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Updated shed photographs...
Just a few shot of the workshop after a major reshuffle of the equipment to fit the laser…
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Oil bath...
When applying oil to small boards…. I use an Oil Bath..Put a few inches of grapeseed oil in...
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Craft Markets.. #6: Before the storm...
Here is my stall at Kelvin Grove Markets…... before THE storm…. Showcasing the ne...
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Craft Markets.. #5: You just never know..
Today started out so well… made a sale at 6.00 am…. But by mid morning a super sto...
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Wood Gloat #21: Pen blanks and curly maple.
MORE wood you say… but of course… can’t have too much wood… After turn...
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Lasers in woodworking. #8: Some wood, some acrylic...
I have a commission to build two perspex sneeze guards for a friend, Dave.. He and his partner...
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Lasers in woodworking. #7: Jim Beam anyone?
I got a sample barrel last Friday… but only found some time this morning to engrave the thr...
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Lasers in woodworking. #6: Aztec Calendar
For many people, a rite of passage is the transition from childhood to adult hood… For s...
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Lasers in woodworking. #5: Playing around...
I have sailed into uncharted waters… Laser engraving…. and I have been mesmerised by ...
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Craft Markets.. #4: Another stab at it...
Today will be my 14th market day since starting up again 6 weeks ago…I have been attending ...
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Lasers in woodworking. #4: Finally got mine...
Yesterday…. the laser engraving machine arrived… So excited, I forgot to get a sho...
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Electric Bass Guitar.. #7: Shaping the neck
Very quick update on the guitar… Johnathan has been rather busy galavanting around the Sout...
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Electric Bass Guitar.. #6: Late update...
For those who are following this blog… I apologise for the delay in posting progress report...
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Going to local shows. #40: Brisbane Timber and Working With Wood Show...
It is on again this weekend…at the RNA. Comes around so quickly these days… Tom...
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Electric Bass Guitar.. #5: Yesterday...
Marked out the shape of the headstock… Off to the band saw cut the relief on the headsto...
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Electric Bass Guitar.. #4: Last weeks efforts..
It is this week already and have not posted pics of last weeks efforts… ...
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Wood Gloat #20: Spalted Walnut
I have never heard of, let alone seen spalted walnut.. That is until some boards stored incorr...
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Wood Gloat #19: Timber for commissions.
I have three commissions on the books… this week I went down and picked up the rough sawn b...
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Wood Gloat #18: Who painted the timber purple...
Purple heart…I still get people wanting to know how I get timber this colour….do I pa...
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CNCs in woodworking #1: Making a Debut at Maleny Wood Fest.
Once more Keith has come up with a winning machine… first the RouterMaster, then the SlabMa...
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The new inspirational chair.....
I have had to retire the inspirational chair… do not be concerned …it is still in the...
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Timber Shows... #11: Maleny Wood Expo is here again...
Well if you are into timber like I am, and you live in south east Queensland, you will be off to ...
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Building something for MY house. #2: The glue up
Bit of a bugger getting all these pieces in place, clamping and making sure it is all square̷...
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Building something for MY house. #1: An End Table.
Got a bit of time in the workshop for ME today, making an endtable for the sofa in the family roo...
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Electric Bass Guitar.. #3: Now for the neck...
My fellow first time Luthier, Johnathan, arrived yesterday with a large lump of Hard Rock Maple o...
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Lasers in woodworking. #3: To help pay for the laser?
Massive clearance sale… It appears that I have too much timber… according to S...
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Lasers in woodworking. #2: Lasering your brand.
As many of you know, I have a branding iron to mark my projects… made of brass and heated w...
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And now for something completely off the wall.
Please be guessing what Lazy Larry is up to now… here is a lamination that I started today ...
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Lasers in woodworking. #1: Laser engraving as an embellishment...
Take a rather plain piece and embellish it… and Voile…. There are various ways to ...
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Electric Bass Guitar.. #2: Contouring... or shaping the body...
As you will see from the following pics the back of the body of the guitar blank has been scarfed...
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Electric Bass Guitar.. #1: First time making a guitar...
Late last year, the boys at the local hardware sent a young bloke over to buy some timber so he c...
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Wood Gloat #17: Woods new to me...
Yesterday I had a visit from a friend who brought me some timbers I have not used before. ...
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My largest chopping board yet. #7: The part I look forward to...
The oiling.
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My largest chopping board yet. #6: Shipping to the USA?
My largest board yet would cost between AU$94.80 [best part of a hundred bucks US and take severa...
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My largest chopping board yet. #5: Let the sanding begin.
The board is all assembled, glued and out of the clamps for a day… off to the drum sander t...
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My largest chopping board yet. #4: What does it weigh?
A few folks asked about the weight of the board I am making… so I got the old scales out...
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My largest chopping board yet. #3: Crosscutting..
Well, the first blank was in clamps over night… Now a few light passes through the drum ...
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My largest chopping board yet. #2: Dressing the boards..
Having sourced the timber it was time to cross cut to size and rip to width.. The board is goi...
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My largest chopping board yet. #1: Sourcing the timber.
Many of you have asked where I get my timber… Well I will let you in on a little secret&...
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Double Step ala SPalm #3: Another one...one year later...
I received an order for one of SPalm’s double step boards… well started it this morni...
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #10: The teaser...
From the last post you would have seen the teaser…Here it is all glued up and marked for cu...
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #9: Alternating the stripe.
In my last post In the round the second pic shows a single stripe .. double chevron [second gen] ...
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Projects on the go...
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Take a walk with me....
No sound, no music, no commentary… far too much going on…enjoy the tour….
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Ti Tree Lazy Larry #2: Cutting the Ti Tree Round...
Once the glue was dry… I left the blank in clamps for 24 hours… to make sure…it...
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #8: Cutting on the down angle..
Instead of cutting perpendicular to the down chevron L to R… I cut down almost parallel to ...
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Ti Tree Lazy Larry #1: Milling and glueing.
Milled up some nice boards of Ti Tree [melaleuca bracteata.]... that I bought at the Brisbane Tim...
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #7: Same but different..
I love the way the antique pine shines… Again not finished …. New Guinea Rosewood ...
