Gippsland, Gods own country one day, pretentious the next!

[AussieOzBorn]

Hey guys and gals, any Gippsland based builder/makers here?
Left above knee amp / guitar maker (luthier) here looking to meet and greet chippies and people of general cleverness in my area.

[Ausworkshop]

Hey guys and gals, any Gippsland based builder/makers here?
Left above knee amp / guitar maker (luthier) here looking to meet and greet chippies and people of general cleverness in my area.


I moved to Gippsland in July this year after 34 years of living in the busy suburbs, best move I ever made. I moved my workshop and tools etc in a shipping container, was a bit of work but settled in now, continuing to run my woodwork business from Heyfield, shipping worldwide, orders taken through the internet.
I make wooden boxes, wooden signs etc but also qualified as an electronics technician. My workshop is wood based but I have other interests, inventions, jigs, tools/machines gadgets and electronic junk in boxes I never finish but hang on to in case I need some day.
I'm intersted in meeting people of general cleverness as well.:D
No replies so far to your post. There must be other clevernesses out here.
Hello Gippy people???

Can I ask where you get your timber from for your guitar making?
Do you know any good woodworking contacts in the Gippsland area?

[Travis Edwards]

In warragul there is a woodworkers club. The contact number is (03)56267034 would probably make some good contacts there they seem like a good bunch of people. joining is cheap and entitles you to use any equipment that the club owns. often milling good and different timber which becomes available to members. I mill what ever timber I come across when I get the chance and will be milling some blackwood in the new year.

Good to meet some more gippy ring ins.
p.s. I am a bit of a nutty professor myself.
Travis

[Kev Y.]

I am based in Traralgon, just me and the shed and the dog!

[Ausworkshop]

Good to see some replies to this post.

I'm off to the Sale market today for some bargains!:D

Will be back soon with all sorts of bits and bobs for my next two weeks off.
Doing up an old Gilbro table saw/jointer combo I picked up at a garage sale.
Thread with pics located here if anyones interested or has any spare parts available.

http://www.woodworkforums.com/f153/help-identify-melbourne-saw-maker-109847/

Amazing what you can find out here in terms of woodwork related bargains.

[AussieOzBorn]

I am based in Traralgon, just me and the shed and the dog!

Hey Brudda, I lived in Traralgon for about 15 years. Great place then but WOW its grown heaps,,, not really my thing now. Im far too "bush" for my own good!
Im in Bairnsdale now, but great to see some locals who are actually local to me.
Sounds like you have the PERFECT setup there, just you, your shed and your dog,,, every mans dream!
If your ever looking for some stock, message me and ill see whats going this way,,, happy to help :2tsup:

[AussieOzBorn]

I'm off to the Sale market today for some bargains!:D

You travel from Heyfield to Sale for the market? If your ever down Bairnsdale way give me a yell. Message me and ill give you my mobile number, if your interested.
I know a few guys here who can supply some really nice DRY woods,,, if you can catch them at the right time!
I try to book a time to catch them or its just by chance,,, a rare chance!
Oh, btw, bring the lill dressing bench with you, I already have a space to put it :D
Well no i dont, but ill make room.

[Stef]

Im a bit late on replying, better late than never.
I only just seen the post been off for a while.
Always upto meeting another woodworker/miller/turner.
Im located in Newborough.


Cheers Stef.

[shedbound]

hi peoples, i know its been a while since the original post but im fairly new here, i live in yinnar and have an obsessin with timber, chippy by trade am hapy to meet fellow woodies here.