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Superbunny,

Nice work. You should take some time out to check antique furniture before you try and copy some. You will soon find they all use secondary timber, usually a pine, for all the bits...

Don't you have one of these?

Richard,

I have since sold my machines and most of my tools as my health has taken a turn for the worse, again.

Thanks

For me, I can't go past a good hand-forged deba. Sure, the single-bevel is a challenge in inexperienced hands, maybe even somewhat dangerous. Once the correct grip and technique is learned, nothing...

Hiya,

Just a few observations about sharpening Shun Japanese knives. In particular, the Shun high-carbon VG-10 single-bevel knives. I believe the sharpening instructions provided by Shun to be...

It's been sold! Oh Pooh! I was hoping to use it as the knife I let me friends use when they want to help with the cooking.

Good guess. Dry Marri is about 850kg/m3. Your slabs are 0.031m3 and weigh approx 26kg

No. You do not need an expensive wet grinder.

There's also Men Sheds. But that's not really what I have in mind. I'm not trying to set up a communal workshop, rather looking for another woodworker or 2 that would like to share in a bigger...

No Ray, that is the point. My comment was in relation to using a thin kerf saw to cut what has since been called London-style dovetails. I was merely pointing out that you couldn't tell if the...

Henry Taylor still make bevel-edge firmers, firmers, and paring chisels. Same goes for Robert Sorby. Both Ray and Ashley Iles will make you a set of paring chisels by special order. Henry Taylor...

I ended up replacing the multi-voltage 3-phase motor with a new Royce-Cross REMX 3HP single-phase motor and new overload. All up cost of only $380. Runs smooth and doesn't seem any less powerful...

The lease has just run out on my workshop and now have everything in storage. Is there someone out there that would like to share the rent on a smallish factory (or part of one), between 35-50m2 in...

I have to disagree with you regarding your method of always using multiple strokes. A line should be scribed with a single uninterrupted stroke whenever possible. A single pass always produces a...

Anyhoo. Time to find it a new home. See the market place https://www.woodworkforums.com/f221/blue-spruce-marking-knife-130605/#post1269090

The kerf from a "standard" thickness LN dovetail kerf is only .025". I seriously doubt if anyone could tell if I used a thin-plate or standard-plate saw as the kerf if only .005" smaller.
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Looking good superbunny.

Having used a fair bit of mapleman's maple recently, I can add the following observations. Several coats of boiled linseed oil darken the heartwood significantly, and...

kekemo. Some days are better than others. Some aren't. Reaching out to others is on the road back. Glad to see you are on the path back home.

I have no idea where you bought it from, but the Incra site has lots of info regarding matching the saw size to the rails.

I was keen on buying one of these fences some time ago, but in the end...

Don't let the little bugger get too close to the dusty. Sure is a cute little hamster.

Wow. Some of your workshops are fabulous. I thought I'd share mine while I still have one. Our lease ended in December, but we've been given a month's reprieve. Hoping the next space will have...

I know you most likely mean Acer saccharinum or Acer sccaharum , but I recently purchased a cube of Queensland Mapple (Flindersia brayleyana) from Mappleman and was very surprised to find quite a bit...

And if they don't sticker the slabs in the middle, they'll take forever to dry. Lovely timber.

Of course, if they sliced it 3mm thick, it would dry a heck of a lot quicker too.

I think you'll find these are trade names and may or may not come from Finland or the Baltic states, or contain any birch. One of their competitors goes by the helpful name of Apple Ply, as in good...

No idea what your jointer is worth. Best ask ebay. List it for a dollar and see what you get. That's what it's worth.

Parallel movement of the infeed table is absolutely vital on a planer. The...

You "could" drawbore the tenons if you wish, many where. If you do, you can vertically enlarge the tenon drawbore pin holes to allow for movement. I've seen some glued only at the top, or only in...

Nice work superbunny, and welcome to the 1700's. It's a slippery slope from here. Just you wait.

You're going to learn quite a lot making a lowboy. In case you haven't noticed, the design...

Chopping tail sockets for 1/2 blind dovetails by hand is no slower than using a router to hog out most of the waste. However, using a router has several advantages here. Properly setup, the mortise...

Warning. Detailed answer follows. :)

If all six drawers were identical, then a template and router would be considerably faster. But it would look awful. Drawers look best when they get...

Fair enough. I'm glad someone is having a better experience with them than I have.

Frankly, I can not remember a single instance where I've shopped in the Melbourne store without wishing I...

Irisher eh?

Very poor form mate. Fortunately for you, I am a gentleman. Otherwise I'd be obliged to tell you to go ...

Yes Peter, but you're a well known senior member of this forum. Do you think they might treat you differently?

I doubt you've ever had to wait 2 hours to be served on a Saturday only to be told...

Islander,

When I suggest you make them by hand, it's not out of snobbery.

I've tried virtually every method and jig for cutting dovetails through the years. I've even got an ELU dovetail jig...

How true.

When I was at high school our woodworking teacher insisted we laboriously mark out both the pins and the tails before cutting. Naturally, nobody, teacher included, managed to produce...

You must be eager to help. The last post to this thread is almost 5 years old.

Could be a dead starter, or motor. What happens when you press the start button. Does it click into place?

I always finish sharpening on MDF with a very thin film of Tormek paste. I find little difference using 6k or 10k stones, if any, after stropping. I get a perfectly flat mirror either way.

Don't...

Funny. Different strokes eh

I much prefer the hold down on the Jet. I've got the Carba-tec with the clamping hold down which I hate using. I head over to a mates place to use his Powermatic...

Carba-Tec Melbourne is by far the worst retail experience I ever experience. From the cramped old days in Richmond, where they never had the item you wanted, to the flashy new Springvale showroom,...

groeneaj,

Lovely workmanship, and proper respect for wood movement.

If you are looking at design change suggestions, I'd like to see the top overhang the sides much more. Maybe 2-3", and...

The BEST dovetail jig for cutting through dovetails, half-blind (lapped) dovetails, mitred dovetails, variable spaced dovetails are a finely-set dovetail saw filed rip (like a Lie-Nielsen) and some...

The finish on the Jet machinery is better overall to the rest of the Taiwanese or Chinese stuff being sold here by Carba-Tec, Hare and Forbes, and etc.

I sold my Hammer N4400 to buy the larger...

Only the sapwood, not the heartwood, of Silky Oak is succeptible to Lyctid borers. Queensland Mapple is immune to Lyctid borer.

Rest easy. Unless you really needed the SO sapwood, the little...

Twas heart warming to see Joolya being booed at Fed Square.

I like the way you think. :2tsup:

I no longer have the N4400. I swapped it for a 21" Carba-tec mainly for the wider capacity. Although I did pick up an extra 25mm in height. I could easily...

Would posting some pics of the switches and the wiring under the switch panel help?

Thank you for the info.

I can get a single phase metric frame motor to replace the existing. Could I reuse my existing switches?

Hiya,

I have an SCM FS-350 combination planer-thicknesser that is currently wired for 3-phase. As I don't now have access to 3-phase, I'd like to convert my machine to single phase.

I do not...

Your veneer looks very slick. I'm interested in how you prepare it.

Would you mind describing you veneer cutting process and setup?

Do you scrape, or otherwise cleanup the underside, prior...