Silky Handles and other Projects

[Dan Earp]

  Gray git said:

Nice, that'll be good with the foot bar to sit and rock it from your comfy chair! Then it'll be something too pass onto grandchildren in the future .

 

 

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Thats the thinking lol. Itll be for downstairs only, ill be using olive ash from Big J, jens wants a heart at the foot end so might router the shape out and inlay it with some yew also have some robinia which i havent used so might pop some of that in on the rockers.

[Gray git]

Hears some for the future projects

 

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[Dan Earp]

Ey up john, yeap ive seen the wooden watches.

 

Im currently prototyping wooden sun glasses 👍

They do look nice though bud.

I couldnt do them at those prices though

[Gray git]

It's the knives I liked, just normal opinel knives with the standard handles decorated.

 

 

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[Dan Earp]

Aye they do look nice too bud 👍

[Graham]

  Gray git said:

It's the knives I liked, just normal opinel knives with the standard handles decorated.

 

 

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You can buy raw knives from Opinel but I don't think they're available here. Called Opinel Ebauche Les Opinel customs de Laurent GERDIL

 

Some pretty cool carved handles.

[Dan Earp]

  Graham said:

You can buy raw knives from Opinel but I don't think they're available here. Called Opinel Ebauche Les Opinel customs de Laurent GERDIL

 

 

 

Some pretty cool carved handles.

 

 

Thanks Graham 👍

[mendiplogs]

  Dan Earp said:

Ey up john, yeap ive seen the wooden watches.

 

Im currently prototyping wooden sun glasses 👍

They do look nice though bud.

I couldnt do them at those prices though

 

HI DAN wooden sun glasses I'm sorry mate but i think all the sun and heat here in SOMERSET mate :thumbup1:when i get in from a day out in the sun them glasses will be TWISTED LIKE A SPING MATE :lol::lol:it still 25,c down here thanks jon PS LET ME NO WHEN GET A PAIR MADE

[Dan Earp]

  mendiplogs said:

HI DAN wooden sun glasses I'm sorry mate but i think all the sun and heat here in SOMERSET mate :thumbup1:when i get in from a day out in the sun them glasses will be TWISTED LIKE A SPING MATE :lol::lol:it still 25,c down here thanks jon PS LET ME NO WHEN GET A PAIR MADE

 

 

Lol aye its been hotter up here bud.

Im taking my time with the glasses. Even if its winter i can sell them in auz nz state side lol.

Think im only making 10-20 sets a year. Dont wanna be bogged down with them, as ive got to start making things for the baby

[Dan Earp]

So from this i did a final sand and applied a finish. Couple more to do when i get in tonight and itll be completed