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It's Almost October
Today 29th September where has the year gone? We hope you are all catching up on things you'd not have normally done while staying home, be that reading, gardening, mass clean up or home repairs. The...
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July Fog in The Park
Woke one foggy morning decided it was worth bracing the cold and take a few photo's.The fog was being burnt off by the rising sun but would be blown back in again.
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Winter Blooms
Some of the blooming plants around the house most were during mid winter.New hanging pots from Richard up in Townsville stainless steel straps recycled made for Sue.Limes below.Right and Left flowers...
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Some New and Some Not So New Tools.
"Tool time" some new, some not so new, one new which was a disaster waiting to happen.With the arrival of the new mill the need for a milling vice soon became a necessity, so like many others I decided...
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New Entry
In more than one way this is about new entry. We ha decided even when looking at the photos of the home on the internet before purchase the front entry tiles would have to go. Old, small and the...
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Lack of Posts
The lack of posts is due to utter slackness on my part I take full blame. This post is really just a catch up of what's been happening between October last year and now. Where's the year gone it is...
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On Going Project
With the bathroom Modifications being done I was making a Towel Rack and Shadow Box just simple carpentry, slow progress due to weather, shoulder, other matters. It recently got sprayed using Cabots...
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STOP Don't go Any Further
Something I've wanted to make for the Myford ML7 I have is a Carriage Stop this was designed by Harold hall of Model Engineering fame I have altered his original design slightly. Instead of a double...
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More Fine Food
My Birthday cake/Log made like a Yule Log but using Ginger bread filled with cream with ginger in it loads of Chocolate icing. Tok two weeks to devour.Left over or not quite stale flat breads seasoned...
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I think I have pointed to our Instagram account before but just in case I have not on the right hand side of our Blog page is a direct link (https://www.instagram.com/raymondsuesanderson/).I use the...
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Got a Handel on my old Ding Dong
Got a Handel on my old Ding Dong. Scored this old hacksaw some years ago finally found the time and right timber to make a laminated Handel for it. Tasmanian Oak with Jarrah centre strip. Had to...
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Saggy Bag Syndrome
No not some medical issue but tool bag issue of a saggy bag due to material its made of and excess of what is in it. My Ryobi drill & driver plus batteries and assorted bits weighing it down and...
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Ornamental Turning
Since 2007 I have been involved and passionate about Ornamental Turning as stated in the past. Although I no longer am a member of the OTGA (Ornamental Turners Group of Australia) I am a member of the...
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Stanley No78 Duplex Plough Plane Restoration
Purchased this Stanley No78 Duplex Plough plane recently it was in need of a little TLC. Stripped down given a good clean to remove dirt and grime a re-paint. Re-fetel, blade sharpened and honed. My...
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New Tools
Over the last two months I've been fortunate to acquire some old new tools as well as some new tools due to an Engineering supplies closing down.I couldn't resist this Cast Iron ex-SBTC South Brisbane...
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Box of Old Rubbish
Spotted this load of old steel assortment on Facebook Market Place to many it was a box of old rubbish. One Mans Rubbish is Another Mans Gold mine."The gears interested me the most as did a few other...
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Out and About Stroll Photos
Over the last few months to get a break from being stuck in doors due to Covid and winter blues we have taken mid afternoon strolls while it is still warm. Just a few photos of our surrounding...
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Stanle No78 Duplex Plough Plane No2 Restoration
This is the 2nd of the three No78's I own (centre one in pic) it wasn't as bad as the first in some ways however it had some nasty score marks on one side and on the sole this taking me longer to...
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Spring is here.
Since July it had become a case of choose the days event wisely as winter had set in, instead of 3 days of QLD winter it seemed like 3 months. Even August winds (EKKA winds, this is Brisbane show time...
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Around the outside
Last Christmas (2019) Sue asked for a BBQ we had been looking at them for ages but couldn't find what we wanted. Small enough for two but big enough for 14 if family all landed at the same time. Had...
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Pipe "n" in Pippin
It has been 3 1/2 years since we lost Max and we both felt if we didn't find a new dog soon he would be the last. Since Covid hit the cost of buying a new dog even without papers has skyrocketed. We...
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September to December 2021
Since our last update much has happened and not all good but we are still here and slowly things are beginning to start again in our past times.Shortly after I posted in September Sue had a slip fall...
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A few New Items 2021
Some years ago I had organised to get a hand operated vintage bench grinder through Tom from Village Woodworker, it arrived but through some mistake my parcel was meant for a fellow woodie down in the...
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Sue's Cooking
From the Locquate fruit Sue made a jam as well as a Chutney.A two story Ginger Bread House for Christmas.
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Eleven Months Gone So Fast
Although the Blog hasn't been kept up to date it doesn't mean life stopped, I have been posting much of what we have been up to on Instagram, its been quick and easy instead of hours posting here. But...
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