The Timberly Textura

The Timberly Textura

I call this my Ten dollar tool One hit to the work and I charge $10 more for the item

Mantaray Dvd Usa ,Canada sales terry Scott how to

Mantaray Dvd Usa ,Canada sales terry Scott how to

I have just listed a new web site on the web www.timberlywoodturning.co.nz have a look and tell me what you think

NEW! BURNMASTER EAGLE, 2-PENS,10-TIPS & BAG

NEW! BURNMASTER EAGLE, 2-PENS,10-TIPS & BAG

In Time for my woodturning demonstartions and on my way up to Norway for the Woodturning cruise This was just published in the english Wood turner

New Web site

Along with Our gallery site www.timberly@xtra.co.nz
We know have a site for all those goodies that you toolaholics are searching for http://www.timberlywoodturning.co.nz/index.php
Dremel Burs
Burnmaster Poyrogrpohy Machines and more

Latest Turning

http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2010/06/26/features/features04.txt
I have been asked to supply a few boxes for the Dunn gallery for their up and coming Box Exhibition

Made from a Yew Root with Pewter inlay 8 inches high with Cocobola Finial

Coral Mallee
10 inches dia turned carved and textured

An Article that just appeared in The AAw woodturning magazine thanks to the editor

This article was just published in Creative wood spring addition I can highly recomend these toys from King Arthur's tools
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Home Run

Description: Home Run

Measuring 1.4m long 700mm high this is my entry for Off The wall in Kawerau Wood Skills my interpretation of the rules as my piece hangs off the wall.
I have had this piece of Horopito http://www.lovelyhealth.com/horopito.htm
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/horopito-pepper-tree/1
For a few years as it was only 40mm thick I was hesitant to cut it up into smaller pieces for platters or clocks.
The inspiration for this piece came about on a cold winter’s night the kids and I were playing silly beggars in the lounge while mum was ironing. Picking up a silk sheet Mum had just ironed(yes not the done thing), we held it taught between two of us and proceeded to throw a baseball ball into the sheet .You had to be there but the shapes and wrinkles caused by the ball made a night of laughter
The only thing turned is the Olive ball the rest was carving with King Arthurs tools, dremel’s die grinders, orbital sanders, and hand sanding and sanding and just when I thought I had finished a bit more sanding.
The finish is I estimate about 30 coats of lacquer sanded to 4000 grit between coats
The finished effect is one of looking into a pond or like a silk sheet.
I could know commit a burglary without any fare of getting finger printed as I have no tread left on my fingers .They maybe able to get my Dna from the blood however
Well we shall see how we go the piece gets taken on a drive to the event tomorrow
I suspect though that the competition will be very stiff if Robbie’s piece is anything to go by. Being by Public vote will make it interesting

Fruit de Mer

Its time to let this one out of the bag
Thanks to Kurt Bird who came up with the name.
I think this is black walnut but if I am wrong please correct me.
This was one of those pieces of wood that kicks around from spot to spot in the shed as you are aware that it is nice pieces but hesitate to use until the light bulb comes on.
At Christmas I took the family over to our holiday home. Each night before dinner id go down to the beach and have an entre of rock oysters well maybe a few more than an entre some nights I could hardy eat my dinner .
While sitting on a rock waiting for my kids to bring the next oyster (yep I have them well trained, bonding time) they don’t like them much but they like getting them for dad. The only problem with them supplying them is they always have a bit of shell in the oyster.
So hear I was sitting on my rock and I saw the largest oyster yet, I had to get this one myself .Oddly enough inside the shell this pacific oyster had a small pearl inside More like a lump attached to the shimmering shell.
When I arrived home at xmas with obvious Dts for woodturning I went into my shop and tripped over this bit of wood yet again. The light bulb went on big time
I mounted this piece on a faceplate to start and turned a spigot but then mounted on my trusty Mdf fly wheel so I could turn out the waste on 3 centres
The next step was a teaser to turn the v groves of the outer clam after the 2 out side ones 1 gave up and proceeded to carve with different bits from my new King Arthur tool range.
Then sanded and sanded and sanded ,the out side was sanded to 600 grit then painfully textured with a fine dremel bit being carful not to end up with any lines in the texture . You could say this has pixels to the inch as they are so concentrated
The pearl is made from Olive bleached then airbrushed with a pearl translucent paint ,then again with a reflective medium .The inner clam has been sprayed with 20 or more coats of lacquer to give depth to the grain
The mallee burl was airbrushed with 5 or 6 different colours to take on a simmering effect like coral in clear water
I hope you like this piece because I sure do
Comments appreciated good or bad
Size 350mm long 14 inches

Manta ray and leather

Pohutukawa gaggle

Pohutukawa hollow forms turned wet so as they have crinkled and distorted