Thread: Bugger, a bigger one.

That's not big
Do you think it is big enough to get a pen blank out of it

and.....size isn't everything sweetheart

But its yellow. You don't want a yellow one. (Wonder who cleans up all their shavings. )

But they are not turning by hand, it is a router or something on a travelling rail, that's cheating so doesn't count

If I'd known about this when I resided in Washington State, I might still be there.

Cheers,
Joe

good to see they are still making them just like they did in the old days!!!

Bugger.

Not a chisel in sight - doesn't count.

Thanks for posting. No Chisels in sight? Yep. Bottom line is the bottom line.

Originally Posted by brendan stemp

good to see they are still making them just like they did in the old days!!!

Did they make 'em that way in the old days , or did they just get the straightest tree in sight, knock off the branches and set to with axes and draw knives? Would be interesting to know.

Have a look around the site and all will be revealed.

I wonder what the seasoning process is? The inference seems to be, cut it down and turn it.

Originally Posted by artme

Did they make 'em that way in the old days , or did they just get the straightest tree in sight, knock off the granches and set to with axes and draw knives? Would be interesting to know.

I wasn't being serious

Had a look at the remains of an old mast at Port Stanley in the Falklands. Bit hard to tell with all the weathering and so on but it seemed to have been made as I suggested.

There were plenty of what I would call split rings all the way up the mast. These seemed to be used to both holg equipment and to prevent the mast from splitting. They could be tightened onto the timber by tightening the nuts on either side.