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Grizz, when we move next week and the wax emerges from the boxes I'll let you know. It's worth virtually nothing on e-bay so not worth selling so I'll see if I can liberate some. We have 2 hives at the bottom of the garden in a housing estate in Preston, about 25k bees in each. We have had around 60lbs of honey out of them this year and a few lbs of wax. Honey sells at about £5 a lb but there is only so much you can sell locally, most people don't eat that much of it! (Including us!) We have around 15lbs left. A lb of wax costs about 5lb in honey in energy for the bees but you always end up with some wax left over from the honey extraction. Sorry for the thread drift! 100% no problem with thread drift. Maybe you could even post up a thread on bee keeping on here. I find this part of the forum very enriching, with the various topics posted. There are some very clever and resourcefull people on this board. The wax has relevance to the woodwork, so your info is perfectly legit. I get quite aggitated at people being narrow minded about thread topics and content.
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Need to get the pics sorted, got some good macro shots of bees. Loads of woodwork required too...
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1994 Lotus Esprit - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights. 1980 Porsche 924 - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights.
I spy a trend...
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Nov 10, 2011 17:27:28 GMT
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Here is a video clip of how I do not want to have to work, but the guy surely has skills and sharp tools.
Hope you enjoy.
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Nov 10, 2011 21:03:16 GMT
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^ WOW
Cedar is a very soft wood, but damn that is some skill there.
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Nov 11, 2011 14:39:02 GMT
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Beautiful work, I'd love to have a go with a lathe! How easy would it be to 'turn' a wooden gear knob and how much would you think to charge if it were, say, pool ball size with a hole in the bottom? nudge nudge wink wink ;D
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Nov 11, 2011 17:47:23 GMT
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Beautiful work, I'd love to have a go with a lathe! How easy would it be to 'turn' a wooden gear knob and how much would you think to charge if it were, say, pool ball size with a hole in the bottom? nudge nudge wink wink ;D This is not an offer I normally would make with my tools Tom, not sure how handy you are. If you are in the mood at some point over a weekend and have an hour or two to spare, why not pop over and come make your own gearknob ? Let me know if you want to come play. PM or here. The electrician is here tomorrow morning at 09.00 to wire the shed to the mains and fit the plugs, after that it should be action stations in there.
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Nov 11, 2011 18:01:18 GMT
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Right, those of you who can read will note the title of the thread has changed somewhat. I popped into a sawmill on the way home today to see what they charge for "wood turning blanks" I also knew there was a woodpile of offcuts so asked about that as well. Now I have been on Ebay and a few other places and if you take a look, you will note it is not that cheap. Anyway, I ended up at the offcut pile with my Ford Mondeo, back end opened up and filled it with various sizes of wood. The wood ranges from Douglas Fir (a bit like Oregon Pine) to Sapelle Mahogany, Oak, and American Tulip wood, there may be other types in there but I do not know my woods very well at the moment..... another thing to develop and learn. This is a small part of the woodpile, it stretches both ways bys some distance. Loaded up and at £20.00 including tax it has to be worth it to me, even as fire wood. I spoke to the security when he checked my inventory against the receipt and he told me one of the guys who works there knows the wood types inside out and also puts all the best offcuts aside, so next time I may well buy from him, hopefully getting even better wood than to day, which I am increidibly pleased about anyway. I will continue to look for any other exotic wood and trees being cut down.
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Nov 11, 2011 18:34:31 GMT
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tome30
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Nov 11, 2011 21:04:56 GMT
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Beautiful work, I'd love to have a go with a lathe! How easy would it be to 'turn' a wooden gear knob and how much would you think to charge if it were, say, pool ball size with a hole in the bottom? nudge nudge wink wink ;D This is not an offer I normally would make with my tools Tom, not sure how handy you are. If you are in the mood at some point over a weekend and have an hour or two to spare, why not pop over and come make your own gearknob ? Let me know if you want to come play. PM or here. The electrician is here tomorrow morning at 09.00 to wire the shed to the mains and fit the plugs, after that it should be action stations in there. That's a very kind offer Grizz, I hadn't realized you were so close! If I end up bored, one cold, wet, winters weekend in the not too distant future, I'll give you a PM and see if it's alright to have a go. I can fit locks and hinges to hang a door (Thats about my skill with chizels) never touched a lathe.
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Nov 11, 2011 21:50:50 GMT
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PS: Got a few small pieces of wood from the car to get a pic. The shed is being wired up to mains tomorrow morning, so I will unpack the wood after the sparky has gone. In the mean time. Sapele Mahogany, Dougles Fir, Oak, American Tulip wood offcuts. Can't wait to produce something interesting. Mum in law has already expressed envy of Nicola's "Candle stand" so I guess I will be trading the next piece for a nice cuppa tea and some biccies.
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Ooooo, I do like a nice bit of hardwood.
