Shane Watson
28th February 2000, 12:01 PM
I'm back from my trip to New Zealand. Good or bad, I don't know yet http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/smile.gif
Looks like theres been a lot of good discussion while I've been away. Shame it will take me a while to catch up http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/frown.gif
Marcus, Hows that table going? give us an update mate. I am sure you will love to see the end of that one!
Well I picked up a lot of ideas on my trip, one of which I want to explore in depth. Could lead to a profitable sideline ( hah! sure sure ). But if nothing else it should be interesting. It invloves the use of laser in carving. Anyone have any experience with this method? Obviously the use of a laser will restrict the carving to flat surface only. But I saw it used greatly in the idea of using the laser to burn ( maybe I shouldn't be using the term Carve?? ) corprate logo's etc into small timber ornaments and used as corparate gifts etc. Very affective and could lead to endless possibilities. I saw a lot of examples using this technique too many to explain. But was just wondering if anyone had had any experience with it.
I also visited a few rather good furniture manufactures. They use a lot of timber called RIMU - which I believe is a pine of somesort but has a rather nice grain pattern and colour. It polishes up quite nicely.
It seems the kiwis do things very similarly to us except when it comes to cricket http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/smile.gif
But I don't want to bore you all with the wonderful time I had, so I will leave it there!
Cheers
Shane....
Looks like theres been a lot of good discussion while I've been away. Shame it will take me a while to catch up http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/frown.gif
Marcus, Hows that table going? give us an update mate. I am sure you will love to see the end of that one!
Well I picked up a lot of ideas on my trip, one of which I want to explore in depth. Could lead to a profitable sideline ( hah! sure sure ). But if nothing else it should be interesting. It invloves the use of laser in carving. Anyone have any experience with this method? Obviously the use of a laser will restrict the carving to flat surface only. But I saw it used greatly in the idea of using the laser to burn ( maybe I shouldn't be using the term Carve?? ) corprate logo's etc into small timber ornaments and used as corparate gifts etc. Very affective and could lead to endless possibilities. I saw a lot of examples using this technique too many to explain. But was just wondering if anyone had had any experience with it.
I also visited a few rather good furniture manufactures. They use a lot of timber called RIMU - which I believe is a pine of somesort but has a rather nice grain pattern and colour. It polishes up quite nicely.
It seems the kiwis do things very similarly to us except when it comes to cricket http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/smile.gif
But I don't want to bore you all with the wonderful time I had, so I will leave it there!
Cheers
Shane....