Thread: November Pen Swap

supose I'd better upload a picture

Good job mate You have been busy.
My favourite is number 2 though
bye Toni

I'm still to do mine from Nov ..... Can someone please help identify what's what ??

[nb: i posted 2 photos, cos the 2nd from the top looks different depending on what side you look at it ... red from one side, yellowish from the other]

Originally Posted by soundman

supose I'd better upload a picture

Damn.. once I saw your picture, I realized that I had just taken a few pictures myself before I left the workshop. And I thought "Gee, I wonder if they'd like to see a picture taken by a brand-newbie"

So I rushed downstairs to stop the washing machine, pulled out the sawdust-filled shirt, went through the pockets ..and sure enough; there was the 2GB memory card for my camera.

I wonder how long they take to dry out?

BTW, Hi from the US. I've been reading and looking over pens, checking out hints and generally learning what I can. Today I learned to check the pockets!

oh no mate terrible way to learn to check pockets. I hope it dries out and continues to like taking piccys. I'd put her in the sun.
bye Toni

Originally Posted by M0nty

I'm still to do mine from Nov ..... Can someone please help identify what's what ??

[nb: i posted 2 photos, cos the 2nd from the top looks different depending on what side you look at it ... red from one side, yellowish from the other]

G'day Monty

From top you have Red Cedar, PNG Rosewood, Iroko and the sliver is African Paduak

Originally Posted by dai sensei

I was also thinking layers, just not sure there is enough difference in the colours of the timbers.Yeah, I thought about that too I like your hill idea. I was also thinking sea & clouds,are u crazy

Originally Posted by M0nty

I'm still to do mine from Nov ..... Can someone please help identify what's what ??
Sorry Monty, I forgot to write on them

Originally Posted by djstimber

G'day Monty

From top you have Red Cedar, PNG Rosewood, Iroko and the sliver is African Paduak

correct , correct , correct , and yes, correct

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

I got an idea but I will share what I plan on doing it might work it might not. My plans is
to make the slither and starting from dark to light for the layers of the sunlight. I am going to layer the colours and then I am going to cut the hill by 2 hill with a valley and then I am going to place a yellow sun in the valley for my sun. That my plan it might work or not.
There my food for thought anyway.
Now to do it. I am bit late this week:eek:
bye Toni

You lost me at I got an idea

Originally Posted by rowie

Thanks Jen, I was thinking "sunset", but what I really wanted was for you all to express yourselves with whatever the wood tells you to do with it.

Don't try too hard, just have fun

Originally Posted by Skewpid

Rowie ... you've sent too much wood!:eek: .. and therefore I cant make a decision on what to make from it! :confused: . .. too many options.:eek: Sorry mate. I don't expect u to use all of it. Keep a couple for Ron

Also .. did you send the same to everyone? .. what do I have???????

Eveyone got something different, a mixture of the options. If u post a photo like Monty We'll help u out.
Hi Jen

I have only just started last night. Too much choice also and conflicting time commitments. Not sure what wood is what. I think I will photograph the blanks whilst they are still relatively square and ask for help re ID. i am trying to produce a sort of sunset with a sloping laminate and an inlayed circle. Nothing like experimentation.

As I said above I have now photographed my blanks for ID purposes. 2 are glued up and ready to turn.
The second photo is just a gloat. My shed has 2 ends to it. This is the non woodwork end showing where I took the photos of the blanks. A nice environment to work in.

G'day Terry

From left to right it looks like you have

Little sliver of African Paduak

Iroko

Bulloak

English Elm

PNG Rosewood

Look out folks.........:eek: :eek: :eek: December goodies on the way

cheers

Originally Posted by djstimber

G'day Terry

From left to right it looks like you have

Little sliver of African Paduak

Iroko

Bulloak

English Elm

PNG Rosewood

Thank you although I don't think the end one is PNG rosewood. I have plenty of it and the grain is different.

Originally Posted by Terry B

Thank you although I don't think the end one is PNG rosewood. I have plenty of it and the grain is different.

Does it smell like custard powder:confused: If so it's png rosewood, otherwise, it could only be cedar Dj got the rest right