Toydesigner
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Had a bit of a look over this forum site, so decided to join in.( Nothing ventured,- nothing gained.) Already a regular contributor to several other international Woodworking forums.
Bit about myself,- always enjoyed working with wood, and artistic design, even when at school. After I left school, I worked with an elderly carpenter who was in his 70's way back in the late 1970's, and he taught me heaps of stuff. Dome a bit of most things woodwork over the ensuring years,- though prefer Wooden Toy Design, and making workable prototypes, which I sell here in my own bit of Australia, while as for the actual designs, they become Toy Plans which I sell to anyone who wishes to buy them, either through magazine Ads, word-of-mouth, or via several internet sites. Also am into designing making & selling traditional Wooden Signboards for houses, shops, etc. Don't use a CNC machine either, - everything is done by a hand-guided router, or a power-carver fitted into a mini-router base, with an engraving tip. CNC machines are OK when one has heaps of repeat work, but for genuine individual projects, i can't see the point of out-laying thousands for a fancy piece of electronic machinery, then set the design up on a computer, sit and watch the machine work out the design,- One might as well become a Robot !!! Yes,- I like the original hands-on approach,- and its more enjoyable too,- plus greater satisfaction to know that I have made it for the client.
Here in Australia, I live in the small coastal town, ( Village ), of Port Vincent, population about 450 people, on the eastern side of Yorke Peninsula, ( also called," Australia's only leg ), South Australia,- which is about 120 miles by road, or a 35 mile swim, from Adelaide. Port Vincent is a popular Tourism Town in the summer, as the population swells to about 3,000 people over the Christmas-January School Holidays. The surrounding countryside is all general farming, with farms averaging from about 1,000 acres, up to about 5,000 acres. Barley, Wheat, Canola, & legumes are the main crops, with most farmers also running a flock of Merino sheep for the high-quality wool. Most farm machinery here is," huge," compared to what you would have in the UK,- 300 hp tractors,
pulling air-seeders which cover up to 100 ft in one pass, ( fortunately they fold-up for road-travel !! ), Combine harvesters with 30ft.fronts, while trucks, ( lorries ), come in all sizes, from "baby ", 3 tonners,- up to, 120 ton, " Road-trains. " - Description of a, " Road-train," for those who don't know,- three x 40 ft,- 45ft tri-axle trailers, linked together, with the front trailer coupled to the " Rig," or Prime-mover, ( tractor unit ). " Aussie hardware," like this gives me a never-endding list of potential subjects for future Toy Plans.
*** QUESTION,- Have noticed several members have a link to their own website,- How does one do that, without stepping on anyone's toes ??
Wishing everyone happy woodworking,
Roger
Bit about myself,- always enjoyed working with wood, and artistic design, even when at school. After I left school, I worked with an elderly carpenter who was in his 70's way back in the late 1970's, and he taught me heaps of stuff. Dome a bit of most things woodwork over the ensuring years,- though prefer Wooden Toy Design, and making workable prototypes, which I sell here in my own bit of Australia, while as for the actual designs, they become Toy Plans which I sell to anyone who wishes to buy them, either through magazine Ads, word-of-mouth, or via several internet sites. Also am into designing making & selling traditional Wooden Signboards for houses, shops, etc. Don't use a CNC machine either, - everything is done by a hand-guided router, or a power-carver fitted into a mini-router base, with an engraving tip. CNC machines are OK when one has heaps of repeat work, but for genuine individual projects, i can't see the point of out-laying thousands for a fancy piece of electronic machinery, then set the design up on a computer, sit and watch the machine work out the design,- One might as well become a Robot !!! Yes,- I like the original hands-on approach,- and its more enjoyable too,- plus greater satisfaction to know that I have made it for the client.
Here in Australia, I live in the small coastal town, ( Village ), of Port Vincent, population about 450 people, on the eastern side of Yorke Peninsula, ( also called," Australia's only leg ), South Australia,- which is about 120 miles by road, or a 35 mile swim, from Adelaide. Port Vincent is a popular Tourism Town in the summer, as the population swells to about 3,000 people over the Christmas-January School Holidays. The surrounding countryside is all general farming, with farms averaging from about 1,000 acres, up to about 5,000 acres. Barley, Wheat, Canola, & legumes are the main crops, with most farmers also running a flock of Merino sheep for the high-quality wool. Most farm machinery here is," huge," compared to what you would have in the UK,- 300 hp tractors,
pulling air-seeders which cover up to 100 ft in one pass, ( fortunately they fold-up for road-travel !! ), Combine harvesters with 30ft.fronts, while trucks, ( lorries ), come in all sizes, from "baby ", 3 tonners,- up to, 120 ton, " Road-trains. " - Description of a, " Road-train," for those who don't know,- three x 40 ft,- 45ft tri-axle trailers, linked together, with the front trailer coupled to the " Rig," or Prime-mover, ( tractor unit ). " Aussie hardware," like this gives me a never-endding list of potential subjects for future Toy Plans.
*** QUESTION,- Have noticed several members have a link to their own website,- How does one do that, without stepping on anyone's toes ??
Wishing everyone happy woodworking,
Roger
