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  1. 4th January 2008, 09:08 AM #1
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    Hi everyone,
    Stumbled yesterday against this forum, by searching on the internet.
    Looks to me very nice, so I signed in.
    To introduce myself, my name is Ad de Crom, I'm from the Netherlands, and live in Bergen op Zoom.
    I picked up woodturning in 2001, after my retirement. From my profession I was a mechanical engineer.
    I like it to work with wood and metal. I used my experience for building my own lathe, and some devices, and some tools.
    One of my favorite turnings is segmented work.
    Anyway I hope to meet here a lot of woodturners.
    Recently I turned a low profile segmented bowl made from Taxus, and like it to show it for the start.
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    Welcome aboard Ad de Crom

    great place to be and meet like minds

    some here have strange minds others twisted (they like strange green and black powered tools)

    Ray

    ps nice bowl Taxus ounds and looks like nice wood to tunr with
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  4. 4th January 2008, 09:28 AM #3
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    Welcome to the forum!! Pop open a nice Oranjeboom and join in the fun.

    Very nice bowl, BTW.
    Cheers,

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    Welcome Ad.

    You will find this place a great source of information and also inspiration. Although Australian based we have members from all over the world who regularly contribute so you will feel right at home.

    I too am hooked on the segmented woodturning disciplines although I've only been doing it for a few months - I look forward to seeing a few more of your works, and also of your lathe and the other bits & pieces you've made.

    I've put a link here to a segmented bowl thread I posted a few months back. I was quite pleased with the result, but don't seem to have had time to get into another one yet. Hopefully soon....

    http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...499#post550499


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  6. 4th January 2008, 10:38 AM #5
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    Greetings from New Zealand , to Old Zeeland

    Hallo Ad ,
    Nice bowl you have made . The wood , Taxus has a very nice grain figure . Is it a small shrub , or does the tree grow big ?

    I too would like to see the lathe that it was made on .

    Cheers ,
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    Hi Ad,

    Looks like you're a natural! Good work!

    Taxus would also be known as Yew right?

    Keep up the good work,

    Richard
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    Welcome to this madhouse and its menagerie of inhabitants Ad.
    Your professional experience shoul dhelp you a lot.
    Nice little plate, by the way.
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    Hello Ad, welcome to this Forum, the members have been very good to me and helped me greatly, Amos., I like the segmented bowl, looking forward to seeing more of your work, looks like your a natural at it. Amos
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    Welcome Ad,
    You have come to the right place.

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    Very nice bowl Ad
    like the others said, it will be great to see the lathe it was made on
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    Welcome, Ad! This is the spot to be! Some awesome information comes trickling out of these blokes, and turns into a waterfall of knowledge. It'll be nice to have your input.
    I like to see segmented work, but I wouldn't try it for anything. For one, I don't have the patience... for another, I don't have many flatwork tools left. I admire you segmenters!
    Beautiful Platter! Form and all.
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    Welcome from this Dutch descendant.

    I have an uncle who does wood carving in Amersfoort. Also an ex-engineer; he used to build breweries for Heineken.
    Cheers, Ern
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    G'Day Ad

    Welcome aboard, this great forum is fast becoming a united nations spot. Great platter.

    Cheers
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    Welcome aboard Ad de Crom

    Nice piece of work first up

    Enjoy us mad men & women here






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    Quote Originally Posted by Honorary Bloke View Post
    Welcome to the forum!! Pop open a nice Oranjeboom and join in the fun.

    Very nice bowl, BTW.
    Bob, if you mean to pop open a Oranjeboom beer, than I have bad luck, this beer don't exist anymore, I will do it with a Belgian Beer, Cheers
    Thanks for your wellcome
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