hello to all

[dodobird]

hi all my im new here and would like to introduce myself name is matt and from the highlands of scotland. i was a cooper for 15 years befor getting made redudunt and know a fork lift driver. I have a small workshop in my garage and hope to learn from people from here

 

[dynax]

welcome to the forum Matt, plenty of helpful advice when you need it, and some good banter too,

 

[dodobird]

hi dynax thank you

 

[Peter Sefton]

Welcome to the forum, good to have new members.

Cheers Peter

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I would guess from your location you worked for a distillery? Wips are always popular, especially on more unusual things ... barrels for instance.

 

[Froggy]

Welcome to the forum Matt I'm sure you find it very useful. Do you have photo's of your work to tantalize us?

 

[John15]

Welcome Matt

John

 

[Ttrees]

Hello Matt
Welcome to the forum
Glad to see more strings to the bow of knowledge that is abundant on this forum,
I haven't seen another cooper on here, (correct me if I'm wrong on that) but I remember there
was a thread about last year about the last cooper(s) in the UK.
Hope to see some of your work

Tom

 

[dickm]

Welcome, mate. At least you are genuinely in the Highlands, where those of us in the flatlands north of Aberdeen are just TOLD by couriers that we are there!
Had a great day out at the Black Isle show last week and an "interesting"diversion via the Black Isle Brewery on the homeward journey. Still probably cheaper than the alternative, which was to come back via that wallet-sapping camera shop in Beauly!

 

[pollys13]

Welcome to our corner of the web Lot of knowledgeable helpful people here.

 

[Bm101]

Hi and welcome.

Welcome to our corner of the web Lot of knowledgeable helpful people here.

And at least a few who have no idea what they are doing but enjoy the process of trying to learn a bit from those who do.
Cheers
Chris

 

[Alexam]

Hita Matt. welcome to the forum.
Malcolm

 

[AES]

Welcome Matt. VERY helpful lot on here - you can ask almost any question you like and be 99.9% certain of at least 1 sensible answer (unless it's about sharpening tools - and lately it seems, about push sticks)!

AES

 

[DTR]

Welcome

 

[dodobird]

Thanks for the big welcome people much appreciated. I worked for Whyte and Mackay distillery in invergordon. Sorry i dont have any photos of stuff i have made but once i have my planer thicknesser fixed ill start taking some of each step.

 

[pollys13]

Thanks for the big welcome people much appreciated. I worked for Whyte and Mackay distillery in invergordon. Sorry i dont have any photos of stuff i have made but once i have my planer thicknesser fixed ill start taking some of each step.

What planer/ thicknesser have you got and what seems to be the trouble with it?

 

[OscarG]

...and lately it seems, about push sticks)!

Ha.. yeah don't mention the push-sticks!

Welcome to forum Matt.

Ashamed to admit I had to google what a Cooper was, learn something new each day ;-)

 

[dodobird]

Hi thank you i got the planer working the in feed table was not moving. missing a grub screw. yeah not many peopple know what a cooper is, its a real dying trade but hopfully i cant get started soon on a few projects to keep you all enterained