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8th September 2020, 07:26 PM
Thread: Bowl Gouge Advise needed
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Woodcut bowl gouges have a similar u shape to...
Woodcut bowl gouges have a similar u shape to your P&N and the beauty of the woodcut chisels is once the gouge reaches the end of its life you just buy a replaceable tip for them, heat up the old tip...
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19th July 2020, 09:19 PM
Thread: Hollow form project
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It wasn't too bad but it was also my first time...
It wasn't too bad but it was also my first time working with a burl ( and I have more of this apple wood with burls and from the same tree) there was a bit of punky wood that caused a few headaches I...
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10th July 2020, 07:21 PM
Thread: Hollow form project
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Hollow form project
My latest hollow forming project burled apple wood with spalting finial is holm oak, finial base is rimu which has been friction polished with a d.i.y version of ob shine juice the hollowing tool is...
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29th June 2020, 09:15 PM
Thread: Some of my latest work
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Some of my latest work
Been a very long time since I last posted anything so I thought it was about time I did. I have been turning wood for a year now and still learning Hope you enjoy the photos.
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14th July 2019, 10:16 PM
Thread: Trinket box
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Trinket box
Made from Rimu offcuts, finished with boiled linseed oil inside and out, outside friction polished with multiple coats of OB shine juice (cheaper than buying ready made friction polish) with beeswax...
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12th July 2019, 05:58 PM
Thread: Second go at box making
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My latest one made from rimu offcuts that I glued...
My latest one made from rimu offcuts that I glued together to make a 100mmx100mm blank
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5th July 2019, 04:04 PM
Thread: Second go at box making
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Finished product of the one in the post above ...
Finished product of the one in the post above
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2nd July 2019, 10:21 PM
Thread: Second go at box making
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Don't ask me how I managed to pull off the lid...
Don't ask me how I managed to pull off the lid without destroying it in a spectacular way while using the bowl gouge but I am adamant it was a fluke this is box number 3 I like it more than the one...
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1st July 2019, 08:18 PM
Thread: Second go at box making
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I have got some jarrah here and you are right...
I have got some jarrah here and you are right about the colour but this stuff is harder on my chisels than what jarrah is. My first attempt was a toothpick dispenser I just have not got around to...
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1st July 2019, 01:56 PM
Thread: Second go at box making
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Second go at box making
Decided to make this to hold the reed diffuser type air fresheners. Unsure if the wood is Jarrah or if it another type of Australian hardwood but this was turned from a very weathered cross member...
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27th June 2019, 10:35 PM
Thread: Work in progress - another vase
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Thanks for the feedback I appreciate it. Sent...
Thanks for the feedback I appreciate it.
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21st June 2019, 11:18 PM
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I like the look of Jarrah so I am always on the...
I like the look of Jarrah so I am always on the lookout for it I actually made a handle for the replaceable tip bowl gouge I bought (I like to buy unhandled ones to keep costs down) from it the other...
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21st June 2019, 10:39 PM
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A new project - Salt and pepper shaker set
I thought I would share this with you guys the pics in this post is the salt shaker which is complete and will post the other parts as I complete them. The wood I am using is some Jarrah that I...
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21st June 2019, 10:31 PM
Thread: Salt and pepper rubber stoppers
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Have you thought about turning some stoppers from...
Have you thought about turning some stoppers from the bits of waste wood to the size you want I did this with my one and worked very well.
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21st June 2019, 10:27 PM
Thread: Work in progress - another vase
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I finally got to finish the vase ...
I finally got to finish the vase
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8th June 2019, 04:59 PM
Thread: Yet another No3 restoration
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I used rustoleum 2 in 1 spray paint, no have not...
I used rustoleum 2 in 1 spray paint, no have not tried japanning as there is too much involved in doing it.
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5th June 2019, 02:01 PM
Thread: Work in progress - another vase
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Here is some more stuff I have been doing the...
Here is some more stuff I have been doing the spindles were for practising my bead and cove cuts, they ended up becoming part of a stand for my wood turning chisels
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5th June 2019, 01:12 PM
Thread: Work in progress - another vase
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Well it beats having it sitting on my lathe to...
