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Buenas noches Amigos y Amiga :)
Great to see youse all today, in the Great Blue Mountains Meetup! It should become an annual event, methinks. I'd heard about many of youse and it was a wonderful experience to catch up with you in person.
Cheers, saludos y hasta la vista
Lola:hpydans::hpydans:
You stopped on the way home didn't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pac man
Thanks Brett and Lola for hosting a good day. Good to put faces to names.
There where olives and I saw the salad seeds. The balaclava was very nice, as was the little bit of salad I had just so I didn't offend the hosts.
Brett, I left my 2 marking gauges and my IanW saws behind. I'll catch you up in the next week or two.
Well, yes, you left the IanW saws behind, but the word "my" is quite incorrect in that sentence. Keep trying though, it can't hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozhunter
Now there were a few drops of rain, which very quickly turned to hail. At the first few drops I bolted to the tools trolley and put it under the tarp, and then charged around with everybody else getting stuff inside/undercover. Ummm, prolly best to think of this next part as adding character and patina. In my haste I thought that the top shelf was all but dry (just the odd drop on a few of my tools). What I didn't see was that there were a few drops on the Colen Clenton boxes, and I certainly didn't know that his stamp is in water soluble ink:C.
Wait - before you :fit: or :bigcry:, I have a couple of lids up in the loft which I can check for size, but failing that I can ask him to send down a new lid for them when he sends my mortise gauge down (which sounds like a spectacular piece of stripy Ebony:;).
Oh, and you know how Christos says "no pic - didn't happen"? Well I didn't take a pic, but I can.
I won't lose sleep over the boxes, and I hope the termites eat your stripy ebony:p
Thanks to Brett and Lola for the great day. Thanks to all that attended, the collegial atmosphere made the day very enjoyable :2tsup:
NC, the saw vice is safely in my car.
Ann, the Baklava was very impressive, yes Christos, the Baklava was there and I only managed to snavell 1 small slice.
It sounds like everyone had a great - well done Brett. I would have loved to come but I was out of town.The next chance to catch up will probably be the forum stand at the wood show this year?
Aye, 'twas a good day. Many thanks to Brett & Lola for their efforts in bringing together such a motley crew.
The Gal and I left with all the important stuff, although we did leave behind a couple of dishes, our milk bottle and... :think: ... what was it? Oh, yeah. The freezer. :doh:
And my liogier rasps, but we won't quibble about who owns what. Not until after we pick up our other sundries. (Possession is 9/10ths of the law, right? ;) )
Now, now. We all know that couldn't have been Grumpy... after all, he had to take a sicky from work 'cos of his bad back and couldn't possibly have made the trip all the way up from Vic!Quote:
Originally Posted by Christos
Must've been a ring-in... like Pat's looking like DJ in 'bad light.' :innocent:
Yep I certainly had a great day, apart from dropping an braking my camera :doh:. Thanks to all.
Perfect weather as the rain/hail help off until we were jut about to leave :U. Dam stuff followed me all the way to Kiama where I am now.
Cheers
OK here are the OFFICIAL PICS,Quote:
Originally Posted by crowie
first, we have the rabble ....
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and the rabble meister.....
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and the rabble meister chasing .... the local wildlife
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a great day was had by all, thanks again Brett and Lola
fletty
Good to see some pics, proves that something did in fact happen :D
How about matching some names to faces?
Some really good pics there Fletty. I most often think that the best group shots are the ones taken from the sidelines, while the Gentlemen Rabblers are concentrating on t'other camera.
Ross - what were you doing in Pic 7? Did you not hear me say "cat scats only in that garden please"?
Thanks Alan for the great bunch of photos.....Quote:
Originally Posted by fletty
Maybe some of the other cameras that were going off might also turn up over the next day or two....
Again, great day.....nearly too many to have a good chat/talk with BUT great to find a few locals..
Cheers, crowie
Looks like all had a great day.
Morning here spent sanding and then due to inclement weather indoors.
It being Chinese New Year inspired LOML to spend the day preping a banquet of 8 different dishes for dinner sort of thought some of those who may pass south would have called in.
Oh and yes there is photos to prove it. :p
Thanks Brett & Lola for a great day in a beautiful part of the world. :2tsup:
Peter S.
What a great looking bunch of Woodies, wish I could have been there. Glad y'all had a great day.
I'm sure there will be all sorts of new projects being started after an inspirational day.:2tsup:
Tell you what - we got the weather right by the skin of our teeth. Today is miserable - foggy & wet, and cool of course. Even when it's not raining the trees still splat onto the head.
Thaks for the warning Bret means another short day in the shed.:roll:
Thanks to everyone for a very pleasant day with a special thanks to Brett and Lola for all of their hard work to organise such an event.
It was interesting to find that other like minded people live close by. Phillip (metalman)
:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
Thanks so much to Brett and Lola for a fantastic day.
