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This system's gonna fall soon, to an angry young tune And that's a concrete cold fact And so it would seem that even in the 70's they were blaming the youth!

Deep Purple Made in Japan

Not feeling the love for one of the best cyclists in the game. Ever. Not that I said so.....his results say so.

The other machine I could not live without is a compressor.

Looking back through the results we know that the top pen is Beech, it's the dark wood we're after. Beech and Stinkwood. Kiaat. * trying for a hint*

Lots of good suggestions on what tools to buy here, I guess it's all about personal preference and what I have and what works. I have access to a shop that has some machines that I find I cannot do without, thickenesser planer, band saw, drill press and although I have, clamps because you cannot have enough of those. What I did learn early on was accuracy and patience, like the All Blacks. If your wood stock is not square to start with you will struggle. Access to a thicknesser is a must. I use a Triton table saw, wish I had space for two, one in table mode the other for cross cut. I suspect a good quality mitre saw would be a better option. On sanders I have found Bosch blue are indestructible , the rest I have tried and thrown away. Belt sander is invaluable when making large tops, mine is a Hitachi, beast of a machine and a real workhorse https://www.takealot.com/hitachi-belt-sander-1020w/PLID45135466 This thread is inspiring me to start a long overdue project, work bench. Might go and buy the wood when it stops raining.

Triton table saw and router with table. 2nd hand is a good buy.

Maple Street Timbers up here in the big smoke selling at 26k and 30k, so a good price. Also nice sized boards.

Beech and Blackwood?

Nice site listing Stanley planes. http://www.hansbrunnertools.com/Stanley%20by%20numbers/Stanley%2055.htm

http://www.noags.co.za/

Finally finished my son's tool chest. Birds eye maple, maple and curly maple.

Orbweavers. Merri

Mix up some sand, pool filter sand works very well, with resin and apply to every other board. Make sure to mask off areas not required to be painted with resin well. Mix up small batches. Some paint on the resin and spread the sand over before it dries. Try both on some scrap.

Much better ways of screwing decks down now days. And use Torx drive screws, stainless steel if you can afford it. Do not buy the Eureka screws pre packs! Poor Chinese quality. Something like this easyclip system. http://www.mstimbers.co.za/easyclip/61-easyclip-coastal-250-pack.html

Good looking bookshelf, did you use a plan?

Easy fix. 80 grit cabinet paper, finish with 120 grit and treat with a deck sealer.

New to yellow fish on fly? Look here. http://yellowfish.co.za/catching-first-yellowfish-fly/

Also http://www.thevillageangler.co.za/

Keep an eye on this page http://www.dwa.gov.za/Hydrology/Unverified/UnverifiedDataFlowInfo.aspx and check Goose Bay canyon. Find out which of the stations monitor your area. The Goose bay level needs to be 30 or below. That's cubic meters per second.

Listening to AC post match interview. I think that boy is watching the wrong games.

This may have been easier.

Next item on the "to buy list", safety shoes.

Because he can. That's why.

Might be an idea to check if the blade is square to the table top, or check that the square is in fact square.