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Years ago, I was supplying a couple of galleries that insisted upon WA timbers only, until they saw a couple of large Cape Lillac platters I had done, full of flame and curl, they...

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As I understand it, the The Fine Timber Company, in Naval Base Perth has closed.

What I believe will happen is Derek Doak will retail timbers from his...

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The Fine Timber Company is holding an Open day from 0900 Saturday 18th November at 20 Lionel Street Naval Base.
The website for the company is Feature Timber...

Right, onto the RRG
Big blanks, approx 400 mm, and heavy, like, really heavy

Very happy with the end result once I got the hang of it. I have now cored 15 bowls over the last two days. The added...

This was the first attempt.

Some stunning curly jarrah I cut a few months ago. Thought I would try the Jarrah before the RRG as Jarrah is way softer.

The Youtube videos make it far more...

So, I slabbed the rings once I was home, lucky it was raining which showed off the grain to good effect

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Some years ago, I bought the Kel McNaughton Hollowing system, and used it with mxed success.

As I have come into possesion of some stunning large timbers, I...

Proof of the pudding will be a couple of years time. I am no expert, Derek is, but I reckon when properly stacked, air dried and finished in the kiln, it will be superb.

I also forgot to mention...

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I have just returned from the Timber emporium in Donnybrook (Derek Doak, The Fine Timber Company) where the giant WA Tuart was milled.

The large slab on the...

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On behalf of a good mate, I have the following request for assistance please.
My friend was gifted this bandsaw from a 97 year old cabinet maker in Perth. He...

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I have rough turned some of the curly jarrah, looked even better when wet turned. I have hollowed out these for coffee mugs, and turned some as bowls.

Need to...

The vast majority will be milled by Derek and sold by him. His website, is well worth a look Feature Timber Milling & Supply — The Fine Timber Company

I believe Tuart was used for heavy...

Sorry, not sure why the photos rotated, hepefully a Mod will correct my ineptitude

Willy
A better wood worker than photographer

As noted in the previous post, Tuart burls are quite rare, I now own these three, but hoping for some more once the bigs get milled off the trunk.

The last two photos show the size of the sections...

Cut into small sections

The trunk was massive, at 1.9 meters across, too heavy to move and transport, so it was split

Please note the arty photography, juxtapositioning the future of timber...

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Warning!
Picture heavy. Contains images of a dead tree.

I was recently a witness to the harvesting of a huge Tuart. Across the butt was approximately 1.9...

PM sent

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Well, being a greedy bastard, I couldn't help my self and had to go back to get the remaining Jarrah.

Armed once again with a good mate, pain killers for the...

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Long time since I posted, but forced into early retirement, so have got some time on my hands. I have been turning a lot of the years, but failing to to share, I...

Ahhhh, a man after my own heart.

Everyone has ignored the fact that he appears to wearing crocs, albeit, with socks.

Willy
Jarrahland

Two points here

We are responsible for the demise of manufacturing here in Australia with the expectation of high wages, low productivity and our desire for a bargain, we bought from overseas.
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I have a Robert Sorby, which gets almost daily use at times.

My firend, a prolific turner has a Vermec texturing tool, which does a superb job. Vermec make...

I am extremely fortunate, but also a lot of planning went into my dust management. I do a lot of wood turning, Arbortec carving, and now I have an overhead router.

Dust. I can open both sides of...

Yes, that would be correct. However, where I used to work, all trolleys had two wheels fixed and two swivel. The trolleys were used to reansport explosive components around the facility.

So,...

I had made a slight error when gluing the table top. The bolts of the router base were meant to straddle the frame LVLs, but I forgot to add the overhang when I glued the top. Therefore, I had to use...

I scored some 25mm plywood awhile ago from another job, was only about 500 mm wide, but approximately 2000 long. I was hoping to be able to just glue it down, using polyurethane glue, would have...

Hmmm, not sure what happened there, correct height is 970mm. This was chosen to match the heights of other mobile work benches and bandsaw. Mea Culpa

I am not a cabinet maker!

By now, some of you may have come to that conclusion by my choice of building materials, LVLs. It is about to get worse.

Like all good builds, I had a plan, then made...

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I finally bit the bullet and purchased a YAS built overhead router master. I have had my eye on these machines for years, they don’t often pop up on gumtree, but I...

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Looks exactly like the Curly Jarrah I have in my workshop. Mine came from a gentleman called Derek Doak, The Fine Timber Company in Naval Base and Donnybrook

Willy
Jarrahland

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Well, as I recieved some good advice here, I had planned to sally forth and purchase a pot. Alas, a friend of mine said he had one, it was given to him, now I...

Thanks for that, some good advice.
Tomorrow, I shall sall forth and purchase a pressure pot.
Thanks Mate
Willy
Jarrahland

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I have come to the realisation that I need to go next level when making pen blanks etc and have decided I need a pressure pot.

Is it as simple as going to super cheap auto,...

Good Morning Bob
I just read your post, my sincerest and deepest apologies.
Hope you are ok and have support from family and friends

Sincerely
Willy
Jarrahland

Hi Mate,
bowls look good
Willy
Jarrahland

Greaat looking piece, well done
It is refreshing to see something different on here.
I have been a bugger and posted for awhile, so hopefully, this will inspire me to put up something different as...

Yes, Willy does want pics, please

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A couple of weeks ago, Derek had his open day in Naval Base. My wood turning club was there to assist.

Now, he has his open day at the Timber Centre of...

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Derek Doak is having an open day, all weekend 16/17 Oct. 20 Lionel Street, Naval Base Perth.

The Wandi wood turners will be there supporting him.

As an...

Great thread, very interesting read
Funny, I read the first post, then scrolled up to see if your age was listed. Wow!!! 75!!
Hope I can still do that sort of work at that vintage, Well done,...

Well Mr Stihlsawer
You get my vote for the best dressed, most dapper sawyer I have seen on this forum yet. Who mills timber wearing a tie? Bravo Zulu that man. :D

Usually, it is gentlemen such as...

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Not my invention, but I have never seen these before, but found them extremely useful

Requires an off cut of wood and an old vacuum hose

I turned the blank...

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Great thread, very informative and would prove very useful for anyone seeking a new lathe. Neil well done for this initiative


Neil, if I may.
You stated...

Hey Mate
Don't overlook the Vicmarc midi.
Some consider them expensive, but I guess you get what you pay for.
After sales support and advice is brilliant
Willy

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Sometime ago, a mate of mine showed me his new knife steel which his butcher mate had made for him. It was superb at sharpening knives, but the handle was crap,...

Hello Neil
Thanks for adding to the thread with photos and info.
I thought at least two pours as I could discern a colour difference in the resin, I must be wrong
Willy

Hi Mate
Finished size approx 440 x 240mm
Willy
Jarrahland

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Long time since I started a thread.

This piece was an offcut from a huge garden monument type item. The owner of which thought it was firewood, as did I.

Neil...

Typical!!!!

Whilst I was at sea of an evening, I worked!!!!!!!
I worked at emptying those Uckers bits, and ashtrays
Ha Ha
Willy
Hard working, Gunbuster

Oooooohhhhhh a new Lucas Mill!!!!!
Hopefully we can look forward to many posts on the timbers you mill.
Always been a dream of mine to own a Lucas. I shall live my life through your milling, please...