Has Stu’s Eco Shed had to revert to Brown Coal?

For some really strange reason, the Federal Government did not have any idea that when they offered Solar Power subsidies of $8000 for people to fit 1kW solar power units to their homes (which can fully pay for a 1kW unit, fully installed) that people would actually take them up on the offer.  The government [...]

Timber Harvesting in the Solomon Islands

As a follow-up to the timber-of-the-month featuring Queen Ebony, as sourced from the Brisbane Wood Show, SITCO Australia have sent some photos through to me of the timber being harvested.
Some AMAZING heavy, thick planks of Queen Ebony.  I’m imagining a heavy-topped Queen Ebony workbench – it would look incredible.
Some amazing planks coming off the chainsaw [...]

Stu’s Shed Woodworking Course at Holmesglen Tafe

Looking for a quick gauge of interest if this course was offered by Holmesglen (Chadstone Campus) as a 2 day / weekend course.
The current course being offered is the Introductory Triton Woodworking course, but for the past year it has failed to gain enough attendees for it to run.  I am therefore looking at what [...]

Festool RAS115 – The Termite

Sometimes visiting the letterbox can be a pretty amazing experience!
A certain benefactor of Stu’s Shed decided (as quite an amazing gesture) to give me a Festool RAS115.  He wishes to remain anonymous, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t be stoked even so!
The RAS115 is dubbed “The Termite” by Festool.  It is not a sander [...]

Garden Sized Kitchen Blender

Had a play with one of those mulchers recently – you know the ones, sold to mulch up your garden waste and turn it into, well, mulch for your garden beds and trees.
All I can say about it (given the model I tried wasn’t new, and probably needed its blades resharpened), who in their right [...]