to Australia. I just wanted to say that
E bay here in the US is a great source for tools. The planes and many other tools are selling for less than half...

You are all over the place in your discription. What type of lathe do you have?
Try and see if you can find a manual on line. Most of the time you can find free manuals for everthing if you...

Prices varry greatly between he US and Australia
I have been buying and selling estates for 20 years. I also owned an antique mall for about the same time. The leather tool sells for $7.50 to...

You have gotten some good advice.
I have built many book cases and cabinets through the years.
Books will worp the best of bookcases.

1. I would not make any shelf over 750 mm long. 32...

Nice carvings.
Auto focus is not as smart as one thinks it is. Try different settings. I am always taking multiple pictures to get a good one. I need a better camera.

I like the different...

I was never a farmer but own the small 480 acre family farm back in the midwest. This tractor is fantastic. My I suggest that you go to the following website.
Mytractorforum.com You will find...

Very nice job. One thing always seems to lead to another. I hope you get the tools and machines you want. By the looks of your work you don't need them. Very, very nice.:2tsup:

Pattern making is a dying art. With the computer CNC machines they can make 3d mold quick with little clean up. Long pattern chisels are hard to come by, I have several 100 year old sets. ...

As a retired machine shop owner I want to say I am impresed with your endeavor.
I am new to this forum and was going to make a post and ask about chisels. They seem to be so very expensive in...

No monkey's. Just me

All the children are adults. 20-47 years of age. The wife is older than I am. 2 families. My x is in a nursing home unable to do anything and hers has passed away. Married...

Great site. I love your Burls. Australian woodworkers turn some of the most beautiful pieces form your wood that the world has ever seen. I have a very nice lathe but no bowl turning tools. ...

When you get it back together use a meter to see if you have full power at the motor switch. If your line is too long you could have a loss of power depending on the wire size. If you are using an...

Now that I have retired I have more time to spend in the shop and on the computer.
I have been looking at this site on and off for several years. I have been to Australia many times and I admit I...