Thread: Imperial Amboyna

Just finished the first of a set I plan to make from penpal's golden amboyna.

Bit of a saga to this one - I got the amboyna in the mail from peter, and immediately raced out to the shed to start the pen. I carefully cut the blank, reached for the brochure and the drill bits - whoops! 35/64" - yet another odd sized bit that I didnt have!


Got in contact with an engineering tool supplier and ordered the bit, so I finally got my hands on it a couple of days later. Bolted home, raced out to the shed.....

Dramatic pause...

The bit was too big for the chuck.

After several colourful sentences directed at my GMC press, I decided the time had come to pay carbatec a visit (they had opening specials, after all).

Yet another day later, I finally had my hands on a new full sized pedestal drill. (what a difference!)

Anyway, after thrashing the budget, its finally finished - and worth every cent!

So here it is - the Golden Amboyna Imperial:




Thanks again to peter for generously letting us share his loot - this is some pretty sweet pieces of timber!