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    Quote Originally Posted by jefferson View Post
    Me too, Tony. Good luck and please post some pics of your successes (and failures?).

    I was talking with Ken W yesterday (I think) and he was .5mm out on one piece and apparently it exploded. That made me feel good. Mere mortals we all are, afterall.
    Jeff, are you making up stories again?
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    Quote Originally Posted by KenW View Post
    I have several boxes made by Hans and his son Jakob, if you think they look good in a photo, wait until you hold one.
    Wait until you hold one? I and my wife Annie were invited into the home of Ken and Helen some months ago..... And I just got the shakes up. Some of Helen's collection - not only Ken's stuff - is much too delicate to hold. I humbly suggest you take a valium and a camera and just let the wash of great boxes go over you.....

    And Hans does make nice boxes. Very nice boxes. (Apparently he measures five times much as Ken W. so he must be even more anal. ) Oops, I promised not to say that, but after the Grasshopper stuff, I couldn't resist.

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    Hi Jeff

    As I said in earlier post I'm used to working with measurments of about that what-ever when you start on this kind of work its not mms but microns which i have nothing to measure with so its take a wisker off stop and measure some grooves take 4 or 5 stop starts.
    Been off the boxes this week I ended up with about 6 last week, the stubby wondered what hit it this week first up 1 metre split turnings I hate spindle work but it was a Love job for the local Mens Shed then finished a large yellow box burl bowl and 3 lazy susans 450 -600 mmdiam. we have a show on at the end of September at the Panthers in Port Macquarie so I need some stock I hope the recession is over am looking for some sales to add to timber stocks.

    Cheers Tony
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    I hate spindle work
    Heretic!!!!!!

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    if you had of been closer i would have put the job your way, but can you handle red cedar.

    Cheers Tony
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Morton View Post
    if you had of been closer i would have put the job your way, but can you handle red cedar.

    Cheers Tony
    Real woodturners (spindle turners) like , can handle anything.
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    Ken,

    it's OK for novices like me to believe that can turn (almost) anything.

    He doesn't need the likes of you giving him a wrap-up. The pair of you are almost unbearable.....

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    I don't know whether can turn "anything"... but the sign of a real pro is when they can convince you that you don't want what you thought you did; that his way is better.
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    Hi Everyone

    Here we already half way through the month and we only have a handful of people presenting their boxes there are plenty of others with questions and comments but no pic or wips comming, are they waiting till the end of month or just hoping this chllange thing will go away.

    Cheers Tony
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    I'd have more but I have a dreadful situation at the moment. My lathe is almost in full sun most of the day!!! And the temperature today was the high 20's. I stand out there for 10 minutes and the sweat starts running! Sorry, horses sweat, men perspire, ladies glow - the glow starts running, especially when I drop the bottle

    Certainly slowed down my turning. I made a pair of hair sticks to order today, and it was actually fun to do something I didn't have to think about!
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    Hi Eliza
    I know how you feel when I first startad I worked in a carport morning sun and afternoon sun and the house was on top of a hill so the wind blew fiercly. Some times when it was windy I had to stop turning because the winf made the timber crack on the lathe it had that extra drying power.

    Cheers Tony
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    Quote Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy View Post
    I'd have more but I have a dreadful situation at the moment. My lathe is almost in full sun most of the day!!! And the temperature today was the high 20's. I stand out there for 10 minutes and the sweat starts running! Sorry, horses sweat, men perspire, ladies glow - the glow starts running, especially when I drop the bottle

    Certainly slowed down my turning. I made a pair of hair sticks to order today, and it was actually fun to do something I didn't have to think about!
    Not sure if you are taking the Pi&& out of us or you are serious.

    Here in Ballarat for the last 2 months (and most likely the next 1 or 2 as well) it has hardly reached double figures and you complain about 20+ deg we only dream of that. think of gas heater, coat, 2 jumpers, flannelette shirt, singlet and you are geting closer to Ballarat/Victoria

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    Soon (I hope) the sun will be higher in the sky and the back yard should be in the shade all day.

    And then the grasshoppers will come out...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!! View Post
    I don't know whether can turn "anything"... but the sign of a real pro is when they can convince you that you don't want what you thought you did; that his way is better.
    But it is !
    insanity is a state of mind if you don't mind it does not matter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Morton View Post
    Hi Everyone

    Here we already half way through the month and we only have a handful of people presenting their boxes there are plenty of others with questions and comments but no pic or wips comming, are they waiting till the end of month or just hoping this chllange thing will go away.

    Cheers Tony
    I'm one of many Tony yet to post a WIP of a decent box. WWW (Wraight, Weird and Wonderful) and will no doubt get me back on track next week, I promise.

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