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Fatboy's Wood Turning

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 408 166 984

Address: 31 Hopkins Street Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.fatboyswoodturning.com.au

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24.01.2022 Today’s effort a fruit bowl from Acacia sourced from Yungaburra FNQ. Finished with hard burnishing oil.

23.01.2022 I think I hss ave an addiction. A great day spent up at Cow Bay FNQ with George and Josette. Helped George to drop a Black wattle. After telling him I had no more storage room for wood. I left with a Ute load and to top it off a beautiful Burl from acCooktown Mahogany. I might need therapy yeah nah I don’t think so either.

22.01.2022 Having a bit of fun making magic wands using the Robert Sorby eccentric turning chuck. Good way to spend an arvo in the shed.

21.01.2022 Today we were at the Tanks Markets. Rained on and off during the day. A reasonable turnout for such a day. Had fun talking to people about all things Woodturning.

20.01.2022 Six months ago I took on a commission to turn two posts to be incorporated into a kitchen bench. The client was from interstate and could find no one willing to help. When complete sent them off and heard nothing until yesterday when I received a text including pictures of the completed kitchen. I think the kitchen looks great and the turned pieces fit in well.

20.01.2022 Finally got around to mounting the anvil. Thanks for the yellow box Boz.

18.01.2022 Iron wood mallet. Finished with Howard’s orange carnuba oil and bees wax.

16.01.2022 An early start for this months Tanks markets. Very over cast and cool numbers down but a relaxing day. Drop on by for a chat if your in the area.

16.01.2022 Up bright and early for today’s Yungaburra Markets. If your up on the tableland drop by plenty to see and do.

15.01.2022 A busy last week in the shed. Cheese serving platters, another Burl bowl with a touch of resin and a Silky Oak mushroom.

15.01.2022 Well a busy weekend in the shed. Started on Saturday with milling camphor laurel with Dale Snail then onto making pepper grinders with Scott. Today a slower pace finishing off a couple of bowls Annette turning some bolt action pens and then knocking out a final pepper grinder to finish off.

14.01.2022 Christmas markets at the Show Grounds.

14.01.2022 The Burl bowl is complete. Really happy with it awesome colours and a ton of character

13.01.2022 First market since the dreaded CV. At the tanks until 2 pm drop by for a chat if your looking for something to do.

11.01.2022 Spent a couple of days cutting and slabbing Raintree just out of Gordonvale. Thanks to Brian and Frode for the muscle technical skill.

11.01.2022 A fantastic day at the last market for the year. Bumper crowd weather was kind warm but a gentle breeze. Here’s me talking all things wood with my mate Lyle from Wondecla Wood Works.

08.01.2022 Tanks markets today.

06.01.2022 Acacia bowl cracks filled with coloured resin. Now to tackle the inside. This one has been a troublesome piece.

05.01.2022 A nice arvo in the shed love these rustic pepper grinders. Wood is Norfolk pine.

04.01.2022 Back at Yungaburra markets. Big wet today but the temp is perfect.

04.01.2022 Well seems like an age since I’ve been in the shed with one thing and another. Finally finished another acacia bowl with coloured resin inlay. Unfortunately couldn’t get rid of all of hidden air bubbles but it came up well and will make a nice fruit bowl. Also prepped a new wand blank using resin with a wood core. Stand by for the completed wands.

03.01.2022 First post for a while. A couple of bowls both African Mahogany one half Burl both incorporating coloured resin.

03.01.2022 Last few weeks have been about salt & Pepper grinders and a bowl. Slow and steady wins the race.

03.01.2022 Welcoming Scott to the shed. First lesson working on beads and coves and finishing off with an impressive honey dipper out of Silky Oak. Well done mate took to it like a duck to water.

02.01.2022 Currently turning a nice piece of Burl. It’s a eucalyptus of some sort nog sure of the species probably red gum. What ever it is it beautifully