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  1. David Lee

    Advice to a 15 yo wanting a woodwork career

    get up get qualified go to college do your math and English to at least level 4 get an apprenticeship. get a job at mc donalds which pay 8.25 per hour stop buying nikes but save yer money for driving lessons and the theory app on a cheap phone. that is basically my first lecture to any student I...
  2. David Lee

    Wood identification! Sorry.. looks like another...

    i have used green heart as large as this its green heart its used in fishing rods though obviously smaller diameter
  3. David Lee

    Is this African Blackwood?

    I know what it is with certainty...the faded surface puts you off the scent somewhat but the end grain lets you know. Having worked this timber I can say you will only want to do it a couple of times as its full of silica which blunts the tools like a brick wall. I made a hammer shaft when an...
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