Get together/swap meet

[RufflyRustic]

Hi, No problems with the wood, I'll be in my little ute. Got something for Neil, got something for TeeJay, and got some albums to swap. Haven't got a swimsuit yet - must do that this week

Neil, what else do we need to bring besides beverages?
cheers
Wendy

[dai sensei]

Hi, No problems with the wood, I'll be in my little ute. Got something for Neil, got something for TeeJay, and got some albums to swap. Haven't got a swimsuit yet - must do that this week

Neil, what else do we need to bring besides beverages?
cheers
Wendy

I am providing the meat and the heat, I'm hoping all you others will bring a plate of salad/desert whatever, plus whatever you want to drink.

Swimsuit for females - hmm, never seen one before, what are they for again???:confused:

Cheers

[TEEJAY]

We're bringing a tossed salad, home made pavlova YUM to share and our drinks. Oh and our swimmers

Cheers

[RufflyRustic]

I'll bring a potato salad
cheers
Wendy

[Simomatra]

Neil

thanks for the PM have tried to answer but it locks the program up on me.

Sorry to say that we will not be there I will be just coming out of the top end of the reef

Currently on a dive support vessel doing a delivery run to Singapore

Thaks for the invite will be thinking of you all have a drink for me it is a dry ship

Regards Sam

[soundman]

Things are looking good for soundman, Hope to have some new goodies to show. All being well I will have some stock of the illusive pipe clamps.

Now eddible goodies perhaps some of my heavy duty chock chip bickies?

cheers

[MathewA]

Oh crap I've stuffed up my scheduling. I'll have to bail cause I wouldn't be able to make till around 3 or 4 pm. Have a good time kids.

[RufflyRustic]

Phooey!!! I was really looking forward to seeing you both again and meeting Simomatra.

Ah well, I'm sure there will be another party somewhere sometime soon-ish

cheers
Wendy

[RufflyRustic]

I'm so fulll!!! No way am I going swimming, I'd sink!!! What a feed, great steaks, salads and the best desserts ever!!! Excellent company though we seem to be missing a few .....

We have here Dei Sensei, Wizened of Oz, TeeJay and beautiful family - one of whom is enjoying the pool at present, Soundman and of course, me!

TeeJay will post a picture in the near future.

Dai Sensei's Swap Meet is a happening thing - great fun swapping goodies, tall stories and a lot of good hints and tips.

Cheers for now
Wendy

[craigb]

Geez Wendy, have you hijacked his PC?

[dai sensei]

Geez Wendy, have you hijacked his PC?

Yep

[Ivan in Oz]

Neil.
Missed the Gathering, Was looking forward to it, but Hey :confused:

Got some bad news and would not have been decent company,
not that I am anywhere near decent at the best of times.

I'll get myself back on track,
Mow the lawn on Zero setting,
and cut some inch cube blocks from the largest piece of timber I can find;
One saw width at a time........Grrrr!!!!

Feeling better already, not much though

Ivan;
with leaky eyes

[TEEJAY]

Dai Sensei,

Thankyou for organising this get together.

We may not have been big in number but we made up for it with quality

The meal was sensational - maybe a good thing we didn't swim in the pool - glug - glug.

In the first pic we have L to R Soundman, Ruffly Rustic, Wizen of OZ (standing), Dai Sensei, Ella (TEEJAY'S SWMBO), TEEJAY, bub Ron.

Pic 2 In Neil's kitchen admiring the workmanship in Brian's (Wizen) scraper and mallet and the timber in TEEJAY's clocks (another Brazilian rainforest turned into pallets) then recycled into small clock stands.

Pic 3 and 4 Ruffly serving up the pav and Dai Sensai getting the cuttlery ready as Wizen surprises us with some home made lemon marangue (SP?) pie to add to TEEJAY's pav - YUM

We were made welcome by Neil and he showed us some of his wonderful creations and works in progress. His kitchen table in slab camphor laurel is beautiful to the eye - his bed in kwila with the engraved dragon and writings is better than can be seen on his site - even though it looks impressive there too.

Also we saw a WIP in his entertainment room where he is preparing a large entertainment unit in a mixture of red Australian hardwoods - the doors are mostly done and the panels are in progress - a treat for the pic site soon I hope.

Neil was a great host and not only cooked a delicious barbecue he gave an indepth tour of his workshop where we were impressed with his ideas for organising the layout as well as storage and dust extraction - some sound ideas I need to put into practice and study more.

It was nice to meet some of the guys and gal again and share a coffee with some of Soundman's home made chocolate chip cookies and yarn about works, this site and what's happening in our part of the universe.

Ruffly thanks for the photo albums they will find a special place and Neil I will sort some of the timber you are interested in for you soon.

For those of you who didn't get there - we had a wonderful time - shame you couldn't get there - hope to meet you at another get together next year.

Cheers

[craigb]

Looks like a good time was had by all.

A very tropical looking spot you've got there Neil.

Cheers
Craig

[dai sensei]

Love the photos teejay.

Great day, well company wise anyway, the rain never quite went away. Tarps over the pergola kept us dry, but it never quite got hot enough for swimming for me.

Plenty of meat left over, but I'm doing it all again next weekend for work, so nothing goes to waist. Mind you, I just finished more steak and salad for dinner, with left over merang and pav for desert - yum Leftover Soundsman biscuits still for supper, I'll sleep well tonight.

I scored some cool new toys (drawknife and scraper) along with some timber.

Thanks for the company.

Cheers