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #6: Another..
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #5: Step by step...
This post documents the step by step in creating a 2nd generation board.. Striped board…...
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Boards. #9: Abstract....
Well, this turned out kinda like an abstract painting from the 70’s… It started ou...
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A Strong Aussie Dollar
This is really for all the Aussies here… who do not read my regular blog… It is ce...
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Good use of an hour...
I will let the pics tell the story… I only had an hour in the workshop yesterday morning...
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Boards. #8: Big Pineapple Farmers Market.
As you may have read from a previous post, I had an order for some cheese boards to be sold at a ...
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #4: The third cut is the weirdest....
Squared off the top…. here is the third cut…Now rotate every other piece… ...
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #3: Cutting for the second time...
Out of the clamps… and cut at 25 degrees… [through the centre of each chevron going d...
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #2: First glue up...
Got stuck into ripping and gluing today… These are actually for another project… b...
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Next Generation Cheese boards... #1: Make a start...
Today, as I make my way out to the workshop, ideas are flying around… having looked at the ...
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Things ... they come by mail...
Some body is watching me… they are out there …they take notice of what I am doingR...
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Boards. #7: Today...
Yesterday I was a little busy…. I ripped and glued up some blanks for some boards…no...
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Boards. #6: Can you glue end grain to long grain...
When gluing timber it is important to take into consideration grain direction.. Long grain to ...
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Boards. #5: Just a few more..
I decided that it would not hurt to have a few extra… different designs.. so… here ar...
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Boards. #4: 10... sanded ready for oiling...
Here are the 10 cheeseboards… they have been cut to finished shape and sanded to 320 grit....
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Boards. #3: 10 Cheese boards...
I received an order for 10 cheeseboards… this is only an initial order to see how everythin...
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Mystery commission. #3: Nearly done
I used a spline cutting jig on the TS to cut kerfs in the mitres…. Used cedar for the splin...
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Mystery commission. #2: Inlay...
I took the glue up out of clamps today… a little longer than I usually leave a glue up̷...
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Mystery commission. #1: The start...
A while back I had a request for a ready made box… this time the commission is for a specia...
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Boards. #2: What oil?
For years I used a special oil… Organoil WoodWipe… and then I discovered that the Min...
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Boards. #1: Buried Treasure....
In this part of the build… burying the treasure…the Skull and Bones buttons… ...
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A Jolly Roger Board is born....
In the following post, you will be able to witness the birth of a Blue Gum Jolly Roger Board̷...
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Organised Chaos....
My workshop looks like a bomb hit… or an earthquake and a hurricane… not really but&#...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #42: Slabbing attachment
Just received the video of the new prototype chainsaw attachment for the Torque WorkCentre..This ...
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Tips and Tricks. #2: Cutting rods or dowels.
The handles of the sushi boards are attached to the main board but brass rods… actually bra...
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If you knew Sushi.... #8: Now you know how!
The Torque Workcentre makes this step rather easy…Hope you enjoy.
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If you knew Sushi.... #7: Setting the bowl into the board..
The divided bowl won hands down… so now to inlay or recess the bowl into the tray so that i...
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If you knew Sushi.... #6: Coming together
Nearly there. Just a few shot to show the progress.. and to give you all an idea how they migh...
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If you knew Sushi.... #5: Out of order... sorry....
I have been busy as you can see… the sushi board series is coming along swimmingly… ...
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If you knew Sushi.... #4: Two handles, two curves..
You will have seen on the sushi boards, that I have cut two curves on the handles.. If I were jus...
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A teaser or two!!
Just a small teaser or two… What do you think? Next project… but what is the pr...
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If you knew Sushi.... #3: Two in a set.
I thought that a maching set of two sushi boards would be nice. After selecting a nice board o...
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Open weave Lazy Larry #9: Out of the clamps.
Well the glue has had time to cure… now to take the weave out of the clamps. A quick tri...
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Apothecary Cabinet.. #5: Finally, the drawers are finished.
I was galvanised to make the most of the day… hence the sanding of drawers… I did ...
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Open weave Lazy Larry #8: The glue up
Got out nice and early this morning… and here is the glue up video you have all been waitin...
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Apothecary Cabinet.. #4: Remember the cabinet??
While I was being industrious over the weekend… got around to sanding the finger joints of ...
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All the way from Denmark!
A while back I asked for some beer bottle caps…Today I got a parcel in the mail from my fri...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #16: I got me a certificate...
I don’t normally worry about certificates for achievement… but this one is a little d...
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If you knew Sushi.... #2: A blank and two bowls...
Here is the blank of maple and purple heart… remember this is Queensland Maple and not the...
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If you knew Sushi.... #1: Initial thoughts.
Have been thinking for some time to try my hand at a sushi board.. was in town today and picked u...
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Open weave Lazy Larry #7: Waiting for the glue to dry...
While I was waiting for the glue to try on the weave blanks….. I made a few wine bottle bal...
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Open weave Lazy Larry #6: A crosscutting video...
No explanation required… just watch.. Here is the dry fit after all the pieces have been ...
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Open weave Lazy Larry #5: Setting up for cross cutting.
To start we need to ensure the blade of the table saw is at 90 degrees.. for this I use a Wixey d...
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Open weave Lazy Larry #4: The glue up
Here you will see the steps in the glue up of the weave strips… The strips are ready for...
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Open weave Lazy Larry #3: Thin strip ripping...
Well, all the timber is now dressed and ready to have some strips cut… I use the Incra T...
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Tips and Tricks. #1: Sanding for an end grain board.
When making end grain cutting boards, it is imperative to have flat, square and evenly thick piec...
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Torque demos... #1: A day on the mountain...
Got up early yesterday and headed up the mountain to Toowoomba… what lovely place… co...
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Open weave Lazy Larry #2: Design changes already...
The open weave Lazy Larry is going through some design changes… already… I have decid...
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Open weave Lazy Larry #1: Ripping the stock.
I am about to make an open weave Lazy Larry…similar to this one. I have ripped some Tasm...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #15: Thus endeth the lesson.
As the finishing touch to the boards of the class… I have counter-bored holes at each corne...
