More firewood.

[Jonzjob]

It seems to be very popular over the past few daze to see just what is in bits of rubbish firewood. Well, I couldn't resist it and as our last lot of last years beech looked too good to burn I got to wondering just what may be inside the logs. So I split them to managable sizes as shown.

The result isn't finished yet, but this is what I found

It is still raw wood and most isn't glued yet and I still have to do the driver and trailer, so watch this space! he only part of it that wasn't turned is the base. No metal, just old fire wood?

It is taking a while to do at the moment because the lovely warm S of France is bloody freezing at the mo and the arthritis in my hands yells at me when they get cold!

 

[WoodAddict]

simply fantastic.

great work

 

[frugal]

Wow, you find the best things in your firewood

 

[Jonzjob]

You should hear it when I start it! I got the clearence on the compression rings too loose and it rattles like an old Ford Escort!

It was done from a plan off the net with only a few mods. Almost all of the turning gave me a lot of practice with my skew gouges and a load of pleasure.

Thank you.

 

[Paul.J]

Very very nice Jon

 

[Bodrighy]

A man after my own heart. Perhaps more patience than me though to make that. Looks really good, now if you could find a couple of fallen trees you could maybe have a go at a full sized one :lol:

Pete

 

[CHJ]

That's a Tracteur to be proud of John, find a local farmer with a small boy for one of those made with wood off his farm and you should get it delivered by the tractor load.

 

[Jonzjob]

Thanks again gents..

Getting a local farmer interested might well be VERY interesting if he delivered a trailer load! They are all wine farmers11

 

[mark sanger]

Brilliant work. Don;t see much toy making which is a shame as it looks great.

Well done and thank you for sharing.

 

[Ad de Crom]

Wow John, that's nice. Look to me like an old Lanz bulldog which I saw riding along the Mosel river long time ago in the end of the 1960's.
Are you sure about making the sound of a Ford Escort.
What a fun project.
Ad

 

[Jonzjob]

It is great fun Ad and quite addictive too!

It may have been a Ford Prefect 1172 side valve, well, it is only likkle!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfa4Ek5pkvI

 

[stevebuk]

looks great john, hope you did a WIP photo's.. :lol:

 

[Jonzjob]

Errrrrrrr I got so involved with the actual doing I forgot

But really the doing is quite basic. There just seems to be a lot of it! As I said before, I think?, it was very good practice with the skew form the 1" oval down to the little 1/4" skew for the various shafts and axels. The trailer is more of the same with 3/16th uprights and 1/8th horizontal rails, so that could be fun?

 

[Jonzjob]

Well, I got there, but sorry still no work in progress photos, but I ain't arf got a lot of little round bits from turning the little pieces?

The hitch 'A' frame and the rails are 4 mm turned bamboob ecause I couldn't think of anything that would be as strong. Not bad to do and my smallest 100 year old box wood pinch chuck was ideal for holding the bamboo to turn. I posted a photo before showing a double ended crochet hook in bamboo.

I must admit to being pleased with the result and one day soon I will do the driver too.

 

[stevebuk]

Wow, that is something to treasure john, i bet you are pleased too. Its never seizes to amaze me what can be done from an old bit of wood, well done..

 

[Bodrighy]

I was watching a video yesterday by a professional turner and at the end on his conclusion he was saying about using decent wood and made the comment 'If you turn firewood you'll end up with firewood'. I thought at the time that that put me out of the running so it's nice to see that I am not the only one that filters the firewood stash. These are really great and as said, lovely to see someone making toys. I haven't progressed further than tops and dolls furniture yet but it's on my list (my very long list) of things to do.

Pete

 

[CHJ]

Great detail work there John, good control of finish and dimensions

 

[Jonzjob]

All I can say about that pro turner is that he is missing some of the best wood that he could get! The only difference that I have found is there is a bit more prep in the cutting it to the size you want, but if he is a pro then unless he gets all his blanks ore sized then he's doing that prep anyway.

Tunnel vision?

My hobby name in Stroud was 'Toys1st' and it appears that most of the town had seen my display in my road level workshop window when they walked up to or down from Rodborough Common. Loads of children used to darken my workshop by crowding at that window.

The wood is so very good that most of the bits didn't even need any sanding and most of it was done with my skew gouges. Even the roughing.

Ta gents..

 

[mikec]

Hi John,

That is a beautiful toy, the sort that becomes an heirloom.

Regards,

Mike C

 

[johnny.t.]

Very cool John 8) Lovely little tractor.

JT