Thread: Back In The Shed....FINALLY!!!!

Sorry to hear about your allergy epoxy is very handy stuff.
Nice display you have there
How did you find the Buckeye burl to turn?

Thanks RP

the buckeye that i have is unstabilized which makes it very soft, i used a sharp skew and just went very gently, it turned nice and every piece tells a different story, it is one of my favourites pity we dont get it in OZ

MIK

Good to see you bacl Mik to bad about the allergy.
David

Bugger ! does this mean you got rid of your Cocobolo for no good reason !!! . Nice lot of things you have done as well . I saw something today on another forum may interest you .some slim pens made with small arrows still fletched hehe. Cheers ~ John

Hey Mik,

Sorry about the allegy, do you want your Coco back??,

At least you now know what to avoid to stay healthy.

Nice lot of gear you displayed,

HazzaB

Try the "Vise" glue available from bunnies - it is one of those polyurethanes (check spelling) - Brett from addictive put me onto it. works well with timbers - sort of foams and fills the gaps.

I'll look after the cocobolo if it's not wanted

Oh and I'm pleased that you've worked out the allergy. but it's a bit of a bugger that it is a glue and other stuff we all use regularly. Does it also mean you cannot use the resins to cast stuff?

Well looks like you're making up for lost time.

I was going to suggest Polyurethane glue as well, but not sure if that's the same class as Epoxies or not. Otherwise I gues syou could try and find an old horse somewhere...

Sorry about the allergy. Wonder if there's anything else in your house that will give you grief?

Russell.

Nice batch of pens... have you tried polyurathane glue? Its moisture activated and foams to fill voids. Have had very few failures with some pretty temperamental woods since starting with it and you can get a small tube of it from bunnies. Oil lamps are nice too

Corbs

thanks guys

it is only epoxies that i am allergic to which means anything that has epoxy in the name, paint resin laquer, glue, it is amazing really the precautions that you should use with the stuff according to the dermotologist, 99% of all gloves offer no protection from epoxy and you should wash your hands in alcohol (no Rum Pig not that sort of alcohol) or acetone after using it, good old soap and water just doesn't cut it, not to mention wiping your hands on your pants does nothing either

when i mentioned cocobolo to her she was amazed that she actually found someone who had used it, she heard all about it at a conference the week prior, and she was very happy that i had a few scraps that i hadn't sent off

thanks for the tip on the glue i will get some and give it a burl, don't think it will cut it with my arrows though, i will have to get a mate to glue the points in my arrows for instead

polyester resin is fine to use which is what i have been using, and cocobolo from what she said will get to you if you don't treat it with respect

lots of intrest today in the oil lamps, i have a tag on the front of them which says "Citronella Oil Lamps", the mozzies around here are bad news

thanks for your replies just got to get rid of these spots and all will be great

MK

MBUMIK

I swar by Titebond polyurathane glue { the black stuff } all I use now , you just have to make sure you give it plenty of time { 24hrs} to go off

Sorryto hear about the epoxy thing , Silky oak with me get rashes and sores and stuff from the dust , I love the product of the melbourne trips

Bugger about the Epoxy Mik. But at least you now know what to avoid.

Nice turnings there. Sure didn;t take you long to get back into it.

Very nice MIK beautiful collection and some ideas for the lamps I just got from David.

Bugger about the Epoxy I have the same with CA

Nice display, well done. sorry to hear about your problem with the Epoxy.