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The Coffee Shop / Sun

« on: July 10, 2010, 11:06:21 pm »

Yes we finally got sun today and it was great it was pouring into the work shop and I got all my animal families painted and dry so will be have a big sort up next week to see what I need for the shows starting in Sept.
Jimbo

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Guess who

« on: July 10, 2010, 11:01:32 pm »

Yeh it is rough Gray rugby was a bit like that but with professionism coming in they had to tone it down as there was to many injuries, they do not where any protection apart from mouth guards
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Craig's List.....

« on: July 10, 2010, 10:58:02 pm »

Sounds like my Ryobi that went to heaven
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Couple pics of my shop...

« on: July 10, 2010, 10:55:33 pm »

Iv'e got all greenry around me, used to have pine trees but I got the council to cut them out now most of it is native bush
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: GrayBeard's shop...

« on: July 10, 2010, 10:53:32 pm »

Do you guys give all your dust and rubbish to your neibours? I aint got none so it doesn't worry me, I just fertilise the greenery around our place
Jimbo

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Brag Forum / Re: Miniature Bird House and Fretwork Stand

« on: July 10, 2010, 10:45:56 pm »

Very nice well made
Jimbo

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Brag Forum / Bowl

« on: July 10, 2010, 10:43:34 pm »

Here another of my bowls, it is matai a native of NZ and is a hard dense wood, it is a golden color and with age turns dark brown, the blank started out 16" in dia. and 5" thick but I found dry rot in it when I started tyrning it and the finished size is 12" dia. 3 1/2 thick it has been carved them stippled and ebonised the finish is dainish oil
Jimbo

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Brag Forum / Hollow form

« on: July 10, 2010, 10:35:39 pm »

This a hollow form with lid that I turned last year and I sold it to a student from the USA, it is elm burr and the lid is jarrah I hope you enjoy
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Glue for acrylic

« on: July 10, 2010, 09:22:44 pm »

If you are gluing acrylic or anything you should make sure you rough the surfaces with sand paper
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Couple pics of my shop...

« on: July 10, 2010, 09:20:51 pm »

Nice shop Mike, the good thing about the saw it does not make much mess, the lathe is terrible for wood shavings and dust fills the work shop if no ventilation is available
Jimbo

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Orange County Fair?

« on: July 10, 2010, 09:16:59 pm »

Posting some pics when you have been would be great Mytoya, the ones Cherie posted were very good
Jimbo

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Forget to put the headpiece on a trimmer and see what happens

« on: July 10, 2010, 09:13:25 pm »

Not sure it would suit Judy, but perhaps with some of those lovely earing one may not notice
Jimbo

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The Coffee Shop / Guess who

« on: July 10, 2010, 09:11:55 pm »

Won the rugby last night, yeh your rite the All Blacks, beat the world champions hands down
Jimbo

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Brag Forum / Re: Frog sign completed. Thanks Shadylady!!

« on: July 10, 2010, 09:03:49 pm »

Good one Mike I like these fun ones
Jimbo

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Forget to put the headpiece on a trimmer and see what happens

« on: July 10, 2010, 06:03:17 pm »

I have to have a hair cut net week and am dreadiing it as it is cold down here, we are haveing a high of 9c today
Jimbo