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Mattyd

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.......some Griselinia blanks.
Look stunning!!
anyone tried them?
 

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Never turned this wood Matty, look forward to seeing one finished ... :bwink:
 

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Sounds like something you'd need a cream for, to stop the itching and swelling! :funny:

Never even heard of it, although I shall now resort to trusty Google to fill up a gap in my knowledge ...
 

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:whistling: Dettol, and a wire brush I heard....

(The blanks look great though, very contrasting) should be here before I'm home next week...
 

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Looks good Matty, please give us a review on this wood when you have turned a piece .. Looks like more than me are new to this species ... :ciggrin:
 

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It has a look of Yew pattern wise? Never heard of it myself, does it have a different name? :ciggrin:
 

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Im not sure Tony, I'm away with work at present, but getting home tonight.. I'll let you know, and maybe turn one if I can..
 

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it looks nothing like the picture...
Ive got some mounted on a 7mm tube this afternoon. Ill leave it tonight, and turn tomorrow...
Also still got a commission to finish,.

The boy that sold them to me, says they will colour when polished...:rolling:
so I said ill try them........ Knowing they will still be shite, so I've used some redundant satin gold sets with them... (no waste then) :ave_it:

I got distracted with some Oak Burr, I happened across..... :whistling:
 

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its going 'Au nautrelle' on a gun metal European, Jim.
Half done, then got busted, as the wife came home...... as I was trying to convince I had been chopping logs all day...
 

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As long as i see to her, like making the tea, and do all my chores she may let me in the workshop for a few hours. Nicknamed her the War Office. :ciggrin:
 

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all hail the fabled Griselina.......... :vangry:

:2cry:
:vomit:

Waste of time that was..................
they are going back!!:mooney2:
 

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Certainly no colour there Matty, thou i like the shape of your Euro's ... :bwink:
 

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do you turn yours differently Jim? I'm kinda of a one trick pony with European?
 

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do you turn yours differently Jim? I'm kinda of a one trick pony with European?


I tend to have dome on both barrels, but i put this down to repetitive turning with this style, i hardly turn Euro's now, i tend to make my own center band now rather than the one supplied with this kit... :ciggrin:

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