My new website.

OK. Somewhere, in the millions of websites out there, you have one. I'll take note if I run across it.

Ook goede morgen Gerard, wakker worden ja.

AND THE ADDRES OF YOUR SITE IS: ????????????????

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Gerard, Nice website. I really liked the dancing cows.

Put a line in your post that looks somewhat like this one:

When I first announced my sit here, I got a LOT of traffic. You will too. But first we need the URL.

one:

Things happen, especially early in the morning like Leo mentioned ;-)

This is what it's all about:

Sorry, I seem to have forgotten some unimportant link ;-)

Hallo Leo, Tja, nog geen koffie op, dan krijg je dat ;-)

Hier is de link:

Gerard

one:

Thanks. As nearly as I can tell, I don't speak a word of Dutch ... but even in English, I hope you're aware that my post was meant only as a light-hearted tease. I've made exactly the same mistake numerous times. And I usually got teased for it.

What time zone are you in? It's nearly 4 am here.

Bill

Hi Bill,

I took your post as you meant it, and am really amused by the reactions and my own mistake. I live in The Netherlands, it's 10:15 am here. I do speak some words of English, but still working on improvement, so any input will help.

Have a nice day!

Gerard.

Do you know Remco personally? I know a guy by that name who moved from the Netherlands to Nova Scotia. He is, if I recall properly, a newly married chiropractor.

By the way ... would your 'some words of English' extend to discussing how you photographed your work?

The work itself is good. Very good, even. I especially like the Astral-light, the Free-light and the Umm.

But what caught my eye the most is the photography.

Bill

I do not know Remco in Nova Scotia, is he a woodturner too? Does he have a website?

Yes, I'll wake up the words;-): I put my work on a shooting table, which has a transparent matte acrylic top. This is lighted from the underside. I use 2 softboxes, 1 left and 1 right to the front of the object. For smaller objects with narrow openings I use a spotlight to put some light into the object and the light is then reflected by a piece of paper or aluminium foil. I also make use of a polarising filter to handle unwanted reflections. After taking the pictures, some Photo Shop work is done too: adjusting brightness, contrast, colour, background, and so on and making it web- ready. That's all. O.K. it' s a lot of work, but I like to do it that way.

The Umm is 2 wo piece turning, like a cup and saucer.

Thank you for your comments!

Gerard

Very nice indeed Gerard. I really like the names! The woodwork, site and photography are top notch. What software are you using for the images? I really like the thumbnail to zoom feature on the same page.

`Casper

Tank you! I mailed your question to the webdisigner, as soon as I have the answes, i'll let you know.

Gerard

You've got some nice stuff there- I particularly like the candle holder, that's a neat idea.

Ahh... I missed the fact that there was more than one page! The "Maria" peice is the candleholder I was referring to.

Thank you Prometeus. The Maria piece was some turning and a lot of routing (is that called routing or drilling when using a small burr in a dremel tool free hand?) and sanding making it look like a 3 piece object. I like the piece a lot, that's why it's also under the logo on every page.

Gerard

Great work, soft but 'crisp'. Love the photography! I got some work to do!

Tom

I usually call that carving. Power carving, if you like. Another tool for that that works great is a regular 90* die grinder. You can buy a quick-change mandrel for them, and use that to mount sanding discs that are about 1.5" in diameter (3.81cm, give or take) that screw on and off very quickly. While that won't give you a finished surface, it is excellent for removing stock quickly in a controlled way. (The chance of tearout is really reduced, because you are abrading the wood, not shearing it.)

The software is named: "Highslide JS" You can find it at:

The software looks interesting, but I could not find the download link. Did anyone else notice one?

Bill