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Going to local shows. #39: Some shots from the Adelaide DIY show.
These pics were taken at the start of the show before too many folks came in.. you can see just h...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #14: Rub me with oil!
After sanding the boards to 320 grit on the Random Orbital Sander, I used 1200 grit to burnish t...
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Grain Orientation... just a little bit more..part II
Here is a small example of not following the grain orientation… I must have inadvertentl...
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Secret handshake of the cutting board club...
I know that this will no longer be a secret but I figure only members will read this anyway…...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #13: I got caught up in the moment...
It is amazing but once I started making the 2 end grain cutting boards for the class…. I go...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #12: Recessed handles...
After sanding the boards, the router table was set up with a dish cutter bit and some timber clam...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #11: Grain orientation... just a little bit more..
Not really part of the class but I think it emphasises that grain orientation is paramount…...
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LumberJocks I have met... #4: One good turn...
Or actually many good turns… While in Sydney recently, I was fortunate enough to catch u...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #10: Second glue up.
You really need to take your time with this glue up.. to make sure that the board ends up flat...
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Going to local shows. #38: So Much Timber...
There was just so much timber of all shapes and sizes at the Sydney Timber and Working with Wood ...
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Going to local shows. #37: Back from Sydney
Nearly did not make it out…. the Airport was closed on the Sunday night due to high winds a...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #9: Just when.....
Just when we were getting going… have had a short hiatus from the workshop… birthdays...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #8: Now, we're moving...
This was a comment I received from a great LJ mate, Joe. Seems that some folks think this is drag...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #7: Fairly straight forward???
The next step, now that the timber is dressed to size…..and more fun than sanding… ...
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Inspiration.
You have met Col and Ken, but the most talented bloke I know in the area is my good mate Kev from...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #6: A little variation...
For some, the end grain board is fairly basic… so just as a little variation I have made an...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #5: Finally....
Finally I have made some progress on the first lesson…enough said… watch the video......
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Woodworkers clubs #1: Bribie Island Woodies.
Yesterday I dropped over to Bribie Island to deliver the Bribie Woodies [Bribie Island Woodworker...
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Going to local shows. #36: Sydney next month..
Yup… just got the confirmation from Aaron at Torque Workcentres… they would like me t...
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Going to local shows. #35: Torque about Tight...
Well, the Torque went to the Brisbane Timber and Working With Wood show last weekend.. as part of...
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Going to local shows. #34: Featured stand at Brisbane.
Each show I attend, I make a point of featuring one stand… this year at the Timber and ...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #4: Lesson #1
I know that this has been long awaited.. and I hope that the delay has not caused some to drop ou...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #3: Excuses, excuses...
Please pardon the delay… my dog ate my homework…Seriously though the last few weeks h...
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Going to local shows. #33: Cooroy show... where there is a will there is a way...
Dropped by this morning and checked out the show…Here are some pics of inside the hall̷...
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Caps are in the Mail...
Here are some pics of the caps that arrived in the mail.. From Steve, [in California] I tho...
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Going to local shows. #32: Maleny
What a shamozzle….. Firstly the Shop Ute need the brakes fixed… had them fixed.. then...
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Going to local shows. #31: Hope the rain stays away...
I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of rugged mountain ranges, Of drou...
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Going to local shows. #30: New Product Launch.
Next week, I will be at the Maleny Wood Expo…. both Saturday and Sunday… As well a...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #2: Heads up on timber...
Well, for all those who will be taking the End Grain Cutting Board 101 class….and so far ha...
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Going to local shows. #29: Tasmanian Timber for sale at Maleny Wood Expo..
You heard correctly … I will have some Tasmanian timber for sale at the show… just ov...
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End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #1: Teaching a class..
For those of you who have read the LumberJocks’ E-mag you will know that I was asked by Ms ...
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Circle cutting #11: How it works...
I think that a short video explains things better than a lot of words… so I made this on my...
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Circle cutting #10: Arc cutting like Patron does.
Due to the fact that some of my boards have curves ends … I need to make another jig…...
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Circle cutting #9: New cutting and sanding jigs ...
With the big clean up and purchase of new equipment, I decided that the old ratty jigs had to go&...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #41: Dimensions and angles...
This is just a quick post to give some information regarding the way I make the wine bottle balan...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #40: Drilling angled holes.
To make a wine bottle balancer it requires a hole drilled at an angle…so what to do… ...
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Half-lap joinery for a Painters Easel.
The easel was made from recycled silky oak….using half-lap joinery as seen here. Hal...
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Catamaran Cupboard Door Remake... #7: Final straight...
Coming down the home straight with these doors. Here is a quick shot of the set up for the slo...
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Apothecary Cabinet.. #3: Finished the drawers?
I know that the cabinet is taking a while… but hey…. finally got all the finger joint...
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Catamaran Cupboard Door Remake... #6: Update...profiles.
Taken longer than expected..due to the additional steps to each of these doors…and the fact...
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Craft Markets.. #3: Just back...
I really think that January is not really conducive to going to the markets… yet again, ...
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Craft Markets.. #2: Beautiful Sunday
Sunday morning dawned into a beautiful day… a little cloud but that was good too… No ...
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Craft Markets.. #1: Testing the Waters...
I have been following a few blogs Here on Lumberjocks for quite a while now … these blogs ...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #39: Dressing a few panels.
Had a phone call from a bloke I met last May at the Timber and Working with Wood Show.. seems he ...
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Flood.
.As many of you will have seen on the News, much of Queensland is flooded…and I have had ma...
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Foot rail for the bar...... #3: Installation.
Finally got around to fitting the bar rail for my good mate John’s bar… After scre...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #38: Grooving square bollards.
I was asked to make some bollards… short posts with a hole at the top to thread rope throug...
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Last board for last order for Xmas..
The silly season is on us and I have got nearly all my woodworking orders finished and ready for ...
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Tool Gloat #3: Unilift.
I just go my new toy yesterday… the Woodpecker Unilift router lift… from Graeme down ...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #11: A sawmill on a mountain..
Down south in Tasmania, at a little place called Myrtle Creek, you will meet the Carins Brothers&...
