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They are never too good to use in my workshop.

You are viewing a re-constructed thread by the ANZLF recovery team. For more information click here . " Originally Posted on:Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:44 am " Harold & Saxon Chisels.Proudly Australian Made. After a couple of shed re-locations my mate Trent has got his operation nearly set up right.When he...

I'll go for Alder.

Plain old metho is just that.It can have all sorts of rubbish in it . Mainly water. De-natured Absolute Alcohol (DAA) is a much more refined product and doesn't contain water. This is the stuff to use for French Polishing.It is also great for cleaning your glasses. White Spirits (Home dry-cleaning f...

Grab a pick and a slide and get some nice blues going John.Having hung out in your kitchen maybe a beer bottle neck slide may be the appropriate choice.Could be you will need 2 people to get it wailing.


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Woodsheds are good and a close second is a tree on the ground outside ready to be cut and put in the woodshed.

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With a mini tanker we might even open the wood shed. Have to be careful of snakes in there though. Security is always an issue.

Reply by " localele " My shed is always open to visitors you just need to be mindful of the time.A quick check to see the location of the shed would involve a six pack and 1 to 2 hrs while a full tour of facilities and discussion of all things tool and wood can require a full carton of beer on ice ...

After afew days bending sides with Allen I can attest to the fact that the aluminium flashing works great. The need for "Spring" just doesn't seem to apply here as the bender and the timber you are bending take care of that.Being able to quickly flatten and then reload is a big plus.If you are conce...

While the soprano and concert do have different sounds , the tenor has a very different voice again.Much fuller and more musical. Going up to a baritone has the same sized step up again.

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I can't imagine you will even get close to a reasonable price to ship one saw over.Bearing in mind that most of the saws in the US come out of China and Taiwan and are available here in different colours it would seem to be easier to buy one here. _________________ Cheers from Micheal. Remember the ...

Jim , The Paulownia is a bit heavier than balsa but not as variable in its weight compared to young and old Balsa. It works a bit better as well because it is a little tougher.

Quote: made up some lattice on 30 mm centres out of 2.8 mm x 6 mm tall Red Spruce My thought was for the thickness Allen. I know you cut them for the kerf of your tablesaw but I was thinking that a smaller dimension like 1.4mm thick for the grid parts but keep the height to maintain stiffness.Maybe...

My first thought Allen is that the lattice pieces could be half that thickness.All that timber will certainly stiffen up the top again.From memory Smallman's lattice was made of 3mm thick timber for a full size guitar.Keep up the good work.

I can't wait to see the back and check just what sort of joint is under that back graft.

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Definitely keep the small saw . It will make them both more productive and save a lot of time changing set-ups.

Have you ever tried "pulling " the lacquer like french polish. Make up a "rubber" as you do for french polishing and then wet it up with thinners.The action is like polishing and once you get a feel for getting the lacquer soft it can be manipulated around and pushed into the pores.Let it dry again ...

Nice job there Pete. Good to see and hear the little buggers in action.I'm a bit like Allen though, there usually isn't anyone left standing if I start singing.I have been known to play as a request for a "Fire Drill".

There is no problem with guessing Alan, as long as you guess RIGHT.I think you have done it.

You keep moving the bar higher Alan. It sounds bloody great.Next you'll be giving up the day job.

Love your work Alan. Now I am waiting for a listen.

They would be male fruit flies who are attracted to the smell of freshly worked Huon Pine. Funniest thing is they get a bit drunk/stoned on the fumes. It's about the only time you would ever know the little buggers exist.

Nice work Pete.Now for a harder question. What was the tune in the background? I could only hear snippets in between the routing and can't figure it out.Now it is bugging me. Also are the tabs for it up on your site.

Hi Matt, I was walking through Bunnings yesterday and they had a pile of 2.5hp /40l tank compressors for $99 . Even if you need to replace the filter /regulator after a while they are still good value. Nearly bought one myself to take the compressor off and use the tank as a vacuum tank.