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It looks like I have to talk this Sunday. I was going to talk about chainsaw sharpening. But I can't work out how to film the proses at the same time. Anyway I would need a cameraman. So maybe I can answer questions instead. Any volunteers to hold a camera?
Maybe you could find a camera person.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pagie
Cheers Matt.
you?
Thanks but know thanks, I was actually thinking of your lovely wife ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Pagie
Does Sally know you are thinking about my wife?
Not me, I'm too busy rotating the cutters on my thicknesser.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pagie
5 years of processing recycled timber has taken it's toll on the Shelix head.
I'm sure there's about 1000 little cutters on the damn thing.
I might be finished just in time for tomorrow's chat if I work hard.
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Originally Posted by doug3030
Commisserations, Doug.
Suggest that you try my method:
* belt sander with 40 or 60 grit belt to take off surface crud and make all nasties highly visible,
* Manually remove all nasties,
* Then to jointer/thicknesser.
Rather than belt sander, I sometimes use a hand planer with sacrificial blades for the first step.
This minimises but does not remove risks
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Originally Posted by doug3030
I am too poor to buy the tools that Doug and I really want. :U
Graeme I use similar methods already, including metal-grinding flapdisks when needed. It has not so much been the extra steel bits, which have been few and far between. Some of the timber I have processed in that time was about as hard as steel anyway. A hell of a lot of timber has passed under those blades in the past five years. The job just became due to be done.Quote:
Originally Posted by GraemeCook
Before I installed the Shelix head about five or six years ago, removing the three straight knives, sharpening and resetting was the worst job in the shed. Now I think the new equivalent job, rotating all the cutters is still the worst, but it's far more pleasant. Once I got into the rhythm of the work it was pretty quick and painless. And the timber comes out looking POLISHED.
Link for anyone wanting too join in tonight.
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Cheers Matt.
Hi everyone.
Matt just contacted me off-forum to ask me to run tonight's session because Paul decided to chicken out after losing the draw last week and Matt is feeling unwell.
So the topic for tonight's discussion - DRUM ROLL PLEASE ...
"How small, damaged or spalted does an offcut need to be before you throw it away?"
We all keep some offcuts and throw others - I suppose. So lets talk about the selection process.
Let's see where this takes us.
Sunday is hear again, how exciting!!!!.
So tonight’s subject matter may be one of two, if We have the delightful company of Mr Bushmillar, we will insist he hosts this evening, due to him being absent last week with no note of absence.[emoji17]
Or we might just go free radical and talk amongst ourselves.
(There will be NO talks of F chainsaws or Operating rooms it’s getting a bit boring [emoji90])
Anyone is welcome, and we especially invite fresh new meat, too attended.
The Jabber is hosted using Skype
You may join in as a guest if you are the paranoid type or have strong hate off Big sister brother uncle.
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Start time is 7.30 pm Australia Eastern standard time, thingy.
Give or take a few minutes and its BYO event.
Cheers Matt.
But all the markets are selling hand planes.
Can you please put your statement in too context please Peter,as i have absolutely no idea what your talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pagie
Cheers Matt.
Can't be there as I am working tonight.
Regards
Paul
Sunday is hear again, how exciting!!!!.
But we need a host for tonight’s catch up,
I wont be in attendance, as we have visitors!
So would anyone like too put there hand up, an be brave.
Cheers Matt
Tonight’s Hot too trot subject ?????
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Sorry I can't help as I have a prior commitment.
Regards
Paul
20:00 no one here tonight
Sunday is Back,
So the Round Jabber is back on tonight, an hopefully Peter does not feel let down like a 16 year old on a hot date waiting outside the local Dance hall.
Start time tonight is 7:30 pm on the Dot,give or take a few minutes either side.
All welcome even the undesirable ones(if your nice).
Tonight’s Hot too trot subject will be Hand saws, because i just found one in the Wild.
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The meeting is held via Skype, an if your concerned about Big sister watching your every Keyboard tap, you can join as a guess.
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Cheers Matt.
Matt
Your saw appears to be a No.13 from W.Tyzack & Sons & Turner from around 1965. It is within their Elephant brand range.
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Interestingly earlier models (1950 catalogue) had a more simple handle. I would have expected that to be the other way around.
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The Tyzack family had many different companies and associations. They occupy about sixteen pages in Simon Barley's book.
Regards
Paul
Not much notice, but it was left to me to select a topic for tomorrow night's Jabber.
I chanced on a video, which is of interest to me and also revealed a second topic, the subject of which I was not familiar with. You will need to view at least part of this video:
Making 2 Cedar Strip Kayaks in 2 Weeks - Not Quite but that was the Plan - YouTube
No prizes for the subject, being making a Kayak in the traditional timber style. I think pagie might have some thoughts on this. However, the second topic occurs at the 10min 40 sec mark: It is barrel knives. They look interesting. Doug may have some more information.
