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10th April 2010, 03:14 PM #31.
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The only think I still have from high school is the sheoak marking gauge I made in year 9l - and I still use it too. It's the only thing I have to show for 3 years of high school Metal Work and Woodwork. I also made heaps of useful stuff at night school welding classes in the 1970s, like light truck ramps, axle stands, an MC engine stand, BBQ, open fire grate and various tools but I have none of those left- begged stolen or borrowed and never retruned.
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10th April 2010, 05:46 PM #32Banned
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Mum still has the fruit bowl that I turned at high school , sitting on top of the china cabinet .
Today I would call it a roughed out blank ,
a blank lovingly sanded and french polished by Dad
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10th April 2010, 09:47 PM #33
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11th April 2010, 12:10 AM #34
It isn't turned,
but my "bookshelf" has survived 35 years, 24 houses and an emigration by bicyle to the far side of the world (it went ahead in a cardboard box).
I have promised the kids in my woodwork class that I'd bring it in so they can see the standard of work their teacher produces.
Might get around to finishing it soon, or maybe I'll get my 3 year old to do that when he is a bit older.
Thinking of old pieces of work, the one other piece I brought out from Scotland was a 30cm x 30cm x 30cm box. It was my grandfathers, he was a keen woodworker, but over the years the layers of gloss paint had built up hiding the finger joints. For most my childhood we kept boot polish and a mountain of brushes in it. Sunday night was all 9 boys lining our shoes up and polishing them, one brush to put the polish on one to take it off. Do people still polish shoes?
I decided over the school summer holidays to renovate it, as I carefully stripped back this family heirloom, a motif began to appear. Maybe it was going to be the Gordon Clan crest lovingly carved by my grandfather 100 years ago when he was 24.
As the layers came off there was a sign of colour and a picture of a palm tree, rather odd I thought. Then the unmistakable words came through "Californian Syrup of Figs".
Guess who had forgotten his grandfather had also been a shipping clerk and probably picked it up at work to store the boot polish and brushes in?
Chris
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11th April 2010, 09:14 AM #35
hoot mon
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11th April 2010, 03:34 PM #36
great story Chris
My aunt had a fat pig chopping board my cousin had made for her
she used it so much she had worn/cut/whatever right through it
I traced around it and made her another. (but I think she kept the original)regards
Nick
veni, vidi, tornavi
Without wood it's just ...
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14th April 2010, 04:25 PM #37
I'll game Vern, excuse the dust and the 25yr old finish!
Its about 10" in dia, it reminds me of a bad memory my friend put his hand into a bandsaw cutting out his laminated blank round. He managed to cut 3 fingers in half longways... he didnt listen to the teacher....................................................................
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14th April 2010, 08:08 PM #38
Vern , I attended Camperdown High School, Harry Weaving was the head master, I didn't like him and he felt the same about me. One thing I forgave him for was the woodwork prize in1951.
Presented with a book, Building Modern Furniture, still go it on the shelf.
Attached are a couple of pages from it . cheers John
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16th April 2010, 10:01 PM #39
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16th April 2010, 10:33 PM #40
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