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Hi all,
Some will know from the title,
Those that don't,... I have just ordered two blanks from polymer clay Queen Toni Street in the US, she always uses purple jiffy bags. Her blanks are stunning and ships from the US happily, these were under a week straight to my door mat, fantastic service...
Hi all
Sorry been absent (again), with work going manic and still working to get the house right (or how the Mrs wants it :rolling: ) is taking its time and I haven't had the chance to turn anything for such a long time :sob:
Did get given a rotten old trailer though :thinks:
So spent a weekend...
FRom the Northwest of Continental Europe.
Faberge made an Egg from timber such as this for the Tsar of Russia in 1917.
Found in Downy,or Silver Birch.
My next door neighbor many years ago used to collect and partake of the sap of his Silver Birch trees,had a Sauna at the rear of his garage...
Well someone said to me this week....."we haven't seen any bullet pens for a while" and I get a parcel like this through my door.....
This time .375H&H belted.....best get on with these then!!
I have no links or commitment with these guys other than they are great to deal with......
My last Leveche I made with stabilised box burl from Stiles and Bates, and I have to say was really easy to turn and polish, so I phoned them yesterday afternoon, they told me it was there own stabilised...
One day in the future, Donald Trump has a heart-attack and dies.
He immediately goes to Hell, where the devil is waiting for him.
"I don't know what to do here" says the devil. "You are on my list, but I have no room for you. You definitely have to stay here, so I'll tell you what I'm going to...
When I started this turning I really didn't know what I would end up with.
Part way through turning I decided it was going to be a small box with lid. Unfortunately I don't have the patience to make a good interior finish, so now it is going to be a door knob. :-))
Resin & Pinecone Door knob -...
Back awhile I had an appointment with a specialist, was parking the car in the shade, asked SWMBO since she said she would wait in the car and read if she would like a window down. The reply was yes,which one, answer yours.
Typical of my heart surgeon he was held up in theatre.
During this...
If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first?
The dog because he shuts up after you let him in..:whistling::whistling::whistling:
Well a knock at the door sent me to heaven again. Some great pieces of wood including oak, beech, mahogany, sapele, tulip wood and some which I think is cherry maybe someone can tell me if I am right.
My competition entry, love this pen the figuring has so many faces looking back at you.
This is the first time I have turned a stabilised blank. Do they always smell so strong when working them?
Got in trouble as I work in the garage and it is connected to the house, even with the garage door...
Grandson phoned me the other day and asked if spindles are any good to use on my lathe, being a bit of a tight git I said bring em over and i will have a look, and they were longish door handle spindles, very hard steel, so this is what I used em for!
My fav price :ciggrin: