Blessings

[the Padma]

Yo, dudes

Nice forum you got going here...me joined just before Xmas so thought it be time to say Hi.

Me a professional sawdust maker and part time luthier, living in the Mountains of British Columbia, just down from the bear cave were timber is just a chainsaw away.

Not gonna post no pics of me sawdust, since I think we all knows what it looks like...but I thought you would like to see some eye candy of me builds.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/PICT1380.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/PICT1383.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/PICT1379.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/PICT1350.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/PICT1359-1.jpg


http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/PICT1336.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/kerfed.jpg


http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/PICT1020.jpg




http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/3moreofem2.jpg



http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/PICT0055.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/padma_photos/adesk-1.jpg


Wanna see / here videos.... go here ( you might have to sign up) http://luthiertube.com/users_media.php?uid=10&type=more&mtype=video


Well thats about it, alls me can say is ...
"remember dudes, if it gets the pig clean ...use it."


Blessings
the
Padma




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[artme]

G'day Padma and welcome to cyberspace heaven.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Love your eye candy.:2tsup:

[masoth]

Welcome Padma, your photography is almost as good as your builds. What materials do you use and are the woods local?

soth

[the Padma]

Thanks Artme, yes Masoth, local woods mainly ...birch, cedar, douglas fir, and spruce....you know, case of beer, a few packs of smokes and a visit to me buddies at the saw mill.

For detailing, trim, banding, fret boards, head and tail stock, pick guards and heals, I use whatever happens to fall off the truck...mainly padauk but whatever me can get me hands on. You could say me a hands on kinda guy.

blessings
the
Padma

[Ed Reiss]

Welcome Padma!:2tsup:

Damn...was looking forward to seeing what professional sawdust looked like:doh::U

[munruben]

Greetings Padma and welcome. Many here will love to see your work. Most impressive.:2tsup:

[jerryc]

G'Day Padma,

OK those musical thingies look reasonable enough. But that shrubbery plays havoc with wood. :D.

To be serious, looks like you do a fair bit of resawing. Bandsaw? If so there would be some here who would be interested in your technique.

Jerry

[the Padma]

G'Day Padma,

OK those musical thingies look reasonable enough. But that shrubbery plays havoc with wood. :D.

To be serious, looks like you do a fair bit of resawing. Bandsaw? If so there would be some here who would be interested in your technique.

Jerry

Shrubbery eh? ... ummm I believe boxwood is a type of shrubbery is it not?:o

Resawing, who me?...well is like this...a few of them musical thingies had roots on them and were stuck in the ground before being liberated with a chainsaw, bucked up into rounds, split and frowed or ripped into planks, and air dried.

Band saw, chain saw, table saw, hand, hack or skill saw, me just use whatever works...you know...what ever gets the pig clean.

Ever notice how each saw makes its own unique type of sawdust.:no: Yes it true.

Here's a clip of me using a band saw in making one of them thingies.

http://luthiertube.com/video/288/one-crazy-luthier

blessings
the
Padma

[the Padma]

Welcome Padma!:2tsup:

Damn...was looking forward to seeing what professional sawdust looked like:doh::U


Gee Ed...thats no problem...how many containers of each grade do you want and were do you want it shipped to?:U

blessings,
the
Padma

[BernieP]

G'Day Padma

Great artisan, enjoyable entertaining videos, thanks for sharing

Cheers
Bernie