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Double Step ala SPalm #2: The glue up.
Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of the actual glue up..Which by the way was a real bug...
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Double Step ala SPalm #1: Dry fit.
Bless me Father for I have sinned..It has been 25 days since my last cutting board post..As part ...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #37: The New Video
For those who wanted to watch the new video but don’t do the link thing…..
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #10: The Morning After..
Last Monday, after the DIY WoodWorking Show in Launceston finished… Luke and I were fortuna...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #9: For lovers...
Of old hand tools.There was an excellent display of older tools for working with wood… ...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #8: Value adding.
A number of show attendees purchased burls last weekend… they dropped by to have some value...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #7: Timber for a cutting board?
I had a timber merchant want to swap timber for one of my end grain butcher boards… ...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #6: Quick Wood Gloat.
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #36: New Web Site..
I just had to let you all know about the new website for Torque Workcentres All you lumber...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #5: Designs.
Up and coming designers… designers of the future being trained in Tasmania… No...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #4: Something at the HIGHER END..
Needs no explaining… just enjoy the photos of some of the HIGHER END pieces… ...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #3: Guilds.
There are several Woodworking Guilds in Tasmania and three were represented at the the DIY WW Sho...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #2: Black Heart Sassafrass.
For those of you who love Black Heart Sassafrass and for those who have never seen it Here is a q...
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Tasmanian Woodworking... #1: DIY Woodworking Show.
Well it has all been and gone and now I have enough material to write several blogs..I have so mu...
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Going to local shows. #28: Off to Tassie...
One more sleep and it is off into the wide blue yonder… off to the Apple Isle… Tasman...
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Chess board. #7: Progress on the border...
Here be a few photographs on a border design for one of the chess boards. This board is NSW Ro...
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Jewellry Box #4: Mitres cut..
And it all matches on each corner.. Now to do the grooves for the base and top.. and then ...
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Jewellry Box #3: Starting another box.
I bookmatched some camphor laurel… after resawing on the bandsaw. I then re sawed a long...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #35: Free Beer Tomorrow..
This is a sign I made with the TWC using the copy attachment.. Enjoy...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #34: Sign for a Bar...
I made a sign for a mate… GRIMA VIEW…. and a friend saw it… hey how much…...
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Chess board. #6: Whats next?
Well today I intend to make the frames for all the chess boards… I think I have… no … I know I ha...
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Chess board. #5: Progress... out of the clamps...
I have taken both chess boards out of the clamps and run them through the Jet Drum Sander.. He...
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Chess board. #4: Having opposite grains.
When making a traditional chess board from timber, the two different timbers are cut into 4 board...
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Chess board. #3: Making the board..
From yesterdays post you know that I have a new friend.. he makes chess pieces… and I am m...
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Chess board. #2: Boards and Pieces..
This morning I went to the local markets for my egg and bacon roll breakfast … mmm mmmm ...
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What a difference a little colour makes...
Well, as you know, of late, I have been busying myself with boxes… Please do not worry R...
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Wood Gloat #16: Offcuts... the sequel...
I have recently posted the endgrain glue up and how I made the box…iHere it is with one coa...
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Foot rail for the bar...... #2: Holes and profiles.
I set up a 40 mm Forstner bit in the drill press and using a sacrificial top and fence drilled th...
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Asian Style Box... #2: Inside...
Today I made the inserts for the Teaser Box… Forrest Green felt over plywood…. Sp...
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Going to local shows. #27: Did not go to Melbourne... and I was missed...
I received an E-mail from Patt Gregory this afternoon…Hey Larry,Missed your bright, cheerfu...
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Asian Style Box... #1: Teaser
Just a few pics of the teaser box… shown in the “Sign With A Story” post.. T...
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Wood Gloat #15: And now the offcuts...
There were a few bits and pieces left over after I milled the one third of the slab of White Ced...
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Wood Gloat #14: What to do with a slab of White Cedar?
My good mate and fellow woodworker, Col, lobbed over yesterday with a small slab of White Cedar&#...
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Going to local shows. #26: I have not been to Tasmania...
This is going to be a first for me… off to the timber show in Launceston, Tasmania, in 2 we...
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Catamaran Cupboard Door Remake... #5: Mortise and tenon...
I know that it is a while since I have posted more on this project… halfway throughout ...
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Foot rail for the bar...... #1: Bracket...
Had a mate want to add a foot rail… to his bar …to rest you foot on…... when st...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #33: What cutter?
In answer to a question from LJ Sharon aka PurpLev.... I took some close up pics of the Carb-i-to...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #32: Flattening a log..
I got this dirty old piece of log… actually half a log… someone had split it down the...
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Patterns by McLeanVA #5: Last one....
I have made Pattern #5 and a variation on #4 but I will not be making either #4 or #6… they...
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Patterns by McLeanVA #4: Pattern #3 with a Variation
This be the third pattern in the series And my variation on #3 just by rearranging the str...
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Tool Gloat #2: Torque about Cool Tools.
The new season of Cool Tools is about to air in the US, and in Australia we seem to be again ...
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Patterns by McLeanVA #3: A variation on #2.
I had a few pieces left over after I had made #2 … so I moved them around and these are wha...
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Patterns by McLeanVA #2: One and Two.
Just a couple of pics of #1 and #2 and as you can see I downloaded the plans and have included th...
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Patterns by McLeanVA #1: First glue ups...
McLeanVA posted a challenge to some of us “Pros” to make his designs…Here is th...
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Torqueing Custom Torque. #1: Customising the Torque WorkCentre.
In this series we will be talking Custom…. a custom made Torque WorkCentre that is..A short...
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Shiny things. #2: Turn Turn Turn
Turn Turn Turn… I have been told on numerous occasions that the designs I make for my Laz...
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Shiny things. #1: Discovering Spraying..
For years I held out.. I love a hand rubbed oil finish… but when I was at the Maryborough W...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #31: From one foot to four feet...
Have you ever wished that a 12 inch sliding saw could crosscut more than just the 300 mm at 90 De...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #30: Back to Basics
Taking it back to the basics… how the machine works and what type of power tools can be use...
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Timber Shows... #10: Why I go to Timber Shows.......!!
