Sayonara

[rsser]

Hi guys.

Not having done much turning for a several years (the paws aren't getting any better) I've decided to draw a line under this time of recreation that's provided so much challenge, pleasure and basis for friendship.

So I've started putting some gear up in the Marketplace. Most of the tools and accessories will be there later in the year.

This is goodbye and best wishes to you all.

[artme]

I understand why you need to leave the fun Ern!! A great pity as you have been a source
of much knowledge and some mirth too!!

All the best with whatever you take on to keep you occupied!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[rsser]

Thanks Arthur. It's been rewarding in all sorts of ways.

I've sunk to rehabbing old axes as you know. There's plenty of debate about edge geometry in that game too :rolleyes:

[shedbound]

Sad to hear, I have always enjoyed reading your posts and feedback.
best of luck for the future
Joel

[DaveTTC]

Age is not a fair thing. Hope you hang around the firum still and share your experience

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Dirk_Pittwater]

Sad to hear that you are saying goodbye to turning.

Will be nice for you to know that your vicmarc is going to a very good home and will bring much enjoyment and pleasure to me for many years to come. So thank you.

Would be fantastic to have your input on the forum still if you choose to.

The more experience and knowledge we have going around the forum the better.

Cheers
Dirk.

[DaveTTC]

Congratulations on your new baby Dirk. When I sent you the link I did not think you would decide so quick

Im sure you'll be hapoy with it. If not I dont have a vicmarc in my collection yet

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[rsser]

Congrats on the purchase Dirk. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I've had four models of lathe and the VL175 was far and away the best. Good machining, ergos, controls and power.

[hughie]

Hi guys.

Not having done much turning for a several years (the paws aren't getting any better) I've decided to draw a line under this time of recreation that's provided so much challenge, pleasure and basis for friendship.

So I've started putting some gear up in the Marketplace. Most of the tools and accessories will be there later in the year.

This is goodbye and best wishes to you all.

It comes to all of us at some time and I for one will be sad to see you go. I wish you well for the future and happiness to what ever you set your mind and hands too. So long my friend :thumbs_up:

[rsser]

Thanks hughie, appreciate it.

Doing a lot of outback and bush 4WDing and camping now. And reprofiling the bits of old axes :cool:

[hughie]

Thanks hughie, appreciate it.

Doing a lot of outback and bush 4WDing and camping now. And reprofiling the bits of old axes :cool:

Are yes I remember one of your previous trips :U and no doubt some photography. Well you a have a lot of country to cover, enjoy:2tsup:

[dai sensei]

So sad to here Ern. I assume will will still see you in and about though

[rsser]

Thanks Neil.

You're all welcome to drop in on our Axe Talk here .......http://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/axe-talk-202228

[chambezio]

Gees Ern!!! I have noticed that you have been quiet for sometime so now we know. Its a sad day!! I have always respected your comments and guidance over my time on the Forum.
I hope you will drop in if only to say G'Day.

I am dismayed to see my hands looking worse than my father's with the slow but steady progress of arthritis. Its starting in some joints of my right hand and slowly spreading. I don't want to (at the moment) even think of changing what I do in my shed but the day will come

Enjoy what ever you get up to

[Sturdee]

Sorry to hear that Ern and many thanks for the help and friendship that you gave me. Hope to still see your input and guidance on the forum when you can.

Good luck in your new adventures.

Peter.

[Paul39]

Ern,

I have enjoyed your reviews of tools, sharpening techniques, etc. over the years. I wondered why you have not posted much recently.

Thanks for your contributions and good wishes in your new endeavors.

[rsser]

Thanks guys. Yeah, 'the kisses of time' chambezio.

[artme]

One subject of axes, I came across an old axe head of my fathers. Must clean it up and see about its origin.

Was with a bloke the other day who dug out an old hatchet. Mustad from Norway. I suggested he toss it in
with his fishing gear to keep the hooks company!!:rolleyes:

[Mulgabill]

I know, I know!!!
Ern, I know the feeling. It is a big decision and arthur is getting the better of me also. Not doing much turning as I pay for it the next day. I am doing a bit of scroll sawing which is much more gentle on the hands and wrists.

Thanks of all you input over the years and I hope you stick your nose in here occasionally. :2tsup:

[smiife]

Hi ern,
Yes, I can only echo my fellow woodturners to say
all the best for your future , you will be surely missed....
Thank you for your input , advice and knowledge that
you have passed on to many people , even if you are
not turning any more i for one hope you still pop in
occasional , good luck in what ever you do in the future
and all the best to you and your family:luck:

[Kidbee]

Sorry to hear you had to give up turning and part with your Vicmarc.

Have you guys with arthritis considered a course of bee stings. I read recently that 'mellitin', an anti-inflammatory agent in bee venom, is 100 times stronger than cortisone.

[Old Croc]

Sorry to hear you had to give up turning and part with your Vicmarc.

