tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759006589213476640.post4949769064458009584..comments2024-02-11T08:01:37.851+00:00Comments on A Bodger's Blog: Medieval NailRobin Fawcetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10715020376273321158noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759006589213476640.post-73462765897345083232010-12-29T21:44:28.408+00:002010-12-29T21:44:28.408+00:00Robin, whilst taking a chunk out of the lovely axe...Robin, whilst taking a chunk out of the lovely axe is a great pity... its almost a privelege for it to be such an old piece of metalurgy to be the culprit... hand forged with care... <br /><br />all the best - give our love to V and fingers crossed for 2011...<br /><br />MikeMike Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930999255521934093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759006589213476640.post-16200060124423804482010-12-03T01:43:14.003+00:002010-12-03T01:43:14.003+00:00What a beautiful piece of timber and such a nice s...What a beautiful piece of timber and such a nice spoon. Just be thankful that you have that wonderful brown English Oak, and not our rock-hard White Oak.Premodern Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341688338690161075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759006589213476640.post-78836358710205645302010-11-28T23:07:30.460+00:002010-11-28T23:07:30.460+00:00I've always heard that OLD oak, generally bein...I've always heard that OLD oak, generally being what we call virgin timber, as opposed to second grow, is softer than the second growth. Shame about your axe!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759006589213476640.post-6864312405119794242010-11-13T19:18:43.684+00:002010-11-13T19:18:43.684+00:00Ouch!
I did the same thing with a bandsaw blade, ...Ouch!<br /><br />I did the same thing with a bandsaw blade, a new one, only this week. All i had to do was replace the blade though...no arduous re-grinding.<br /><br />The colour in the spoon is wonderful...so rich. A great job, Robin, and a very worthwhile re-use of salvaged wood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759006589213476640.post-40012894168760473552010-11-13T11:31:32.280+00:002010-11-13T11:31:32.280+00:00Lovely job, did you save the nail, you don't c...Lovely job, did you save the nail, you don't come across them very often.Les Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912007846958202231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759006589213476640.post-86610850837024273182010-11-12T19:46:16.347+00:002010-11-12T19:46:16.347+00:00That ancient oak is beautiful. I'd love to ge...That ancient oak is beautiful. I'd love to get some. Nice job.Uncle Tractorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681275001851959925noreply@blogger.com