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Once upon a time my favourite shop used to be "Ecosalve" here in Launceston (since closed down due to the weirdness of the local council who seemed to think that reycling from the tip is wrong in...

Well then, be welcomed, be happy, buy a camera (everyone wants to see how everything is progressing - good and bad).

Tom min Tas:U

How is drool as a finish then Old One? he asked politely and with great respect.

You have done a good job, be proud of it! Your finial is just the right size, as is the edge of the lid. It's your work, not theirs. They are just jealous that they don't have a flock of women...

besides which, i live closer. :-)

also, check out little out of the way saw mills - operating or not - as they frequently have little stacks of short stuff e.g. Pughie's Mill at Frankford, or Exter Mill - who look like they only do...

gee yer can be a pane hughie :)

i wonder if a bulk buy was the go?

But Kristy you need to be aware of what is under each label because, sometimes, 1 lathe may be sold under many brand names and Grizzly is like that - macho name stuck on an import. Same with Jet,...

Frank & E that looks like quite a nice piece. Chess pieces and the like? i wonder what it would be like as inlay?

ta Cliff. i know about those ones. For years in my little hoard of found rocks and bits of wood i have had a piece of tree root that had abraded itself against a rock face down at Inverloch -...

What a clever idea F&E. Well done that man :)

Hmmm; fridge magnets, mobiles, wind chimes, now chucks.

hmmm, the notion of "drift wood" finish has a great appeal especially if one doesn't have to walk miles and wait for the ideal pieces of driftwood to appear: is there a way Cliff?

did you get the lathe finished then DenisB ? Pictures?

pat, pat, pat. here's a warm, sweet drink. sit down and rest. arghhhhhhh. sympathy pains. umm, the worst feeling is thinking about what might have happened. Good to see it wasn't any bigger.

Rick
Being afraid of chainsaws is a wise move, means you are cautious. i was walking along a trunk doing some limbing, saw was running (mistake), slipped on a wet spot, saw revved up, somehow...

3 excellent pens. Normally i don't favour those fancy pen clips but, for some reason, it seems to suit that pen the colours of which are really pleasing as is the spiral.

http://www.pennstateind.com/store/supcut1.html

what about these? though they seem a bit cheap for what they claim to do.

i have two little directories called "Woodling" and they contain 25GB and all to do with woodwork. i also have almost a similar amount called DIY. Obsessive little bugger i are. :-)

Allan at etc

Well, those turned out very nicely, including the huon which can be sometimes dead bland but you were lucky with that piece, hey?

Fox3

the idea of a facetted pen sounds really fascinating. conjures up some good mind pictures like looking into a kaleidoscope.

Hi Rick

the composite one is good, looks a bit like red granite; the alabaster is excellent and who can fail with cocobolo. Good one mate.

Tom

My word but those bowls are very striking Ozartisan, lovely.

you could always make into a hedgehog. Place it flat down and carve or draw a face on the bit sticking out.

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http://mechanicalphilosopher.blogspot.com/2007/01/engine-turning-and-boxed-children.html

Also nice to look at if you like children and cats too. :-)

http://www.rgmwatches.com/engine.html
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here laddie, hae a bannock.

well yer could always sell that boat and make a nice wooden boat with lots of little finials on it. Maybe one of those that you pedal to get anywhere. If you have a home made wooden lathe too then...

those look really good Neil and very well worth buying, especially in a fountain pen and roller ball set.:D


Mischief zone:

Your sales slogan could be:


You don't have to kill 'em to...

just out of curiousity and a strong feeling of self-preservation, you aren't a surgeon are you Frank&Earnest?

hmm, just phoned Supercheap in Launceston. The lathes started at over $400 then came down to $50. They have run out.

Build upwards hughie :)

Really, really beautifully phrased:2tsup:

I had a look at the site, very polished and professional looking. Couldn't find a specific pen box as such in the boxes section (i walk past an item 3 times in the supermarket and then ask one of the...

i wonder what different sorts of mineral dust and rocks dusts would be like. Panned tin might be a goer though i don't know what effect it would have on tools edges. Panned sands and gravels. Iron...

in my humble opinion

OK, i admit it, my love of animals doesn't include cane toads in introduced habitat.

I was rather taken by that Queensland bloke who made cane toads into pool players etc.
:D

Beautiful thoughts and beautiful wood. :2tsup:

what a fascinating looking "wood"? Must be pretty old?

Vikki

Thank you for sharing. No, you are right, she wasn't just a cat: anything that has life comes in 2 parts, that part that gets returned to the Earth, and that part that goes Home - recall...

dunno, it's not one you could sell though is it?

Toni

Hope daughter will be ok. Let us know would you?
Re recognition of work. Very well done Dear. Nice to see that "They" have finally woken up to your talents and skills - We already knew that...

what sort of bush plants grow around your way Wild Dingo and have you noticed roo sort of falling over and giggling after eating the stuff and did you try it too? he asked most curiously:p:rolleyes:

http://www.proserpinewoodturners.com/The_Big_Bowl.html

here is a handy little lathe that can turn 2.6 metre segmented bowls.

and have a look at the little pen they made too. Inventive lot up...

My thoughts

Sim thanks for looking that up, it was very thoughtful, but i noticed the wording:
"No reptiles were specifically destroyed to provide these blanks"

My thoughts concern the...

Toni, you are a blessing: it's little things like the pen that add to a very special moment and enrich it mightily. Hope they keep it somewhere safe and have a look at it in 60 years time, smile at...

how would it be sandwiching the disks with other material?

i have read a lot of enthusiastic views re snake pens and i even like the of some of them but i have a big overall problem.

i did ask in another thread whether the snakes came from shed skins or...

Weren't the original Coronet red and it was only when Record microsofted them that the colour changed? (that's a new verb - have you been microsofted lately).

don't worry Hughie, just remember things are darkest before they turn completely black and you will be...

i reckon you should be happy with how they turned out cos they turned out pretty good didn't they Brown Wuff?