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Post by capney on May 6, 2010 17:03:00 GMT
Two more curvy images...
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Post by nazimundo on May 6, 2010 18:35:54 GMT
Lovely bowl Robert Your tempting me to have a try at something like this, I've done a bit of wood turning and made a simple set of Northumbrian pipes including two sets of bellows. will post up some photos soon. Alfie
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Post by capney on May 6, 2010 18:41:04 GMT
Thanks Alfie.. Look forward to seeing your pictures. Turning is something that I have never attempted but has its attractions.
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Post by DAG on May 6, 2010 19:23:54 GMT
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Post by kedigato on May 7, 2010 2:01:45 GMT
Beautiful and elegant, Robert.
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Post by capney on May 16, 2010 14:23:42 GMT
Just finished today is this 3" cat in Oak.. Hard as nails english Oak.....never again.. Almost finished Finished
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Post by DAG on May 16, 2010 17:50:44 GMT
That looks fine Robert, then that piece of oak must be quite old as I understand it, oak is soft when it is new and green, joints easily cut and with age it shrinks and tightens to form excellent timber frames for buildings. I remember at school doing woodwork using nice seasoned oak and it was very hard indeed. Even worse was Teak and found it impossible to hammer a nail into it! for sharing!
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Post by kedigato on May 17, 2010 1:10:13 GMT
Cute, Robert, but what is the cat turning it's nose up at?
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Post by capney on May 23, 2010 16:28:12 GMT
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Post by DAG on May 23, 2010 16:43:54 GMT
That is amazing! Having worked for over 20 years with all kinds of machines that most of the time had no guards as for 'one off's' it is not practical, as opposed to production work, the answer was always that you kept your hands well away from danger. That scares the hell out of me!
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Post by nazimundo on May 24, 2010 21:10:42 GMT
Like Dag that also scares the hell out of me. My saw bench has no guard so I keep fingers and other vital parts well away from the blade. While I'm sawing logs I stand to the side so my hands are never closer than a full log length from the blade ( about a foot ) I found this very interesting thanks for sharing Robert
Alfie
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Post by capney on May 25, 2010 6:19:29 GMT
Several years ago I had a close association with the table saw and I still have the scars on my finger to prove it. I was lucky. ..silly. but lucky. The blade run around the bone on the first finger joint. All the blood, stitches and pain serves as a reminder when Im using it now.
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Post by DAG on May 25, 2010 8:03:42 GMT
We all do silly things at times, I shudder now to think how many times I used to crawl underneath a safety cage/barrier to get inside and do some adjustments while the equipment was running as to stop the production line meant such a performance clearing and restarting again as that conveyor went right down the shop and affected so many other machines as well. With all that moving machinery around me and no way of switching it off from inside there, and nobody would hear me shouting either...........shudder, shudder, and on top of all that I could have been sacked for doing that!
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Post by capney on May 29, 2010 16:30:10 GMT
My latest little project now finished to 600 grit. At 6.5 inches it a lot smaller than my fisrt bowl. Its in Teak again and I have left the stalk looking woody with all the rest sanded smooth.
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Post by DAG on May 29, 2010 17:44:16 GMT
Once again, very nice Robert, nice piece of work, nice piece of hardwood and nice design!
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