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There is a Celtic concept of Caol Áit, which means the thin place, or the thin veil between worlds. The worlds being referred to are those of the living, and the dead, and at the times and places when the worlds are close, it allows communication between these worlds. It also can be regarded as [...]
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Another precision object created on the Jointmaker from Bridge City Toolworks Yet another simple, cheap and well thought out project as documented on BCTW blog Such neat, precise work.
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Tis the Season to be shopping Fa la la la la, la la la la. Time to fill that Christmas stocking Fa la la la la, la la la la. Head down to the Woodwork(ing) Warehouse Fa la la la la, la la la la. It’s time for the Oktober Woodfest Fa la la la [...]
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Home again, home again, giggidy gig. To Bunnies, to Bunnies, to buy some treated pine Home again, home again, with two new sheds??!!! Don’t you just hate it when that happens? I went to Bunnings to get 3 lengths of treated pine, sum total about $24, plus some joist hangers etc totalling another $6. Max! [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Project, Shed | Tagged: Bunnings Warehouse, Cafe Blind, Giggidy, Glenn Quagmire, Shed, Treated Pine | 2 Comments »
Been getting a number of unpleasant small electric shocks recently while out in the shed. Turns out, it is coming from my brand new Nova DVR XP lathe, which is rather disappointing. It is when the lathe is plugged in (naturally), and doesn’t change whether I use one cable or another, one electric circuit or [...]
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Came home at the close of day to find a consignment I’d ordered had arrived. The current conundrum is copious quantities of bird crap, carpeting the car and carport completely creating a caustic compound that I don’t care to consider cohabitating with the crud over Christmas. Confused? Carefully considering the complex options to create a [...]
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Picked up the 55W halogen articulated lamp from Carbatec, and got the optional magnetic base to go with it. The lamp isn’t half bad- has the on/off switch directly on the back of the lamp head, and a decent wide throw which covers a decent area- certainly plenty for the lathe which is what I [...]
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With the cool change passing over (which brings with it strong, gusting winds), I am reminded of a day many years ago now where the winds arrived and quickly made such a mark on my shed at the time. Back in 2002 or so, (things are getting particularly hazy), I needed more space than the [...]
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I had a cool idea tonight, so got my 4 year old to draw a picture of our family on a piece of timber, then used the woodburner to trace each of the lines drawn as precisely as possible. What has resulted is an awesome picture that will last forever, rather than one that will [...]
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I had a bit of a play yesterday with the Hot Wire pyrography set, rather than just abstract scribbles I tried to be a bit more serious and actually create something. This is my first attempt- it isn’t very good (especially compared to those out there who have years of experience), but still, it is [...]
Filed under: Finishing | Tagged: Pyrography, Woodburning | 2 Comments »
That’d be a curious name for a store, but this hypothetical supplier would be based on a simple principle: the right products, at the right quality for the right price. I’m getting increasingly frustrated walking into a store (any store, not specifically woodworking ones), and finding really cheap, poorly manufactured junk being sold for ridiculously [...]
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Decided to give it a try myself, to see if there is any substance to this curious concept. I started by running a bead of thin CA without any accelerator to see how long it would take to set up. After a minute I got bored (short attention span), so moved onto commercial accelerant. It [...]
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