Official Secret Santa Picture Thread

[Woodmagnet]

Your burden then.

Agreed. Motion passed.

Cheers

Karl

No need to tell us of your bodily functions Karl. :lol:

 

[Waka]

Your burden then.

Agreed. Motion passed.

Cheers

Karl

When's the draw?

 

[Mr Ed]

Just when I was beginning to think Santa had struck me off his list for setting up a scheme in competition with him, I received a package in the post today;

Its a panel gauge in Ebony (or might not be ebony, but lets just say a dense tropical hardwood!). By enormous coincidence I am making a chest using frame and panel construction at the moment and am just about to mark out and raise the panels, so it will be pressed into use immediately.

Thanks Steve (Dunbarhamlin), its beautifully made and fills a gap in my tool collection. I am particularly fond of marking and measuring equipment, so its greatly appreciated.

Cheers, Ed

 

[big soft moose]

looking good ed

by the way my secret santa take two went in the post guaranteed 24 hour delivery on friday

no word yet from my "victim" on whether it has arrived which is a tad worrisome

If they lose this one i will hand deliver take 3 , whatever it takes....

 

[wizer]

That looks lovely Ed. Well done Steve.

 

[dunbarhamlin]

Can confirm sawdust and shavings taste and smell like macassar.

Think I'd better start making this years straight away.

 

[Mr Ed]

I nearly said Macassar Ebony, but then wasn't sure. My pictures make it look lighter and redder than it is in reality, but over doing red tones is a foible of the Nikon D80 I am told.

Anyway, its a beautiful timber - thanks Steve

Cheers, Ed

 

[dunbarhamlin]

I know the bar should have been oriented the other way for seasonal changes, but after destroying the first stock, fitting the mortice to the already dimensioned bar didn't quite work - so I had to rotate through 90° for a smidgeon extra width.
(So now I really know to always fit the tenon to the mortice, not visa versa)

 

[Paul Chapman]

That's a cracking panel gauge, Ed. Great work, Steve =D>

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Mattty]

That panel gauge is lovely. Great photos too =D>

 

[Karl]

Beautiful gift - bet you're well chuffed Ed. Don't think that will look out of place alongside your Chris Vespers !

Cheers

Karl

 

[Waka]

Well, I received my SS on Thursday and very pleased I am.
It's a nice piece of turning and will be used for things that I'm using at the time like screws etc.

 

[wizer]

oh very nice. One of those things you didn't know you needed. I'd quite like one meself!

 

[big soft moose]

I'm glad you like it WaKa - the original that the post office lost had rare earth magnets embedded in the base , but i didnt bother on the replacement as it was pointed out to me that planes are largely brass and thus non magnetic

the secondary rim is pitched in the opposite way to the bowl so you can if you wish rest small bolts/screws etc to keep them seperate from the main contents.

woodwise its made from (I think) ABW - and was once part of a 200 year old bar top in a cornish pub - I got the whole bar top out of a skip about 5 year back when it was ripped out to become a plastic brewery pub.

 

[Karl]

At last - i've found the charger for my camera!

Cheers Damian (Ironballs)

Karl

 

[Paul Chapman]

They look nice.

Cheers :wink:

Paul