At the magpie markets watching the Leura bodger green wood working.
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At the magpie markets watching the Leura bodger green wood working.
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So what's happening?
Everybody working so hard to earn your lunch that you can't pause a while to post a photo or two? :rolleyes:
UncleAl. Thought he was going to be there
Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art
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Originally Posted by wheelinround
Wot? You lot aren't following the live scream?Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
:p
Post the link please :2tsup: :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!
FIRSTLY - Thank you Brett & Lola for being such top hosts........
Apologies to all the folk who were unable to attend and wanted photos as I wasn't 100% today and even left early.....[even left my "clear view dust bucket" behind]....
I've had a bit of a rest, some pills and read that photos are on the demand, so here's a few photos of today's "MEGA EVENT"..... They seem to be getting bigger with the number of folk attending, some coming from quite a distance as well as a good many new attendees.
Again THANK YOU Brett & Lola and to all the good folk who made a good day of it.
Cheers, crowie
Great start to the pics
Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art
I'd like to second Crowie's thanks to Brett and Lola for being gracious hosts and providing a great feed. Good to put faces to forum posters.
Also thanks to Tony for the lift:2tsup:
Crowie you must have been crook many a photo taken laying down. Hope you improve mate. Spoke to Chris this afternoon about the time you guys would have been heading home Pat drop off a bag of chememnt for him will you.
Great work Peter under such strenuous conditions ot just what had you leave early :p
Thanks again to Brett and Lola for another great day.
So Brett, what was the little 5ml baggy of dust for, emergency purposes..
I sorry folk, but they were the correct orientation we I added them off the camera, this sort of silly thing has only happened before with "phoney phones"....Quote:
Originally Posted by wheelinround
Thank you the "improvement" - I'm thinking it maybe partly due to a medication swap-over transition....
Many thanks to Brett and Lola for another great day, the food, the timber, the toys, the people and the dog and cats were all wonderful. I didn't take any photos this time, must have been too busy chatting to folk from near and far, near being local Katoombarites and fellow Blue Mountains residents, to Paul all the way from west of Toowoomba and Matt and Sally from Melbourne, and just about any where else within a couple of hundred K's from beautiful downtown Katoomba.
Brett and Lola's cats seemed to tolerate Chris's Springer Spaniel checking out just about every square inch of the backyard, what a wonderful natured dog that was so well trained. Glad to say he didn't find any explosives on his rounds of the backyard!
Looking forward to Dave TTC's GTG in January at Dooen, if it is half as good as todays event, it will be a wee ripper!
Thanks again Brett and Lola,
Alan...
Thanks to Brett & Lola, you certainly set the standard for Ftg grub.
For those playing along at home, BBQ Chook breast, a mild Curry Fish and more salads than you can poke a stick at.
Finally home at 1845, after further work off the mountain.
Thanks to Brett & Lola for a great day. The time seemed to go too quickly, maybe we need to start having a 2 day event, we could convert the new veggie patch into a bunkhouse.:;
Looks like a great roll up. Sorry to have missed the event.
Well done once again Brett. Hope you got all the gear moved.
Thanks Lola and whatisname
Had a great day and managed to meet some members for the 1st time and have a bit of yarn with anybody whom would talk with me.
And thanks to Tony for the lift
thanks to Paul for bringing down the truck load of various goodies
Took a few photos and managed to somehow overexpose a number of them :doh:
anyway here they are (apologies for the overexposed lot):
A too tidy shed and the leanto out the front with tables of timber etc for sale
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The backyard has changed a little since the last gtg
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An overladen ute from northern climes and some bloke in another ute
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Various candid group shots wherin quests wouldn't pose for the camera
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Mulch creation
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Couple of sheets of tin required moving (how many woodworkers are required to give instruction of proper broom technique?)
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A pile of the extremely rare Katoomba Ebony (Allocasuarina Bullachiitius)
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Brett standing around and supervising as usual. I wish I had of been there, they are always great days but it wasn't to be unfortunately. That vege garden looks like it would make a great shed, I bet the veges will be pleased when they see it.
That vege garden is bigger than my shed :((
Thank you all for coming along to make the day a success, especially the very long distance travellers, Simplicity & Sally, and Bushmiller.
Also, thanks for the assistance in putting the metal sheets & sleepers away - it was done in no time!
