Start thinking about it

[Wood Borer]

I plan to hold a get together in the next few months up here in Tolmie (North East Victoria).

It will be a whole weekend event. We have some accomodation and tons of room for tents, caravans and campervans.

I'm not a turner but welcome anyone wanting to bring a lathe or two.

If anyone wanted to bring a portable mill, that too would be made welcome.

I have a reasonably sized shed (9X12) equipped for cabinet type work including a few hand tools.

At our place you can run noisier machines like routers, spindle moulders or thicknessers 24 hours a day without even disturbing anyone in the house 80 metres away.

Anyone interested in coming or do you have any ideas or suggestions?

Someone suggested having a group relay construction project - see what we can make and complete in a weekend?

I realise that it is a fair distance for some people to come so I am getting in early with the planning and preparation.

BTW there are a few tourist things to see up here apart from the woodwork.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Is this going to be an official shed-warming? :D

[Wood Borer]

Is this going to be an official shed-warming? :D

Sure will be.

Getting to our place is quite simple, there is a bus service between Melbourne and Mansfield for those unable to drive. We can pick you up in town.

[echnidna]

At your joint in the snow season Rob ??? :D

I'll think about it, maybe I can remember where that feral Black Walnut tree is out in the bush. :wink:

[Waldo]

I'll put a hand up to come, most likely just the Saurday. :2tsup: But if it falls on the time when SWMBO is away at her folks, then the whole weekend.

A shed-warming :think: ... :cool:

[tea lady]

:hmm: I wonder if I'll be allowed to spend the weekend with a whole bunch of blokes I met on the internet.:rolleyes: Will have to see if I can swing it.:cool:

[Waldo]

Dunno, we're a bunch of very ugly blokes who look nothing like our avitars. You could be disappointed, at least hubby won't have to worry. :U

[funkychicken]

Hmm :think:

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

TL, I imagine that for an overnighter there might be one or two who'd have spouses in tow. :)

[Groggy]

Sounds like fun Rob. Maybe there is something that could be built for the bushfire areas?

[jow104]

I can tell anyone here its a lovely area, good hosts, and there is a really old fashioned pub in the village. The type where if you are wearing your holster and colt 45 it would not be out of place. :D

[Wood Borer]

At your joint in the snow season Rob ??? :D

I'll think about it, maybe I can remember where that feral Black Walnut tree is out in the bush. :wink:

We do have firewood and plenty of hand tools to get some sweat up.

[Wood Borer]

I can tell anyone here its a lovely area, good hosts, and there is a really old fashioned pub in the village. The type where if you are wearing your holster and colt 45 it would not be out of place. :D

The local pub is one of the warmest and friendliest places you could visit.

Not too many places you can still leave your change on the bar without fear of it going walkabouts.

Holsters and colts indeed :D

[Wood Borer]

:hmm: I wonder if I'll be allowed to spend the weekend with a whole bunch of blokes I met on the internet.:rolleyes: Will have to see if I can swing it.:cool:

You are welcome to bring your spouse TL - if he's not into woodwork we'll find something for him to do.

[tea lady]

You are welcome to bring your spouse TL - if he's not into woodwork we'll find something for him to do.
Send him and Small-Boy off walking or something. And I'm sure he can practice holding a tinny while standing round a fire.:2tsup: (Maybe a red cordial for SB.:D )

[funkychicken]

Now the problem for me would be the cold, At the height of summer when I was there I froze so I wouldn't do to well in the middle of winter would I:(

[Wood Borer]

FC,

I've forgotten what the temp was when you were here. These days it is probably a bit cooler most days between -1 & 14. You'd be fine - make a Victorian of you, none of this softy Qld stuff.:B

[echnidna]

You only need to change your name from Funky Chicken to Frozen Chicken.:rolleyes:

It snows in them thar hills :D

[funkychicken]

You'd be fine

:cold: Liar!



:p

[Wood Borer]

Don't listen to Bob FC, like I said you'll be OK:B

As you can see, there is tons of room for tents.

That photo was taken 2 Winters ago, not this morning.

[echnidna]

hmmm,
wb's got a beard......

I found SANTA !!!!!!!!

[Wood Borer]

hmmm,
wb's got a beard......

I found SANTA !!!!!!!!

Close Bob but no prize.

I am not the tallest of people hence being a SA with a beard I was once given the nickname "GG". What does "GG" mean?

[tea lady]

Close Bob but no prize.

