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Thanks Wallace. :oops: No thread as I really don't think it is even worth wasting anybody's time with this, and secondly this is my very first resto ever (First time I pull bearings, first time I install new bearings, first time I "polish / clean" cast iron parts etc etc. This is why your...

Hi Wallace, very nice work you do, I'm currently busy with a very small project (4" bench planer resto), not even a drop in the sea compared to your project). I hope it is ok if I ask you a question about the prep for paint, do I need to "sand" some of the old paint off for the new paint to...

Lekker Johan!!!! That is a very nice bench, and all done with handtools, wow!!!! Looking forward to more projects from your side. Regards V/d Merwe

Those tags came out looking very good!!!!

Hi Bigbud, I'm in the same boat as you are, although I did allot of woodwork at school (15 years ago) you forget most of what you have done. I went around today looking for wood, I also want to make a TV cabinet, but first need to get some practice. I bought a rocking horse plan online last...

Plans bought. Now for cutting out the templates and getting started, busy weekend ahead so wont be possible to get started as soon as I hoped but such is life. Have a great weekend all!!!

Blackrodd - That is the one I'm in the process of buying plans for. Busy with my paypal account.

Bugbear - Would you mind posting a "selfie" of yourself, your sword and the rocking horse?? LOL.....

Hi Bugbear - Thanks for your reply, it will def be the simple one for now. That is a very nice one you have there, did you make one?

I've had a good search around the net for rocking horse plans. Planning to make one for my two girls, are the free plans you get on the net any good? Problem I see is that the info is very limited so allot will have to be made up as you go along (Which is no problem for some of you lot, but this...

All I can say is WOW!!!

That is very nice Mark!!! Well done, your wife must be super proud of you. Just watch out, she now knows what you can do, soon you will have a list 17 meters long of what she wants done!!!!

Thank You gents. Max Power - Don't have a dedicated workshop at the moment, still working in the garage. Still in the future plans. I have had a good look around the site and I must say some of the workshops on here is like 5 star hotels, I would be to scared to make a mess in them!!!

Good day gents, new to the site and find it very helpful. I did woodworking at school and really liked it, after school I went to London for 5 years, came back to South Africa, got married and now have 2 kids. My hands are itching to get back into woodworking (Although always difficult with two...

Good afternoon gents, surfed the internet last night and found your site, allot of very helpful info and projects going on. I'm from South Africa, was in London from 2001 - 2005 as all our Saffas do, if I knew then what I know now I would have bought loads of tools and shipped it back to SA...