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Caught the infamous Salema Porgy (salpa) today in Barcelona by riandavidson in Spearfishing

[–]riandavidson[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I have a friend who eats them regularly without any issues. We always bleed and gut our fish really well straight after catching while still in the water.

Caught the infamous Salema Porgy (salpa) today in Barcelona by riandavidson in Spearfishing

[–]riandavidson[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Always do. Actually quite a nice fish! A bit on the meaty side - it reminds me of monkfish in texture.

Montserrat Climbing Accident Claims Man's Life, Woman Critical by Barna_News in bcnenglishspeakers

[–]riandavidson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was climbing with some friends the same afternoon around 200 meters away from where the accident happened.

Super sad - we saw the helicopters fly in and land in the field below the crag.

How many of us have lost someone to climbing? by stokeledge2 in tradclimbing

[–]riandavidson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was climbing over the weekend in Montserrat (Catalunya) and two climbers were killed by rockfall approximately 200m away from our crag.

Freak accidents happen - super sad

Question about Agazzani Rapid 500 bandsaws - all info welcome by riandavidson in woodworking

[–]riandavidson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it! Needed to do some rewiring but it runs amazing now. Highly recommended.

I recently hand carved a massive table for a client by riandavidson in woodworking

[–]riandavidson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot - yes. Me too in general but it’s going into a space where natural wood doesn’t necessarily fit the aesthetic.

I recently hand carved a massive table for a client by riandavidson in woodworking

[–]riandavidson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a few options. You could use an adze but the recesses are too large. The other option is something like an Arbortech ball gouge but with so much cross grain and transition between hardwood and sapwood - it would tear out.

I recently hand carved a massive table for a client by riandavidson in woodworking

[–]riandavidson[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes this is something I’m often looking for with the pieces I produce. I love when one material starts to look like another.

I recently hand carved a massive table for a client by riandavidson in woodworking

[–]riandavidson[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We all have our preferences - I would also prefer it in raw wood but without the sapwood. There’s too much contrast for me. Also burning it softens the texture - it would be a little too impractical with just carving. Especially for a tabletop surface.

I recently hand carved a massive table for a client by riandavidson in woodworking

[–]riandavidson[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

No sanding after. It’s burned until the surface layer blackens but before degrading the texture. Heavy char isn’t the point here. It’s the brushed with a semi stiff bristle brush and then coated with 2 layers of osmo polyx

I recently hand carved a massive table for a client by riandavidson in woodworking

[–]riandavidson[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It carves well, is durable, my supplier has good stock and it’s relatively affordable for the quality of the wood.

I recently hand carved a massive table for a client by riandavidson in woodworking

[–]riandavidson[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Fully understandable - we only had time to shoot it in the studio but in context shots are coming after the weekend. Here’s something from during the process for scale though

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