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Money...what money?...Don't you be spreading such scurrilous rumours Roly...I'm a Scot...It's my duty to uphold the reputation of meanness and penny pinching attributed to the Scots...and I married a Yorkshire man who has extremely deep pockets too...Scrooge was a pushover by comparison...lol Hope all is well and good in your neck of the woods Roly...good to see you Lorn x

Hi Frank...hope your shoulder settles down soon...try "arnica" a homeopathic tablet, you should get them in Boots or Holland & Barret type shops...it helps reduce the bruising inside as well as out...is actually used by the Medical Bods as a post op aid to reducing swelling and bruising...no known side effects as it is a herbal type of tablet...anyway it might help if you feel like giving it a go. Yes the back was very painful but it is the numb foot and spasms in leg and foot that are the biggest problem for Yorkie...it's been 18 months now and still no help from medics...just more tablets...acupuncture worked very well but costs an arm and a leg...not available on NHS here so Yorkie had to stop going for it...side effects from tablets make him forgetful and dopey and spasms prevent him from driving or riding bike safely...at a bit of a dead end now. Am liking the sound of Doris though...bet she is a lovely old lady...take it easy with the shoulder and you will soon be firing her up and terrorising the neighbourhood again (apparently that's what all we bikers do...thugs and ruffians that we are

Brilliant ideas...many thank's rjR...appreciated as are your encouraging comments...personally I think I have a long way to go and a lot of practice to do before I come close to the work many of you guy's produce...BUT...I enjoy the trying and love a challenge...I married Yorkie after all...LOL

Thank you Kevin...your comments are appreciated...it's a joint effort though...me with the scroll saw and my other half "Yorkie" who is the artist and Pyrographer...we had a business moving Trikes but new EU Laws in 2011 moved us from being classed as a man with a van towing a trailer to being in the same category as an Artic (Semi-Trailer I think you call them) with the same fees as they have to pay too...£5000.00 + per year...killed our business stone dead so we are trying to make a living from our wood crafting...tis slow progress but we love what we do so will keep at it...biggest problem we have here in UK is finding decent wood supplies...I'm trying acrylic as an alternative at the moment...it takes a little getting used to but I like the way it cut's...I think I will definitely do more...thank you once again for your kind words Hi Frank...thank's for the tip...that is a brilliant idea...will definitely give it a try...need to buy some new hole cutters too though...these have seen a lot of use and are showing their age I think Yes and No to the bike question ...My OH "Yorkie" has the bike...I ride pillion (and love it!)...Yam 600 Diversion...had a 2008 Suzuki Intruder C800 which we had Triked in 2010 for me to use (can ride Trike on full car licence) but what with the Trike moving business having to shut down and a house move finances were tight and we had to sell her...neither of us had any use out of her and it broke our hearts to have to sell but needs must as they say...we managed to keep the little Yam so that is our run around when we can get out and about...Yorkie slipped a disk so driving and bike riding are not an option right now What's your ride mate?. Thank's for the tip and the kind comments Steve...appreciated.

Having trouble uploading so here is a link to our Facebook Page with pictures of the Prototype Trike in our Photo Albums. https://www.facebook.com/chris.burningambition/photos_stream

ps...latest one is Oak...tried a hole cutter on the Oak for the wheels but it is really hard stuff and starts to burn about half way through and drill gives up...the pine was easy but had a lot of break out...hence I wondered what other options there might be out there...thank's for the suggestions...appreciated

Thank's for that Steve...I hadn't thought of woodturners...not sure if we have any local to us but will certainly have a look and see...

My OH is working on his latest project which requires wooden wheels of a specific size and width...7cm in diameter and 2.5 cm in width (= tyre width) with a 1cm centre hole for the axle. We cannot find anyone in the UK who makes & sells wooden wheels @ these sizes so he has had to make his own for the prototype...they look good however it is a very time consuming process...especially as our shed/workshop is still less than half finished...lot of the essential tools are still in storage. I got to wondering...do any of you UK scrollers know of anywhere that makes bespoke wheels to the customers specification?. Just a thought

Apparently I have reached my like limit for today so I will say thank you here...to everyone else who has taken the time to make me feel so welcome...I remember many of you from the old place...a few of you I have not met but I look forward future meetings and learning much more about dust creations

good to see you here too Bob...catch up soon I hope...

Sat Nav issues Roly...bit of a detour but finally "reached my destination"...good to see you firmly ensconced on the sofa already...

Nice new home too...I notice some dust building up in the corners already

Grampa!!!

Thank's Don...glad to find you here too

Hi to everyone from the UK...I'm Lorn and I make dust in God's Own Country aka Yorkshire), I am Scottish by birth and Yorkshire by choice. My husband is a Yorkshire lad with an enduring passion for all forms of working with wood...after watching him doing some cutting with his scroll saw I asked if I could give it a try...and that was it...I was hooked...we bought an Axminster (similar to the Hegner) and after buying a selection of FD blades from Mike I have spent many happy hours making lot's of dust... We moved home last November and with the lousy winter and spring it has taken longer than hoped to get our new workshop built up so I have been suffering from scrolling withdrawl syndrome, with the advent of what we optimistically call summer here we put up our bungalow tent in the garden and set up the workmate and scroll saw in it...ahhhh sheer BLISS!!!. The workshop is now built and awaiting a dry day or 2 so we can felt the roof BUT I can now get the scroll saw inside and spent a very pleasant few hours in there yesterday christening it with piles of dust... Still lot's to do in the workshop to set everything up and build the workbenches and storage but we are making progress and hopefully we will both be in there spreading dust and wood shavings around and making it feel like home... Hope to see a few familiar "faces" on here and meet many new ones too. Lorn