Well it beats having it sitting on my lathe to take a photo and beats photographing it on a cluttered book case or cluttered computer desk and hey it scored me a response to my thread now that's a...
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4th June 2019, 09:08 PM
Thread: Work in progress - another vase
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Work in progress - another vase
Just waiting to be bored out as I want to do that in a chuck, but this would be my best bit of wood turning yet since I started learning a month or two ago. Unsure of what the wood is as it was given...
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29th May 2019, 01:34 PM
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Yes turning is definitely fun and addictive I...
Yes turning is definitely fun and addictive I have just started out myself and ended up having an experienced and well respected wood turner off a facebook group offer me lessons so I took that offer...
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26th May 2019, 08:37 PM
Thread: Latest bit of work - vase
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Latest bit of work - vase
Made this one this morning out of an old cross member off a telephone pole, wood is Australian hardwood. Vase is incomplete as it is waiting till I can hollow it out when I can get a new lathe that...
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13th May 2019, 09:28 PM
Thread: Salt shaker
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Salt shaker
Needed to get a new one to ditch our old plastic cerebos salt shaker container so why not knock one up for a quick after work project. This was made from a blank I prepared last night which was a...
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12th May 2019, 04:36 PM
Thread: Next Project: Natural edge bowl
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Hand sanding done to the best i can to get rid of...
Hand sanding done to the best i can to get rid of gouge marks definitely adding a scraper chisel to the three lathe chisels that I have been getting by with. Finished with some shellac
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11th May 2019, 09:01 PM
Thread: Next Project: Natural edge bowl
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Done just in the process of hand sanding it then...
Done just in the process of hand sanding it then i can move onto the finish which will be shellac and some beeswax polish
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11th May 2019, 06:47 PM
Thread: Next Project: Natural edge bowl
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Nearly done ...
Nearly done
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11th May 2019, 05:55 PM
Thread: Next Project: Natural edge bowl
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Starting to shape the inside of the bowl after...
Starting to shape the inside of the bowl after glueing and screwing the bowl onto a waste piece of wood that is screwed to the faceplate I also formed a recess for the bottom of the bowl to sit in
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10th May 2019, 09:34 PM
Thread: Next Project: Natural edge bowl
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Thank you very much for that suggestion Jim much...
Thank you very much for that suggestion Jim much appreciated and I will do this next as the bowl is ready for the face plate I have some polyurethane glue that I use for repairing plane totes so I...
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10th May 2019, 08:16 PM
Thread: Next Project: Natural edge bowl
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Next Project: Natural edge bowl
I have started my next wood turning project and probably a bit more advanced for someone that is getting back into wood turning. I have made a start on making a natural edge bowl the wood I am using...
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8th May 2019, 09:22 PM
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Here is the chisel with its new handle that I...
Here is the chisel with its new handle that I turned on my lathe from right to left is attempts 1 - 3 and the big chisel was the best one I made
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8th May 2019, 07:27 PM
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Last of the three chisels that needed a new...
Last of the three chisels that needed a new handle I feel this one came out the best now my lathe is freed up for my next wood turning project
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7th May 2019, 09:47 PM
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Thanks for that pointer Mick I will see if our...
Thanks for that pointer Mick I will see if our local stores have any sample cards and try to get some, with the burning that I have been doing is the way I was taught in school on how to do it back...
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6th May 2019, 10:33 PM
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Thanks guys and here is handle no 2 for the day...
Thanks guys and here is handle no 2 for the day and is closer to the profile I was originally aiming for the wire I used to burn the micro grooves I cut in the handle is 24AWG Kanthal that I use for...
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6th May 2019, 06:53 PM
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I have finally found out what brand that 1 inch...
I have finally found out what brand that 1 inch chisel is which has the stamping I was asking about I have just seen two on our local auction site that has that same logo stamped on them, it is made...
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6th May 2019, 05:52 PM
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Funny you mentioned Titan I saw one of those on...