I am not the tallest of people hence being a SA with a beard I was once given the nickname "GG". What does "GG" mean?

Garden Gnome?:D:p

[Wood Borer]

Spot on Tea Lady:2tsup:

[Pagie]

When, where?

Peter
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[Wood Borer]

When, where?

Peter


Probably when it's not so cold for the softies Peter. I am just getting ideas so I can prepare if necessary.

For example:

Are there enough interested people to have a Woodworking Weekend or would people prefer to make it a one day event, or maybe nobody is interested at all?

Should I drag those Blackwood logs closer to the shed if someone wants to bring along a mill?

Should I prepare some pen blanks if someone wants to bring their small lathe? What size are pen blanks?

Should I make a few benches if people need them for their wonderful trick?

Are you interested in coming along?

The planning process of course does not stop anyone coming up prior to the big day.

[tea lady]

Well I is interested.:D But I haven't got any tricks other people can't do already. I could bring my potters wheel! Everyone could make a mess, and have a laugh. :rofl:

[DJ’s Timber]

If you want to drag the Blackwood Logs out, I'll bring the mill up

[Wood Borer]

TL, that sounds great. We have heaps of space to set up your wheel and the mess won't matter. What do you need for the wheel?

DJ, I am fairly sure they are blackwood (I didn't drop them), if not they will be Black Wattle or Native Cherry. They are approx 1 foot in diam. I also have some much larger Peppermint Gum logs. I shall go you halves if you are interested.

[jow104]

Wish I was closer, I would love another weekend in the wild.:)

[AlexS]

I'll put my hand up if I'm not away on holidays - all depends when.

You could always run a drunken dovetail challenge, a la Wongo's.:D

[tea lady]

TL, that sounds great. We have heaps of space to set up your wheel and the mess won't matter. What do you need for the wheel? I just need electricity.:D And a little bucket of water. :think: I'll bring the other stuff.:cool:

[RETIRED]

I just need electricity.:D And a little bucket of water. :think: I'll bring the other stuff.:cool:Meg will have to pedal faster.:wink::D

[funkychicken]

D'you reckon I can fit a Jet Midi in my luggage without the jetstar people noticing :think:

[echnidna]

only if you can fit it in a backpack

[DJ’s Timber]

D'you reckon I can fit a Jet Midi in my luggage without the jetstar people noticing :think:I could bring my Jet Mini if you're so inclined to turn, heck I might even throw the VL300 on board as well :o

[Waldo]

Don't think a VL300 will fit in overhead luggage :no: And flying from your joint to Wood Borer's that's pretty extravagant. :D

[RufflyRustic]

It might be extravagant, but well worth it for a weekend woodworking party :D If only I could get away from the big project at work :(

[DJ’s Timber]

Don't think a VL300 will fit in overhead luggage :no: And flying from your joint to Wood Borer's that's pretty extravagant. :D

Who said I was flying :shrug: :o

When I say on-board, I mean on either the yoot or beep beep :~

[Waldo]

:driving:

:toot: :toot:

[DJ’s Timber]

Just had another thought, could key up my uncle to organise a chopper to airlift my gear there and back but it'd cost me a mozzza :o

[Waldo]

:insertsmilieofschoonookflyingoverheadwithApocalypseNowmusicinthebackground:

[Calm]

I'm not taking the Stubby - one of thumthar rif raf might pinch it:oo::oo::no::no:

But i might see if i can make it.

Cheers

[Cliff Rogers]

I'd love to go but I'm not keen on camping in the snow. :cool:

[tea lady]

I'd love to go but I'm not keen on camping in the snow. :cool:Pansy.:p

[Wood Borer]

Wow, turning mud and turning wood.

The event is for everyone who wants to make it so let me know what long term preparations I need to make.

I think I will start with a new workbench and maybe set up the radial arm and the SCMS, perhaps the second bandsaw.

What do people think of holding it in the cooler weather or would you prefer to wait until it gets a bit warmer? Meg and I are easy either way although if anyone was thinking of sleeping in a tent it might be cool.

We have two spare bedrooms with double beds, a double bed in the loft and heaps of floor space in the loft, a double bed in the cottage, two bunk beds in the cottage and two single beds that can be set up in the house or the cottage.

We have heaps of room for parking including space for caravans etc.

There is no mobile phone reception here.

It is bitumen all the way apart from our drive (which is only about 400m). It is an easy 3 hour drive from Melbourne.

GPS maps aren't very good around here. Plenty of amusing tales about them including sending cars up some steeper 4WD tracks when they could have gone bitumen all the way.

