gobbypunk
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Hi guys I reckon its french , I collected some for a matey and couldnt belive how cheep it was , my matey had some left over so I made a coffee table out of it , its quite hard and ok to work with , I will take some pics on friday when I am next in my workshop Cheers Mark
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So hey nobody liked my bench then
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Hi all I may as well put in my thoughts I have run a ms180 for the last 10 yrs carving I started with a Sthil carving bar but now have a sugi the sugi bars are much better lighter , my ms180 is now F---ed and the new sthils are crap so I will be ordering an echo set up from Rob D just as soon as I get the stump carving done that I am doing at the mo ,with a borrowed new sthil that is no way as good as my old one . good luck with whatever you go for cheers Mark
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Hi Blaisey what are you sanding in that pick looks interesting , sorry to go off topic
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Hi Alec I have some small plum maybe useful for door handles etc if any use to you give me a shout Cheers Mark
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Nice work , I love lazer cutters is it your own machine , the possibalities are endless with one , we have a pyrographer that has just joined us at our co op have a look at the bench I posted on milled products post Cheers Mark
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With thanks to Kim from Cornwall Hardwoods, who sorted me the commission to make this grand reception desk for a spa hotel. Had great fun battling with the huge chunk of Macrocarpa (if that's how you spell it??) he delivered to my workshop in Dorset. The desk is currently on display in my workshop and attracting a lot of interest from the extra influx of people coming for Dorset Art Weeks, an open studio event that we're currently participating in. Visitors very welcome, so if any of you are in the area it would be great to see you! Stained glass, painting, pyrography, jewellery and pottery as well as chainsaw carving on display:001_smile:
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Great piece of carving! If you like glow in the dark stuff you should check out bio-luminescent powder; you mix it with resin although you can use other stuff to mix with it too. The glow is amazing - 15 minutes of daylight charges it and the glow is so bright that it's almost like a light. You can now also get it in lots of different colours too. I did a coffee table with a gnarly slab of yew using glow in the dark resin to fill in natural holes in the wood but the photos really don't do justice to the effect!
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Here's a pic of an oak bench I've just finished for a school. Used my Alaskan to cut the slabs. Can't take all the credit tho' - my girlfriend designed the script for the schools motto and drew it on the back of the bench and it was then burnt in by another colleague who specialises in pyrography - one of the benefits of sharing a workshop with other crafts people! The 2 pics in the middle were taken after the bench had just been oiled.
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Wow that milling machine is so coool would love a play on that , you lucky man , but Ibet it took some moving Cheers Mark ,
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Very nice , I love elm and we just dont have any in Dorset , would love a 2inch slab to make a table, if you ever fancy a deal ,some planks for a nice table please let me know, happy milling Cheers Mark
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Thanks if anybody on hear wants any plum wood just give me a shout dont want owt for it , well maybe a beer also if any one has some old chisels they could sell me would rather give a fellow arbtalker some cash Thanks Mark
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Hi guys I have not done any turning but just got a lathe so lokking for some advise on chisels and preparing blanks I have a whole plum tree so do I just cut a nice bit peel the bark seal the ends a leave it like I would a milled board Thanks Mark
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Hi Big J ,that seems odd especially if its disease free surely it would be worth more , I have 3nice big butts to mill one looks like it has some nice ripple ,sorry to go off topic Cheers Mark
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Stihl MS 150 chainsaw problems?
gobbypunk replied to CarrieonCarving's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
Hi why dont you give sthil uk a ring ,they may be willing to do something to help got to be worth a go the worst that they can say is no Cheers Mark -
Hi guys I am looking for some chainsaw chaps as I have put on a load of weight and out grown 2 pairs of chainsaw trousers so was wondering if anybody had some they dont need any more as chainsaw chaps one size fits all Thanks Mark
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Hi carving an iicecream van I wouldnt call that a simple idea but good luck with it ,look at lots of images and maybe even get a toy one to look at as youre carving it should help post some pics Cheers Mark
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Nice days milling , wish I had a bandmill I love my alaskan but a bandmill to go with it would be ace Cheers Mark
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Hi English Elm is getting quite rare in any decent size and as you said dont know when you will get any more so explain this and charge 150 you could always ask what will happen to them after the wedding maybe you could rent them and then make something else out of them Cheers Mark
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Have you looked at the turbosaw swing mill a mate of mine is selling them they are quite expensive but for dimensional timber they are cool and very mobile but for the money you could get a very nice bandmill have a look at them and give me a shout if you want my mates phone number he is near Bath good luck Cheers Mark
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Wow he is coool is he made out of one piece I bet he took some moving , wish I could carve like that how long did he take , amazing work , I bet loads of people will sit on him for photos Cheers Mark
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Oh come on Matty any tree like that dont deserve to be felled unleess it has to be there are plenty of diseases and parasites attacking our trees , such a shame to see it come down , but as its going to no matter what I bet it will milll up nicely and live on as furniture , I wouldnt mind some boards from it , but still a sad loss to our trees Cheers Mark
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I wish!! No just suffering from middle age spread or maybe just too much beer!
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Hi guys , I have out grown 2 pairs of chainsaw trousers in 18months and its getting expensive I only do chainsaw carving and milling and last year I was at a show and was lent a pair of chaps and got on ok with them so I thought I would ask on hear if anybody had some they would part with before I went looking else where Cheers Mark
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Same hear , Blackthorn winter every time the white flowers are out it goes bloody cold for a few weeks every year without fail Cheers Mark
