G'day Dave,
I am a carpenter residing in Western Australia. Though my trade I have worked in all kind of jobs over the state and managed to accumulate a pile of second hand timber in the back yard.
Tell the truth I had to get rid of some of it just recently due to my wifes ruling.:msp_sad:
I have Oregon and Jarrah that stands to be up to 80 years old in the stacks. I have two small tables in the home at the moment that I have built from salvaged Jarrah rafters and posts and polished with a German finish known as OSMO. Its an all natural product.
Looking at machining the Oregon 200x450 (8x2 over there I think) into a set of shelves for the little fellas bed room.
I have a Planner/thicknesser combo and a small 16" rip saw to size my lumber. I have set these up with a 100mm (4")dust extracter system. All of these machines are OLTRE products.
I have not yet found a spot in the shed or convinced the boss lady to allow me to get a lathe as of yet.
I might be able to build one of these secretly :msp_biggrin: Not a bow lath but still quite a piece of machinery.
http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/wp-content/uploads/gunsmithlathe.jpg
I have limited hand carving experience as I have worked most of my days as erecting formwork but did spent 3 years maintaining Fremantle ports on Victoria quay.
A lot of Compressed air augers and chainsaw work down there which got me familiar with STIHL chainsaws and ATLAS COPCO industrial air products.
Geez this is starting to sound like a CV.
Cutting log out on the 4x4 track is the only real chainsaw and axe work I do out of work. I carry a small STIHL M5170 and a Fiskar X25 with a drag chain does the trail clearing just fine. The Fiskar is amazing.
I will most likely be hanging around the house holder sections.
Cheers.