A reminder of what I don’t miss about Melbourne. This relatively short trip from the corner of Nicholson & Princes Sts to Collins Street. 35 minutes!
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Anna’s birthday present
I was contemplating a press for Anna’s lino cuts and other prints. As a hobby, it’s no different to any other in that equipment is rare, specialised, highly sought and commensurately priced. The cheapest (being a bit over a grand) was not unworthy and if you take into account how much I spend on my own hobbies, probably underpriced. Continue reading Anna’s birthday present
Deer Stalker’s Ball
I sometimes mis-comprehend things.
Somewhere in my head when I volunteered to buy a ticket for the Deer Stalkers Ball, when somebody mentioned seating availability and supporting things that go on in town, I put my hand up. Continue reading Deer Stalker’s Ball
Curvy Jig
A component of my course this year is to create something with curved surfaces using solid timber. To that end, my cabinet doors will be of curved design. I have created a multi-sheet MDF panel with blackwood veneers. Continue reading Curvy Jig
Brisbane daytrip
‘Daytrip’ sounds like a holiday. Not so. Another in my series of committee meetings for NEHTA’s MMRG on behalf of PSA. And they are the easy acronyms! Brisbane’s quite nice if you excuse the barbarically early trip to and Continue reading Brisbane daytrip
Owl
The Owl has become a daily fixture, with only the odd day where it doesn’t come back. It seems pretty chilled out about us all, including the dog. Occasionally it’ll just open one eye, but it rarely even stirs. Continue reading Owl
TARDIS lit up
As winter approaches, afternoons at SWTAFE get darker allowing me the opportunity to photograph the TARDIS in its lit up spooky beauty.
Boobook Owl
Goodness.
I was at the computer and heard a heap of scrabbling noises outside. It sounded very much like rats in the wall, but upon investigation I found a visitor had taken residence at our back door for his daytime kip.
Blackwood furniture
Serendipity reigns! The woodwork teacher from the local high school happened to be chatting to me having seen the SWTAFE ad/article of me & my Tardis in the Warrnambool Standard. We got chatting about timber & he recommended I try the good people at Australian Furniture Timbers in Port Melbourne. Fab!
Tanks done. Almost.
Well, the heavy work is done. The tanks are aligned, and the area has been nicely flattened. Now the fine detail. As I’m discovering in cabinet-making, the construction phase is often the quickest & relatively easiest. The harder and more time consuming is the fine and finishing details.
So, the mad rush is on to connect the house downpipe outflow to the tank inflows, as well as devising a system that connects four tanks and allows for both uphill and downhill water movement.
Mad rush because it HAS to be in place before it rains. It is expected to rain in a few days time…
