“Can you build us a Statement Lamp?”
The question came from a local couple for whom I was building a Jarrah dining table to seat 8.
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Lathe Restoration
The Kiama Woodcraft Group was recently contacted by a family giving away their late father’s woodworking tools. They wanted them to go to someone who would continue to use them, rather than just seeing them scrapped.
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Drawer Box
My job is done… finished.
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Making A Bandsaw Milling Sled
At a club meeting a while ago, Tony Walsh brought along a bandsaw milling sled he had made, and offered a box of spare parts to anyone wanting to build something similar. There were no other takers, so I thankfully accepted the box.
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Milling Juniper
A few months back a tree was cut down in Cambridge Park, Sydney and needed to be cut up into manageable lengths as it was just left as felled. The tree was next door to a friend’s mother’s home and needed to be cleared. The friend had a chain-saw so cut it up into manageable lengths and sealed the ends with Bond Crete, and, consequently, as it had great colour, how could one refuse the offer of a few lengths.
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Building My Plywood Workbench
For years I’ve wanted a good solid workbench but never had the time to take it on. Firstly I didn’t have a clue what the key components of a good workbench were. What do you make it out of? How much is it going to cost? It’s got to be heavy – don’t want it or what’s on top to bounce. How do I make it to last at least as long as me?
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KWG Expo 2025
The Kiama Woodcraft Group’s annual Expo was held on the weekend of the 8th and 9th of March 2025.
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Stepping Back In Time
Many years back we (the Kiama Woodcraft Group) were given a set of timber-getting posters of photos printed by the Department of State Forests. It has become a tradition to display these photos at the Kiama Woodcraft Expo, and also at our Craft Sales and Exhibitions in the Old Fire Station Gallery.
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Chisel Storage
I moved to Kiama about five years ago and everything from my workshop was thrown into my garage as I still needed to renovate another house in Sydney. Since that time I’ve been working at getting my workshop sorted and create storage for my valuable tools.
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De-Rusting Using A Battery Charger
“How do you get rid of rust?” Well, I’d like to have a dollar for every time I’ve been asked that question, however my usual answer is, “what are you de-rusting?”.
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