| This blog is written by PG_Zac | 44 entries so far |
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Woodworking in the Congo #1: Maybe this time I can actually do it
As many of you know I’m working in the DRC, and have been for a couple of years. All of my...
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I'm Demoted to Lurker Status again
Hi guys – Greetings from the Democratic Republic of Congo I am firmly ensconced in my te...
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Back to work - Ouch !!
Gary Fixler can identify with this. I’ve been working out of country for a couple of yea...
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Shopsmith Restoration #9: Electrolysis for Rust Removal
This series has been quiet for a while, as I’ve been buying replacement parts off eBay and ...
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Shopsmith Restoration #8: Quill Dismantling
A few days ago I tried to dismantle my Goldie’s quill assembly with zero success. I seriou...
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Shopsmith Restoration #7: Cleaning Tubes
I have been doing some tests of technique for cleaning the various tubes on my Goldie. I will be...
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Shopsmith Restoration #6: Stripping and Cleaning
I have spent the last several days down with a nasty bug as did most in our house, so the work sl...
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Shopsmith Restoration #5: Started the Strip-Down
I started stripping my Goldie today, so I knocked this cradle together to support it while workin...
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Shopsmith Restoration #4: We have identified the machine
At least I believe we have identified it. Shopsmiths have a very active user group forum, and ...
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Shopsmith Restoration #3: Unpacking - Terrible Condition
This morning I unpacked my new toys and can confirm that I have one Shopsmith mk 5, and one Maste...
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Shopsmith Restoration #2: The Treasure Trove
As you may know, I have been gifted a Shopsmith but it needs restoration. Well, This afternoon...
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Shopsmith Restoration #1: An offer I couldn't refuse
So yesterday I was up in a tree I am felling for and with my step-dad (I keep the wood) when he a...
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Rescued Wood #18: Name This Wood ?
A couple of years ago someone gave me a grotty old roof beam from a demolished building. Two day...
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22 Trees - You fell them , You take the wood
Calling all South African LumberJocks (and any other LJ’s ambitious enough) The town whe...
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Rescued Wood #17: Flamboyant Crotch Anyone?
No not that !! Get your mind above the belt. Here is the pile of Flamboyant (Delonix Regia) I...
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Rescued Wood #16: My Drying Room (Kiln?)
I don’t really think I could call it a Kiln yet, but it is helping the wood to dry a little...
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Rescued Wood #15: First Word-of-Mouth Referral
I spent several days of the last few weeks slabbing a large Eucalyptus in a very public place (Se...
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Rescued Wood #14: Beauty IN the Beast
So you take one seriously grotty, old, dry, termite ridden, rotting chunk of gumtree (Eucalyptus)...
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Rescued Wood #13: Eucalyptus Slab Pictures
Well all 17 metres of Gum tree (see this post) have been sliced and are sitting in my drying room...
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Rescued Wood #12: New Zealand Kauri Pine
So, yesterday while slabbing some Eucalyptus where is was felled in town, our local feller stoppe...
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Rescued Wood #11: Internal Stresses in Wood
We all (should) know that wood naturally has some internal stresses that on occasion cause the wo...
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Rescued Wood #10: This Stuff is Seriously HARD
I have only ever dealt with smallish pieces of already dried Saligna, and my current slabbing ope...
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Rescued Wood #9: 17 metres of Prime Eucalyptus Trunk
Yesterday, just for interest, I measured the trunk sections that were given to me for milling. T...
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Rescued Wood #8: I've got some work to do Tomorrow
Our local tree feller called unexpectedly yesterday to ask if I would like some Eucalyptus that w...
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Rescued Wood #7: Yellowwood Slabbed and Stickered for Drying
Do you remember this picture from Rescued Wood #4 ?..Well, I’ve slabbed it and stacked it ...
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Rescued Wood #6: Yellowwood Slabbed
Further to my Yellowwood windfall, I slabbed the first log yesterday. I chose to cut the largest...
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Bandsaw Bowl
Yes BOWL not BOX. My first project for 2010. I’ve wanted a lathe for a very long time (...
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My First Laminating Project
So what can you make with salvaged parquet floor blocks? This one is not a gift, but it is int...
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Rescued Wood #5: Junk Pile Find
My wife found some long lengths of really grotty looking wood in the junk pile left behind by the...
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Rescued Wood #4: Windfall this morning - Yellowwood
I received an unexpected call this morning from our local tree-feller asking me if I would be int...
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Parquet Blocks Veneer - Any Ideas?
Further to my post on Parquet Floor Blocks, I knew I had to test my veneer cutting skills before ...
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Rescued Wood #3: And so I Slab the Tree
I didn’t get to the Wild Plum on the weekend due to other more pressing matters that demand...
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Rescued Wood #2: A New Fallen Tree for Harvesting
My nephew told me yesterday afternoon, that a tree had been blown over during the very high winds...
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Rescued Wood #1: Slabbing Small Logs Yesterday
Yesterday we had bad weather, so I had a gap to do some work in the shop instead of being outside...
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Dial Guage Holder
A few months ago I bought a dial gauge ‘cos I knew it was time to replace my planer knives....
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Parquet Floor Blocks
Several years ago my step-dad gave me a few dozen 9” X 3” floor blocks when he ripped...
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Unique Features (Issues?) of my Workshop #4: Uninvited Guests
As you probably know by now (previous posts), I have no doors on the workshop yet. We did order ...
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Unique Features (Issues?) of my Workshop #3: Swallow Cr@p
No, I don’t mean you have to swallow the stuff – ugh!! What I mean is the barn has...
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Unique Features (Issues?) of my Workshop #2: The Bee-Hive
I am being tested. I KNOW it’s a test. You see, I’m all for conservation and pres...
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Unique Features (Issues?) of my Workshop #1: Leaking Roof
I thought I’d share a few unique features of my “new” workshop while on the lon...
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Display Mirror - Rescued Wood #3: Final Installement - The "Challenges", Accident and finished Project
Now for the interesting part of the story I had to work through several problems, mostly cause...
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Display Mirror - Rescued Wood #2: Design Ideas and the Start of the Manufacture
Here we get into the project proper. I made a display mirror for my nephew’s wedding present. ...
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Display Mirror - Rescued Wood #1: The Set-up
This project is already completed, but there is a long story to go with it. I decided to split i...
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Moving to the Farm #1: And so it Starts - The Starting Stock
This is a woodworking website, so I’ll try to limit this blog series to mostly wood related...
