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Hi all, after fitting the new tyres ( one had snapped after many years of operation), and a new 3/8" blade, I was looking forward to many hours of trouble free bandsawing on my Laguna 14-12. The...

thanks to crowie, I had a look at our local store and found 90 x 19mm KD Select Grade Merbau Decking - Linear Metre (I/N: 006273)


Same as I found, but wider, so more runners per metre. But be...

If you go to your local Special Orders desk, I am sure they can get it in from a QLD store at no extra cost

Crowie, Merbau is Kwila.

verawood, look up the item description: 67mm x 19mm x 900mm Plain Hardwood Baluster. Comes under their Internal Handrail category

Yep, aussiePhil. Available in the QLD...

I have always found it hard to find good runners for the standard 3/4" wide lots on tablesaws, bandsaws and even disk sander. Very fiddly to make.

The other day in Bunnings Townsville I walked...

Thanks everyone for sharing your valuable experiences. In the end I decided to remove the wheels, which was just as well as there was some surface rust on the shafts holding the wheels, and under...

I need to cut a 7 sided polygon plate, as shown in the attached drawing. The sides are about 100mm long
Without a bandsaw, is there a straightforward and safe way of cutting it on the table saw or...

I have an old Laguna 14/12 bandsaw for many years, and today the original tyre on the lower wheel broke and jammed the saw blade.
I was able to extract it and removed the blade. Not sure if the...

Hello, looking at the bandsaw circle cutting jig, I am used to cutting large circles on this with a 3/4” blade. The workpiece rotates on a pivot in the centre point location.
Can anyone advise if a...

In the end, after lots of testing and sanding, I was able to get a nice uniform silky smooth finish straight out of the spray can. The trick was to put down a fine mist coat, and then a few minutes...

I suspect this business owner has very poor people skills and /or anger management issues when under stress and is quick to take offence. The best way is to avoid contacting him personally, in case...

Hello, unexpected and urgent time constraints meant that I had to use a Dulux Duramax Satin enamel spray paint on a small box. Touch dry in 20 minutes, cured in 2 hours.

I applied 5 coats 30...

He hasn't changed, Brian, based on my recent very unpleasant experience. (think F** words too)

Many thanks to China and Moby. Looks like you are both correct. Firstly, I was spraying two thick boards sitting parallel 6” apart, so there definitely was overspray as I was painting the sides of...

Hello, I am using a Dulux Duramax Undercoat spray cans on a workpiece, prior to applying a topcoat of Dulux Duramax Spray enamel.

I have applied the undercoat as three thin coats, with the can...

Not to mention his unique customer service style

Hello, I went to buy some hinges and screws from Veneer Inlay ( now Hardware for Creative Finishes), only to find there is now a $45 minimum charge and $12.80 flat postage rate.

Be warned in...

Yep, knew that, thanks Tonyz. Just wondering if I had the address correct :)

Hooker Rd, Ferntree Gully, VIC? That pizza still on offer?

Thanks raffo, but I got the 1.55” reading off the imperial fixed scale. It was not a made up number.
I read 1” + .5” + 2x.025” =1.55”.

Each of the tiny graduation marks on the upper fixed imperial scale is 0.25". Therefore the point of the zero on the sliding scale reads 1.55"
Moving on to the sliding scale, each graduation is...

Hello all machinists, turners and woodies, I have set the Moore & Wright vernier calipers set to 39.7mm as shown in the attached pic. It is correct, but the parallax error of the camera lens does...

Yep that’s the one. Interesting video too, very well done. Thanks NCArcher

A non-woodworking friend picked this chisel up at a market, thinking I might be able to use it.

It is quite solid and heavy, and the handle does not look to have been hit with a hammer but it...

thanks Geoff. Not sure if I would be able to use that epoxy on a box 540 x 70 x 60H, and not sure how to get a deep black colour for the box but still be able to see the grain.

Merry Christmas,...

