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Daily Discussion Thread: 🛣️🏍️ Thursday, October 3 , 2024 (aussie.zone)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thanks, it's really been through the wars with all those knocks and scratches, it's a machine after all!! 🐱 I learnt the bubbling veneer comes from the wood frame shrinking ever so slightly over the century

And terrifies me working near or on the treadle , it could easily break my fingers or wrist if it moves while I'm cleaning or painting