George, I just found time, to visit your web site, and very entertaining it is too, Thanks. Eggs I notice, and though I never used any jigs, (only for doing egg cups) so all are different sizes, when my shot was taken, they all look rather dusty, 'cos my wife of that time, was in hospital ( never came home) and the cleaner used to Briwax them when she had time! - I was doing all the household things. There was a married couple, in USA, were selling them on for $10 each! cheeky beggars! _ but I doubt I could sell them here in Thailand for $1, they are poor folks. Don
Hi Don,
Glad that you liked my web site, I haven't done anything to it for some time now...!:frown:
I like to make eggs, and I normally start getting things ready bit by bit, there is, grab the logs that are just right for eggs, start shaping them with an small axe, then cutting them into the tight length, pile them out fro months, then put the in the lathe and turn the round 2" and pile them in another box, then one day I feel like turning eggs and that will all I will do a full day (first stage).
I like to have plenty at this stage, 100 or so, as they don't take long to finish, mainly before Easter as I get always people wanting wooden eggs as presents, most I make are sold to people that paint them or carve them for re-sale. I've sold 150 in one go last year, they all were at (first stage), there is, they will only need to put in the jig to round one end and sand. Those eggs for painting I normally use some of my Radiata pine or even Macrocarpa, I then give them a coat of sending sealer so that they don't soak the paint right in.
I understand that you had troubles to add a pic on your post, there are a few ways to do it but, the simplest one is to add a thumbnail at the end of the post so when people click it it opens in a bigger size window. Try to follow these next steps on your previous post, starting by clicking "edit" on the bottom right end side of the post.
Click the attachment symbol (the little paper clip symbol at the top/center of the editor page). The Manage Attachments page will open, on the very top/left of the page you see "choose file" click on it and look for the location where you have the picture stored on your computer (make sure is under 100kB and jpg preferentially, the pic you send me was just right). After you located the pic already resized to the requirements, double click on it. The page will come back to the Manage Attach. and this time, click on the "upload" on the top/right of the page and wait a few seconds. As soon as it finished to download, the file reference will appear on that same Manage Attach. page under "current attachments". At this point, close the Manage Attach. page and you click "submit Reply", there is, if you are done with the text, and voila, the pic thumbnail will appear on your post, like this one of mine...!:biggrin:
Cheers
George
