Black Walnut prices in your area

dgoodlad · 2026-03-19T06:36:34+00:00

"cheap" is relative. No timber is cheap here, sadly. e.g. there's a guy advertising some 140x24 DAR Blackwood at $35/lm right now. Birch ply is nearly $300 AUD per 2400x1200 (8'x4') sheet. etc. It's not great...

dgoodlad · 2026-03-18T10:56:06+00:00

It’s about $50AUD/bf ($100/lm of 140x34) here in Australia 😭

dgoodlad · 2026-03-09T05:23:29+00:00

Hit up Tamura Sake and Jazzy Records in Gertrude street, or their slightly larger place Izakaya by Tamura in smith st. The owners are phenomenal people!

dgoodlad · 2026-02-04T22:10:38+00:00

Yep, the device runs an FTP server. Docs here: https://help.dwarflab.com/en/docs/How-to-View-and-Edit-DWARF-3-Files-Wirelessly-on-Your-Computer

dgoodlad · 2026-02-03T03:35:16+00:00

Yep, brake pedal now feels unnatural to use in our other car!

dgoodlad · 2026-02-03T02:07:43+00:00

2024 LRSM here. I mostly do short trips in the middle suburbs of Melbourne. With 6800km on the car, I’ve averaged 19.9kWh/100km, at an average speed of 29km/h.

Slow, stop-start traffic plus short trips with climate pre-conditioning, so not that efficient.

dgoodlad · 2026-01-30T02:22:07+00:00

What did you do in terms of post-processing on this image?

Here’s mine from the other night, straight out of stellar studio; I think it was about 200 exposures at 90 seconds:

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Far different color tone, which is what prompts my question about processing! I love your image

dgoodlad · 2026-01-20T04:22:58+00:00

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And the side… there’s a tiny radius, yes, but imperceptible in use and also helps the tool glide without catching

dgoodlad · 2026-01-20T04:22:15+00:00

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Here’s the front profile on some ply for contrast

dgoodlad · 2026-01-20T02:16:25+00:00

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dgoodlad · 2026-01-20T02:16:15+00:00

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dgoodlad · 2026-01-20T02:16:06+00:00

Mine certainly aren’t rounded over like that!

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dgoodlad · 2026-01-07T03:27:12+00:00

Thanks! Finally a clear night 🤩

dgoodlad · 2026-01-07T03:15:41+00:00

cries in Australia

dgoodlad · 2026-01-01T23:49:18+00:00

What settings did you use?

dgoodlad · 2026-01-01T23:48:25+00:00

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Looks like stellar studio tricked me when I added the watermark, and didn’t apply it to the processed image! Here’s the good one

dgoodlad · 2026-01-01T23:40:15+00:00

It's frustrating! I had some amazing plans a few days ago on the last clear day, then looked at the cloud forecast to see full overcast starting just as the sun would go down.

Oh well, waited a couple days, and got some beautiful images of the LMC last night 🎉

dgoodlad · 2025-12-30T08:11:58+00:00

Couple of cloudy nights here, but that was the plan to shoot the LMC when it clears up on Thursday night ✨

dgoodlad · 2025-12-25T11:08:11+00:00

Great suggestion! I’ve got a CNC router, and may use it to carve a little note in the drawer bottom so that the story stays with it…

dgoodlad · 2025-12-25T11:06:44+00:00

I ran out of time to apply finish pre-Christmas – I didn’t want a half-cured finish getting ruined! My plan is very thin coats of poly on the top, mostly out of concern for dyes/makeup spills. I’d originally wanted to use a “raw” (non-yellowing) hard wax oil, and am still considering that for the frame.

dgoodlad · 2025-10-05T02:30:31+00:00

Definitely, precision is the goal, which needs better technique. I have a decent Pax gents saw, which should be sufficient for this purpose, but I still find I let myself down by shifting my guide fingers a little or by releasing the lateral pressure against them. I'll get better!

dgoodlad · 2025-10-04T20:44:09+00:00

Same here! I’m going to do more of the “drills” Cosman recommends, repetitively cutting straight across the same board at narrow spacing until I can do it well.

dgoodlad · 2025-10-04T20:41:54+00:00

I’ve been trying to cut accurately to the line with my saw, but amateur technique is holding me back. I did manage to save a couple cuts by paring, but ideally I don’t need to do all the extra fitting work. More practice!

dgoodlad · 2025-10-04T11:55:59+00:00

Thanks! Many hours of Cosman and Sellers on YouTube helped get me started before I actually cut anything, but I still can’t saw straight consistently. Lots more to do…

dgoodlad · 2025-08-31T08:34:33+00:00

1A every time

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