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  1. Blackswanwood

    Well that’s another f&£king awful day!

    So sorry to hear that Mark. They are part of the family and (as you know) it really hurts. Although it may sound hollow today the only consolation is that she obviously had a happy and long life, It’s the happy memories which eventually pervade.
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    Ian Huntley

    I cannot imagine how the parents will be feeling. It’s possible it will bring it all back (not that it will have ever left them) and perhaps they’d have preferred him to spend his life in prison never able to relax rather than the relatively quick end to his sentence. I just heard someone from...
  3. Blackswanwood

    The Accidental Woodworking Club

    I think that picture tells it's own story of three humans and a dog that had an enjoyable day!
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    Peter Follansbee (and other) carving

    @Paul_Munford - yes, being aware of the grain is key. I’ve not carved a doughnut but have done some Tudor roses which give a similar appreciation. I’m trying to push myself by thinking before I rotate the work whether I can manage to make a cut by switching from right (natural) handed to left...
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    Sharp-eyed digger driver

    I seem to recall from listening to Al Murray’s podcast on WW2 that 70,000 tonnes of bombs were dropped on the UK compared with 1,400,000 dropped on Germany.
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    Sharp-eyed digger driver

    I was interested to see how often this happens. It’s more than I expected … What do we know about unexploded WW2 bombs? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-56243750 It’s more common in York for human bones to be uncovered. It’s quite disruptive as work has to stop until the police...
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made...

    A three legged oak stool. Only two legs on display! ... Octagonal tapered legs which I planed on a simple jig ... Slightly dished seat ... Probably should have made the tenons a bit thinner ... I could have oriented the legs a bit better as the oak had some lovely medullary rays...
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    Oops

    That is a shame as it does look like a very attractive piece of wood.
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    Peter Follansbee (and other) carving

    Thanks Bob. You did a post (possibly on the other place) some time ago of a bear that you had carved (for your granddaughter?) which was one of the things that piqued my interest in carving.
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    Peter Follansbee (and other) carving

    Yes - I’ve now got a copy of his book Joiners Work which is as interesting about how he prepares timber as it is about his carvings. I wonder if the trade off of using riven boards is what you gain in terms of stability is balanced by a reduced chance of interesting grain pattern.
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    Destructive critter?

    There’s an interactive map here Ian that shows where they have been released. It’s broader than I thought. https://rewildatheart.com/pages/british-beaver-comeback-interactive-map?srsltid=AfmBOoobZ_c9Av8KE9xJBCowtIglG4W70ABey-UGOZVVRpyK9-ypxw5B I read a few weeks ago that they are expected to...
  12. Blackswanwood

    How many carving tools do you need?

    I like the way he holds the piece he’s working on with his big toe Andy. Here’s another guy I spotted doing some tuning in one of the souks
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    How many carving tools do you need?

    I’m currently in Marrakech and spotted this guy working hard in his workshop. He is an artisan rather than a stall-holder in one of the souks and was actually quite shy. Using a mixture on O level French and sign language we had a good chat. I have c25 carving gouges and probably use 10...
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    Retirement , what is the end game.

    This is a good illustration of the problem of knowing what to believe/where to get your news … https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g8r23yv71o Unfortunately there is a trend for news articles to be created by AI for mainstream media. They pick the misinformation on social media up and repeat...
  15. Blackswanwood

    Retirement , what is the end game.

    Not sure what your point is Phil but that’s hardly a statistically robust sample 😉
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    Retirement , what is the end game.

    And let’s be fair … the guys manning passport control in any country have a difficult job as those who should not be there present themselves as those who should. Equally, the UK (as do many other countries) has its share of those having the symptoms mentioned. It would be a shame if this...
  17. Blackswanwood

    Retirement , what is the end game.

    +1 until normal service resumes.
  18. Blackswanwood

    Post a photo of the last thing you made...

    That’s excellent Nick. How do you do the facets on the base - spokeshave and cabinet scraper?
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    eBay listings and bladed items

    I’d suggest using the email facility rather than the online questionnaire. It also makes it easier if you want to forward it on to your MP. I was positively surprised to get a response and follow on questions from my MP. It may be that being in a rural constituency he realises there are...
  20. Blackswanwood

    'Carpentry helped me recover the use of my hands' -

    The joint at the base of the thumb (I don't remember what it's full name is but it's short name is the CMC), is particularly prone to osteoarthritis. As we get older instability in the thumb muscles is thought to lead to the condition developing. I wonder if there is something in playing the...
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