You Might Be A Woodturner If ---

[Bill Wyko]

You have a tree thats 1 foot in your next door neighbors yard that has a big burl on it and you call the city to define your property line just in case. (True story)

[Richard Madison]

Raymond,
Thanks for ref. to previous thread. Read 'em all. Understand that we can be somewhat single minded, but based upon some of the amazing art seen here, was expecting a little more creativity from us.

Bill,
Good one.

YMBAWI---Watching Star Trek personnel in the forest of an alien planet, you send them a subspace message to beam back a section of that fallen tree trunk they just climbed over.

[Allen Neighbors]

... you're on a first name basis with UPS, Fed Ex, and DHL drivers.

[Raymond Overman]

Raymond,
Thanks for ref. to previous thread. Read 'em all. Understand that we can be somewhat single minded, but based upon some of the amazing art seen here, was expecting a little more creativity from us.

Richard,

Don't take my post as pouring cold water on everyone's warm enthusiasm. It's just that a lot of posts like this are cyclical and it's always interesting to go back and see what was posted years ago. My post was for reference, not criticism.

I'm currently in Kuching, Malaysia right now so along that theme... You might be a woodturner if you're visiting Kuching and instead of buying a piece of carved ironwood art, you're looking for just a hunk of ironwood.

[Pat Salter]

YMBAWI..........you come to the back door of the house and your wife tells you to STRIP, but not in the tone of voice you hope to hear her say it.

[Wayne Boian]

....... from table legs to the toilet paper roll holder.

Gee, I thought I was the only one to replace all the plastic TP roll holders with wood.

Wayne

[Richard Madison]

Raymond,
Good post from Malaysia (!), and hope you find that chunk of ironwood. Thank you.
Pat,
That's the spirit. We should be careful here, but---

YMBAWTI-- When your wife gets in your pants, she's just shaking out the wood chips before putting the pants in the clothes washer.

[John Taylor]

When you plan your holidays around wood stores and wood shows.

[Raymond Overman]

Raymond,
Good post from Malaysia (!), and hope you find that chunk of ironwood. Thank you.
Pat,

No go on finding anything before I left but I did get a line on a timber supplier for my next trip. I'll have to work faster so I can finish in time to get by the place.

YMBAWTI - you see a 6800 RM (2060 USD) solid tigerwood table with benches and think, if the shipping wasn't 5200 RM ($1575 USD) I could get enough blanks out of it to be profitable. It was a gorgeous piece as is. I'll try to post pictures later this evening.