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Thanks. I will have to pick up a booklet next time I am at Peachester.


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I finally got to see this a couple of weeks ago. Apparently what is on display is a third of the total. I have put some pics on Flickr as well as a couple of videos of mechanisms in action. Most of...

I feel I am over the hump with this now. This is the most enjoyable stage. No major areas to resolve, just finishing and defining better what is already basically there. And this is where relief...

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So this is just two Bunnings pine boards glued together to give more carving depth. I was curious to see how the grain will come up once oiled. The vertical stripes help with the theme of water...

Going for better 3D now - can’t beat the old wood hog with coarse saburr tooth flame burr for speed. It’s almost like sketching. A good bit of advice I once got was that the quicker you are able to...

My in-laws live in Peachester, will definitely visit. Only a few hours drive for us. Thanks heaps.

Been a while since I visited. This Work in progress is a commission for a lovely sauna/ bathhouse. Lots of windows and light. Will send pic when installed....

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Well done indeed. Do 200 more for refinements sake ;)


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You oughta throw some of these twisty xmas candy canes in free with each purchase. I dont think the colour a problem.



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Very well carved. All it needs is to be displayed seen by many.


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Thought Id just bump her up again seeing as we get a full lunar eclipse tonight
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Thumbs up with Ukibori on white beech. I air dried this with my 320 km hr bunnings leaf blower to get excess mousture off quickly. . http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/18/e8y2ygyg.jpg


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I heard something interesting the other day to do with Australians being able to create their own myths more readily due to isolation. I often feel a great debt to Aboriginals because their myths are...

And here is evolution 1 from a few years ago. Will do one more on the theme. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/17/7a2u9yma.jpg


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Just saw Copeau's dragon. May try ukibori on mine tomorrow. See if it works with white beech. I have my doubts.


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Wow.


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Whoa,,, jealous! 1/2 hp can whoomp it. Be safe and be mindful that the more hp the more chance of breaking the inner shaft. You might check the cable is heavy duty. They do come in different gauges....

I am just finishing this to go with several others in the Nimbin Spring Art Exhibit. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/17/aqu7a5y8.jpg. 60 year cured White Beech


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Yes! The spokeshave option is always a welcome one.


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Love and fun!

they are very durable. Here is a dremel tungstum burr

http://www.dremel.com/en-au/Accessories/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9901


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Very nice. Reminds me of a bone carver's work here in Nimbin. Do you use saburr tooth burrs on the dremel?

Agreed.

I used to burn and brush furniture in a Spanish furniture factory all day to give it that dark mysterious Spanish.

I was tossing up getting pyro equipment not long ago but nothing...

Surreal day with the guts of our town burnt down. A lot of art work went with it, including a carved pole in the front of Nimbin museum... One of four I helped my neighbour do for uprights to shop...

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Found this to be extremely helpful. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/390288/Seasoning-of-Timber.pdf


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Thanks. Rob and Mick. Yes, will be hollowing out. Thinking of long boiling and submerging in soapy water.. Maybe both at once! ... Some swear by detergent soaking but would prefer non additive...

Yeah, i like total submersion treatmeant best. But the shavings cure works well and is quicker so will probably submerge for a couple of months and transfer to shavings. I hear about adding...

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Turns out to be himalayan cypress. Carving it in such a way to allow best and quickest release of moisture from timber without checking. Uber fresh. Sweet smell. So far so good ...

Anyone carved this type (?) of cypress. I have a little OS comission for a Toltec type madonna. Trouble is its still fresh and Im not sure how far it will cure over a 6-12 month time span... drying...

Hah! What a beauty. I've been working on Juboticaba walking sticks this week and googled yesterday that Juboticaba means "place of the tortoise"

I include a pic of what's making the going a lot...

Yeh, I guess if I give the thing a 110% effort I may end up with something the education department might want to put money into conserving. Some art though is okay as temporary - especially if...

With the stump still attached to the soil this option is not too feasible, but will check it out some more. In the end its all down to timber not treatment when it comes to outdoor durability. We...

Inspired by this to find the time to do some traditional ornate carving. I did a bit once whilst working with an antique restorer. Could do with a refresher. Well done!


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Yes, a ten inch with assorted chains on a Stijl miniboss


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Yeh. There will be a bit of cold steel but I'm thinking more chainsaw carving bar and chainsaw back-blading with. bit of arbortech turboplaning thrown in.


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Auto correct having a ball there read plein air for pleonasm and submission for suits soon.


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Well after a lot of thought where I was turning in the direction of removing the thing and slicing diagonally to 4 metres into a wedge shape with a straight back against a wall undercover somewhere,...

Pruned a jaboticaba the other day which I will use for walking sticks. Can keep any off cuts. Tight hard timber with nice close growth. This is 45 mm diameter...

Haven't seen very old coffee wood that is constantly coppiced though. That may be good. Coppicing kills them usually here. Coffee as a stain is nice.


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Coffee wood plain as dish cloth.


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Was at a mates place who showed me carved spoon from the local 'red ash' which has stood up very well. He also said he can source coconut wood from a mates place at Arlie Beach. If I get it I can...

Yes am surprised at what load it can take. It's an up to 5/32 bit chuck. It's a bench model but that means it has a variable speed control dial.


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Anyway I got it for 150 online auction. Could have payed 1/2 probably but wanted to make sure id get it. And 150 is worrh it for reliable machines. Brand new nearly. cc series motor. Runs at about...

A friend of mine from here told me all about the trials and tribulations of coconut wood. He hates working it but loves the results, and results are what we are after. He is exhibiting at the moment....

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