If you thought … to sell Torque Workcentres, network, meet girls, drink beer and have fun y...
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Timber Shows... #9: Various Photographs... Canberra...
Various photographs taken during the Canberra Timber and Working with Wood Show… Not much m...
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Wood Gloat #13: What a load of Camphor...
Good Mate Ken …from Kenscraft Wedding Wishing Wells… dropped by with a load of Campho...
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Timber Shows... #8: Walking around the Canberra show...
Turned the video camera on and walked about the show… there is something for everyone to s...
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Timber Shows... #7: I need your help...
As you know from one of my earlier posts I met up with Bob at the Canberra Timber and Working wit...
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Timber Shows... #6: Whisper quiet wood lathe
While at the Canberra Timber and Working With Wood Show… I managed to take a few minutes to...
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Timber Shows... #5: Looking out...
If you were standing in the middle of the Torque Workcentre stand at the Canberra Timber and Work...
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Timber Shows... #4: Making a cricket bat...
The following video was filmed on Sunday at the Canberra Timber and Working with Wood Show…...
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Timber Shows... #3: The Rogues Gallery....
As promised in an earlier blog.. I intend to take you behind the scenes at a Wood Show.. and a ma...
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Tool Gloat #1: Father's Day Gift
This is what I got for Father’s Day..Pretty cool hey…
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LumberJocks I have met... #3: Bob...#3
I met up with new LJer Bob… sorry I did not get your online name…at the Canberra Timb...
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Timber Shows... #2: Some of the Work Displayed.
Here are a few shots of some of the work that was displayed at the Canberra Timber and Working wi...
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Timber Shows... #1: Starting at the beginning.
They tell me that the best place to start is the beginning… so that is where I will start&#...
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Going to local shows. #25: Caboolture one day, Canberra the next....
Well this time tomorrow Luke and I will be heading for the Brisbane Airport to climb on board a Q...
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You asked.....
I had several requests for the pics of the inside of the inspirational fridge… so here they...
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A quick walk around.
Here be the second episode… just some of the tools I have and a quick walk around the shed.
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #29: Sorry about that?
Sorry about the PINK bearing covers… The guys who are making the covers thought it would be...
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A short introduction....
Well, after a lot of soul searching and many requests… I finally made a small video introdu...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #28: New Bearing Covers.
For a while now … Torque Workcentres have been involved in making some improvements …...
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Catamaran Cupboard Door Remake... #4: Horns on the rails and styles...
I mentioned in an earlier post about making the styles over long.. so that when you dry fit the p...
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Catamaran Cupboard Door Remake... #3: Rails and Stiles.
Having dressed all the timber to size… the next job is to make the frame..I use Cope and St...
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Catamaran Cupboard Door Remake... #2: Yesterday...
Here is what I got up to yesterday… first off here are the original doors from the catamara...
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Catamaran Cupboard Door Remake... #1: The deal is...
My good mate Col [ of jewellery box fame] met a couple who are doing up a catamaran… and th...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #27: And Repairs Too....
I had a request to repair a table top… this table was made in the USA but purchased 30 year...
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Apothecary Cabinet.. #2: I was distracted.
I started to route the grooves in all 140 parts of the drawers for the Apothecary Cabinet…....
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Apothecary Cabinet.. #1: Where have I been?
Well I have been busy with a new project that was commissioned a few years ago… I have been...
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Going to local shows. #24: More pics of the TWC stand in Adelaide...
These pics were taken when a mate who I joined the navy with, Geoff Harvey dropped by for a chat&...
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Going to local shows. #23: Adelaide has been and gone..
Here are a few pics of the show… for all the others you will need to drop by my blog site.....
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Going to local shows. #22: Adelaide, South Australia... this week...
Hi Guys .. As I am off to Adelaide in South Aussie this week for the big Timber and Working with ...
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Going to local shows. #21: Wooden toys..
While I was staying with Brenda and Alan Walker last weekend .. they live in Maaroom on the coast...
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Negative space inspired by Michelletwo..
Saw this this morning posted by Michelle Two.. and just had to see if I could do it…Having ...
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Jewellry Box #2: Another Col - larboration..
While this is indeed a finished project… I am posting it here in Blogs because it is not al...
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A question...?
I have a real dilemma here… I have been blogging about what I do for a while now and have h...
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Woodworkers in New Zealand #6: Woodcraft Gallery part # 4
This is, thank God, the final episode in the 4 part series.. I do intend going back but I think i...
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Woodworkers in New Zealand #5: Woodcraft Gallery part # 3
This is the third installment of the 4 part series about my visit to the Woodcraft Gallery at the...
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Off Kilter.. #3: In the Round
Here is another sneak peek of the slanted tight weave.. After the glue up, the board was sanded o...
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Woodworkers in New Zealand #4: Woodcraft Gallery part # 2
This is the second in a series of four videos that I took of the Woodcraft Gallery at the Art Cen...
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Woodworkers in New Zealand #3: Woodcraft Gallery Part 1
Part 1 of a 4 part video of the Woodcraft Gallery in Christchurch New Zealand…
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Off Kilter.. #2: Tight weave...
The time has come the Walrus said… to speak of many things.. of sailing ships and sealing ...
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Woodworkers in New Zealand #2: Riccarton Markets.
Last week while in Christchurch….I visited the local Riccarton Rotary Sunday Markets. Th...
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LumberJocks I have met... #2: Moshel... #2
Well last week I was in Christchurch …. New Zealand…. and dropped in to see Moshe... ...
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Woodworkers in New Zealand #1: Woodcraft Gallery .... the intro....
Recently my wife, Deb, and I were fortunate enough to fly over to Christchurch, New Zealand R...
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Older Weaves..
These pics were taken when I was in Christchurch NZ recently.. the building is from around 1870 o...
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Boards in the raw.....
Boards in the raw… unoiled… just so that you can see what the natural timber looks li...
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Winning is not everything.....
Remember the thrill of discovering that people wanted to pay you to make things from timber ̷...
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Off Kilter.. #1: A Sneek Peek
I thought I would give you all a sneak peek of a new slightly off kilter design.. after several ...
