Lazurus
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Such an interesting piece I think something simple, wall plaque, tea light holding table center piece, or if it was me I would turn some contrasting mushrooms and fungi type shapes, a little moss, mount them sympathetically and leave it at that. I turned a small bowl out of a similar looking piece last year, it came up nice, but was still just a small bowl.
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Chewing gum outside fast food premises was always a winner as it is difficult to remove with a tiddly washer. I ran a plant hire company and a petrol driven steam cleaner was the only thing that worked for our customers. S.
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If the staining is a problem Oxalic acid usually bleaches it out. S.
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Where in Norfolk, I would be. Its a great wood to turn but does split and check a lot?
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I use a 5/8 bowl gouge from start to finish, roughing shaping and sheer scraping, then finish off with 320 grit. Also I never use a chuck on bowls. I start between centers to find a balance point, finish the outside then use a glue block for the hollowing. No need to reverse again to finish turn the spigot or recess and rarely need more that a cursory sanding. It goes against most of the norms, but works for me. S.
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What else do you guys make for Christmas, I am going to have a bash at these.......
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WD40 mixed in ground bait is a great bream attractor, not sure about the environmental impact though?????
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For theft "To dishonestly appropriate property belonging to another, with the intention to permanently deprive" If the apples / branches fell in your garden you would not be obtaining them dishonestly, therefor no theft, as for monetary gain, no mention of that in the theft act. Trespass is indeed a civil dispute in England and as such would require a civil (costly) prosecution, however there is always criminal damage if anything was damaged If without lawful excuse, destroyed or damaged property belonging to another, intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged Cor wot a minefield.........
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Our local QD does a very cheap spray grease, been using it for years on garden equipment and never had a problem, screw fix also do a Teflon based saw/router cutter lube, also very good. There has been lots of similar publicity about WD40 good for rusty bolts but I am dubious about any other application......
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Why thank you....
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Believe it or not it is some Alder branch wood I quickly cut from a few overhanging trees in the garden. 8" or so limb held in a chuck then slide the skew into the end taking a cut from outside and working to the center, part it off with the skew and onto the next until the branch is gone. Can be very quick as finish is not required. CA glue to a length of dried willow for a stem and a vase from something spalted on the wood pile. Voila...... Happy Families.
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Almost forgot the Mother in Laws birthday, a quick trip to the work shop ensures I am still in her good books. Lol
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But how did you hold it?
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Sounds a great offer, perhaps could be worded as less of a double entendre /ˌduːb(ə)l ɒ̃ˈtɒ̃dr(ə)/ noun noun: double entendre; plural noun: double entendres a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent. "he was unable to get through two consecutive sentences without a smutty double entendre" synonyms: ambiguity, double meaning, suggested meaning, suggestiveness, innuendo, play on words, wordplay, pun "he was unable to resist a smutty double entendre" •humour that uses double entendres.
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Yes it is scraping at an angle of 45 degrees to the axis of the lathe, it then gives a fine peeling cut which severs the fibres of the wood leaving a very fine finish which needs minimal if any sanding. Lyle JAMIESON on You Tube give a good description and demonstration in one of his videos. It is a very very fine "cut" well worth getting the hang of. Make sure you have a new sharp burr on what ever tool you use.
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Try sheer scraping on the outside to remove any tool marks and or torn grain, I use a swept back gouge for this but there are many other ways, just very gently to remove the finest of shavings, if done correctly it is actually a cut as opposed to a scrape as the description suggest, scraping will always leave an inferior finish to a cut. Stu
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Busy Bee!
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Oh you noticed.... SSSShhhhh!
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Thanks for the replies and PM`s. I have forwarded to the lady concerned. Hope you get the job. Stu
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Bootiful area.... and that's from a Ex Essex boy turned native.
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Darkest Norfolk, Stalham area NR12:thumbup:
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A lady at work has a Walnut tree as described below she needs felling and has asked if anyone has a contact to do the work. It is way beyond me but I would be interested in some of the timber , is anyone situated locally? If so pass me you details and I will put you in touch for further details The tree is in Costessey (5 miles outside of Norwich). It’s about 25-30’ tall. The trunk has a diameter of only around 1.5’.
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How about using a simple quick release clamp on the bolt, like the ones used on bike saddles to adjust the height quickly, or the quick release on the wheels. http://www.hiwtc.com/photo/products/39/00/14/1482.jpg
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You will need a good strong lathe and popeye type arms for most of the bowl savers on the market, they "can" save you wood but in my experience they are very expensive and over rated. We can waste a little wood now and again to get a result, after all it does grow on trees.
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Nice piece of work, my personal opinion is that the foot is a little heavy and makes the platter look unbalanced, but, that is my opinion and everyone has their own tastes - don't be told otherwise. If you wish to reduce the foot reverse turn it and gently turn away until the desire shape/size is reached. but very nice and a good piece of timber to.