Thanks for this reply, Swifty. Where do you get your Aqua Coat from?

Has anyone had any success using shellac to fill the grain of open pored timber? if so, do you use a heavy mix, say a 3lb cut, or several light coats before sanding back to the surface?

The standard way of mixing shellac flakes and alcohol is by a 1, 2 or 3lb cut, referring to the number of pounds weight of shellac flake to a gallon of alcohol. Having a bit of trouble converting to...

Hi powderpost. Thanks for this suggestion. I have been playing with these boards, you will see a letter stamped on each to distinguish them.

I did one board with only three coats of spirit...

russ57. I thought the first step was to make the board really smooth, hence my effort above. The lacquer would subsequently give the depth and gloss. But also the lacquer would show up any...

Hello, I am aiming for a nice piano style finish for a board, but first I need to get a very, very smooth sanded finish , and have used cerejeira , a South American timber with nice straight, but...

Thanks Brian, I was concerned it might be a 25-75 mix or something like that, as this shellac based Indian Ink is not cheap. Last bottle in Townsville sold last week, will have to go online to order...

Sounds the way to go, thanks Brian, really appreciate it. I have just applied my 4th coat of Prooftint. Definition of madness? Feast Watson tech guy says should only need one flooding coat applied...

As part of a test, I have applied two coats of ebony Timbermate as filler. The 1st coat left the grain feeling obvious to the finger nail brushed across the board. After the 2nd layer , the board...

Without any response so far to my question above, I have a suggestion and a question:

I have some dark brown timber with quite open grain. I want to make it black with a nice smooth satin finish...

Hello, can anyone please suggest a good process for getting a nice smooth oil finish on timber that needs to be stained? I often wet sand Cabots Danish Oil or use Kunos #244 oil, but that is only on...

Hello, does anyone know where to find the style of lock shown in the attached picture please?
what sort of lock is it called?



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Hang in there with the new Ubeaut shop website, Neil. I feel your pain. I too wrote the website for my son’s Strutmaster business over 10 years ago now, but the web design software has all changed...

I have a 100 year old 500mm long music conductors baton that I would like to make a case for. Max diameter at one end is 20mm, at the other end is 10mm

One suggestion is to make a tapered slot...

Hi woodPixel, not a stupid question, and a very important one. Were the shellac flakes kept in a cool location, like in a fridge?

Extract from Neil's "A Polisher's Handbook" 4th Edition : Flake...

Thanks Brian. Yes, I thought the wetter the rubber the better, being nice to see that thin run of wet shellac on the timber. Big mistake. Back to the practice board for me

When I first start polishing a box with shellac and a rubber on a box surface sanded to 600 grit, I put down three runs side by side, slightly overlapping. When I then go to start rubbing all over...

Many thanks for this valuable information, Neil. I have only just read last night in your Polishers Handbook about esterification where the alcohol adversely impacts on the shellac resin past its use...

Ahhhh... never thought of that, Brian. The Ubeaut bottled white hard dewaxed shellac is 18 months out of date, could well be the problem

I put about 5 coats of shellac on a timber case which had one vertical side open. This was done 2 days ago, allowing about 10 minutes between coats.
Today I picked up this case, fingers underneath,...

Another problem has just cropped up. The lid of a box I am making is a plywood panel with a 10mm black bean frame, with the panel sunken down into the frame so that there is a lip of 2mm all the way...

Sorry Neil, pressed the wrong icon. I don’t want pictures with your post :)

WOW !! How good is this Forum. What a great group so willing to share their experiences. Many thanks to you all for helping me out. I need to re-read all this, and then get back into it.

My first...

Hi Brian, many thanks for this informative and very helpful post. It answered all my questions.

Can we take it to the next steps, right up to the final coat?

so far I have been only using the...

Hello, I am new to "shellacking", having attempted without success many years ago, and gave it away as a bad joke.

This time, rather than using a brush, I have made a wad out of flannelette,...