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Does he look cold? It was cold!
I went for a wander around the show and found someone doing wood turning using a pole lathe. Awesome! Adam has been wanting to make himself a pole lathe so I was going to send him over to have a stickybeak, then I saw the sign offering a 1 hour workshop each day, 2 people only. I asked and he still had one place free so I booked Adam in.
They started with logs, complete with bark, and had to split and trim the log with an axe and then shape the blank using a draw knife. Then it was turned using foot power and carved with chisels.
Shaping the timber with a draw knife
Fitting the blank into the pole lathe
Turning wood
And here's the end result!
Fitting the blank into the pole lathe
Turning wood
And here's the end result!
Don't ask me what we're going to do with one chair leg though....
Here, have a video of Adam in action.
Half-way through the day my brother and his family turned up unexpectedly so the kids got to spend time with their cousins which was nice. We watched jousting, and I failed to get any decent photos of it.
We headed home about 5pm, it was starting to get a bit grey and the temperature was dropping. Here's what the Sydney Morning Herald says about Lithgow right now:
Lithgow Current ConditionsI can not begin to tell you how glad I am that we were there yesterday and not today! At least they're not being rained on.
- Current temp: 6.7°C
- Recorded min: n/a
- Recorded max: n/a
- Feels like: 0.9°C
- Humidity: 69%
- Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm
- Wind: W 52km/h
- Wind gusts: 94km/h
- Pressure: n/a
5 comments:
What a lovely time. Now about that amazing chair leg - I would oil it and use it as a rolling pin!
Uh, Adam, you have heard of Ikea right? I mean it can be frustrating, but I can usually still walk when I leave there. :)
That definitely would have been a pleasant night's sleep in a tent. Excellent decision on your part.
Oh wow! I'm so jealous I love dark ages! My hubby used to play Fantasy Live Roleplay, so we would have a blast there.
you could sharpen one end for your very own mr pointy?
Every time I come here, this gives me a happy giggle: "... They won't give me two at once you know."
And, then, this: "Don't ask me what we're going to do with one chair leg though...."
I embrace ((((((your wonderful spirit)))))). Thank you for the pictures and for always providing a unique perspective. I'm going to be thinking of things to do with one chair leg for a while now.
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