Talk Sunday. Anybody and everybody welcome:
This is the link to join in:
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Regards
Paul
Paul, I know Corin Urquhart, the barrel knife maker, quite well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
He runs Gameco Artisan Supplies, where most Aussie knife-makers get our materials from.
Gameco Artisan Supplies is actually a bit of a sideline to Gameco, which is/was a gas appliance and gas fitting company. As I understand it they started a sideline of making gas forges for blacksmithing then branched out into all the other necessities of blacksmithing and knife-making like steel, grinders, tongs, handle materials etc, in order to fill a place in the market that was sadly lacking. It seems that over time the sideline business has overtaken it's parent organisation. He organises bulk buys of steel and equipment at really good prices and looks after his customers, big and small extremely well.
Corin was not a knifemaker but he got caught up in the enthusiasm. He is one of those people who can turn his hand to almost anything, as you can see in that video, and decided to make barrel knives his thing. He usually makes one per year just so that he can say he is a knife-maker and have a common interest with his customers. I think it would be fair to say that without Corin's influence knife-making in Australia would not be as popular as it is today.
Doug
Thanks for all the extra information: Fascinating and such a small world, in Australia at least. We will pick your brains some more tomorrow.
Regards
Paul
Thanks, Paul, we need a "moving picture" box - wish I had seen this video 30 years ago!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
GraemeQuote:
Originally Posted by GraemeCook
Perhaps I shouldn't link this one:
Lightweight Kayak Paddle from a Reclaimed Wooden Board - YouTube
Regards
Paul
Here's another one with Kumiko pattern deck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
Building the most Incredible Cedar Strip Kayak with Kumiko Deck - YouTube
Does anyone know what sort of fibreglass he used in the canoe and paddle.
From appearance, flexibility, the way it draped and the ease by which he cut it, I would think it is Dynel but ... ?
A while ago Matt put me onto a youtube channel called Clickspring. I think he also shared it with the Sunday chat group.
The video he recommended I watch was about recreating the Antikythera Device. A very advanced for it's time ancient celestial calculator.
I just found a news article about the discovery of the shipwreck in which the device was rediscovered and thought it might be of interest to Matt and anyone else who had looked at that video.
Here's the link: In the Greek islands, the Antikythera shipwreck yields statues, human teeth and the missing head of Hercules - ABC News
Enjoy.
Thanks Doug,
This is also a fantastic read, if you want more information.
Cheers Matt.
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Cheers
Thanks Matt, I just managed to find a downloadable PDF of that so I will read it soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
For anyone who hasn’t seen the videos on recreating the Antikythera mechanism, here they are.
Machining The Antikythera Mechanism - YouTube
Ok, so my 17 was closer to Paul's 17 than Pagie's 17 was so somehow i get to pick the topic for next week's jabber. :rolleyes:
If that makes no sense to you then you should have been there.
Since it all seems to be about "17" I thought about when I was asked to pick the topic on 17 July when Paul was supposed to do it but pulled out at short notice, and Matt was sick so it fell to me to pick the topic.
With Paul and Matt both out, it just left Pagie and me at the meeting, so we didn't use the topic I posted. I think we just talked about chainsaws again.:no:
Therefore that topic is hereby recycled to next Sunday.
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Originally Posted by doug3030
I have a good friend, who is a scientist and understands these things far better than I, is fascinated by the device.Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
For those of you like him that have a mathematical/scientific inclination, there was also an article in Nature that goes into the intricacies of the mechanism and the world view and theories of the cosmos that went into it at the time...
A Model of the Cosmos in the ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism | Scientific Reports
It’s Sunday, for those that are less intelligent than other’s.
Tonight’s Jabber starting at around 7.30 ish pm Eastern standard time in Australia.
Subject matter (Pagie is going to be in cloud nine for this one).
Processing this lot.
Camphor laurel
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Also for you blokes who contribute too this thread but don’t show up at the Jabber your most welcome to join in even if you think know one wants too see you or hear you.[emoji6]
Matt.
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Sorry, not going to make it tonight. Fathers'day visitors still here.
Need a host for tomorrow night,
I’m pretty busy, an won’t be able to attend
Cheers Matt.
I am not sure if I will be attending either. I had my surgery on Monday and it has knocked me around a bit more than I had expected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
I left hospital on Thursday evening, rather sleep deprived from nurses waking me up through the night to give me sleeping pills. Why couldn't they just let me sleep. I've had two nights at home with reasonable sleep but I am still feeling tired and unsociable by the early evening. I don't expect to be doing much for a couple of weeks.
All I can offer is to jump on skype if I feel up to it and talk to whoever else joins in.
You need your rest Doug, glad you came through without those nurses causing you too much bother at night.
Tonight’s Jabber is on,
Tho I may or not be there, due to extremely bad internet connection in my temporary home[emoji52].
Cheers Matt.
Hoping to make tonight, apologies for being slack lately, been a bit pre occupied,
See ya at7.30 ish
Cheers Matt.
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