SteveJ
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Pretty sure after 38 guesses that it's unlikely to happen...
Congratulations Kelly.
Congratulations Kelly.
Pretty sure after 38 guesses that it's unlikely to happen...
Congratulations Kelly.
Pretty sure after 38 guesses that it's unlikely to happen...
Congratulations Kelly.
I was thrown off by searching for a wood. I discarded banksia, cork and bark on that basis. Plus in my searches I didn't find many woods which came close to resembling the color of the original pictures, so I was going for a similar grain pattern. Unfortunately, I am not sure it actually taught me anything except that I am really not very good at wood identification (I haven't had any success in any of the bash wood identification contests either!)
Congrats Kelly! Now we will all be waiting to see what you create with the blanks!
Pretty sure after 38 guesses that it's unlikely to happen...
Congratulations Kelly.
Thanks Steve. I kinda thot you or Troy were going to get it but George kept enticing me by saying all the previous guesses were wrong. I couldn't stop looking and guessing. But, on the up side, I am getting better at identifying Down Under wood ... probably better than the wood in my back yard!
Maybe someday I'll get to visit that wood in person .... :biggrin:
I was thrown off by searching for a wood. I discarded banksia, cork and bark on that basis. Plus in my searches I didn't find many woods which came close to resembling the color of the original pictures, so I was going for a similar grain pattern. Unfortunately, I am not sure it actually taught me anything except that I am really not very good at wood identification (I haven't had any success in any of the bash wood identification contests either!)
I was thrown off by searching for a wood. I discarded banksia, cork and bark on that basis. Plus in my searches I didn't find many woods which came close to resembling the color of the original pictures, so I was going for a similar grain pattern. Unfortunately, I am not sure it actually taught me anything except that I am really not very good at wood identification (I haven't had any success in any of the bash wood identification contests either!)
I agree. I kinda thought that cork may have been a possibility not knowing what color Australian cork might be. Someone even guessed cork bark which I thought may have been the correct answer. George was right, I should have clued in on the bark aspect since I have worked in it before. I guess I hadn't seen it on his timbers list before.
It's all in fun though. George is a crafty mate that like to drive us "Up Overs" crazy with his Aussie yarns. I'm sure it brings him much joy witnessing us "pining" over his wood species!
Here's to George, who makes this a fun place to frequent!
Hey, don't you sell some olive wood that we can CLAIM was from the Holy Land? But you had to go and cut off the corners....
Keep the games coming!
Steve
I for one, love to LEARN.. and I have learned a lot of techniques.. skills.. and all about wood on this forum. I appreciate that it is FUN to learn.. hey.. isn't that what they try to tell teachers to do?
Hey George ... I got the blanks today.
Thanks so much! Can't wait to get one on the lathe!
Hey George ... I got the blanks today.
Thanks so much! Can't wait to get one on the lathe!
Good to know they got to you, already...!
No.... go easy on them, remember that, as soon as you go through the outer surface of the stabilized Pine bark, the inside is not as hard so, the transition between resin and bark, have to be gentle if you use cutting tools however, if you use the flap disc system, things a lot easier and faster.
Thin CA as you go, is your best friend, here, I expect the results to be stunning...!:wink:
Good luck...!:wink::biggrin:
Cheers
George
Pretty sure after 38 guesses that it's unlikely to happen...
Congratulations Kelly.
Thanks Steve. I kinda thot you or Troy were going to get it but George kept enticing me by saying all the previous guesses were wrong. I couldn't stop looking and guessing. But, on the up side, I am getting better at identifying Down Under wood ... probably better than the wood in my back yard!
Maybe someday I'll get to visit that wood in person .... :biggrin:
Kelly, keep working on that though as, anything is possible you want it to be...!
And if you want to visit the spot where their brothers and sisters are still standing up, its only a few hundred meters from my place and the storage paddock,
Keep the dreams alive, they may never eventuate but, it will give you the willingness to keep trying...!
Cheers
George
Pretty sure after 38 guesses that it's unlikely to happen...
Congratulations Kelly.
Thanks Steve. I kinda thot you or Troy were going to get it but George kept enticing me by saying all the previous guesses were wrong. I couldn't stop looking and guessing. But, on the up side, I am getting better at identifying Down Under wood ... probably better than the wood in my back yard!
Maybe someday I'll get to visit that wood in person .... :biggrin:
Kelly, keep working on that though as, anything is possible you want it to be...!
And if you want to visit the spot where their brothers and sisters are still standing up, its only a few hundred meters from my place and the storage paddock,
Keep the dreams alive, they may never eventuate but, it will give you the willingness to keep trying...!
Cheers
George
I meant visiting Australia. I've never been there and would love to visit sometime. Do you think I can fit in a LFRB and just mail myself there??? :wink:
I am currently on a project for the Kiwi's that has the possibility of travel. But, I would probably fly into Sydney on my way and I see that Adelaide is off to the west a ways, probably 700 miles as the crow flys. Oh well, I'll just have to invest in this friendship from afar!