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Hi to all forum members,
Thought I'd better get me act together and let you all know a bit about me. Been living in hills east of Perth all me life and started me working life as a cabinet maker which I found very little enjoyment and wasn't until I left that scene and went to work for a tree lopper that I found my niche. Spent a few years on the ground learning the ropes and then took to the trees, fantastic physical outdoor job. Always brought wood home and anything that had an interesting grain or colour got special attention and was carefully looked after. As my fantastic job gradually wrecked my body I spent more time turning some of the wood I had collected into something so started wood turning but moved into free form work which I really like. So me aerial acrobatics are over but every now and then I still get up a tree and fond memories flood back of the years I spent as climber in the tree industry. In recent years I have gotten into forge welding various steels together and most of this being done in a can or dry welded. Many things still to be learned but I'm finding it very interesting and so won't be stopping any time soon and as soon as summer is over its crank up the forge time. As for the tons of wood stored in me shed well from time to time I will be putting some of it up on the forum for sale, Tinbasher [ thanks Richard ] was kind enough to put a batch of my blocks on his site before I joined up. I ain't the best with a computer and the mongrel things do me head in, so go easy on me.
Regards
Rod.
Thought I'd better get me act together and let you all know a bit about me. Been living in hills east of Perth all me life and started me working life as a cabinet maker which I found very little enjoyment and wasn't until I left that scene and went to work for a tree lopper that I found my niche. Spent a few years on the ground learning the ropes and then took to the trees, fantastic physical outdoor job. Always brought wood home and anything that had an interesting grain or colour got special attention and was carefully looked after. As my fantastic job gradually wrecked my body I spent more time turning some of the wood I had collected into something so started wood turning but moved into free form work which I really like. So me aerial acrobatics are over but every now and then I still get up a tree and fond memories flood back of the years I spent as climber in the tree industry. In recent years I have gotten into forge welding various steels together and most of this being done in a can or dry welded. Many things still to be learned but I'm finding it very interesting and so won't be stopping any time soon and as soon as summer is over its crank up the forge time. As for the tons of wood stored in me shed well from time to time I will be putting some of it up on the forum for sale, Tinbasher [ thanks Richard ] was kind enough to put a batch of my blocks on his site before I joined up. I ain't the best with a computer and the mongrel things do me head in, so go easy on me.
Regards
Rod.
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