Thread: Joy of new plane tote and knob

They are all good but the sheoak leads the pack.
Regards
John

I love the sheoak and the olive wood. They look spectacular. Where does one find olive wood in Australia? Apart from getting it from Ian I mean.

CK

Your new handles look fabulous. The Rosewood looks as though it has a coating, almost like a paint, on it. Depending on which "Rosewood" it is, the grain should be prominent. Perhaps it could be sanded back to reveal a treasure.

Regards
Paul

Those are impressive.
Very nice indeed.
Congratulations on a job well done, and a thumbs up for Ian for his generosity.
Tom

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

CK

Your new handles look fabulous. The Rosewood looks as though it has a coating, almost like a paint, on it. Depending on which "Rosewood" it is, the grain should be prominent. Perhaps it could be sanded back to reveal a treasure.

Regards
Paul

Hi Paul, not a coating, but some dirt and grime [emoji6] I noticed a former repair in the tote started to fail. So I took it apart and fixed it. Same time I cleaned it and gave it a coat of Shellawax. Now you can see it better.



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Cklett,
Well done they all look fantastic to be honest, but if I had too choose it would be the Olive one, it’s such a lovely Timber too work with.

Cheers Matt.

Ps can I sent mine up for some help [emoji6].

Cheers Matt.

CK

Yes, I can see the grain now: Much better.

Regards
Paul

Which one do I like best? The answer is "yes." That's one of those "who's your favorite child?" questions.

One of the reasons I favor the older Stanleys (the ubiquitous brand here in the U.S.) is the lovely rosewood knobs/totes.

They all look great CK. Most intrigued by the blackwood one (because I will have some of that in my firewood pile). I also have some Banksia logs set aside. And maybe I could try Apple

They all look pretty spiffy Ck!

I'm with Bill, it would be hard to choose if I was forced to make a choice (which, fortunately, I'm not... )

I like the feel of all of those woods, they all take such a lovely tactile finish, which to me is even more important than attractive colour or grain, but it sure doesn't hurt if they appeal to the eye as well.

Just a small caveat, I think that handle is blackwood, about 90% certain, but iding a small piece of wood by appearance is a rather inexact science.

And BEM, the olive was "found" when a tree in a colleague's backyard had the poor judgement to get its roots into their septic system. A death sentence was pronounced, which I was happy to carry out for him. Much of the tree went into his fireplace, I'm afraid to say, but I did keep a couple of good-sized chunks as payment. At the time I had never had any experience it, so I wasn't that concerned about keeping any. If I were cutting it up for him today I'd ask for a much higher salary!

It's a declared weed in Sth. Aust - surprised some enterprising soul hasn't taken to harvesting the feral trees that proliferate the way camphor laurel & celtis do round my place. Olive isn't the easiest wood to dry, it likes to twist & split freely. But once it has finished trying to destroy itself it gives in & settles to a reasonably stable wood. Apart from handles, it makes nice marking gauges:
Olive.jpg

And turns beautifully. These ducks have olive heads, "currant bush" beaks, and what else? she-oak bodies....
Ducks s_oak & olive.jpg


Cheers,

I really like the ducks, Ian. The different wood species works well together.

Cheers,
Andy

Thanks Andy. They were one of the few flashes of inspiration I've had. LOML wanted some things to sell at her club's charity stall & showed me some wooden birds made from turned parts that she'd found on the web. I thought they were pretty crude (& with an absurd asking price!). So I said, "I'll see what I can do", & went off to the shed & had a rummage through my 'scraps & shorts' stash. One of the first bits I pulled out was a stub of she-oak from the end of something I'd turned, so I stuck it in the lathe & rounded it, & when I saw the grain pattern I got the inspiration. I realised I had a good facsimile of the plumage on a duck's body if I oriented it the right way. After a few tries I settled on the design, which involves turning a basic shape for the body & head & some simple bowsaw & rasp work to remove the non-ducklike parts. The head is joined to the body with a dowel which I lined up by eye & the variations make them individual & give them a more natural attitude. The idea was to convey the essence of duck rather than be anatomically correct. They all sold, so a few people liked them...

Cheers,