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2nd October 2023, 09:21 AM
Thread: Segmented clock
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Segmented clock
Further from my work with segmented rounds, here is a clock I made of rimu and cedar.
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26th September 2023, 06:24 PM
Thread: Plum bowl
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Plum bowl
Had a scrappy looking piece of plum
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23rd September 2023, 04:56 PM
Thread: Segmented lazy-Susan
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First cut on the jig, thought I had enough rimu,...
First cut on the jig, thought I had enough rimu, but had to use a bit of cedar.
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21st September 2023, 05:52 PM
Thread: Segmented lazy-Susan
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Worked out a protoype jig, worked good, made up a...
Worked out a protoype jig, worked good, made up a bit better one with semi-permanent stops.
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19th September 2023, 02:43 PM
Thread: Segmented lazy-Susan
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Made another jig for the bandsaw, cut heaps of...
Made another jig for the bandsaw, cut heaps of small sections.
The segments fitted into a drawn diagram, but when fitted together still had a 1/2 segment gap.
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15th September 2023, 08:29 AM
Thread: Segmented lazy-Susan
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Photo of the jig, will look at making a metal...
Photo of the jig, will look at making a metal one.
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14th September 2023, 06:28 PM
Thread: Segmented lazy-Susan
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Thanks, just need a some fettling to the...
Thanks, just need a some fettling to the prototype jig and it should be good.
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14th September 2023, 12:39 PM
Thread: Segmented lazy-Susan
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Segmented lazy-Susan
Gidday, made these segments on the bandsaw, supposed to be 12, but had a measurement wrong so made a half-size segment.
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4th September 2023, 05:26 PM
Thread: Curved section jig
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Some cuts from the above.
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3rd September 2023, 04:58 PM
Thread: Curved section jig
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Curved section jig
Gidday, had been thinking about making curved sections, like a camera shutter.
Cogitated for a while, and made this today, for 30 degree sections at 115mm radius.
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31st August 2023, 09:42 PM
Thread: Swamp kauri, and olive bowls
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Swamp kauri, and olive bowls
Had some small bits of timber lying around.
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Swamp Kauri, from the same block of wood.
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Olive bowls
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20th August 2023, 05:47 PM
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Another couple of bowls, silky oak, and pohutukawa
Found this silky oak bowl I'd started years ago, turned when green and left to dry out, gave it a sand and wax, viola.
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Also had some pohutukawa drying out.
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16th August 2023, 05:18 PM
Thread: Rata and rimu bowl
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Rata and rimu bowl
Had some rata lying around, had heard it wouldn't turn well. Tends to split but has a nice grain.
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17th August 2022, 04:38 PM
Thread: Segmented pallet-timber bowl
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Segmented pallet-timber bowl
Found a post on-line about making the above, so decided to have a go.
Had some strips of pallet-timber left over so cut to length and what I thought was a 10 degree angle, glued together in a... -
21st June 2022, 09:25 AM
Thread: Tassie blackwood bowls
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Yep, here's the tutorial, haven't got around to...
Yep, here's the tutorial, haven't got around to changing the dimensions yet.
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20th June 2022, 04:15 PM
Thread: Tassie blackwood bowls
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Tassie blackwood bowls
Found a tutorial on the web for band-sawing tri-angular bowls.
These are the smaller ones from a set up.
Tassie blackwood with an oil finish.
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31st May 2022, 11:20 AM
Thread: Olive knife holder
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Olive knife holder
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29th December 2021, 01:22 PM
Thread: Puriri vanity top
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Went and saw the installed unit today.505563
Went and saw the installed unit today.505563
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20th December 2021, 01:20 PM
Thread: Tooline 300 thicknesser not feeding
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Got it sorted, think there had been a gum build...
Got it sorted, think there had been a gum build up in the bushes on the rollers due t to dust getting in, causing the chain to break. There's only a bush in each end. the mounting block is wider on...
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18th December 2021, 03:58 PM
Thread: Tooline 300 thicknesser not feeding
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Well, got the carriage with motor, cutter, and...
Well, got the carriage with motor, cutter, and rollers off. The chain drive from the motor to the feed rollers was broken, have a suspicion the bearings in the feed rollers are knackered, when the...
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16th December 2021, 05:24 PM
Thread: Tooline 300 thicknesser not feeding
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Thanks aldav, will have a look in the morning....
Thanks aldav, will have a look in the morning. Was wondering how the feed is geared to be different from the cutter head, if any? Disregard that last bit, found out about the gearbox.
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16th December 2021, 03:57 PM
Thread: Tooline 300 thicknesser not feeding
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Tooline 300 thicknesser not feeding
Arvo all, my thicknesser has stopped feeding timber through. Is there a woodruff key somewhere that might have sheared? Or does anyone have a diagram?
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12th December 2021, 08:16 AM
Thread: Christmas 2021 prize draw # 133
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CLAIMED I'm in
I'm in
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11th December 2021, 05:33 PM
Thread: Refurbished kauri bowl
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Refurbished kauri bowl
Got asked to have a look at a bowl that needed some work, wasn't as bad as I expected. Sanded the old finish off and waxed it.
