Someone hit me

[DaveTTC]

I'm sure someone will clip me behind the ears for this.

Before i start (drum roll please) introducing my little helper who was up at the crack of dawn to coe to work with me for a 6:30 start

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/16/3e021a70d0407b0e9836e3a09256a97e.jpg

Stay tuned as some of this retrospective

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[DaveTTC]

Today was her fisrt cut with the drop saw. Green could be her as a wood worker .....

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/16/f5474fdaf1202975d02c1031b1d7c2b5.jpg

But looks like she is teaching me a thing or two about safety

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/16/5b2205ed5e0b1dbc0eb87027deaf6504.jpg

As she dons on some muffs & glasses

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[crowie]

Top job UNCLE, she don't seem phased by the saw so keep up the good work...
SAFE FIRST with the muffs, specs and hands away from the sharp bits.....
well done Dave, another woodworker has been born...
Cheers, crowie

[DaveTTC]

Top job UNCLE, she don't seem phased by the saw so keep up the good work...
SAFE FIRST with the muffs, specs and hands away from the sharp bits.....
well done Dave, another woodworker has been born...
Cheers, crowie
Thanks crowie

That one is Sammy, my daughter. Playing dad today ;)

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Opelblues2]

start them young, that's what I did. the down side is when they start noticing boys. my daughter could and would get muddy, dusty, and covered in everything on the property

[DaveTTC]

So going back i time. Last time i was at the SIL's her son wanted a fence so time to start digging

Hmmmm a big tree means big roots x heaps. Move the hole and find this instead

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/16/e3f2bc3afbd3f53bffcf4d44daa95141.jpg

Well with a little endurance i was able to get some green green wood in the ground

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/16/1504854f2a79ea202ffc08180dfe6f2d.jpg

Does this count as green wood? Or is domeone going to slap me?

start them young, that's what I did. the down side is when they start noticing boys. my daughter could and would get muddy, dusty, and covered in everything on the property
I have a power pole that I'm thinking of turning into a jumbo base ball bat for the day biys start to notice her. 😉

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[DaveTTC]

The posts are beefy on this one

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/3324bf477f5dd81b797e5824a90c8f1d.jpg

It came together quick and a coupke if peep holes for the dog

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/1d7922b7af904b40dce6047fa2f0610a.jpg

It was just a little tree

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/3ff6e80007720c9f0dc55d5c1496c7b8.jpg

That gets me up to where I was three weeks ago. Now im back for the gates. The old gates lacked bracing and eith this design you can imagine what happened

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/e39176f8d1f6b914873de1bfc34d0f32.jpg

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Pat]

Dave, spotted gum, about 10" long, turned round for your comfort, makes a good distractor for boys or a priest for fisho's . . .

[DaveTTC]

Moving right along i got the gates hung..wrll yiu could actualky see that in the last pic. Here is the stand alone gate hung and clad

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/745400ddf8d68e0283f01d27b7f203e5.jpg

From the outside but no lock yet. This is what Sammy helped me do

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/85b4f9833db45ec5c7c08833b7503a5a.jpg

The double gates and a board on top to line up the palings

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/8de429b8204e918dc12f2354e54df1a4.jpg

From the inside clearly double gates

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/7bdeca5fa1eac296afd319abe59c77f7.jpg

From the outside looks like one panel

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/1d0a07461ca2504051d008fe7c820faa.jpg

A timber stop along the concrete ti stop the gates over swinging. This is what Sammy also helped me fiish off. That is what she cut to length

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/a6d2361dd15d2f077a3598989dee86e3.jpg

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[KBs PensNmore]

Hi Dave
Your offsider certainly is a little cutie, I doubt very much that an oversized baseball bat will be much of a deterrence, they can trace it back to you. Try and find some martial arts trophies and black belts, that might help to scare them off.
Kryn

[Simplicity]

Wow nice work again Dave
You only have five more fences one in each state.
You have already done vic and Syd that I know of
And you might have some sort of record or something.

[DaveTTC]

Ive done one in Adelaide and in Perth so the count is going down

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Simplicity]

Immmmmm

[hiroller]

Nice work Dave. Did you weld the frame too?

[DaveTTC]

No had a mate do that. Which reminds me there may be a couple more pics of my star apprentice

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[DaveTTC]

Ok so there was the timber on the ground to stop the gates over swinging. There is one oiece there but for continuity we wanted it all the way across.

Thatis where Sammy stepped in at the beginning. She was cutting the piece. Well next was drilling holes into the concrete

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/e4d9ea5616d09b5552c407775a2bbaf4.jpg

And she did it like a legend. 6.5mm holes for nylon anchors

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/003da00faf22404f2f61c6a8b04db41c.jpg

Then tap the sleeve in the hole

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/3abf6d0568ed7b9565544498a8e07017.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/5293495c3f639932b26f8e305f4ced12.jpg

And then the pin

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/73ef8caf49605643317aad1579277e70.jpg

Just like lightening, never the same place twice ;)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/ad67a1424dc95149f681a943f019c880.jpg

Then we did the lock and all was done. My little champion.


Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[rwbuild]

You will never regret the quality time you spend with your children, be it what she is doing in the photos, or those silly girlie momments. Or those times when they need a shoulder, you are building something that is priceless

[Pittwater Pete]

You will never regret the quality time you spend with your children, be it what she is doing in the photos, or those silly girlie momments. Or those times when they need a shoulder, you are building something that is priceless

This is how it all started with Dirk & Leah. Some 20 years on and we all work together every day. Very special.

Pete.

[Pittwater Pete]

Ok so there was the timber on the ground to stop the gates over swinging. There is one oiece there but for continuity we wanted it all the way across.

Thatis where Sammy stepped in at the beginning. She was cutting the piece. Well next was drilling holes into the concrete

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/e4d9ea5616d09b5552c407775a2bbaf4.jpg

And she did it like a legend. 6.5mm holes for nylon anchors

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/003da00faf22404f2f61c6a8b04db41c.jpg

Then tap the sleeve in the hole

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/3abf6d0568ed7b9565544498a8e07017.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/5293495c3f639932b26f8e305f4ced12.jpg

And then the pin

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/73ef8caf49605643317aad1579277e70.jpg

Just like lightening, never the same place twice ;)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20151227/ad67a1424dc95149f681a943f019c880.jpg

Then we did the lock and all was done. My little champion.


Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Your a great Dad, Dave!

[KBs PensNmore]

Don't go much on her safety shoes, she wears the same style as I do.
Nice to see that she feels as though she is a big help to dad, looks like she's enjoying it too.
Kryn

[Handyjack]

The best way to learn is to do it.
She might not need to do that type of job for twenty years, but she will probably remember how to do it. Only trouble is she might show up some young males.
Its great when our children (or other young relatives) can spend time with us and also help.

[Simplicity]

Awesome Dave well done
(Maybe better shoes next time)

[DaveTTC]

Whats wrong with my shoes

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[rwbuild]

Nothing, their air conditioned for greater comfort :rolleyes:

[Simplicity]

Her shoes (the little one)

[DaveTTC]

Her shoes (the little one)
But im not wearinf Sammy's shoes. They are too small for me

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art