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Offline Eric Krewson

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Tillering Gizmo heads up
« on: May 20, 2017, 11:23:06 am »
I have been out in the shop cranking out tillering gizmos, some plain (a lot of 6), some really nice ones out of fancy wood. I am putting these up for auction on the Trad Gang St Jude auction. As the inventor of this simple tool I am even signing each Gizmo, not to stroke my ego but because I have found they bring a bit more money if I sign them. A couple guys got in a bidding war over one of my signed fancy ones last year and bit it up so high it almost embarrassed me at what it brought.

Here are 6 I made out of ERC yesterday, they are offered as a lot.



I have tru-oil finished cedar, walnut and spectacular spalted birch in the works today.

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Offline Knoll

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2017, 11:26:03 am »
Good on ya. Hope they bring in lotsa $$$ for St Judes!
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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2017, 12:16:08 pm »
I cut the spalted birch blanks just now and they were so special I had to post a picture.

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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2017, 01:09:16 pm »
That's some nice looking birch Eric. I saw the stuff you have offered over at TG, that's a bunch of neat items.  :OK
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2017, 01:51:27 pm »
Spalted wood has hard and soft spots, only 2 of the blanks made a finished gizmo, the other two chipped out.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2017, 01:53:45 pm »
Kinda looks likes some sort of marble.Pretty cool.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2017, 07:39:48 pm »
First few coats of finish, I will call these "exhibition" grade gizmos;

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Offline darinputman

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2017, 11:40:10 pm »
Those are some fancy gizmos for sure Eric.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2017, 12:03:35 am »
Real neat!  How much of a donation bid do they go far, if you don't mind my asking?  Those spalted birch are almost too nice to. Use😀👹 :BB. St Jude does good, a worthy cause!
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2017, 04:42:27 am »
Way cool Eric - I really like the Spalted ones  :OK ! Bob
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2017, 08:27:03 am »
The Gizmo I mentioned went for $125. I am going to flood the market this time so I suspect much lower prices, a fraction of what that one auctioned for last year. I have 10 made so far and will crank out more before the auction. I ordered a branding iron yesterday to put my logo on them.
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Offline JEB

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2017, 11:08:08 am »
Eric, we use one of your gizmos every Thrusday  bow making night
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2017, 11:22:15 am »
One thing to remember about the inflated price my gizmo brought; The guys were making a donation to St Jude's more than they were buying a gizmo.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2017, 04:11:23 am »
Them are beautiful, I am sure they will do well. :)
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Tillering Gizmo heads up
« Reply #14 on: May 27, 2017, 01:32:11 am »
Eric,
Sent you a pm, re tillering gizmo.
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