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19th October 2021, 06:34 PM
Thread: Puriri vanity top
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Puriri vanity top
Hi all, repurposing a coffee table into a vanity top from puriri. The table was pretty warped and twisted, also 10mm difference in thickness from one side to the other. Used a routing sled to level...
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14th October 2021, 04:21 PM
Thread: Olive bowl
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Olive bowl
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8th October 2021, 08:33 AM
Thread: Kauri root object
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Kauri root object
Didn't want to try to get any thinner, wax finish.
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25th September 2021, 03:08 PM
Thread: Purpleheart bowl
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Purpleheart bowl
Thought I had better get back into things again, had a length of purpleheart so cut and glued into a suitable piece.501437
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12th December 2020, 08:04 AM
Thread: Platter selection
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Finished with Danish oil. the pallet wood one...
Finished with Danish oil. the pallet wood one should be ok for pizzas, hopefully be cut when on the tray.
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11th December 2020, 02:38 PM
Thread: Platter selection
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Platter selection
Finally got my a into g again. Was asked to make a platter for pizzas but got carried away.
Pallet timber, purpleheart and plane tree, and NZ native timbers with a bit of purpleheart in.
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5th May 2020, 01:15 PM
Thread: May 2020 - PRIZE DRAW - # 127
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I'm in.
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30th April 2020, 04:33 PM
Thread: Purpleheart thing
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Purpleheart thing
Got given a piece of purpleheart last year, worked it shape and left it to dry out, sanded it up today and put a coat of acrylic on.
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1st December 2019, 07:44 AM
Thread: Assorted carved bowls
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Do all mine outside, dust everywhere.
Do all mine outside, dust everywhere.
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30th November 2019, 08:27 PM
Thread: Assorted carved bowls
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Hi, these were all power-carved out with King...
Hi, these were all power-carved out with King Arthur Galahad disc.
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30th November 2019, 10:29 AM
Thread: Assorted carved bowls
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Assorted carved bowls
Here's a selection of bowls, mainly carved out of irregular shaped bits of wood.
Includes plum, silky oak, pohutukawa and olive woods.
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22nd September 2019, 05:34 PM
Thread: Plum bowl
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Most of the other ones I've turned green have had...
Most of the other ones I've turned green have had an even edge around the lip, I could get the walls a bit thinner, not the best idea on something like these.
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20th September 2019, 07:29 PM
Thread: Plum bowl
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Plum bowl
Hi all, got back on the tools again this week, another plum bowl, turned dampish so will be interesting to see how it comes out. Wondering if sealing the surfaces will slow the drying out down.
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10th June 2019, 09:52 AM
Thread: Pallet coffee table
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Thanks, think the timber came from Asia...
Thanks, think the timber came from Asia somewhere, nice smelling stuff. The legs are inspired by the piers for the clip-ons on the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
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9th June 2019, 06:43 PM
Thread: Pallet coffee table
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Pallet coffee table
Had a few bits of hardwood timber from some pallets taking up space in the shop, so thought I'd make a table. Finished in Danish oil, the bowl is plum wood.
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5th February 2019, 12:59 PM
Thread: Timber id please
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Timber id please
Could one of you knowledgeable people have an idea what sort of timber this is? Pretty sure it's an Oz import to NZ, nice tight grain as per picture and has smaller branches shooting off the sides of...
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20th December 2018, 05:09 PM
Thread: Rough turning green bowl blanks.
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I've only been turning for a couple of years now,...
I've only been turning for a couple of years now, and found that turning the green timber easier than dry.
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18th December 2018, 01:58 PM
Thread: Tauco 38" lathe
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Picked it up on the weekend, more accessories...
Picked it up on the weekend, more accessories than one could shake a stick at, Nova chucks, with 4sets of jaws, Sorby chisels, about 10 or so, sanding discs, rests, and other stuff i haven't worked...
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10th December 2018, 06:44 AM
Thread: Tauco 38" lathe
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Thanks Colin and Jerry.
Thanks Colin and Jerry.
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8th December 2018, 01:37 PM
Thread: Tauco 38" lathe
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Think the swing is about 350mm. There's aheap of...
Think the swing is about 350mm. There's aheap of accessories in the bench as well.
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8th December 2018, 06:26 AM
Thread: Tauco 38" lathe
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Have found out they were a variant of a...
Have found out they were a variant of a Rockwell/Delta model.
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7th December 2018, 01:25 PM
Thread: Tauco 38" lathe
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Tauco 38" lathe
Gidday all, I've been offered one of the above, with chisels and chucks, etc. Single phase 3/4 hp motor.
Anyone here had experience with them and have idea on value?
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28th November 2018, 08:11 PM
Thread: Black wattle vase
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Black wattle vase
Turned this green, interesting to see how the shape changes when drying. Acrylic finish on outside.
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27th November 2018, 08:17 PM
Thread: Plum bowl
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Plum bowl
Another plum bowl, acrylic finish.
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17th November 2018, 08:27 PM
Thread: Silver birch bowl
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14th November 2018, 06:44 PM
Thread: Stupid Imperial Measure Question
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Thought that the OP's question re 8 a quarter,...
Thought that the OP's question re 8 a quarter, etc, meant 8.25.