Rob Keeble
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First I got to thank a member here I have not seen around for some time.
Bernie if you out there pls chime in. I want to thank Bernie for taking the time many years ago to post a step by step of how he turns birdhouses.
Fortunately for me I save the post at the time and have accessed it several times since then to help with the poor memory.
Any how son came home from Unoversity this week, he is finally done and puts in a order for a few birdhouses to give as gifts to his girlfriend and her family.
Before I could do the project I had to get my new old lathe bench finished up then get the lathe together and mounted on it.
Just my luck I go to run it and the drive diner want to work. Well blast of WD40 and worked it and the reeves drive started working again. Then I lubricated it and was all good and running.
Well I discovered I had forgotten how to turn.
Added to that the wood I chose to use all I had that was on hand and suitable was some incredibly hard baseball bat maple.
Oh boy the pucker factor was sky high. Had a few blow apart.
Ed Thomas if you see this post I need to ask you for some lessons again. Brain seems to have leaked.
Well just got a coat of wipe on poly on this lot and they hanging to dry.
Not my best work by far I really don’t like doing things under the gun takes the fun out and when you add the fear factor all I can say is I am glad they done.
Just waiting to put the tenants on and then they can go in their box.
Would have like to do a blow by blow post but there just was no time.
Thanks again Bernie.
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Bernie if you out there pls chime in. I want to thank Bernie for taking the time many years ago to post a step by step of how he turns birdhouses.
Fortunately for me I save the post at the time and have accessed it several times since then to help with the poor memory.
Any how son came home from Unoversity this week, he is finally done and puts in a order for a few birdhouses to give as gifts to his girlfriend and her family.
Before I could do the project I had to get my new old lathe bench finished up then get the lathe together and mounted on it.
Just my luck I go to run it and the drive diner want to work. Well blast of WD40 and worked it and the reeves drive started working again. Then I lubricated it and was all good and running.
Well I discovered I had forgotten how to turn.
Added to that the wood I chose to use all I had that was on hand and suitable was some incredibly hard baseball bat maple.
Oh boy the pucker factor was sky high. Had a few blow apart.
Ed Thomas if you see this post I need to ask you for some lessons again. Brain seems to have leaked.
Well just got a coat of wipe on poly on this lot and they hanging to dry.
Not my best work by far I really don’t like doing things under the gun takes the fun out and when you add the fear factor all I can say is I am glad they done.
Just waiting to put the tenants on and then they can go in their box.
Would have like to do a blow by blow post but there just was no time.
Thanks again Bernie.
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