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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382036) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Feb

A friend dropped in this morning and presented us with these boards he had made. He and his wife came for lunch the other day and we played a few games of Qwirkle. He thought the stands we had which came with the game (you can...

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It was very busy Saturday

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 23 Aug

When they returned to the province, they asked me to do some work on the house. One would clean the kitchen and the other would be a carpenter to make a small table and small chairs. But that same morning, the neighbor came from...

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Each individual has his/her own talents

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382036) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Oct 23

I wrote about the Christmas Craft Fair held recently in our club house. It wasn’t only the ladies showing off their wares. This gentleman does the most beautiful woodwork. Many of his pieces featured inlays of different coloured...

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A lovely table at a school fete

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382036) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Nov 22

At our house-sit, we are only half an hour from the school where Vince used to work. They had a fete today so we drove there and walked around looking at all the displays. Vince was able to catch up with some of the teachers and...

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We've made our friend a gift

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382036) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Jan 21

In about an hour, we’re off to Perth, Western Australia. Tomorrow we’re attending a 70th birthday lunch for a very good friend. We have made her a wooden box which you can see in the photo. It’s lined with blue velvet and is made...

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Crafting - Wool and Wood

pumpkinjam @pumpkinjam (8876) • United Kingdom 25 Oct 20

Good day to you all. I thought I'd share this picture of a clock I've just finished making. I made the original wood burn as a practice piece, perhaps to use as a coaster. I then had the idea of turning it into a clock. Not sure...

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Sawing a Ply Wood

[eds] @ZedSmart (19839) • Philippines 20 May 20

I want to make a little table out from the left over pieces of plywoods when I had the house repaired. I do not have complete tools here so I just use a manual saw to cut the ply wood. It's exhausting and after cutting that...

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When did I lose my umpf???

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117224) • El Paso, Texas 21 Jul 19

Just look at the artistry of these wood carvings, aren't they amazing? I was driving down a old highway leading into the far west side of Las Cruces at the time, it was sometime in the late 1990s,...

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In Kandy, Sri Lanka, the woodworks of Hotel Hilltop are awesome.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 1 May 18

Sri Lanka is famous for outstanding woodwork. In Kandy, which is a hilly location, the woodwork in the hotel Hilltop is mindblowing. There are furnitures, wall works, pillars within the hotel made up of wood which are brilliantly...

Not getting the idea about the Tilting mechanism of Vertical blinds

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 27 Oct 17

I am recently trying to make vertical blinds at home. I gathered all the vanes made of wood and kept them ready for preparing the item. But, I am not getting the tilting mechanism required for it. If I can not get it, I have to...

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wooden vertical blinds

tilting mechanism

blinds to the windows

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Upcycle an old closet into a small work desk/ home office (& your feedback is needed on this, thanks in advance)

Resy King @resy21curapika (2151) • Pasay, Philippines 17 Aug 17

Great to be back here again, myLotters! And so I have this upcycled work desk that I did (in a rush) yesterday because I need a shelf in which I can put my newly repaired printer on. Quick overview: I have a printing shop at home...

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Really good DIY product

harry blakeley @harrylakeley (13) 18 Feb 14

Hello guys look at this new product I brought from ebay and I just wanted you to see what quaility you get. Have a look at the ebay...

Doesn't anybody make anything any more???????????

taffy26 @taffy26 (97) 7 Nov 08

I have been looking at the hobbies posts and the surprising thing is that there does not seem to be anybody making anything any more. I am of the older generation and when I was younger it was imperative that you had some...

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MAME cabinets

Slider2732 @Slider2732 (186) • United States 11 Mar 07

Have you built one ? Did you alter an original arcade cabinet or build from scratch ? Could you share any construction techniques and hook up details ? I built a cab last year from spare wood in our garage, i'm very pleased...

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Favourite woodworking magazine

chuckt9881 @chuckt9881 (469) • Canada 31 Jan 07

What is your favourite woodworking magazine? I enjoy reading 'Fine Woodworking', though I find that most of the articles are written for a skill level that is beyond me right now. I also like 'Shopnotes' and 'Woodsmith'....

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