gobbypunk
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Hi guys I read alot of history type books and a few of them mention the french seasoning oak in rivers fell the tree and place it in the river for a year , but I have never verified this but it sort of makes sense cheers MARK
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Hi I would be interested as well maybe we could have a deal so everybody is happy would like to talk about delivery as well P M me or phone 01258 863705 eve or 07449736569 Cheers Mark
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Cool I like it , I was thinking of doing one but did a castle insted ,will post some pics when I get home , ace job I bet the libraury people are chuffed Cheers Mark
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Amazing work Simon ,so lifelike coool as f##k , and thanks for the show info I am carving at St Albans this weekend . Cheers Mark
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Hi I am in shaftesbury dorset and can halp with the elm and maybe the hornbeam ,the hornbeam may be too big will measure tomorrow and let you know cheers Mark
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Hi guys I am demoing chainsaw carving at a show in St Albans next weekend and going there from dorset would anybody have or know where I can get a cedar butt from so I dont have to take one with me got enough stuff to take , Thanks in advance oh did post this on chainsaw carving bit but got no replies Cheers Mark
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What a cleaver bloke , was wondering if it saves any money rather than just buying one , but cool as , I would llove to have a bandmill of any kind , one day hopefully Cheers Mark
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Hi guys I posred this in chaisaw carving but nobody got back to me ,so I am demoing at a show in St Albans next weekend and as mother in law livs round the corner need to take strimmer etc to dko some gardening for her so was wondering if anybody is near that may have a butt they could sell me or know of a yard I could get one from so I dont have to take one with me all that way western red would be cool but hey whatever would do thanks in advance Cherrs Mark
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Cool as , , how long did he take , ace work Cheers Mark
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Hi Guys I am demoing at a 2 day show in St Albans and as I am going there from dorset taking carvings for sale gala tent etc I would rather not have to load up a big butt for carving anybody near there maybe help me out or know of a yard where I can get 5 ft butt of cedar Thanks Mark
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hi guys Rob D has on offer buy one get one free on 16inch sugi carving bars they are 76 quid does anyone wnt to go halfs each with me with the rent on my yard to pay I just dont have 76 quid so if anybody is up for going half each please P M Cheers Mark
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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
