Toymaker from Australia

[Doc58]

Hi everybody.

I'm Doc from Australia.

I make wooden toys for a living so don't do a lot of the intricate scrolling that I see here.

Most of my work consists of drawing around a template and cutting said piece out usually on 19mm or 35mm pine and adding wheels or something. Some puzzles and a variety of 'sets' - animal families, dolls house folk and the like.

Occasional portrait or commission work.

I have a 21" and 30" Excalibur but actually use my 30" jobby for most of my work (it copes nice with long hours at a time cutting), since blade changes are so easy anyway and I don't have to walk to the other end of the workbench to use the 21".

Yeah, lazy AND old 

Anyhoo, I'm hoping to help any new folks because there was so much I didn't know when I first started and I'd love to share it.

Also not afraid to learn something new 

Should also apologize in advance for renewing old posts because I just know it will happen lol

 

Edited December 28, 2018 by Doc58
Added an apology.

[Scrappile]

I'm always glad to welcome a new Aussie mate.  Do you happen to know Peter Crowie, I know Australia is pretty big but he is a wood worker and likes to make toys.  Anyway, very glad too have you join us, and I look forward to seeing some pictures of your toys.

[Doc58]

1 hour ago, Scrappile said:

I'm always glad to welcome a new Aussie mate.  Do you happen to know Peter Crowie, I know Australia is pretty big but he is a wood worker and likes to make toys.  Anyway, very glad too have you join us, and I look forward to seeing some pictures of your toys.

Actually, I do know OF Crowie - we are in a few different woodwork fora but I don't actually know him personally.

Doc from Australia

[meflick]

Welcome to the Village. Glad to have you join us and look forward to your participation.

[Tomanydogs]

Welcome Doc. You’ll enjoy it here. 

[wombatie]

Welcome to the Village Doc.  What part of Australia are you in?  There are a few of us here, I'm from Hastings in Victoria.

Marg

[Scrolling Steve]

Welcome to the Village Doc !

[daveww1]

Welcome to the village

[spotsdad]

Welcome to the Village. Lots of friendly people from all over the world here.

Dick

[Rockytime]

Welcome Doc.Always happy to hear from the land down under. A number of scrollers here from down your way. I know you will enjoy being here as much as we will enjoy having you here.

[amazingkevin]

Welcome friend, Wow us with pictures!!!

[Phantom Scroller]

A big WELCOME from me.  Roly

[orangeman]

Nice to see you here Doc!

Would love to see some pics of your toys!

bb

[heppnerguy]

A big WELCOME  to you from Southern Arizona. Nice be able to add one more Australian to our world wide family here in The Village. I hope you post some of your work so we can exactly what it is that you are doing. I hope you post often and make comments on other peoples work. We are all friendly here and posting a lot help everyone to know each other better.

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[Ron Johnson]

Welcome Doc. 

[Denny Knappen]

Welcome to the forum from Tennessee.

[Jim Finn]

Welcome, from a fellow toy maker inTexas!

[woodduck]

Welcome fellow Aussie I am Peter from Yenda NSW.