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A Tight Weave
I am still in the process of setting up the stage for the video presentation of routing out the C...
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Weave pattern LL Dip and Chip #2: Cutting and Gluing up the weave.
Here is the cutting and dry fit of the weave pattern…I sanded the lengths on the Jet 16/32 ...
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Weave pattern LL Dip and Chip #1: Weaving a LL
I spent a very happy day in my workshop today….mostly I jointed, thicknessed and ripped lo...
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From the 4 Corners of the Shed....
Here is a few new pics of the workshop… taken from all 4 corners and all 4 sides… and a few other...
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LumberJocks I have met... #1: Woodfix.
While attending the Brisbane Timber and Working with Wood Show last weekend, I had the good fortu...
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Going to local shows. #20: Timber Timber and More Timber
This video was taken yesterday at the Brisbane Timber and Working with Wood Show…I decided ...
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Wood Gloat #12: Slabs and Burls.
Slab 'n' Burl Hardwoods.have come all the way across the country from the centre of south western...
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Going to local shows. #19: A funny thing happened on the way to the show...
Driving down the Bruce Highway … going to the Brisbane Timber and Working with Wood Show...
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Going to local shows. #18: What a day!
Up at 5 in the AM… a quick cup of coffee and a shower…dressed in the newly embroidere...
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Going to local shows. #17: What 30 Boards look like.
This is a quick peek at the 30 boards that I made this week… prior to Branding and Oiling. ...
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Going to local shows. #16: Making a debut.
The Brisbane Timber and Working With Wood Show starts on Friday. I will be at the show all three ...
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Going to local shows. #15: After work today.
Just started making 30 cutting boards from some Camphor laurel.I have dressed the timber, cut the...
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Going to local shows. #14: Nice Rack....
I was at the local flea market this morning , doing the usual, buying the good lady wife breakfas...
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Going to local shows. #13: If I get lost at a Show.
When I go to a wood show to demonstrate the Torque Workcentre, I usually wear heavy duty workwear...
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Arson, Officer?
I have taken a leaf out of Todd A. Clippinger's book… If you want to be a professional, hav...
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Just a few things I have been doing....
The last few days I have realized that the Workshop has mysteriously become cluttered, untidy and...
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Going to local shows. #12: Brisbane Timber and Working with Wood Show.
Well, this has come round quick.. the Timber and Working with Wood Show will be in Brisbane the e...
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That's not a Knife.....
This is a knife…..well at least the handle.. I had a mate ask me to make a knife handle ...
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Going to local shows. #11: Your chariot awaits..
This has been bigger than Ben Hur…I have had this on the books for a few months…..lon...
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Going to local shows. #10: Maleny Wood Expo 2010
There was a vast array of fine furniture, and wonderful timber items, at this years Maleny Wood E...
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Maleny Wood Fest. #7: Just a little timber in 2010
I failed to get around during the weekend and only captured these shots of some of the timber lef...
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Maleny Wood Fest. #6: Featured woodworker 2010
As something else to do.. A new feature.. a quick overview of one special woodworker selected fo...
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Maleny Wood Fest. #5: One for the toy makers.
One of the stands that caught my eye at the Maleny Wood Expo was by Camphor Cottages.. they mak...
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1001 Aussie Sheds #3: Keith Yarkers Shed.
Well this is certainly taking longer than I expected.. what with the actual filming… and getting ...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #26: Routing a box.
In this video you will see Aaron route a box from one piece of timber… MDF in this caseR...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #25: How to clamp work to the table.
A lot of folks are wondering about clamping work to the Torque Workcentre..Kent Shepherd has post...
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Going to local shows. #9: Torque about New South Wales
This information is mainly for Woodworkers living in the northern and central coastal areas of Ne...
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Going to local shows. #8: Where it all started..
The Maleny Wood Expo is only a few weeks away.. Click the new logo and have a look at the new ...
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1001 Aussie Sheds #2: Episode #2... George's Shed
The other day I got a call from a good mate of mine… George McNab… asking if I could ...
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Going to local shows. #7: Visiting the local markets.
Nearly every Sunday morning my wife and I vist the local markets.. to check out the plants and ha...
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Kinda Half Wooden Ironing Board.
Not all my projects are made from solid timber.. this one is a love job for a friend to replace t...
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Going to local shows. #6: National Tradesman Expo in Brisbane.
I dropped into the National Tradesman Expo in Brisbane on Sunday and filmed a quick look.More abo...
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1001 Aussie Sheds #1: Episode #1 ... Kens Shed.
Over the next what ever time it takes I am endeavouring to visit and video 1001 sheds in Australi...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #24: Using the template.
In the last blog I made a template for copying Cheese Boards.In this vid we will see how to use t...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #23: Making a Template.
The Torque Workcentre can also be used as an over head pin router.To accomplish this you will nee...
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One year on!
Like a lot of others before me I can not imagine having been here for a year…. I can not re...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #22: Kent Shepherd ...Blog Site
It looks like there is a new blog site in town!Kent Shepherd … the first American Dealer of...
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Circle cutting #8: Fitting the Lazy Larry Bearing
I know I have posted this before but it is now on video and for those of you who are not subscrib...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #21: Jig for Horizontal Boring...
The Torque Workcentre can be transformed into a horizontal boring machine by the addition of a ve...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #20: It is official... first dealers in the USA!!!
Yes folks the big day has arrived… We are proud to announce the first dealers of the Torqu...
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Jewellry Box #1: Starting off... the box itself...
I started off with a rough sawn board of New Guinea Rosewood.. Ripped and dressed to size …...
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Blog about a blog..
Hi guys, just wanted to let you know that I have started a new blog site….. you can find i...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #19: Drilling holes for shelf supports.
I had to make some holes for shelf supports in the entertainment unit I am making, so I set up th...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #18: Coming to the USA ....The secret revealed...
Now for the news that I had to keep under my hat…Check this out...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #17: Coming to the USA
There is lots of exciting news regarding the Torque Workcentre...I can’t tell you everythin...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #16: Dressing a slab.
Here is a few short videos of the Torque Workcentre making light work of dressing a slab of Eucal...
