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27th February 2006, 10:27 PM
Thread: Sourcing rivets for knife-handles...
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Try a saddler, skew. Years ago, in a galaxy far,...
Try a saddler, skew. Years ago, in a galaxy far, far away I was a jackeroo. Got into leatherwork. You can get copper or nickel plated rivets that screw into each other. These usually held the flaps...
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21st February 2006, 10:09 PM
Thread: best album of all time
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Any early Cold Chisel or INXS album. Also...
Any early Cold Chisel or INXS album. Also "Machine Head" by Deep Purple would be up there. And " Dark Side Of The Moon" by Pink Floyd when I'm in the right mindset for it. :cool:
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6th February 2006, 03:53 PM
Thread: My Waterstone/Sharpening Board
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Great idea Linelefty. I also do most of my...
Great idea Linelefty. I also do most of my sharpening outside, at night. Gets me away from the dog, daughter, wife and sundry others...................... I just had a thought! That sounds a bit...
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5th February 2006, 11:52 PM
Thread: How finely do you sand?
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Poll: Just bought a ROS, so that'll be doing all the...
Just bought a ROS, so that'll be doing all the early sanding. Far superior to my old orbital. Then I hand sand to 240-400, then stain or sealer, rubbing down this and the top coats of oil with 600+...
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2nd February 2006, 11:23 PM
Thread: stain and danish oil
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Thanks for the detailed replies guys. I guess...
Thanks for the detailed replies guys. I guess I'll be spending a bit more time sanding it back before I start re-blackening it. I ordered the "Polishers Handbook" over the net, so at least I won't be...
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1st February 2006, 10:32 PM
Thread: stain and danish oil
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stain and danish oil
G'day all, I'm having problems with Danish oil "leaching" (F&W prooftint) black stain out of a stereo rack I'm finishing. It's made out of silky oak, both solid wood and 12mm double faced ply. This...
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20th January 2006, 09:21 PM
Thread: vacuum attachment for metabo sxe 450 duo
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vacuum attachment for metabo sxe 450 duo
G'day all. After much agonising over choices I bought a metabo sxe 450 duo. Frankly, I'm amazed at it's performance. After hours of sanding hairy oak with the orbital, and then going down the grits...