Anyone coming from interstate can be picked up at Benalla station or Mansfield Bus depot.

Send me a PM if you are concerned about how to get here - we'll figure out a way.

[RETIRED]

including sending cars up some steeper 4WD tracks when they could have gone bitumen all the way.Who'd do that?:wink::D:rolleyes::B

[echnidna]

I'd love to go but I'm not keen on camping in the snow. :cool:

####ing done that once, just south of the Queensland border in the bush out back of Tenterfield. It was so cold I couldn't start me diesel landcruiser till I poured some petrol down its guts. ####ing packed up and went south to the warm weather in Vic.

footnote:
oops wrong forum :doh:

[Wood Borer]

Who'd do that?:wink::D:rolleyes::B

The most recent report involved sending a car and caravan up McDonald Spur Track. This track is no overly steep by 4WD standards.

If you are descending it about 1/3 it involves being in first low range 4WD, 2nd low and you have to use your brakes in a diesel. It drops about 400m over about a Km but it winds around a bit.

Not quite suitable for a 2WD car towing a caravan attempting to get up!

Fortunately they turned around before they got anywhere near the steeper bits and used an ancient forms of navigating - common sense, hard copy maps and map reading skills.

[Wood Borer]

The temperatures can get a little bit low here but it doesn't seem quite as cold as say Melbourne. Perhaps the air is drier and perhaps people tend to dress a bit better for the cold.

[Waldo]

What do people think of holding it in the cooler weather or would you prefer to wait until it gets a bit warmer?

No one else has chimed in, so I will. Think my SWMBO and kids are off to her folks for two weeks over the later half of August, which gives me lots of free play time.

But if it's another time, no biggie.

[echnidna]

I'd like to come after the ice on the creeks thaws out.

[RufflyRustic]

I'd have a better chance at making it in late October :rolleyes:

[tea lady]

I think I'd rather have it when it starts warming up again. :cold:

[Sturdee]

As much as I'd like to come Rob I think I must decline.

At this stage I'm not yet certain as to when my radiation treatment will start but at least it would be 3 months before it's finished.

Also my continuing interrupted sleeping habitcis not conducive to sleeping anywhere but at home so staying overnight is not an option and neither is driving up and back on the same day.

But have fun guys.


Peter.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

If I start hitching now, you got room to put up a boarder until the Big Event? :U

[Groggy]

Rob, cold weather doesn't bother me, I'll sleep in the box in the yoot.

(snow beats bushfires any day in my book)

[funkychicken]

What do people think of holding it in the cooler weather or would you prefer to wait until it gets a bit warmer?

He's lying, it doesn't get warm there, it just gets less colderer.:p


We have two spare bedrooms with double beds

I ain't sharing:oo:

[Wood Borer]

The first Bulletin Board get together I held was in August 2004 when we were in Melbourne. CraigB was visiting from Sydney. There were only a few of us huddled in my small shed. That was easy to organise because he was in town on a definite day.

In December 2004, Wongo was visiting Melbourne and again it was easy to oganise because of the small window of opportunity.

With a clean canvas it is more difficult.

We are available in both August and October although late October might interfere or complement the Timber and Working with Wood show. It is normally held late October.

[AlexS]

FWIW, the Melbourne Fringe Furniture exhibition is usually in October, followed by the TWW show.
Melbourne Fringe Furniture (http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/corporate/2006/news/fringe-furniture-theme-announced)

[echnidna]

Dovetailing WB's get together between (or with) both the shows would give interstaters a great opportunity so it should make a great october for ring-ins and locals

[Cliff Rogers]

The first Bulletin Board get together I held was in August 2004 when we were in Melbourne. CraigB was visiting from Sydney. ...In December 2004, Wongo was visiting Melbourne and again it was easy to oganise because of the small window of opportunity.....
Then again when I came down in 2005, (? I can't find the thread :?) we had a BBQ on the lawn & then we all managed to fit in that tiny little shed. :2tsup:

[Wood Borer]

The house, the shed and the lawn were demolished and built over with a very large house after we sold and moved up here.

Despite the new owners with their large expensive house, I doubt if they will ever match the wonderful social occasions we had there.

As for all the stubby tops in the garden :roll:

[Cliff Rogers]

I'm sure that there are still photos on here somewhere, I just can't find them. :?

[Cliff Rogers]

Found it. :2tsup:
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=21344

[funkychicken]

Ka-bump