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Wood Gloat #11: Another Visit by Keith..
Had another visit by my mate keith yesterday and he brought me some more timber…Some more c...
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Don't you love surprises????
I got home from work this afternoon with a lot of things to do… I had been down to the Mech...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #15: Cutting rings for bases.
For the last few days at the end of last year ….LOL…I was very busy… I was desi...
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Wood Gloat #10: Late arrival of MY present....
This afternoon I received a call from Ken … LJ kenscraft…. letting me know he had be...
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Chess board. #1: How to make a wavy chess board..
This project is not technically finished so I will not post as a project..This part of the blog w...
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Starburst Patterns.... #1: My version... a Kaleidoscope
David Mitchell aka Patron first showed us his amazing starburst table ...a few months ago. David...
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Going to local shows. #5: Here be the photos from the Hands On Expo... in Brisbane..
I had today off… kinda… schlepped around in the shed getting the new Ozzie Jig assemb...
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Going to local shows. #4: Brisbane Hands On Expo...
Guys you are missing one of the greatest shows ever…. this is the brand new never seen befo...
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Wood Gloat #9: Leopard Wood this time..
A mate was cutting down a Leopard tree [Caesalpinia ferrea] and asked if I wanted the wood…...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #14: A couple more videos.
Check out the blog at Stu's Shed complete with videos. Look beyond what I am actually doing and s...
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Stu's Shed Meets Lazy Larry's Workshop
Yesterday had a visit from Stuart Lee… from Stu's Shed . He is a fairly imfamous Podcaster ...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #13: 3D carving video
If video sticks or does no work use "This":http://s662.photobucket.com/albums/uu349/degoose/?act...
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Wood Gloat #8: A little more of the Western Queensland Timbers.
Keith tuned up yesterday with some more timber…From the left standing up.. Malee….fal...
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Going to local shows. #3: Melbourne at last
Hi guys Just got back from Melbourne.. went down courtesy of the boys from Torque Work Centres..W...
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Going to local shows. #2: Alternate Wood Show
Friday last week Aaron [from Torque Workcentes] and I flew down to Melbourne Just over 1,000 mile...
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Wood Gloat #7: Not again so soon..!!
Sorry to have to do this but this morning I got a call from Aaron at Torque Work Centres.. He had...
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Wood Gloat #6: A stroll through the woods.
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #19: The day is done.
I did not reach my goal of 150 boards by the end of September.. // Final tally was 95 Cutti...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #18: Day55 and still a few to go...!!
Just a few more pics of this weeks contribution to the great dust storm...A squadron of butter bo...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #17: Day 54..... I think?
Well, still aiming for the 150 but only got the 20 odd butter boards glued up…lllland anoth...
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Wood Gloat #5: This time Camphor Laurel !
Hi guys … It sure pays to tell everyone you know what you are doing..Yesterday a mate told ...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #16: Off Track ...Day # 50 I think.
Kind of got off track with the boards and have been messing around with some boxes …. someo...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #15: Still don't know the day..
This post is about the 20 butter boards I have orders for.\Finished work at 2.30 pm this afternoo...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #14: Day ??
Lost track of the days and now only a few weeks before I have to pack and ship… does not l...
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Just a small how to.
This board is not part of the 150.. I showed one of the 150 to a friend and she wanted one but a ...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #12: 3-D carving.
This weekend just gone we did a little bit of 3-D carving.I think we were a little adventurous an...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #13: Day 19
Kinda missed some days there.Well the web site is up and I have had a lot of LJers visit.. than...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #11: New Sign for the trip to Melbourne.
Hello.. remember me.. lolSo Sorry I have been taking so much time away for my favourite site R...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #12: Day 15
Hi guys Slap my wrist and call me LAZYI have not posted for a few days.I finally got my website u...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #11: Day 12
HELLO there, morning coffee drinkers.. here is the news from downunder.Today I took delivery of a...
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How to make a endgrain tumbling block butcher block board!
Hi guys ,, I had a request to make a tutorial with regards the endgrain Tumbling Block Design.Fir...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #10: Day 11
Short and sweet.Here are the boards de jour.. . . . . .Under my rules… 8 mor...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #9: Day10
I know I know.. I am late posting.. well you will be disappointed …nothing here.. I spen...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #8: Day 9
Just a quick one.,., only spent a little time in the workshop today being SundayMore of a peak at...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #7: Days 7 and 8
I am combining the days as there was not a lot done.Friday morning had a client pick up a drunken...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #6: Day 6
Me again. Day 6 already. More catching up..ordered the new business cards today. Here is...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #10: Affordability
A big Hello to all the woodies in the US and Canada who would like to own one of the wee beastie...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #5: Day 5
Hi de ho there neighbor. I got up this morning.. put on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and my ...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #4: Day 4
Looked in at the workshop..posted the blog..redressed my thumbwent to town… picked up my...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #3: Day 3
Well another day… not much done… still recuperating…cleaned up the small spot o...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #2: Day 2
Well day two has been and gone,,Nearly all of the first 14 are glued up and have dressed and cut ...
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150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #1: Day 1
Gidday from the land down under [where men thunder]. I have been reading lately about the 30 i...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #9: The all new video clips.
Here is the all new promo with voice over straight from the editing room.Please take the time to ...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #8: Shipping to the U.S. of A.
Some of you will have received a PM from me regards the cost of shipping the Torque Work Centre t...
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Wood Gloat #4: Filling up the wood storage.
I finally got the other rack [I bought 2 and put one inside.] into the wood storage area… W...
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Wood Gloat #3: This one is for you Karson
Karson my good friend.You asked me if here in the land downunder we had any branches.Let me tell ...
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Wood Gloat #2: Do another, do another.
This afternoon went up to the workshop and dressed the rest of the short boards of NGR .. 44 to b...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #7: For those who are interested in the Work Centre.
I am providing two links for those who are interested in the Torque Work Centre. Pics don’t...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #6: Bloopers
Just like on real TV and at the Movies.. bloopers seem to be the best bits.Here are a few of th...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #5: Ease of use.. changing attachments.
Self explanatory heading, changing attachments is as easy as loosening a bolt.Here are just a few...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #4: First cut of the demo video shot this week.
