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Very interestin concept Oges, cant wait to see how it turns out!

That is a spectacural billet o' quilted! Are you gonn slice the veneers yourself? If so, how are you gonna go about it?

Very neat cran! What are ya gonna finish it with? Heavy ext. polyurethane? Notice the snow's almost gone as well, you gotta be happy about that! ;)

Looks spectacular. Great use of complimentary timber! Love high gloss myself, takes a bit more skill in the sanding department but looks like you have it dialled, grain filled high gloss will look...

Definately a case of hand strength:good eye:jointer table ratio. With a combination of those factors you can easily joint double the length of your table. I've come across many a joiner who have told...

DROOL! Thanks for the link Cliff, a site like that is very handy for getting an idea of timbers to use with each other. Cheers!

Nice use of recycled timber rtfarty, came up nice with the polish!

Hi Phil, i have the Record 405, i found that very firm, consisten pressure in long, shallow cuts gave the best results for me. Hope that helps! Do you have any pics of yer plane? On my wish list is a...

Hi, OP, not sure what your intended uses are or what kind of budget you've set, but Caliban is spot on. For the longest time i refused to use anything but the Makita LS1013 scms. I think it comes in...

Nice thing about woodwork is you can always make it your own, traditional styles or completely original. I once made a shaker style bed side table with a mechanical push lock/knob on it. Glad to see...

I reckon thats about right DPB. From what i read when i was moving here, my paperwork said declare all timber products. When i asked the people who were doing the shipping, they said it's definately...

Thats a good heads up zenwood, nice to know it's not impossible to get project timber to Aus, Cheers!

Hey Dingo, USPS is the way to go, gonna cost $59USD for shipping so all up it'll be $169 usd. Think i'm gonna have a look around Aus for a similar package but my hopes are low (as that was the only...

Lol, in the immortal words of Uncle Trevor Groggy, "Exactly right Groggy, you're exactly right!" Bummer that i had all the spokes off, and the veneer sitting in my living room and the idea had not...

Thats some kick-ass joinery Nick! As a fellow japanese joinery/ computer nut, i gotta say yer case is one of the sweetest bits of woodwork i have seen in a long time!

Think i'll add computer...

You better believe fixing/hiding boo-boo's is sign of a good woodworker! Mistakes happen. S'long as no can see them then you've done a great job! Table look awesome! As I'm a big fan of the half...

Ah, where do ya begin?!?!

Howzabout :

Rolling 2 piece tool cabinet (upper for hand tools / lower for power tools )
Curved Wet bar outta Ebony and Cherry.
Office suite ( Dark wood frame/...

Never get sick of pics John. Thats some real nice work on the gazebo!

The forks are for that bike timberpassion, they are installed now even. As far as the veneer goes, i got it off ebay. I believe the ebay store was called "Rosebud Veneers" They have some good veneers...

This is my trusty steed nicknamed "Woody". She's a work in progress, and a blast figuring out where to glue bits of wood onto it. Round 1: "Non-alcoholic" beverage holder. Burmese Teak blanks epoxied...

Abso-bloody-lutely spectacular! I had no idea you could use a lathe to turn stone. Nice work, trying something different!

It'll be on the next bus down. Now... where did i put that bus schedule! ;)

Gawd! Can you believe i forgot to do my last shop at LV before leaving Canada?!?!? Meant to pick up the Veritas spokeshaves and complete my japanese chisel set. (D'OH!)

Just picked up my Metabo KGS1880 from Trade Tools, :D ! A Bargain @ $729 AUD. Anyone's thoghts on this machine?:rolleyes:

Hi Ruffly, LOL, I could see the headlines now.:"Immigrant poisons local woodworking afficionados, film at 11!" Sadly my cooking is like my joinery, not at all edible! But definately lookin forward to...

Found this some time ago when i was chasing up some macassar ebony for a project, my plan is to call them tomorrow and see what the shipping cost to Aus will be. I have no connection to these people,...

Got this from the net :
The main syrup producing trees are sugar maples, red maples and silver maples. During the maple sugaring season, an average tree yields between 35 to 50 litres of sap, which...

Score Major, thats a beauty!

Lol, well, they do say ya are what ya eat ;)

Sir works. (heh heh) Barring that, "seal basher" was popular last time i was here! ;)

Lol, lovin the input gang! Hey Gaza, keep us apprised of yer plans, i did a lot of work in Whistler, B.C. so could give ya some numbers to ring if ya headed that way. Thanx for the list o' gear, got...

Lol, hey Clinton, what's the builders crack"? Anything like a plumber's crack?

Hey Hey dai sensei, DPB, thanx for the heads up on the triton router, was starting to gravitate that way in me head. Yeh, I read somewhere bout the Woodshow, definately gonna check that out. Is there...

Yeh Mick, been in touch with CTQ and am in the middle of getting an assessment done. I hear ya tho, I know whatll happen, I'll drag my filing cabinet into them, they'll look it all over, charge me...

Lol!, holy crap boban! Thats a helluva list! Ironically, most of the stuff you have listed there, I have arriving on a ship in about 4 weeks. Minus the power tools of course. Encouraging to see a...

LOL! Yeh BrisBen, for the ute i'm goin with a hilux diesel, brought some Carharts from home and gonna try to get by with me thogs but barring that, gonna go with my trusty Redbacks! Heh heh, and...

Thanx for the clarification Rossluck, gonna have to research em a bit, just tough cause i can't be bothered to leave the unit (aircon cranked to -5 celcius!). Oh yeh WD, yer welcome for the gold...

ROFLMAO! OK! I'll rethink the handle! Sadly, all the ones i picked first were taken! Yeh, in canada, we take the log to the beaver as well. Rossluck, yeh, thats what i figured about Triton, likely...

First off, hello everybody, nice forum you have here! So far, looks like an absolute bounty of info to be gleaned here! Got a few questions for you Southern Hemisphere pros...

1: How is Triton...