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(calls from behind a curtain)
Sacrifices had to be made for the greater good!
I was just pre-lubricating them!
It was a heat based stress test. Congratulations, they...

Outside looked like this:
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So I found some bits and pieces from around the house for an indoor project:
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Safety first:
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Final product:

Another question, WTH am I going to reupholster it with?
I think for art deco [they're art deco... right?] it would be cream fabric in either a short pile or a brocade.
But that's such a pain to...

I love you all so much! A big reason we picked this place was so Skew can finally get back to his woodwork. Having you all come out and help him get back to what he loves... it's amazing thank you....

As much as I'd like to poke fun at Skew for that one, I can't.
B's hubby assembled the wheel and Skew wasn't able to shape the spokes without completely breaking the wheel apart. So that's...

Memo to all the woodworking partners,
If your sig other joins any sort of fiberwork group. Wheels WILL follow them home. It'll start with one and slowly over time an improv collection of one offs,...

I'm sorry guys, Skew and I can't make it.

I've had a cold for a week now and today it decided to move in, in full force (i've gotten one after another since I started work). I'm not well and...

I'll bring the bobbin for giggles. Andy's been working on a wheel for a friend but it's at a fragile stage and probably can't do the trip.
Hey, is 'Long Draw' a joining method? ;)
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Count Skew and I in.



Pleeeeeeeeease come! I want to show you and Sue my latest. I'm down to a thickness suitable for Shetland knitting!

Angle grinder - tool carefully crafted to set one's crotch on fire and alternatively drive left handed workers insane.

Brickie's saw - tool to apply a thin coating of sharp dust on all surfaces...

I need this as a t-shirt.

Pintrest is equally as bad for fiber workers like myself (I'm a novice and going to be for the next 7 years at least). Pintrest gets day hobbyists touting themselves as...

So I've noticed a slow attrition of old connections of late.

The latest was my cousin and my thread on here 'Carpentry isn't just carpentry when it's on a ship.' The debate started when a company...

Thank you! I love learning about these things and you guys are wonderful. Par, your wisdom is not wasted on me :)
Having the fog of ignorance pushed back, is a wonderful feeling.

Unfortunately...

Glad to know my logic is working.

My thoughts were, there were 3 overarching differences between land and marine environments that would make the work itself inherently different.
1)...

I've gotten the 'Windows technician' and the 'Telstra technician'
Then I started getting "You've been in an accident recently, we may have $10 000 for you'
And 'super cheap travel tickets like...

I'm looking for some insight from people 'in the know'

I've gotten into an argument with my cousin about woodwork on ships. It spawns from this article/video:
Rick Mercer - Shipbuilding is...

Maybe I can convince HWMO I need a counter-marche loom to stay out of his way http://d1r5wj36adg1sk.cloudfront.net/images/smilies/happy/innocent.gif

You said you wanted to get a bit of turning done this weekend ::Innocent::

Sorry, I probably should say Andy => Skew_ChiDAMN!! also from here on the forum.
I forget to call him by his login instead of his name.

I'm a frequent stalker of the aussie bird sites XD I think I checked that one but I can't be sure.
I didn't think it was a catbird because all the pics I've seen they're a bright emerald green and...

Q:What looks exactly like a female Satin Bowerbird, but doesn't have blue eyes?
A:THE BIRD THAT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.

okok its not driving me crazy, not being able to figure out what it is, is...

I was wondering if anyone going to the Blue Mountains GTG would have a steady Andy and I could borrow for a project.

We were given this mistletoe-gum knot a while back, (I'm so sorry I can't...

Found these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb0hiU2frZc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45lLx6edTBg

It all seems like a good idea until you realize you're responsible for mini Skew and everything he/she gets into for 18 YEARS. I have my hands full with the adult version!

Oh no, no kiddies lol. As much as I love Skew more, more energetic versions of him would probably send me to the sanitarium! If it were to happen we'd definitely let you know.

