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21st May 2011, 11:31 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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my first woodshow
Thought i'd share and say thanks,
Well what an awesome time i've had, i've met some really talented woodfolk (can i call us that?) I had an absolute blast going from friday lunchtime and all day saturday. My nephew joined me on saturday (14y/o).
I had the pleasure of sitting in on the forum stand for a few sessions and showing folks what we do on the forums, had a ton of passing interest and watching Wendy ooze enthusiasm it was hard not to get as excited as she was about it all, i managed to get her talking about routers and boxes between passers by. Putting quite a few faces to forum names was really nice too, was lovely to have met everyone i did and shake a few hands and chat.
I think at one spot we had 4 or 5 Neil/Neal's in close proximity, i only got caught once at end of saturday by Wendy. Us Nei/al blokes are a careful lot.
I held myself back a lot on the spending front, i was fearful of buying poorly or get caught up in the excitement of it all, i dropped about $60 all up. However i managed to learn a TON. Seeing all the displays and stands and products all under one roof had me slackjawed and drooling most of both days.
I did the TimSkilton turning the honey dipper and i think i did a passable job, while i guess i didn't need to and wasn't really the object of his demo i sqeezed myself in, it was a way for me to see if it'd be ok for the nephew to try on the following day and i was able to use the hamlet chisels and see how the little mini lathes worked for me (i hadnt considered them really before now). Tim was great, clear, concise, informative and patient.
I got to meet and see Neil Ellis do his thing on the woodturning finishing demo and partially caught his bit on flat stuff, thoroughly enjoyed it, Neil was so very approachable question wise and again i learnt a lot. was also on stand, and i bothered him with a few of my newbie questions as well. I hope i can do the product justice, bought myself some EEE and glow.
I caught most of Roger Gifkins small box presentation, enjoyed that. Watched a bloke from Wood n Workshop turn up a sierra(?) pen in acrylic. That was cool. I caught up with Phil and his lovely wife from the forums here and their toy plan stand and talked toys and wheels with them (the nephew is right into trucks, so i think i might have a go closer to christmass). Also found out i have a woodworkers club right around the corner from me who had a display on. I also spotted Jim Carrol i think. Caught up with the guys at 043 turning at the end of saturday as well.
(NO this isn't a plug for forum sponsors, or just name dropping, i'm not like that, just what i experienced, and it's about the coolest thing i've experienced recently)
I bought some bowl blanks, some pen blanks (Thanks for Mykpenturner for helping me choose nice stuff and advice on what to look for) and a couple of thick flat cheap unfigured timber for laminating projects, a red cedar that wasn't much red, and a bit of norfolk pine to contrast it. And thanks to the freebie from Neil (Dai Sensei) of a couple of acrylics he had cast to try out. Also bought meself a little brass chisel angle guage.
My head felt like it was on a swivel, i talked the ears off my missus, packed a lot of new info, faces and names into the head, it's a wonder i dont have a headache. What an awesome two days so far. I got to take in all the little bits and pieces i'd like to explore in my woodworking, pens / toys / turning / boxes and more besides.
Hope everyone else had a similar time.
Here are some pics. (i'd forgotten i had a camera in my phone till staurday i was so distracted)- My overgrown 14 y/o nephew having his first go on a woodlathe makin chips.
- Fuzzy pic but since it has on a coffee run it was worth including.
- A clearer shot of our little forum booth/lounge.
- What i spoilt myself with.
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22nd May 2011, 09:28 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Good to hear you had a good time. I love going to the shows, it's my favourite weekend of the year.
Just a question out of curiosity, was Roger himself doing the Gifkins dovetail demos or was it the new owner (can't remember his name)
Andy
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22nd May 2011, 11:31 AM #3
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22nd May 2011, 11:32 AM #4
Thanks for the pics, where all the others that you took?
Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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22nd May 2011, 02:44 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Groenaj i believe it was Roger himself, and Cliff i didn't take more than i posted here, i should go back in today and take more.
Neal.
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22nd May 2011, 08:25 PM #6
Good to see that you had a good time at the wood show.
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22nd May 2011, 09:07 PM #7
Well didn't you have a great time. Our turn in Melbourne later this year. Looking forward to being more than just a shopper this time.
Michael
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22nd May 2011, 09:10 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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well i saved up all year ( a percentage of my pen sales ),counting the days and looking forward to it , then when it came down to the crunch i just never felt like the drive down and back on my own .( in my old van , my cruiser is off the road at the moment )
8hours drive for 3 or 4 hours there talked myself out of it .
i did need a few things , had just over a grand to throw away .
so looks like i buy some stuff online , but i do need some bowl blanks that are ready to use ( dry ) so i may have to find a good place to buy some and take a drive anyway.
as long as these things are held in the city i will limit my trips to maybe every few years .
i lived not far from the RNA grounds for many years and i hate the place .
johno'If the enemy is in range, so are you.'
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