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Thread: $150 000 Huon vase
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11th June 2005, 11:35 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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$150 000 Huon vase
I kid you not. Saw it on ebay yesterday. check out item 8198152088.
Did I say they want 150 grand for it. Maybe someone should ring him and tell him he's dreamin'.
Ken
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12th June 2005, 12:00 AM #2
Looks like he can retire if he manages to sell them all.
There is some great stuff on his web site which is well worth a look ..... definately a great woodworker ...... I just don't think the target market is through EbayNow proudly sponsored by Binford Tools. Be sure to check out the Binford 6100 - available now at any good tool retailer.
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12th June 2005, 12:29 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Don't forget that someone just spent thousands on a piece of toast with a face on it.
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12th June 2005, 01:12 AM #4
Hey there's nothing wrong with dreaming!
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12th June 2005, 03:22 AM #5
At first I thought he was a bit out of the price range for a pine vase - I still do but... Then I read that vase is 5 feet tall and 4 foot in diameter, completely open on 2/3 of its sidewall. I've seen plenty of extremely large bowls turned - but they were turned from sound solid wood. That is one impressive and very dangerous undertaking. If there were even 5 people on the planet that would attempt to pull that off with a similar piece of wood I'd be surprised.
It actually wouldn't surprise me if he got it. It is truely and most likely will stay forever a one of a kind piece.
I suspect though, he's trying more to get himself some very cheap advertising, and I think he's pulled it off.
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12th June 2005, 07:24 AM #6
34 sleeps? It was 90-something a week or two ago; you just can't wait, can you?
Rocker
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12th June 2005, 08:03 AM #7
You could say that. I had a drop dead date before - hadn't decided on a date of departure. But I've bought the ticket and will be getting on the plane on July 15th and SWMBO will follow a month or so later.
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12th June 2005, 09:06 AM #8Hewer of wood
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Think he's selling quantity over quality. The form does nothing for me. Expect a yank will buy it.
Full marks for technique though; and some of his other stuff has better form.Cheers, Ern
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13th June 2005, 02:42 AM #9
Is it that Santa Klaus or Father Xmas comes in July in Australia?
http://www.la-truciolara.com/
La Truciolara is the workshop where I do my shavings.
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13th June 2005, 09:10 AM #10
dang nab it, its COD :eek: and I just cant quite scrape that much together at one time, otherwise I was thinking of putting in a bid.
prove how bored u really are, ..... visit....... http://burlsburlsburls.freespaces.com/ my humble website
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13th June 2005, 09:30 AM #11Hewer of wood
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"prove how bored u really are, ..... visit....... http://burlsburlsburls.freespaces.com/ my humble website"
You must love turning and carving Rowan, at those prices you'd barely be covering the costs of materials and gear.Cheers, Ern
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17th June 2005, 08:58 PM #12Intermediate Member
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Originally Posted by rsser
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24th June 2005, 01:21 PM #13
how did he hollow it?
I decided to go to his site and check it out.
If you haven't seen it,
http://www.timberlinedesigns.com.au/...2Teepokana.htm
Now, I personally don't like the design either, but hey, that's just my taste.
What I want to know is
1. where does someone get the guts to crank that up on a lathe ("just under 2 Tonne") - and unbalanced! Holy crap, he's got more guts than me!
2. on a technical note - 4ft 7 tall - what sort of tool and tool rest setup do you get inside that bugger for the hollowing? Can't see him using a traditional banjo with tool rest, and hanging onto a chisel with 4 foot overhang!!
I know how you'd do it if it was segmented - just hollow as you go, every couple of layers - but solid timber - that's got me beat.
Any ideas?
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24th June 2005, 01:43 PM #14
G'day,
Had a look at the site that ianhockings posted, to my thinking that is a lot of huon pine wasted to turn it to it's completed state.
If he gets the $ then he's a good spindoctor, but I think he's dreaming.
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24th June 2005, 01:59 PM #15Originally Posted by ianhockings
PS. The technique also involves sandbagging the end of the tool so that all they are doing is controlling the sideways movement of the tool and not placing any weight on it.Last edited by PAH1; 24th June 2005 at 02:02 PM. Reason: remembered another thing
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