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Not the great big loliping grey hairy gorilla.... It's me.:face::face::face::face: Been away for a while as had a new health prob, (now have RA :funny:) oh well, got over that one now and back on the up side. just a few more to add to the ones I already had. nowt that the morphine hasn't...

Well after all the wood prep and shows I managed after a couple of hours gardening to get back in the shed even if it was only to pick up the little leaf/flower piece that I shaped. I took it into the garden and sat in the shade with some sandpaper and spent a few hours sanding the final shape...

This was the 3rd pen I've turned, "Sparkle Gold Inlace" on a slim-line. I cracked the first attempt as the brad point came thru the back of the blank, one of many lessons learnt.

Nearly wrecked this one assembled it without click mechanisim ended up with the inner tube seperated but anaged to glue it back together

Jim has asked me to let you know that he is and will be away from the forum for the foreseeable future. His wife is very ill and I am sure you will understand that his first responsibility is to his family. At the moment he has no idea how long he will be away, he will be back when he feels the...

I broached the subject of buying a Mill and my wife said only if you get rid of one of the machines you already have. I told her my truth, if I had to get rid of a machine to get the mill then it would defeat the object, she didn't pick up on the "Object" and I didn't go any further with it, so...

1st of sorry for not posting in the scroll saw forum been abit busy with hospital appointments for my shoulder which needs a operation and could take upto 6 months to heal fully also my back and hips problem plus medications and MRI scans and doctor appointments and Pip appointment at Selby, so...

I seem to be spending a lot of time casting this week well I have now managed to finish the last ones that is 55 blanks will not need to any for a while now. The 55th one is still in the tube drying. Now to get back to converting more wood.

Just finished off 3 Knurl Twist pens - First on is in Bocote finished in Melamine lacquer and knocked back to a satin finish, Second in Spalted Beech (matt finish) and Third in Thuya Burl finished in Melamine lacquer and polished to high gloss with Mequires Ultra-fine Finish car paint polish...

I have been up and down the ladder all day scraping moss off the roof and emptying the gutters. I have done it every year for a number of years, but last year I swore it was the last as I had started getting a bit queasy at the top of the ladder. My neighbour and I take it in turns 15 minutes at...

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