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3rd August 2014, 03:27 AM #1
In All the Years
In all the years I have been turning I have not until now turned a Honey dipper, well now I have done 6 all in Beech and finished with food safe Oil. Also managed to turn 5 garden dibbers out of Sapele these I have put some burnt lines every 1". These I have now managed to get down to 1/4hr each from square stock to finished item including the finish which is Danish Oil.
I know I am sad timing how long it takes
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I am trying to get a small stock up as I want to have a go at craft fairs
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3rd August 2014, 09:23 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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That's a great job and good time including finishing! I would be happy with that.
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Dalboy,
Don't push yourself to go faster, faster will come the more you do. The honey dippers you might do two at a time. I think fat part to fat part, with handles to the outside would be more stable turning.
When I first started making bowls, it would take 20 to 30 hours to make one. With a piece of dry timber, cherry or maple, I can make an 8 to 10 inch bowl in 2 to 3 hours, start to finish. Six years practice and some better equipment make a difference.
As I don't have to make a living doing turnings, I make the best bowl I can, however long it takes, and get the best price I can through my seller. The shop gets 40%.
Your pieces are very nice.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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3rd August 2014, 12:34 PM #4
Hi,
Nice pieces.
All the relatives in the extended family from the UK had never seen a honey dipper till the came to AUS and did not know what it was, the favourite sport among the locals was listening to their guesses as to what it was for.
Good to see you educating them before they leave UK.
RegardsHugh
Enough is enough, more than enough is too much.
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3rd August 2014, 08:11 PM #5
Thank you all, still got lots of things to make for the stall. So far I have 45 items made for the stall ranging from pens to largish fruit bowd.
I am not pushing myself this is done at my normal speed, I just timed it for the fun of it and was surprised at how fast I have become from when I started and something like this would have taken at least three hours (Boy was I slow then). It is as you say speed comes with practice.
The honey dipper I did as you say two or three at a time depending on the length of wood the garden dibbers I did one at a time because the wood was offcut of window sills so could only get one at a time from it.
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4th August 2014, 02:30 PM #7Senior Member
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Honey dippers
I cannot see why people use them(honey dippers that is ) must be hard to clean them afterwards ,find a knife works good and just stick in the dishwasher for clean up.
Having said this I have a standing order to make adozen per month and have been making them for overly 3 years so I must be wrong with my thinking or missing out on something ?
i do not get sick of turning them as I find it very good practice and I have mastered the skew chisel through the process of making them as I try and use the skew for most of the time.
i do veery the design a bit and included different ways to decorate them and to push my skills further.
The client I make them for has bees and sells honey and bee stuff at various local markets north east of Melbourne
so now the sun has come out after a very cold start to the day -2 deg it is time to get my little portable Vicmarc with added VSD into the lovely sun shine and turn up some more dippers to keep my stock level up
Graham
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4th August 2014, 03:09 PM #8
Oh crap thanks DB forgot daughter asked for one some time ago ...........time I made another one also.
They look good Poh wouldn;t be happy he likes to use his paw
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That was all a big con Peter.
Now you are drawn into the dark side and hooked for life.
Happy to be the cause of your addiction.
Cheers
TimSome days I turns thisaway, somedays I turns thataway and other days I don't give a stuff so I don't turn at all.
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People use a honey pot with a dipper that stays in it. As honey does not spoil, the pot and dipper are washed when the honey is used up.
Pots & dippers:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...64.IPkozITmX9oSo much timber, so little time.
Paul
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5th August 2014, 06:37 AM #12
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5th August 2014, 06:51 AM #13
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5th August 2014, 10:26 AM #14
Dibblers 15 minutes? Hmm I guess with danish oil. But that is a bit wasted on something that gets stuck in the ground. 5 minutes tops. My 9 year old son could rough then out in 2- Just turning the square into a straight bit of wood.
You'll get there though. Just try to move smoothly and economically.
I thought honey dippers were so people could buy useless things made on Huon pine. Bought one myself years ago with a captive ring in it and everything. But its never been in honey.anne-maria.
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