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10th January 2013, 04:40 PM #1
These arrived in the mail today.
Hand made from Dead Finish from out near Longreach by IanW.
The square is 100mm (80mm x 133mm over all) the Marking Guage is 155mm long.P1020017 (Large).JPGP1020016 (Large).JPG
Thank you Ian, these are going into my Guitar Making kit.
There are a few things known as dead finish, here is a description of the one used in this case.
Dead Finish
That bright purple colour that shows up when it is first cut quickly fades to a rich brown.Cliff.
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10th January 2013, 04:42 PM #2
The timber that they are lying on is a very nice plank of silky dry oak that I machined up yesterday.
It is going to be part of a wall hanging for a 50th birthday.Cliff.
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10th January 2013, 04:59 PM #3Jim
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Beautiful.
Cheers,
Jim
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10th January 2013, 05:04 PM #4
Very nice Cliff must have set you back a few $$$
Well done Ian W works of art
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10th January 2013, 06:47 PM #5
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10th January 2013, 07:25 PM #6
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10th January 2013, 09:28 PM #7
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10th January 2013, 10:24 PM #8
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10th January 2013, 10:39 PM #9
Very nice tools indeed.
Subtle as ever FFIf you find you have dug yourself a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
I just finished child-proofing our house - but they still get inside.
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11th January 2013, 04:33 PM #10
A new wood is a pretty special treat!
Well, when someone introduces me to a new wood, and that wood turns out to be as interesting as this stuff is, I feel I have to make a suitable response....
This wood was special in several ways - being completely new to me was enough, but it also has a deep, rich colour, a most interesting rowed & interlocked grain that gives it a quilted appearance; and it takes a polish like Ebony. in fact it reminds me a lot of Ebony, the way it turns (it turns very nicely!). From what Cliff tells me, I think this was an unusually figured piece, & not all Archidendropsis is like the stuff I received, but folks who know about it, all seem to agree it's pretty good however it comes.
But there is a bit of a downside, or maybe one should just think of it as an added challenge. It was an absolute b*gg*r to plane, not at all hard, but that wild grain picked out at the slightest provocation. And not just little splinters, but great big divots! Not even my 60* infill set to take half thou wisps would handle it. Fortunately, it scraped easily so it was a matter of taking it very slowly. Once the surface was finally prepared, it is magic. I also had a bit of trouble pursuading drills to run straight when drilling out the stock of the square - they were determined to wander with the grain, & I ended up ruining one piece. There were a few moments when the air was more than a little bit blue, and Cliff's ears may have been a bit warm, but I eventually came to terms with it.
So thanks, Cliff, and if you're happy with the deal so far, I'm happy too - we'll sort out any loose change when I come up later in the year, maybe.
A final note: I should have consulted with you in case you had a strong preference, but I made an executive decision to use spring steel for the blade rather than brass. Having used both for some time, I marginally prefer the steel, but I know what that Tableland air is like - seems like it's Rust Central up there, so maybe brass would have been better. For my own blades, I polish them up with a bit of paste wax every now & then, & they are kept in drawers when not being used, & so far no problems.......IW
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11th January 2013, 05:43 PM #11
eiter way - that was sensational work. And the stamp of the craftsman (to me) is they know to when to bend to the needs of the wood (or metal) to get the best out of it.
BeautifulCan you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can? -- Sun Tzu
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12th January 2013, 08:51 AM #12
I use Ubeaut's Trad Wax to keep the rust off, I have a habit of using metal against the blades so the steel will suit me better than the brass thanks.
Cliff.
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12th January 2013, 02:33 PM #13
Terrific work Ian!!
Colen and Chris look out!!!!
Regards from Ottawa (leaving for Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon)
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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12th January 2013, 07:02 PM #14
Were they birthday presents Cliff?
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12th January 2013, 10:43 PM #15Cliff.
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