I nearly took a photo of the workshop but would have been too scared to show it to Margaret -IMMACULATE. Neither PacMan nor I could find any sawdust:?, even in the cracks in the floorboard. A credit to you Brett, assuming you actually work in it!
A great day all round and several familiar faces from the day before at my place - NOW you all know why there were no early photos following 's surprise visit, along with a hitchhiker he picked up along the way - shame about the back.
It was great to put a few more faces to the names. A totally eclectic mix with a passionate and common interest - tea, coffee and ######## - and I nearly forgot the woodworking etc.
I would also like to thank for his speech and kind words. A fantastic weekend, although I didn't get back to Clarro' until about 9:15 last night, feeling just a little weary. Did get to touch NCArcher's workbench 'though - a great job. Thanks for the trip Tony.
Cheers,
Paul
Cheers Paul. Haven't done a whole bunch of woodworking in the last few months, but really it's a credit to the ducting system - simple, cheap, quick, and effective. I'm striving to catch as much as possible at the source. That's also why I don't have many tools hanging on the walls - love the convenience, but loves catching dust. Every now and then I blow out the Barn with compressed air (but haven't for quite a while). I also vac the floor pretty regularly, and the Festool hard floor head is a beauty.
Loved the photos but unfortunately no names to go with the faces. I recognize the good looking interstaters such as Skew and his girl, Dai Sensei, and Grumpy John.
I've also managed to work out who Brett and Lola are but the rest are just faces of a rogues gallery. :U
Peter.
I resemble that quote and I am in the pics . . . :qQuote:
Originally Posted by Sturdee
Lets see apart from those you know Peter there is
Two old Crowes Peter & Paul (sorry no Marry)
Another Paul
Ross
Chris
Pat
Fletty
Tony
Dave (In Hidding)
Christos (still trying to work out how he got a leave pass)
Neil
Skew and Skewess
John
I am not sure what going on here but :B
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Originally Posted by groeneaj
First volunteer. :2tsup:
I've missed the last 2 shows but I'll likely be there this year. Can't wait!
L to R
Ozhunter
3 Toed Sloth
Pac Man
Skew, Skew's Girl sitting
Grumpy John
Rusel
jdadley57 (right at the back)
Chris Parks
Markkr (behind Chris)
(behind Mark)
(right at the back)
NCArcher (in front of )
Dai Sensei (in front of NCA)
cmanbezio (right at the back)
Christos (in front of chambezio)
sebastiaan56 (in front of Christos)
Pat (at the back)
Metalman (can hardly be seen)
Crowie (with hat and waving)
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Ross (red shirt on right)
Wood Nut (blue cap at the back)
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Thank you, nice to see what these forum name owners look like. :U
Peter.
There not as good looking as the vic mob:UQuote:
Originally Posted by Sturdee
I knew I was missing a good day. Got called into work at around 4am so couldn't make it. :(
Sorry for the late notice I had to give you Brett (although decided not to SMS you at 4am!)
Nathan.
No problem Nathan, would have been great to meet up, but that's the way it goes.
why not - he was probably up with his duster making the shed spic and span!Quote:
Originally Posted by I_wanna_Shed
:bartmoon:It was finished days before that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker
I also would like to thank Brett and the lovely Lola for their very generous hospitality and the effort they put in to ensure everyone had a good time :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:. Also thank you to all who expressed concern about my back, I should be able to resume normal duties on Thursday :rolleyes:.
Even though my interests have strayed from the work shop to the camera lens I still enjoy and appreciate getting to perve at other woodies sheds and equipment. I must say Brett that you have made the most of a smallish shed, did you ever serve time in a submarine? Some of your safety gear has me worried though.
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Some more pictures of the attendees. If anyone can help me out with the missing names I would appreciate a PM, thanks
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FenceFurniture and Fletty
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Oz Hunter and Lola
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Skew ChiDAMN
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Rusel, Pac Man,
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Pat and Crowie
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Dai Sensai
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That's a great bunch of candids GJ! The knack of not being seen whilst taking pics leads to great candids - I had no idea you'd taken that pic of Fletty and myself discussing the rasp. What's more you were very close to us, and you'd have to think that I'm pretty camera aware. Excellent work!
When you came and asked me what the third down on the right was, I gave you instructions on where to find them. Were there any left in the box?
You didn't ask me what "Dustyovski" was, so either you worked it out or it was too hard. A mate and I have used that term for a blower brush for the last 30 years.
Deer Skin gloves are pretty expensive, so......
Btw, was Ozhunter sitting down, or was Lola standing on a box?
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Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
Grumpy
Great shots. If your woodworking is/was half as good as your photography, it would make you at least accomplished and that's on the "off" days :2tsup: .
Regards
Paul
Safety Gear (for those who don't know what we're on about):
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Little Asian ladies?
Ooooh! It's lucky those gloves are not any longer in the arm as they look suspiciously like those I used to pregnancy test cattle, particularly being the left hand too :wink: .Quote:
Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
Regards
Paul