Ian Leach
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well i do a more many manley one which is more thicker, but the girly one is fine.
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If your wife can plait hair it's the same, Get some green sweet chestnut and peel off a layer of the bark (i find a potato pealer is the best). After that get a knife and remove the rest of the bark, Cut thin strips with knife and weave or plait- at end weave back through were you started. voila one bracelet:001_smile: OR option two the easy one is measure around your wifes knuckles send me size and i'll make one When using potato peeler the metal reacts with the wood and makes it darker, thats what gives you the two colours.
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No I didn't really look at that one i was to busy talking and when i wasn't doing that i was drinking:blushing:.
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A goblet turned out of plum that split so i drilled some holes and weaved sweet chestnut bark in the holes, something a bit different.
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Some more pics from show today, there's a pic of my wifes wrist with a bracelet that i made out of sweet chestnut bark and weaved it.
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For chopping boards i would say apple or pear - oak also works well all needs to be nice and dry tho, woodturning i'll try anything (will post on woodturning thread what i've done with a plum goblet. Trellises sweet chestnut is the way forward:001_smile: Might see if i can get hold of a mini portable lathe
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Much appreciated Justin how can i refuse Sign me up:thumbup:. What size board i've still got one left over i'll get sizes, I think i posted pic on this thread.
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Thanks i'll look into it and put it in my diary:thumbup1:
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Another top job reg as others have said always a pleasure watching you at work:thumbup1: Getting quite handy with the editing as well.
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Phew:001_smile: i'll set my dog on her and he will lick her to death:biggrin:
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Yes and no, You learn who your true friends are when it comes to money, don't want to be rich just comfortable. Next time it will be on my own, buy the wood in and do what i'm good at:001_smile:
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Dam you:sneaky2: I was thinking about coming up too your next get together but just remembered your groundy said your wife was hard as nails, Now you got me in trouble:ahhhhh:
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An more,
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Show Pics,
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Could you get me the rough sizes and shape of it my next project in the near future are bird/bat and owl boxes.
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Who me what have i done now:blushing:
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Monday 6.00 start you will be on £2 per hr depending on experience, It will be a 3mth trial and benifits are free woodturning lessons, Free charcoal and a bacon butty at dinner time. also for the scottish person (you no who you are ) A magners.
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We have all done it mine flew off and made a nice dent in the garage door:blushing:
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I will always help them who helped me:thumbup:
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Bob great effort mate for your first or second bowl:001_smile: Glad you've got the woodturning bug now, Have fun. Did the bowl in the last pic fly off or just crack??
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Yes we do the fancy panels but IMO hazel outside won't last very long especially on the ground. Spoke to a customer at the show today and they said they have had their post and rail sweet chestnut fencing up for the last 25years and it's starting to rot at the bottom. Will post show pics:001_smile:
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Yes i did i thought i pm'ed you back but oviously never , Just texted you mobile as the screen on arbtalk went white and i couldn't load back on:confused1:. I'll pm all those people who are intrested, Which i'm surprised at how much intrest there is.
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Well you'll have to speak to my solicitor with all those copyright laws, It's patented as Ian's trellises 001****
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They are split using a froe and usually you get 2 halves but depends on how twisted and knotty the wood is. I'm taking orders:biggrin:
