Thread: Sharpening Get Together (GTG), March 13th, 2016

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Whilst I'd love to attend, unfortunately I'll be on the other side of the continent

so, are you going to skype in too ??

why not!

Sorry for the confusion caused by having 2 active threads open but Fred has kindly cleaned up behind me .... and left a scent trail!

The local Men's Shed have also heard about the event and a delegation may attend to get some advice on using their new Tormek

Im at Camden, south-west Sydney and an easy drive from Canberra and Melbourne (who are having a long weekend JUST to allow people to get to the sharpening GTG )

I'll send directions closer to the date. I'm supplying sausage sandwiches (Tildsleys FAMOUS thin sausages) soft drink, tea and coffee.

Please bring safety glasses if you intend to use the grinders and anything else you may want to eat or drink.
Please bring along anything that you want to sell or swap and a folding chair might be a good idea too.
Im selling off/giving away surplus tools, restoration projects (= old furniture!), stands and lotsa' other stuff.
There will be a custom made door prize!

fletty

At this stage I regretfully won't be there
And I did really want to [emoji17][emoji17][emoji17][emoji17][emoji17]

I'm coming Alan, as per PMs.

Sorry Mark, the list has been amended. I actually missed both yourself and McNulty

g day are newbys welcome ?

learning to sharpen turning chisels is some thing that i have had on my todo list for awhile

Originally Posted by Simplicity

At this stage I regretfully won't be there
And I did really want to [emoji17][emoji17][emoji17][emoji17][emoji17]

I thinkim helping ray with some plaster board as of the Monday so i gotta go

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by fc59

g day are newbys welcome ?

learning to sharpen turning chisels is some thing that i have had on my todo list for awhile

hi fc,
Newbys are most definitely welcome! Even the most experienced sharpeners tend to have expertise in 1 or 2 techniques and are newbys themselves on many others. Some (= me!) have never sharpened a turning tool but I'm a pretty dab hand on chisels and drills. Please come!
fletty

Its a shame the Master Turning tool demonstrator will be absent so many of us could have done with his expertise. Being he is going to Skype in from other side of the continent maybe Master tool sharpener could produce a video before hand so Fletty could show it at the GtG. One on how to grind an 3mm bowl gouge would be great free hand please prefer to do mine that way.

Fletty as mentioned still unsure as to attendance a possible maybe is best I can do at this stage.

Im still a posibility

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Its a shame the Master Turning tool demonstrator will be absent so many of us could have done with his expertise. Being he is going to Skype in from other side of the continent maybe Master tool sharpener could produce a video before hand so Fletty could show it at the GtG. One on how to grind an 3mm bowl gouge would be great free hand please prefer to do mine that way.

Fletty as mentioned still unsure as to attendance a possible maybe is best I can do at this stage.

Some attendees may not much care for wood turning...just sayin

Originally Posted by Pac man

Some attendees may not much care for wood turning...just sayin

I have turning and flat blade jigs for the Tormek. I haven't forgotten about the knuckle draggers.

What's a tormek?

also sharpening a gouge is that what is meant by "if you can't see the bright side polish the dull side?