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There are a lot of competing businesses out there, whether it is woodworking, telecommunication, hardware stores or RC (radio controlled) vehicle retailers. So it can be a relief for the customer (and very surprising on behalf of the retailer) when one puts up its hand and says (or implies) “I am really not interested in [...]
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Nup, not a fan of them, simply because I can’t think of one I ever stuck to. What is the point of setting a ‘resolution’ if it is doomed to failure? Perhaps I should set some that by their failure, I will achieve my real goal (and if they don’t fail, I’ll have managed to [...]
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Buying timber is a frustrating business at the best of times. In fact I’d go as far as saying it is my least favourable part of the entire woodworking experience. Our usual experience starts off by buying timber (a very loose definition if force-grown, crapiata (aka pine)) from the local box hardware store. It is [...]
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I’ve been down to Indented Head for a few days break, and had a bit of a look at the Ozone while there. It was a paddle steamer that was beached as a breakwater for the local beach, but skewed around on the sandbank while being placed and couldn’t be repositioned. A few years later [...]
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So time for some feedback/dialogue: how did Xmas treat you? Any interesting tools come your way? Or timbers? (Or any other shed- related pressies?) In the past few days, I’ve passed by 42nd birthday (but who’s counting), my 43rd Xmas, and as of tomorrow, my 10th wedding anniversary. Busy time of year as always. I [...]
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I found a phone the other day – sadly the owner had lost it, and it had subsequently been run over as well (not a happy phone!) To have a look at the contact list to find the owner, I had to dig up an old phone to put the SIM into and in my [...]
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Where it comes to shopping, I am quite the typical sort of male. When I find something that suits my purpose, I stick with it. Whether it be the brand of jeans, the shampoo I use, the boots I buy, the tools I use. Deviation is rare, and provoked only because of extenuating circumstance. What [...]
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Had a quick look at what wood- related apps were now out there. Didn’t find much I wasn’t already aware of, expect perhaps for iWoodwork. It seems to just be a different delivery mechanism for podcasts, other than going through the iTunes store, but in that respect it looks a very clean interface. The podcasts [...]
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The following is not shed or woodworking related. If not interested, there is no need to read further. A letter I sent to the Mayor of Frankston 3 days ago, and included the standard council contact, the local MP, the Frankston Leader, and the Herald Sun. I am yet to get a response from any [...]
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O monstrous beast! how like a swine it lies! Grim death, how foul and loathsome is thine image! Sirs, I will practise on this unwitting log. The Shew Chisel is much maligned by inexperienced wood turners, and yet the experts regularly say it is probably the most powerful tool at a woodturner’s disposal. I’ve had [...]
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Ok – don’t panic (or cheer)! I don’t mean that anything has happened that impacts this site. I was happening to read through an article previously submitted to a magazine, and increasingly wondered why it seemed unfamiliar. Until I read the original. My style, my language – edited right out. Looks like I have only [...]
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