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Not all timber is solid, and is often full of checks, cracks and voids making it less than ideal for such operations as turning. These voids can often be included in a project to great effect, but depending on the extent of these defects (and importantly, the skill of the operator) they can also render [...]
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When an opportunity come up to have a day receiving free instruction and demonstrations from one of Australia’s master woodturners, you don’t give it a pass. Today was a bit different, in that there was more than just Robbo presenting. (More on that shortly). The last time I was in Robbo’s Workshop (Robbo’s Play Pen [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Bowl, Chuck (engineering), Lathe, Woodworking | 2 Comments »
I guess some graffiti on a building wall isn’t what we are talking about here, so it much be a shop rule, and one that has some unique features designed by someone called Paolini! You can read the background here, so I won’t repeat it again. Nevertheless, it was someone with a good idea, that [...]
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Courses at work are a fact of life, especially occupational health and safety ones. If you have been reading this site for some time (or visited recently but had a look around the content behind the Safety tag), you will gain a realisation that safety to me is not something to get on a high [...]
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I’ve recently moved offices at work, and am taking the opportunity to do a pretty ruthless cleanup at the same time. 10 years of accumulated junk really builds up fast. Lots of items that were kept on the assumption (or hope) that they had residual value, that they would prove useful down track. In my [...]
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Rockler are well known for bringing out a range of products they have developed (rather than ones that are rebadged), including Bench Cookies, and one of their more recent offerings is an interlocking signwriting kit. It is a very simple kit – none of the rails etc of the more elaborate systems, and it also [...]
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It was a long hot, humid climb through dense bush, undergrowth like grasping hands. The atmosphere was oppressive, and as the mists rolled down from the hills, something large, powerful could be heard approaching. The all powerful, impressive might of a Gorilla. But not just any primate, these are the really powerful, an American icon [...]
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Had an interesting night tonight- a couple of woodworkers came around to see what the Torque Workcentre was all about. Seeing as I didn’t get to do any demonstrating at the show, it was fun getting into it tonight. So easy to demonstrate a tool when you get genuinely passionate. Went through a whole suite [...]
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Spammers are getting increasingly unpleasant. Here’s an interesting example of one I received tonight: Re: YOU NEED TO SAVE YOUR LIVE Attn: I AM VERY SORRY FOR YOU, IS A PITY THAT THIS IS HOW YOUR LIFE IS GOING TO END. MY DUTY AS I AM MAILING YOU NOW IS JUST TO KILL YOU AND [...]
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Make one!
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I had an interesting chat today with Promac (the importers/distributors of Tormek, Flai, BMI amongst others). We catch up occasionally, such as at the recent wood show where they created a number of new proud T7 owners. After my recent article in ManSpace, I wasn’t surprised that they rang. The article of interest was on [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Shed, Shed Dweller, Techniques | Tagged: BMI, Carrolls Woodcraft Supplies, Flai Mustang | 8 Comments »