Lola and I very much enjoyed the day, and it's only the presence of a great bunch of people that makes them such good days.
Really good to see some new faces too, and hope they can come again to future FGTs.
Brett,
Thanks too you and Lola for being such warm and welcoming hosts. It was a terrific day. Lots of friendly faces, a great lunch and plenty of opportunity to swap ideas and learn from others.
mick
And just get stuck into making some girls toys Mike.... you'll enjoy the projects twice...Cheers, PeterQuote:
Originally Posted by Glider
I might have to ask for some your designs, Peter. I'm more on the critical side than the creative! Christmas is approaching so definitely on the cards (no pun intended).Quote:
Originally Posted by crowie
mick
Firstly a big thanks to Lola and Brett
For being such great hosts.
We were made more than welcome
Even know we were out of townies [emoji3]
I was especially grateful being given a private tour of the large grounds and the white glove shed on Saturday afternoon.
Wow ,that man knows how to keep things tidy and clean .
We were also privately invited to the after party after the GTG ,yes sorry ,it was special guests invite only.
Were we shared a few more lies ,wine ,listened and enjoyed Paul(Bush millers wisdom)on life and the universe
.I also was given a few tips from Brett regarding Tung oil thanks mate ..
We both had a blast .
And will definitely consider coming again if were invited !!!!
Brett it was me who through those scrap pieces of timber on your work shop floor after the gtg.
Because Paul (Bushmiller)
Told me to do it and I just reacted I feel bad
But he made me do it [emoji849][emoji849]
Cheers Matt/Sally
Has all of the work been done? Will it be safe now to attend the next one?
Well, yeeaah, but I'm sure I can think up some more....Quote:
Originally Posted by fletty
Planting vegetables?Quote:
Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
Found in NCA's car:
a hunk of steel with a worm eaten handle and a piece of unidentified (bloomin hard) hardwood
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anyway turned the unidentified hardwood into a froe handle and found a stray bit of merbau to make a basher (mallet for the uneducated)
Fletty found a froe at Bellingen Market with a crack in the blade- no sale
Bushmiller gave Pacman a long term borrow of the froe blade
Fencefurniture donated the Handle for the Froe
Pat and Sawdustmaker offered to turn the handle
NCArcher transported the bits
Sawdustmaker made the handle and the mallet
WoodCollector donated some timber
Pacman gave some to some members and carved some spoons
Ya gotta love this forum, I feel blessed to be even a small part of it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pac man
fletty
Well you live and learn. I thought the correct term tor the object you hit a froe with was a "maul". I will call it a basher from now on.:2tsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker
Cheers
Doug
Ummm, I did??Quote:
Originally Posted by Pac man
That would be somewhat out of character. :;
I do hope it was that manky old fence post that was lying around.
He's confusing Thugby with Woodwork Doug. In Thugby, mauls are full of bashers.Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
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Originally Posted by doug3030
"Maul" is good as well but more appropriate in a game of Rugby
The blue paint meant to be given away at GTG didn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
Belated thanks to Brett for hosting the umpteenth BM GTG. I have just returned to the sunshine State this afternoon after a sometimes frustrating ,but always exacting task of rebuilding a gravel road. I fully understand why the councils and other road engineers use, graders, tip trucks, rollers and the like.
Very good to meet up with friends old and new. If I had a criticism of the GTGs, it is that they do not go on long enough for me to talk with everybody. Oh! I have just thought , is that why they end early? :-
Simplicity's reference to wisdom (post #263) is grossly overstated and I only offered an opinion having being plied with cider.
The question of a "basher" for a froe has in the past been a subject of much conjecture as to the correct name. I believe that in this instance Pac Man would be the "basher" and I would go with "maul" for the instrument. However, as I said, there is much conjecture and whole threads have been devoted to the subject :) . Whatever term you chose to use the key to effectiveness is weight and striking the froe approximately two thirds of the way along your "basher."
Regards
Paul
?? So... do we strike Pacman in the chest or in the knees? Does it make any difference whether he's laying down head to the North or head to the South? What if he's standing? :?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
Basher not Bashee
Amazing the difference one letter makes lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Pac man
Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art
BansheeQuote:
Originally Posted by DaveTTC
Personally,
I think Paul is just trying to bash this thread right out of context[emoji849][emoji849]