BigFryMan Posted December 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 17 hours ago, Bill Yacey said: I hope you used food grade flaxseed oil, and not hardware store linseed oil. Was raw linseed oil, not boiled (no driers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFryMan Posted January 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Happy New Year! Got back from a big family holiday on Monday night so no workshop fun for me over the break. Managed to find a few hours last night to finish cutting out and installing another rack from my knives and a few other miscellaneous tools I'd like to hand. My bench is slowly getting cleaner and cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 It's looking good! Time to get productive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 9 minutes ago, BigFryMan said: My bench is slowly getting cleaner and cleaner. 3 minutes ago, Rue said: It's looking good! Time to get productive! And then entropy will resume its usual increase....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFryMan Posted January 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Rue said: It's looking good! Time to get productive! Still plenty more setup and building to do before I touch a violin. I am naturally a messy and disorganized person, but i'm discovering that I do my best creative work when all the organization and admin is taken care of and everything I need is just to hand. Including having all my tools sharp and ready to go. I am trying to take care of all this stuff really well now while my head is busy at work so that when I have some proper time to concentrate of violin making, I can give it the focus it deserves. Will have to call it at some point though, I could keep doing this for a year if I had the time haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFryMan Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Got a few saws and squares up before work - starting to take shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFryMan Posted January 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 I made a careless mistake cutting bamboo in the garden this morning and sliced my finger open with a saw while cutting over my knee. Got it checked at the hospital and thankfully wasn't quite deep enough to hit tendon or nerve and just above the joint so thankfully no long term issues. Always gotta be careful, especially on little annoying jobs that you're not paying attention to. I have enough injuries that affect my life already. Very stupid of me. If it was a power saw or sharp knife I would have been paying attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 Sorry you're injured. Glad it's not more serious. How are you supposed to wash your hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mampara Posted January 18, 2020 Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 Welcome to the joys of owning a large property. Between the ongoing gardening chores and the "honey do list" your violin time will be decreasing at an alarming rate. Get well soon mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFryMan Posted January 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 55 minutes ago, Mampara said: Welcome to the joys of owning a large property. Between the ongoing gardening chores and the "honey do list" your violin time will be decreasing at an alarming rate. Get well soon mate. Hahahaha - never a truer word spoken! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFryMan Posted January 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Had a an offcut from my benchtop kicking around so I'm turning it into a short-ish table to put my tormek on nice and accessible so I don't have to pull it off the shelf to use it. Used some old salvaged hardwood for the legs and I couldn't believe how hard it was. Really worked out my circular saw cutting through it. Will throw in a draw for all the Tormek bits underneath the worktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamiya Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 16 January 2020 at 1:37 PM, BigFryMan said: I made a careless mistake cutting bamboo in the garden this morning and sliced my finger open with a saw while cutting over my knee. Oh. Great to hear back from you, well not quite in those circumstances but. Was thinking of you & your location, wondering why sudden radio silence... hoping you weren't involved in the fireball bushfires & now crazy rain and flooding and mudslides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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