But the treadle on...

I Need A Bigger House! I've purposely avoided learning about colouring and felting because I just don't have the space. ... but they call me.

It's mostly from Sue XD.

Right now I'm plying a...

Well, a new rule shall be "Don't do woodwork if you're tired, under the weather, have a headache or are otherwise distracted. That's when mistakes are made."

When we re-mounted the mother-of-all...

Heh yeah, he has a few. I'm not exactly a good influence on him though am i?

I have to wait for Skew to look at the thread, the images show up for me. :(

Spinning wheels follow me home. I cAn't HeLp iT!
I see a wheel, frequently hand made for a loved one, crying out for a little bit of maintenance from a knowing hand and it just slips into the car. I...

Waaaaaaay back in the day Skew started a thread: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f11/basic-geometry-instead-measuring-36665

Trying to collate the various "Old School" tricks of the trade to do...

Hi Everybody,
Skew hasn't been able to do much woodwork for fun lately. I've taken up spinning and weaving so all his woodworking time, what little he has of it, has been taken up fixing spinning...

Couple quick questions about the photos and camera.

Do you know how far the photographer was standing from the object?
Have you had the distortions on the camera lens mapped?
How accurate do...

'Allo all, this is the fruit of today's jaunt down to the shed:
Well, since I've picked up spinning I've progressively been able to spin finer and finer yarn. I've gotten to the point now that Skew...

Skew and I are lucky in that we're both into woodwork so sawdust is an accepted daily thing. Also, my father did a fair bit of lumberjack work when I was young for extra family income, so I've lived...

*CovetCovetCovet*

Stunning work! I have no doubt it'll be an heirloom for a long time to come :)
an excellent wedding present.

I think it will be flush, yes. There may be room above this unit I don't know, but I think the sides and back of the box will be hidden by the walls of the safe, just the drawer facing will be...

Skew's working down in Sydney at a joinery these days. This is one of the recent custom jobs ordered by a client.
It's a "Jewelery box" for inside a safe. The carcass and facing is Mountain Ash,...

I'd give it to my nieces and nephews .. but I'd want to play with it. :B

What a beautiful gift! The colours work so well, and it's so nicely turned I'm sure your lady'll love it.
:)

Skew and I have a pen turning friend and retired truck driver that'd go bizzerk over this.
If it were a Western Star he just might marry it.

Love the level of detail you go into. Lovely to lay...

That's Wonderful!
I love the level of detail and articulation. The contrasting woods really make it pop :)

Hope someone buys it soon

YES! I've always wanted to do a homicide scene. I've been a pre-homicide one "Help! Help! He's got a knife! AHHHH! AHHHH! [click]"
But never a post mortem.
*insert evil Grinch grin here* Must...

:(
Sorry to hear. Maybe where you're going can have regular outings to the local Man's shed?
There're always forum get togethers too.

I hope things take a better turn for you.

Somewhat unrelated/untested, but friends of mine in military cadets have to shine/wax their boots etc to an absolute mirror finish.
They cheat however, rubbing on chunks of wax and then baking the...

Skew and I get a lot of calls about 'Our Telstra Number" [insert strong Indian accent here] We don't HAVE a telstra number.
I'm polite most of the time. Only once, after a long descent into fury...

How to make a scam artist their pants.

Them: Hello, I am Ciza, I'm calling from the IT Department of Windows--
Me: One moment please. [Hold the phone away from my mouth and make a couple...

I'll have to add it to my quilting, fiberwork, baking, and computer addictions. The question is, can one be a mad quilter AND a mad turner? We'll see if the cross interests finally drive me over the...

What a waste :(

Where I was living in Mississauga would have loved this. The developers flatten everything, then build their 3 models of cookie cutter houses (in a row, repeat) and sell the...

So THAT'S why he married a GPS/Mapping specialist with a database processing background!
My purpose, to put little gps trackers on all his bits and make an app so he can find them all. ... and bake...

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