wm460
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Penpal
Grand Master
I have huge numbers of Brown Mallee Burl ,it is the most wonderful of timbers ,stable etc ,mind you with such a choice I do not bother with rubbish in any timber,next time I can I will take pics of a random number of these blanks.
Peter.
A bit more cutting this morning!
Very nice pieces Neil, reminds me I have some logs to cut up but the council have cut back on green collections which means that I can't get rid of the mess after doing so.
Black bagging the chippings at the moment Derek. The tips are shut and our lot won't allow them in the green waste:crap:
So you’ve just re-arranged the mess then Bob.I have a single garage that's stuufed to the gunnels with...well all kind of goodies / stuff so spent the first 2 days of this week pulling everything out, sorting a bit, throwing a little away ( the hardest part) and putting it all back. A long, long way to go yet.
Today spent cutting the grass which took a hell of a long time and some tidying outside - I'm knackered!
Penpal
Grand Master
Us very elderly get preferences at a cost at the green tip so far.The tip receives for free they use a private firm who sells green waste. Heaps of great colour in the keepers.
Peter.
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wm460
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Called into Bunnings yesterday, all the veggie and herb seedlings sold out.
Cutting pieces of ali into musical notes as well as making some bread.
As can be seen the piece by itself needs remaking also shown 1 of the pieces which need all the bits cutting out and then a small amount cut and filed they are all about 1" tall
Our local supermarket has a stand for seeds plenty of flower seeds but near to nothing on the veg side
As can be seen the piece by itself needs remaking also shown 1 of the pieces which need all the bits cutting out and then a small amount cut and filed they are all about 1" tall
Called into Bunnings yesterday, all the veggie and herb seedlings sold out.
Our local supermarket has a stand for seeds plenty of flower seeds but near to nothing on the veg side
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Cleared one log pile yesterday and made a firewood pile which I split today.
The very last round wouldn't split so bandsawed it and found some hidden burr!
The very last round wouldn't split so bandsawed it and found some hidden burr!
Always nice to see what can be found inside wood. Should be nice once turned how big are they
Only small bits Derek, I might get a couple of small bowls but the rest will probably end up as pen blanks.
Ain't got a workshop no more. Spent the last couple of months clearing all the machines and tools into the garage, knocked down the old workshop. Spent hours removing old tree stumps with frequent trips to the recycling center.
Landscapers were due in middle of last week to start the transformation and lay the new concrete base for new workshop.
And then 'lockdown'
Gutted. Gutted Gutted.
Ain't a clue when I'll get things back on track.
To top it all off I've spent the last six weeks in total agony with acute knee pain. Just been told its good old gout.
Anyway despite the governments warning its back to work for me next week. Seems shareholders and profits come before human life.
Now all I need is for the redundicies to start - which are bound to come in the light of the current oil war and price.
Landscapers were due in middle of last week to start the transformation and lay the new concrete base for new workshop.
And then 'lockdown'
Gutted. Gutted Gutted.
Ain't a clue when I'll get things back on track.
To top it all off I've spent the last six weeks in total agony with acute knee pain. Just been told its good old gout.
Anyway despite the governments warning its back to work for me next week. Seems shareholders and profits come before human life.
Now all I need is for the redundicies to start - which are bound to come in the light of the current oil war and price.
Poor timing Andy
Spent some more time at the weekend continuing to sort out my jungle of a workshop. Uncovered my planer/thicknesser from under all the stuff dumped on top of it.
There's a fair bit of rust on it here and there, so I'll have to find a way of dealing with that, although it looks pretty superficial. I ran a couple of pieces through it though, and I'm pleased to say that the knives still seem razor sharp, and it all worked ok. I have some anti rust stuff somewhere - I'll have to hunt it down.
There's a fair bit of rust on it here and there, so I'll have to find a way of dealing with that, although it looks pretty superficial. I ran a couple of pieces through it though, and I'm pleased to say that the knives still seem razor sharp, and it all worked ok. I have some anti rust stuff somewhere - I'll have to hunt it down.
geordie0928
Graduate Member
Yeh, I can back you up on that Bob, Any thing you don't need just leave them outside, and I (well my wife and I will pick them up LOL ).
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geordie0928
Graduate Member
This lock down has given me time to keep me busy during this isolation thing, I have gone back to making guitars. This is one I started about 7years ago before I had a stroke luckily I got most of it done, only the hardware and the neck to fit. Then it is off to my Grandson to learn to play on.
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