Rycotewood

[Mr Ed]

I will bring Ed's plane with me
Cheers, Tony.

8-[ I hope it stands inspection by the assembled great and good...

Have a good day all, its just to far for me.

Ed

 

[JeremyM]

Has anyone got a rip saw that needs sharpening? I was wondering about doing a demo on Sat but all my saws are sharp!! No gaurantee re the results as I dont know if the light will be amenable to good seeing! But it would be good to take some of the mystery out of this really straightforward process.

If I escape home from Fridays quiz night in good time I hope to get there by 10am.

jeremy

 

[TrimTheKing]

Right I'm almost packed and ready to roll. Staying in The Cotswolds so heading off in the next half hour or so.

I had grand plans to bring the component parts of a project with me but just haven't had time to dimension all the stock so I'm just going to bring some tool porn for show and tell.

I will be getting there probably between 9-10 tomorrow morning so look forward to putting some faces to names.

Rob - Can you bring the Kell with you, along with some of the spacers and wedges? I quite fancy one but want to get a close look at both it and the other bits you have made.

See you tomorrow then men.

 

[big soft moose]

I can't make it now - as apparently it is "more important" that we pick up the wardrobe i bought off ebay and assemble it

 

[Harbo]

Looking at the Oxford Park & Ride stuff on the web it seems that the Buses from Redbridge only stop at the High Street on Saturdays (all the other stops from 09:30 to 20:00 are not functioning) !!??

May have to rethink my plans?

Rod

 

[gasman]

Just in case anyone is dithering about whether to go or not... I went to Rycotewood at 11am on the way to work (can't go tomorrow as working all day). It was absolutely outstanding - I chatted to Mr Thomas Lie-Nielsen for at least half an hour about all things manganese bronze and played with quite a few toys. There is lots of great pieces made by the students to look at and loads of benches etc set up for everyone to play.
Couldn't resist buying something shiny - so I walked out with a skew rebate plane (no discount tho') but served by none other than Tom's daughter Kristen Lie-Nielsen!! and with a free baseball cap, t shirt, calender etc etc. The best hour I have spent for ages
Gasman

 

[woodbloke]

Rob - Can you bring the Kell with you, along with some of the spacers and wedges? I quite fancy one but want to get a close look at both it and the other bits you have made.

Mark - already packed in me bag! I'll also be bringing some gauges, the 'shute, Big Woodie, the Norris A2 panel and one or two other bits and pieces to delight and entertain...some spare copies of F&C as well
Good job some of us can park in the college car park :lol: - Rob

 

[wizer]

lots of pics please guys. Looks like some of us are missing out on a great event.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Whilst I'm not exactly renowned for being a hand-tool guru, is there anything anyone would like me to bring, show and tell?

S

 

[paulm]

Looking at the Oxford Park & Ride stuff on the web it seems that the Buses from Redbridge only stop at the High Street on Saturdays (all the other stops from 09:30 to 20:00 are not functioning) !!??

May have to rethink my plans?

Rod

Can anybody clarify on parking issues ?

As far as I can see there is no parking at the college site, and the park and ride doesn't go there on Saturdays, but presumably there are other alternatives ?

Cheers, Paul

 

[StarGazer]

Parking......public carpark (v expensive) opposite the college alongside the ice rink, alternate carparks within a short walk (also expensive).

P+R from any direction will get you into the city centre then a 15min walk, closest P+R (thornhill to seacourt) stops are by the train station (5min walk to Rycote from the station).

HTH

Ian L

 

[lurker]

I can't now get

Can someone check this out if they have one on the stands

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp? ... ET3,B0SS,1

 

[woodbutcher]

i went today to have a look over and it is held in 3 workshop's that the college use for their woodworking.
there is parking within 5 miuets walk of the college.
for those that are useing the a34 traveling north from hampshire or there abouts if you get off at the first oxford turn ( ie. boars hill ) turn right to oxford down to the next rondabout turn left the park and ride is on your left.
the bus you need is the 300 and you get off the bus at the second stop which is the old castle, the college is behind the castle.
if you walk up the hill and turn right down the hill and the 4th road on the right the college is at the bottom of that road along a footpath.

hope that makes sense .

see some of you tomorrow .


woodbutcher. [ aka richard ]

 

[woodbutcher]

lurker

the only planes i saw there today where lie nielsons!


woodbutcher

 

[Mike-W]

Just got home from a fantastic full day Rycotewood; spent most of the morning in the lectures. One not to miss is the history of traditional furniture by Tony Buxton, the others are well worth sitting through as well. Adjoining the lecture room is an exhibit of some students work, the two items I thought particularly stunning was ‘Good Morning’ (a screen as maker Pete Beckley described it) in Sycamore and Walnut- take a look around the back, and a desk in Ash & Oak by Tom Pugh - take a look at the draw construction. Lots of other high quality work to see as well in this room.
The two large workshops had plenty to keep me interested and plenty of room to mill around the demo benches; I spoke with most of the exhibitors. (I suspect it will be much more busy tomorrow and you will have to await your turn) I was saying to Trevor Yates (Axminster sharpening demo) how the choice of quality planes have multiplied since the 1995 Axminster catalogue that I still have when only Record, Stanley & Primus were listed along with the still available Clifton Shoulder planes.
There was a small hand tools sale area outside the demo area but I don’t think it was Axminster’s main aim to sell tools at this show.
I only met one other forum member –StarGaze I’m sorry I cant make tomorrow to meet other members as I originally planed.
If your only thinking about going, if it helps I think you will be mad to miss it- and its FREE!

BW Mike
PS
Woodbloke Are you getting PM's from me? there's 2 stuck in my outbox.

 

[OPJ]

I can't make it now - as apparently it is "more important" that we pick up the wardrobe i bought off ebay and assemble it

is that the same one you were supposed to be making, Pete? :wink:

 

[Harbo]

According to Oxford's info. the No. 300 only stops at the High Street (near the Town Hall) on Saturdays?
But picks up on the way back at the Police station on St Andrews - very odd?
Will travel light I think.

Can you buy any food, drinks there?

I thought we had a table or something there - strange that people are missing each other?

Rod

 

[woodbutcher]

harbo

yes we have a bench there but there was no one on it !

the 300 bus stops at all the usual stops that it dose during the week.

and yesterday there was no one that i saw that was wearing a ukw badge?

woodbutcher.

 

[Mike-W]

I was there all day & I was wearing a badge,
I did introduce a few visitors to the forum as I circled the exhibits.

BW Mike

 

[woodbloke]

Just got back...knackered. Fantastic day, loads of members there, I set our bench up at 8.30 this morning. Full report later with pics...need T, lots :wink: - Rob