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Yeah I think I will try shaping some of my own then I can get the size and shape I want... Thanks for the replies :)

Oh sorry I'm looking for the actual blades pocket knives and bowies, thanks though.

Does anyone know where I can buy knife blade blanks in Australia?

Cheers fella's i decided to buy from timberbits..

Ben

Yea because i was thinking of getting some of the really expensive kits (to me they are) but i dont want to spend my money on something thats not really worth what i pay for it.
Ben.

Woodkid
Queenslander!!

So they are the same quality would you say? or is it the more expensive the kit the better the quality?

What is the best place to get pen kits that are really good quality?

Awesome thanks for that greatly appreciated. :U

How exactly would you go about putting a draw into a mitre corner jewelry box at the bottom of the box? the box will be about 350x200x200mm.
(Ive never made a box with a draw)

Thnaks in advance....

There isnt really a time suitable on the saturday for me that is open sorry. i will call in anyway.

I will do an hour or so on the saturday if there are any spaces left :U

Ben.

I think i liked the up stream one best.

You've done a good job raising your kids Willy definately something to be proud of. :U

Thanks mate.

this is the inside of my pens box i just finished making.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/attachments/f87/200120d1330762756-just-few-boxes-dscf3526.jpg

The first box is Black wattle and the other two boxes are Silky oak the lidded one is made to hold two pens and the non lidded box has a Satin Cedar inlay on each side. Sorry about the bad pictures.

Are the bullet pens really $200 each?

$20 is difficult though becuase in my town people dont really wanna pay that becuase they dont believe its worth it or something, i've got about 20 odd pens in a shop in town and no local has...

I sell my slimline pens for $15 and pacers for $20 but if you live in the city you could probably get more.

Ben

Your doing good then keep it up. :U

I like the first two though im not sure about the belly under the clip it looks a bit funny, I do mine straight and they still look good.

I think your unknown one is red cedar.
How long have you...

I have a heap in a cafe down down and a few have sold (not as successful as id have liked better then nothing though) and i sell them at events the wood club has a stall at such as the garden and...

Thats a good point about the clip i didnt really think of that, I made another one today out of fiddleback Deep yellowwood (Satin Cedar) and made it a fraction slimmer.
I sell my slimlines for $15...

Does that mean a thousand a cube is cheap? thats about how much our wood club has on it.

My dad said between about $600 to $1000 a cube depending on how good the wood is.

Ben

Yea i also agree with the belly, How much does everyone charge on their sierras?

Thanks :U
Yea a bit of photography practice wouldn't go astray haha.

Ben.

A piece of blue gum burl scavenged from a lucas miller pretty scrappy looking piece of wood he didnt think id be able to get anything from it i made a bowl and slimline and sold them as a pair.
I...

oh ive turned other pens but just slimlines.

This is my first Sierra so all comments welcome.

I haven't fund an apprenticeship as yet, i've applied for a couple automotive apprenticeships because there is more opportunity in getting it and will keep furniture making as a long term goal. :U
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Do you know Darrel Morgenstern?

Which wood club do you belong to?

What exactly is BLO finish?

That is some nice timber put to good use they look really good. :U

It looks like a wood my father calls Cudgerie (this is not its proper name) its is very light and i found it easy to turn though it wasn't spalted. The real Cudgerie aka Bumpy Ash is in the rutaceae...

Looks like some kind of imported pine to me.

Thanks i use Titebond i was just wondering if there was anything else people like. So i will continue to use it.

What is the best glue for box making?
Thanks.
Ben

What is/are the best/quickest setting resins for using on large areas such as tables?
how do you put it on so that it is the same on the bottom and sides as it is on the top?
hope you cant...

Yea id say its tallowwood also.

A first-grade teacher, Ms Brooks, was having trouble with one of her
students. The teacher asked, 'Harry, what's your problem?'
Harry answered, 'I'm too smart for the 1st grade. My sister is in the...

I dont see why it couldnt be allowed to be used in schools, the worst part about it is when the smell is really strong when sanding and kids might winge.

Buffalo horn makes danm nice pens

If i lived in Canberra that would be on my TO DO list :P

Julia Gillard is touring the countryside in a chauffeur-driven car.
Suddenly, a cow walks out onto the road, they hit it full on and the car
comes to a stop.
Julia in her usual charming manner,...

could you possibly get closer up pictures make it easier to identify.

I think i might put it on hold for a bit and read more about it.

How long have you had it for? have any parts failed on it? can parts be upgraded?