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  1. 26th August 2018, 08:45 AM #1
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    Default 50th birthday present, Trio of tricks

    A friend was admiring a cheese board I'd made and had put in a "I'll have one of those" requests in passing. So a few weeks later we received an invite to her 50th. There was no doubts as to what to get, and it was timber to make her something. She loved the Purple Heart stringer I put in ours but I didn't have any left and I couldn't get hold of any quickly so I opted for a hugely contrasting Walnut/silver ash combo. And here is the result.

    i made the board, then used the offcuts to make an antique grinder, then had off cuts from that so made a bottle opener as the final piece.

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  3. 26th August 2018, 09:51 AM #2
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    Great work. I love the look of them.
    When you say Walnut do you mean American Walnut?
    Where did you obtain it? I'm not in Sydney but I'm curious about timber that contrasts nicely with Silver Ash.

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  4. 26th August 2018, 07:14 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveVman View Post
    Great work. I love the look of them.
    When you say Walnut do you mean American Walnut?
    Where did you obtain it? I'm not in Sydney but I'm curious about timber that contrasts nicely with Silver Ash.

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    yes, it's American Walnut. Tassie Blackwood and Jarrah also contrast nicely with it. I love silver ash, it's light bright and easy to work with.
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  5. 27th August 2018, 05:41 PM #4
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    Beautiful, Fumbler.

    That's inspired me for Christmas. Fairly simple project (actually I have no idea how difficult it is to make a grinder) but it would be a special gift that will be used for years.

    Btw, What oil did you use?
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  6. 28th August 2018, 03:39 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mnb View Post
    Beautiful, Fumbler.

    That's inspired me for Christmas. Fairly simple project (actually I have no idea how difficult it is to make a grinder) but it would be a special gift that will be used for years.

    Btw, What oil did you use?
    The grinder is one of the easy ones, just bore a hole, turn the outside, flare out the base, done.

    Liquid paraffin. pour on, leave sit for an hour, wipe off excess, if end grain it will absorb more so pour more on if dried in places. This time however, even though I went through the motions, 120/240/400 and as smooth as a baby badgers bum, the oil lifted an edge, but a quick sand (mind you the oil was applied a week ago) then re-oiled, and she's apples.
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  7. 28th August 2018, 11:49 AM #6
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    "Just bore a hole, turn the outside, flare out the base, done" ... Right I've never even used a lathe
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mnb View Post
    "Just bore a hole, turn the outside, flare out the base, done" ... Right I've never even used a lathe
    well, yes, that does make it difficult then....... can still be done by hand, it will just take a bit longer......... use forstner bits to step down for the flute, then through the centre, then plonk yourself in your favourite whittlin' chair and shape the outside.
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