You guys are seeing this video while it is still in the editing stage,, no voice over but there w...
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Video of some of my boards and little of my shop
Just a fun thing.. while we were doing some video shots of the new toy, Stuart shot some of my bo...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #3: Surfacing an endgrain block.
As you all know trying to flatten a large endgrain butcher block can be a little tricky.I use a 1...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #2: Circle inlay
I cut a circle in Purple heart and then wanted to inlay it into a piece of Tasmanian blackwood.To...
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Torque Workcentre at work.. #1: Signmaking
Had a full day yesterday, filming the Torque Work Centre,Aaron and Luke came down from Yandina. T...
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Wood Gloat #1: New Guinea Rosewood.
Seems you all post when you find a good bit of stick.I bought a stack of New Guinea Rosewood, and...
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Breakfast bar
This is not a completed project but the process of dressing a slab to make a bar top… Just ...
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Wild at the chess board ,, now with Pieces
I bought some nice Glass chess pieces at a garage.. read yard… sale.. lolThought I would po...
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Going to local shows. #1: Using the machine at a local woodworkers day.
We went up to Maryborough.. a few hours drive north of here .. to the Maryborough Woodturners an...
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David's [aka Patron] double curve..my version of the jig? #4: First attempt at the double curve LL
For my first practice attempt at the double curve LL I used New Guinea Rosewood. I didn’t w...
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Do it and you will prosper, procrastinate and you will suffer.
I wasn’t going to call in and see about the shelf racking I saw from the street.. sitting i...
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What happens when you cut with a drunken saw. #2: The Man behind the Idea behind the Man behind the Board .. My very good accomplice..David
For a long time I wanted to make a woven board.. even before LJs,. then after joining LJs I saw o...
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David's [aka Patron] double curve..my version of the jig? #3: Just kidding!
Basic 1/4 ” plywood.. mark a line at a diagonal across the board.NB. the sharper the angle ...
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David's [aka Patron] double curve..my version of the jig? #2: OK the JIG!
This is all there is to it.. you work it out!
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What happens when you cut with a drunken saw. #1: Sneak Peak
Just a sneak peak of a new drunken weave board I am designing,, still in the prototype stages at ...
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How far and from where have we come?
This is also a little bit of fun for anyone who wants to be involved..Here are a few pics of me&#...
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David's [aka Patron] double curve..my version of the jig? #1: Where to start? The Table!
I have spent the last few days in the workshop working out how to make this jig.. and have it dur...
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Spirals #6: We are not finished yet.
Next step is to make the ends of the segments curved. Shell-like if you want.For that we need a n...
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Bevel Box
I am not really sure if this should go in tool review but as I am not really reviewing it.. here ...
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Spirals #5: A quick sneak peak of some new timber combos
Just a quick peak at what I got up to today when I was not checking the hundreds of emails from a...
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Spirals #4: Assembling the jig
Drill two holes in the fence . one a little larger.. to take 1/4 ” bolts . Mark these posi...
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Spirals #3: Making the individual parts.
The base is just 1/4 inch ply. any size is ok..I have a cirlce cutting jig [ a jig makes it easi...
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Spirals #2: THE Jig and how you too can make one.
I know that I disappointed a few with part one of the blog series.not showing how to make the jig...
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Spirals #1: How to make the "Spiral Lazy Larry"
You will need 12 pieces of timber roughly 5’’ by 12’’ whatever thickness ...
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Border to the Why do I?
Just a notion I had to make a different border for the drunken chess board..The Idea is to take ...
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Inspiration and where do you get it?
Just a bit of frivolity..I get much of my inspiration from the first two tools I bought.The fridg...
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Glue up of a woven board..
This is just a little tip.. not the whole tutorial of how to cut and make a woven board.Basically...
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My first boards...4 years later
Gidday all, Many of you have made cutting boards and many more are going to make cutting boards. ...
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The new toy arrived today,,
It is here at last. Spent the morning waiting and yesterday cleaning up and finding room…lo...
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Newer cleaner workshop
Had to make room for the new beasty so got industrious and gave the whole shebang a good lick and...
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Circle cutting #7: Finished
Finally finished it.. Lots of other things happening in my world at the moment. So will post ...
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Maleny Wood Fest. #4: Timber I bought!
Just a few pics of the timber I bought this morning at Maleny..Hairy Oak and Camphor laurel . ...
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New toy for the workshop?
You may have read that I went to the wood fest at Maleny and while I was there ordered a new toy....
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Maleny Wood Fest. #3: Some finished pieces
Didn’t take too many pics was rushed for time.. next time will spend the whole day.,..This ...
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Maleny Wood Fest. #2: The Wood
Here be some pics of the timber.,.and a portable Lucas Mill fror slabbing. . . and thi...
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Maleny Wood Fest. #1: Out for the day at the Maleny Wood Fest.
I do actually leave the shop occasionally B.I.O.N. LOLAny hoo this is the weekend of the Maleny w...
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Stingray box and how I do it
Glue up half a dozen bits of board to make the block.,I used Tassie Blackwood and then bandsa...
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How to make just one more board?
To start I make a full size drawing of the board to see how it will look.Make an endgrain blank i...
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Circle cutting #6: Attaching the bearing and base!
Drill an access hole in the base Line up the centre of the base using a spacerPlace the be...
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Going wild at the chess board!!
Welcome.Where do I start, at the beginning I suppose, I was born at an …..sorry not that fa...
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Circle cutting #4: Using the jigs
Hello boys and girls welcome! Straight to it. The jig and how to use it. After drilling...
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Circle cutting #5: Laminating the blank
THIS IS OUT OF ORDER SORRYShould have been part 4 not 5 Got the Maple dressed yesterday and st...
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Circle cutting #3: Jig Pics
Here are a few of the pics of the JIG I promised. sorry bout the size, camera settings are skewwi...
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Circle cutting #2: About to start
This weekend I have 5 days off from work so will be starting the Lazy Larry. The timber I have c...
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Circle cutting #1: Lazy Susan..the making of?
This will definitely be a work in progress and will take a while so bear with me. This is all ...
