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Many Bunnings stores offer a timber cutting service to help you get your wood home and get started on your project. Bunnings stores typically have ...

Most Bunnings stores will happily provide you with free pallets whenever they are available. Just speak to one of the helpful team members in the Ti ...

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When drilling through hardwood, I suggest going at low speed and using cobalt drill bits they are tougher than your ordinary drill bits and are desig ...

To build a raised garden bed you'll need timber suitable for in-ground use, which is typically H4 treated Pine. Traditional CCA treated Pine contai ...

When drilling with a masonry bit, you should be making slow progress even if the drill is not in hammer mode. You should be able to drill into it wi ...

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The conditions for placing batts include the provision that there must be a gap between the external wall and the insulation itself. This is to prev ...

No one glue is suitable for all projects. Wood- there are two main types of glue essential for woodworking, they are PVAs and Polyurethane. PVA is ...

There are a few different mouldings that could assist in covering cuts on internal and external corners. The Porta 12 x 12mm 2.4m Tasmanian Oak Quad ...

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A great way to learn what tools you'll need is to watch some videos on woodworking related to your interests and note down the tools they used. You'l ...

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The ability of a fence to be in parallel with the blade is directly related to whether it locks at the front and the back of the table. Make sure y ...

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Soundproofing an existing room in a house is an extremely difficult thing to do. All you can do is remove all the interior wall paneling and fill the ...

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When drilling into a concrete wall, don't go too deep. There is no need to do this and it could compromise the wall structure itself. The easiest w ...

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