Thread: Melbourne BBQ/Swap meet?

'Twas a pleasant way to spend a day, even if the weather didn't want to play along.

(I still reckon you could've got away with taking home more wood, Neil... perhaps stuffing the pockets of an old Army great-coat wouldn't have worked, but I'm damned sure you could've stuffed a couple of Iain's Camphour Laurel slabs and more of Groggys RTedgum blanks into a back-pack and claimed it as a parachute "as required by your cheap-asre flight insurance." )

I came home with more than I expected, too... bought some pen blanks off DJ and Al very kindly laid on some piano keys that I'll hazard to say are true Ebony and Ivory, along with some assorted timbers including Huon Pine and Black Heart Sassafras. Choice! Also took home one of Dai Sensei's custom awls and some timber he brought with him, a copy of the Polisher's Handbook and a belly full of snags, chops 'n muffins.

(Betchas didn't know Neil cooks a mean choccy muffin! )

Thanks Al, for putting up with us. Somehow I felt right at home... all it needed was a roof overhead and it'd have been just like my shed.

Thanks to Al for the BBQ, I also came home with more timber then I took .

Some nice Huon, also some piano keys, bits of Blackwood, Mrytle, Black Heart Sassafras from Al and some Bottlebrush from Neil. Thanks Guys .

And few shots of the boys as well

And it was evident that winter is here or at least very close....
no prizes for guessing who these belong to Just got home and tried some of Watsons home brewed barley wine, it's a mean drop and I'm not sure if I like it or not, will have to go back for a few second opinions on the 'Drop Bear Dribble'.
SWMBO tried a drop and said it is the strongest Chardonnay she has ever tried.
Aaaahhhh, the joys of fermented drop bear dribble......

So I gotta take the sheep for a walk every now'n'again or they become cantankerous. Alright?

Thanks Al,

Excellent day. Pity all them woodworkers were there.

Guys, the pleasure was all mine, thank you for making the effort to travel so far to meet other forumites.
Im glad you all enjoyed it.

Uncle Neil supplied some give aways, so people went home with pens, I still cant work out why it has a red light in it? , some Ubeaut polish and EEE, and 2 lucky people went home with the Polishers Hand Book.

Thanks Neil, Im sure they will appreciate the gifts.

We toasted Auld Bassons life with some fine red brought by Watson ( thanks Noel), I later poured the remainder of the bottle on the fire so it will be waiting for Auld in heaven.

I only lit the fire because I knew Neil was from Qld and may have felt the cold.

Al

Thanks Al for putting on the BBQ. Had a great time catching up with some fellow addicts. Hope the auction moves all your stuff next weekend.

Here are a few pictures of the craporium today.

Thanks for the BBQ AL..good day too....nice to meet some new...and old faces.
Well done that man!

Nice pics Grunt...

The Mermaid as I call her is in the net.... then there is Watson (Noel) and Gra (Neil).

The male torso is a model of me...

Al

Hmmm, Names....
Neil's 4th photo

Skew, Groggy, ? , Watson , ? , Al, Gumby, Scooter, Alexs??, ? , er incognito, not quite so incognito..... sorry Gra '

And Neil was taking this photo.

How'd I do?

cheers
Wendy

Im a bugger for names, if my name wasnt sewed into my jocks Id forget it..

Anyway..

Skew, Groggy, ? Gra, Sturdee, Me, Grunt, Scooter, Iain, ?, ?, Watson.

Im really sorry if Ive left you out, it must be an old man memory thing.

And Neil was taking the photo.

Al

Originally Posted by rufflyrustic

Neil's 4th photo

Skew, Groggy, DJSTimber, Gra, Sturdee, Al, Gumby, Scooter, Iain, ? (I know, but am having a brain fart... John?), K_S, Watson

How'd I do?

Better than some who attended!

Originally Posted by rufflyrustic

Skew, Groggy, DJ , Gra , Sturdee , Al, Grunt, Scooter, Iain, ? , K S, not quite so incognito..... sorry Watson '

ps Gumby is in Port Douglas