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A lady came my to shop today;

Ralph Allen Jones
Ralph Allen Jones
in General Woodworking

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In Australia (at least my area) they do local council kerbside collections for you twice a year to throw out a whole lot of stuff for free instead of paying tip fees.

The amount of good stuff that can be reused/recycled is staggering, but there are also a lot of people that go around looking for things to do that (or the scrap metal collectors looking to make a buck).

I've found a few useful bits of furniture and even a working bench grinder just having a little pole around. Can be fun too. Keep my eye out for some reasonable wood for practicing things too.

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      I have the luxury of being retired and have been doing woodworking for 55+ years. Over the years being a charter member of our local Woodcrafters club and contributing to various charities has convinc

    • John Morris
      John Morris

      Charlie, make us your world, here at TPW, ignore the noise on the outside, and get back in the shop and make some "stuff"!!!!! We want your projects and expertise here for all to benefit! By the way,

    • Ron Dudelston
      Ron Dudelston

      Ralph, you're not wrong.  This is a dying art.  Unfortunately, there's not a lot of money in it.  If we charged what we should then no one would want anything repaired.

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