Oer misses.... ;D hehe
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Sapelle is nice to work with, i made my girlfriend a stool out of it, The only thing i will say is make sure your tools are sharp, as making bowls etc where you will be cutting the end grain, it has a tendancy to snag and try to take the chisel away from you! douglas fir is also prone to chipping, but along the grain as well due to its soft nature.... IF you get enough was into sapelle though, it has an amazing 3d look to it, if you were to do a laminated bowl (I'm not sure the actual name, but you glue flat pieces with the grains going opposite ways together to form a block, then turn this into a bowl so that when finished, it creates a striped pattern, but as its the same wood, the stripes swap colours as you turn it because of the end grain... its hard to explain, but they look amazing when done right! ill take a picture of the one i made for my grandmother next time i visit!)
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damask
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This is a similar technique, but my one was horizontal and the same wood, with the grain creating the pattern, in any dark wood with a high gloss finish, it comes out amazingly. Search laminated bowls, there are some amazing designs people have done! it was my dad that told me about this... come to think off it, ive done one similar to that second one, but using wood from my dads work that had black lines from the glue they used in it.... Anyway, i'll stop spamming up your thread
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Last Edit: Nov 12, 2011 4:06:30 GMT by damask
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Nov 12, 2011 10:20:21 GMT
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i love this thread, I see from the you tube vid you posted grizz he too follows your code on Health and Safety. hehe (mad skills though there, bet he has cronic back ache though!!)
eager to see the turned pieces rolling off the lathe, keep up the good work.
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Nov 12, 2011 18:33:01 GMT
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Great thread, looking forward to seeing more results! What a score with the bootful of timber for £20!
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Nov 12, 2011 18:40:55 GMT
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Bargain £20 for a boot load of future pieces to roll off the lathe love it. Keep the pics coming, oh and that bowl ^^^^ looks awesome
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Nov 12, 2011 20:44:32 GMT
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Thanks guys.
I have to say I did think while prancing up and down the woodpile in a dark pinstripe suit and tie that if Nicola saw me, she would kick my butt.
As always, I guess the lesson is to look out for bargains and ways to make your pound stretch.
In this case, "One mans firewood" (after careful selection and packing) is "Another man's turning wood"
Update in a moment as soon as the PotatoBucket has loaded all the pics.
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Nov 12, 2011 21:08:06 GMT
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you tease, hurry up with the pics lol
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Nov 12, 2011 21:14:07 GMT
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Right where do I start?? Had an electician here for 5 hours today at £25/hour to wire the shed up to the mains via a 6mm armoured cable and to fit a consumer unit (Not sure thats the right name for a distribution box) By the end of the day at 3pm I had 8 plugs linked to the mains and could work any of the machines or lights I have in the shed. He will be back next Saturday to fit a 4ft strip light and rocker switch at the door, probably another £50.00, then all the wiring and lighting should be done. Personaly, I would have love to do it all myself, but Nicola put her foot down and said we need a wiring certificate, in case anything ever went wrong.... so I capitulated and did other stuff while Mark sorted the electrics out, the upshot was that I got a bacon sandwich at lunchtime when she fed Mark.... yahoo ! Did I mention that there was a bit of candle holder envy from Nicola's mum after she claimed the first item as a candle holder?? So I decided to make her something nice out of Tulip wood. Started by measuring out on the wood I had and then cutting out on the bandsaw, after which I used woodglue to laminate the two bits. I will let them dry for 24 hours, which is way more time than needed, and then turn somethig like a candle holder. Measured and drawn. Cut out... After this I cut the grass and kept busy while the shed was being wired. Once Mark left, I took a bit of what I asume is Sapele Mahogany and started turning some stuff that was on my mind. I initially tried to make the two right hand knobs with grooves cut in, like the first plate, but it did not work for me, so I re-cut and reshaped them. followed by sanding. It seems mad, but up to that point took me 2 hours, as mentioned by someone before... wood turning absolutely sucks up time. Finally after cutting them loose, I had 3 gearknobs..... HANDMADE and UNIQUE. I am prepared to sell them on here or elsewhere at what is hopefully sensible money.... at £7.50 each incl postage, unless you want to collect, in which case they are £6.00 each. This is in the UK by the way. I have marked them 1,2,3 and have not drilled them as various applications will have different shaft sizes. If interested, please PM me and say which one you want. I will deal with it straight by time of PM arrival, so if 3 people want the same one, the first PM gets preference. I want any interested parties to note, these are hand made and not perfect like a factory moulded or mass produced knob. In future I will experiment with adding tops to them as well. Front/top views. Bottom, to show the numbers and what you will have to deal with when drilling a hole. Please note, the Pound coin is just there for illustration. LAST THING ...... A Captive Ring (I thought it sounded rather rude) I made this one just to prove to myself and also to try out a custom tool I have made up, to be able to cut around corners. Hope you like the updates. Please do leave comments about the knobs and pricing, or send me a PM if you want to be really honest. Thanks for looking in.
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Last Edit: Nov 12, 2011 21:17:15 GMT by grizz
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Nov 12, 2011 21:28:21 GMT
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well the pics didnt disappoint as ususal (that means they never do lol) re the pricing what do they go for on ebay just out of interest, reason I ask is they seem cheap imo? have you waxed them yet or is that just virgin wood? awesome skills however.
funny you should mention sparkys, had a quote for two 5ft striplights and a switch in the loft the other day......£90!!!! I mentioned we were in a recession but he seemed none too impressed haha
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