Have you guys with arthritis considered a course of bee stings. I read recently that 'mellitin', an anti-inflammatory agent in bee venom, is 100 times stronger than cortisone.
Ern, so sad to read your post. Following on from what Kidbee has put on here, I was feeling the march of time as well and Grumpy John did a post on how hitting the camlocks affects your hands. I have now changed to using a nylon hammer to hit them on the metal lathe and replaced the levers on my newish Laguna woodlathe with new straight ones with ball knobs.
If you venture up here, drop us a PM and we shall meet up.
Rgds,
Crocy.

[DaveTTC]

Ern, so sad to read your post. Following on from what Kidbee has put on here, I was feeling the march of time as well and Grumpy John did a post on how hitting the camlocks affects your hands. I have now changed to using a nylon hammer to hit them on the metal lathe and replaced the levers on my newish Laguna woodlathe with new straight ones with ball knobs.
If you venture up here, drop us a PM and we shall meet up.
Rgds,
Crocy.
Why ball knobs? Can you share a pic?

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Old Croc]

Why ball knobs? Can you share a pic?

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art
Hi Dave,
I am sorry I only have a tablet now, so I don't have the ability to post photos. What I found was the Laguna banjo had the same type of handle as the blue lathe manufacturer, i.e. the eccentric shaft was bent at approx 45°. I bought a 2nd hand blue one cause it was cheap and I remanufactured them both. I made new eccentric shafts, added Bronze bushes front and back and then fitted longer straight levers at approx 15° with a 40mm ball knob, and found this much more ergonomic. With all lathe makers there is always a trade of between what is the best and what is affordable.
If these mods extend my turning by a few years, I will be happy.
Rgds,
Crocy.

[NeilS]

Ern-san

I'm very sorry to hear that you have had to give the woodturning away.

You have been a stalwart of this forum for well over a decade and your thoughtful contributions will be very much missed by me, as I'm sure they will be by all members of this forum.

If we were a club or workplace there would be a farewell token of our esteem, but being an online outfit the best we may be able to do is give you ...


:clap:

Keep those axes sharp!

Regards

Neil

[fletty]

Gosh Ern, I don't believe what I'm reading! Although not a wood turner myself, because I get giddy, I have always enjoyed your comments and occasional jibes on other threads as well. Enjoy your travelling, lots of pics please AND I expect to see an axe geometry on here REAL soon!

fletty

[TTIT]

G'day Ern. Sad to hear you had to give up the turning but it's good to know you haven't given up living! If your travels find you up this way be sure to drop in and say g'day. I've got a new timber in my collection you might find interesting with your new pastime - It's called 'Axe-gapper'!!
See you round!
:wink:

[rsser]

Thanks for the kind words gents.

Funny how you'll never get more good feedback than when you resign or retire, or die for that matter. So I'll do it more often :wink:

Vern, I was in the Simpson Desert last year and checked out the Gidgees. Once out I wanted to get a better grip on the Georgina and Google led me straight to your website! Now Axe-gapper sounds pretty mean. How did it earn that moniker?

Fletty, yeah! For an apparently crude impact tool there's a lot in bit geometry and metallurgy. Think I'll ask the big Scandi makers to send me samples for some comparative testing.

Thanks Neil, coming from you that's high praise.

It's been for me one of the best online communities with lots of generous sharing in a friendly civil way.

Anyway for others with hand problems a simple fix is to slide a length of electrical conduit over the camlock handles - increases the leverage and spreads the load. Not pretty but quick and cheap. There ya go, I'm still in tips and tricks mode :D

My problems are mostly due to old injuries and I've managed for a long time with help from a specialist hand physio - with exercises, massage and hard and soft splints. Look up the Hand Therapy Association on the web. Well worth a try before looking at surgery. Frankly, the medical profession is not good with musculo-skeletal stuff. But in the event I did have an op on one hand a few months back and that's so far stopped it getting worse.

Meantime, take a look at my outrageous tool collection FS on the marketplace. I'm surprised no-one's snapped up the Soren Berger tool. I've seen Guilio M do nifty things with it.

Best of luck all with your turning endeavours. May all your shavings be curly ones and all your digs reveal clever new design possibilities!

[TTIT]

............... Now Axe-gapper sounds pretty mean. How did it earn that moniker? ..................
Not real sure Ern :shrug: I've only worked it green so far and really couldn't see much difference in it to regular Wilga but I will find out in a few months when it's dry and I go to finish turning the piece. Being of the Geijera family, it's also known as 'Scrub Wilga', but another name used for it is 'Glasswood' - even less idea how that name came about but I find these names have an air of legend and folklore around them that intrigues me - trying not to use the word 'romance' 'cos that would be getting a little kinky! :U

[Gil Jones]

Hey Ern,
Very much hope you can deal with the medical troubles.
My joints are also heading out on the last train west.
Later my friend,
Gil

[rsser]

Thanks Gil.
I thought all your turning these days was at the hand of tornados.