Funny you mentioned Titan I saw one of those on Trade me which is our local Auction site but it was a 1 inch which is the same size as the big chisel in this thread, the paring chisel now has a new...
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6th May 2019, 05:19 PM
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My first bit of wood turning in over 25 years & my first wood lathe
I was given this old dynalink 4 speed wood lathe by my stepfather who bought it new back in the late 90's and never used it, a couple of months back when I started getting back into wood work he...
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5th May 2019, 05:43 PM
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I agree about the old English made chisels being...
I agree about the old English made chisels being good quality which is why I am trying to go for them to get the sizes in between the ones available at the shop but also to get away from using bevel...
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3rd May 2019, 05:20 PM
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Has anyone seen this stamping on chisels before
It was made in England and came with a few chisels I bought that need alot of TLC and noticed this logo on one of them but can't find it through google only part of it is showing as the rest has been...
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3rd May 2019, 04:32 PM
Thread: A gift for my partner
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No not at all my partner had it when I got...
No not at all my partner had it when I got together with her 12 years ago, I have made a pine frame which the inside has been rebated and will be putting some canadian cedar in there which is the...
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3rd May 2019, 01:36 PM
Thread: A gift for my partner
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Once I finish rebuilding one of our coffee tables...
Once I finish rebuilding one of our coffee tables that had sat outside and the MDF top got damaged I may look into another box build
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2nd May 2019, 03:41 PM
Thread: Unknown brand name router plane
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You could very well be right or it could have...
You could very well be right or it could have been made as an engineering project by an apprentice engineer who knows but it is heavier than my Stanley 71-1/2, the iron has a slight twist in the bend...
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2nd May 2019, 12:37 PM
Thread: A gift for my partner
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The box is now fully finished, just waiting for...
The box is now fully finished, just waiting for second coat of beeswax furniture polish to dry and it will get a buffing. The one thing I have learnt for next time is to make the box with allowance...
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2nd May 2019, 10:57 AM
Thread: Unknown brand name router plane
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If it was home made they did a pretty good job at...
If it was home made they did a pretty good job at casting the iron
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2nd May 2019, 09:46 AM
Thread: Unknown brand name router plane
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Unknown brand name router plane
Just had this arrive on the courier and there is no markings on it to identify the brand has anyone got one of these router planes that is exactly the same as this one. Would live to know what brand...
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30th April 2019, 09:26 PM
Thread: This was a lucky find
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You are right about tool acquisition syndrome it...
You are right about tool acquisition syndrome it is a sod but I also suffer from guitar acquisition syndrome as well which I have to keep at bay at all times especially when it comes to buying...
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30th April 2019, 06:14 PM
Thread: This was a lucky find
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Nothing else at the moment Taz, have to settle...
Nothing else at the moment Taz, have to settle the spending on planes down a bit for a while and focus on some more projects
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30th April 2019, 03:21 PM
Thread: This was a lucky find
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Yup I know I have got to sharpen them lol but I...
Yup I know I have got to sharpen them lol but I have decided that instead of sharpening them all in one hit I will sharpen them as I go to use them. Have you seen that no 2 listed on trade me? I...
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30th April 2019, 11:01 AM
Thread: A gift for my partner
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The box latches finally arrived so just waiting...
The box latches finally arrived so just waiting to go and get some small tin snips to cut the rear corner protectors to fit around the hinges and that will be the outside complete and later this week...
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28th April 2019, 02:26 PM
Thread: My next project coffee table rebuild
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Lapped mitre joints are on the menu on the...
Lapped mitre joints are on the menu on the framing for the table top
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28th April 2019, 10:04 AM
Thread: My next project coffee table rebuild
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My next project coffee table rebuild
This had been sitting neglected on the back deck and exposed to the elements on my part as i had it out there in my days when I used to smoke. So it is time to undo what I allowed to happen to it....
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27th April 2019, 09:44 AM
Thread: This was a lucky find
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Last lot of cutting irons cleaned up...
Last lot of cutting irons cleaned up
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