Project Merlin

[Pr.Merlin]

AN a belated welcome from me also i dabbeled in wood a bit making my scratchbuilt tiger hull but nothing like you are doing this will be fantstic again welcome Paul
chris

Thanks Chris. The Tiger Hull sounds interesting. I did a bit of boat building years ago. A beautiful craft.

[Pr.Merlin]

Wow Paul quite a layout. A man who like to know where things are & keep it tidy. Man after my own character.

Laurie

Thanks Laurie. :thumb2: Yeah, I'm a bit OCD. :smiling: But I love neat & tidy - it's easy on the mind.

[Pr.Merlin]

Paul.
A truly beautiful catalogue of your work, I can appreciate the skill and amount of time in both designing and making them.

Thanks John. Very kind - cheers. I can't wait to get going with this model. :thumb2:

[boatman]

Thanks Laurie. :thumb2: Yeah, I'm a bit OCD. :smiling: But I love neat & tidy - it's easy on the mind.

HI Paul:thinking: well if you like neat an tidy bench you'll have to apply to JIM-R for membership of the T.B.C lol :rolling:
chris

[Bobby Conkers]

Am I the only one really impatient for this one?

Your back catalogue is splendid. The window "seat" is just class.

[Pr.Merlin]

HI Paul:thinking: well if you like neat an tidy bench you'll have to apply to JIM-R for membership of the T.B.C lol :rolling:
chris

Hi Chris. You'll have to enlighten me on the T.B.C. - Tidy Bench Cleaner? :thinking: It's not a maid in her maids outfit giving the bench a good tidy by any chance? :smiling:

[Pr.Merlin]

Am I the only one really impatient for this one?

Your back catalogue is splendid. The window "seat" is just class.

Thanks Andrew. :smiling: Yeah, I can't wait to get going with this, but it's going to be a lengthy build.

I really enjoyed the window seat. It's made from 'rock' maple. The clients were thrilled to bits with it. Thanks. :thumb2:

[boatman]

Hi Chris. You'll have to enlighten me on the T.B.C. - Tidy Bench Cleaner? :thinking: It's not a maid in her maids outfit giving the bench a good tidy by any chance? :smiling:

HI Paul no the T.B.C. is an exsculsevie club run by Jim R an its the tidy bench club on this foreum an its free i think as i have no hope of ever getting in so ive been told by J/R as nor has he but you said you like clean an tidy so i prusume you mean your bench lol
chris ps AS we are member of THE U.T.B.C. ( untidy bench club ) lol

[Pr.Merlin]

HI Paul no the T.B.C. is an exsculsevie club run by Jim R an its the tidy bench club on this foreum an its free as i have no hope of ever getting in so ive been told by J/R as nor has he but you said you like clean an tidy so i prusume you mean your bench lol
chris ps AS we are member of THE U.T.B.C. ( untidy bench club ) lol

:smiling2: Sounds great! I would definitely like to become a member of the T.B.C. Yep, everything I own is neat & tidy. I am OCD, although not where it becomes a problem - I don't have rituals or anything like that. When I was a pro in the old workshop, clients who came to visit me for the first time often remarked on the tidy workshop. I just like things in a tidy manner, but not obsessive, or I don't think I am.

[Jim R]

Hi Paul
Impressive stuff. Everything organised and well planned. Really looking forward to this. Looking at you work shows you are very skilled.

Dear Mr Merlin
We at the Tidy Bench Club, henceforth known as the TBC, are an exclusive club for modellers who keep their work benches in a clean, tidy and organised state. We have very high standards and many try to gain entry but few reach the levels required. One John Race, for example, regularly sends in an application but despite many underhand tricks and falsehoods we at the TBC see through his subterfuges.
Having seen the above photos we would welcome your application to join the Club. It would go before the committee at the earliest opportunity, they are currently on a fact finding tour of The Bahamas. The annual membership fee is £450.00 payable in cash, in a plain envelope, to our finance department c/o The Big and Bouncy Club, Soho, London, W1
Yours
Sir Ponsonby Ffitch Bigcon (TBC Membersip sec.)

Jim

[Pr.Merlin]

Hi Paul
Impressive stuff. Everything organised and well planned. Really looking forward to this. Looking at you work shows you are very skilled.

Dear Mr Merlin
We at the Tidy Bench Club, henceforth known as the TBC, are an exclusive club for modellers who keep their work benches in a clean, tidy and organised state. We have very high standards and many try to gain entry but few reach the levels required. One John Race, for example, regularly sends in an application but despite many underhand tricks and falsehood we at the TBC see through his subterfuges.
Having seen the above photos we would welcome your application to join the Club. It would go before the committee at the earliest opportunity, they are currently on a fact finding tour of The Bahamas. The annual membership fee is £450.00 payable in cash, in a plain envelope, to our finance department c/o The Big and Bouncy Club, Soho, London, W1
Yours
Sir Ponsonby Ffitch Bigcon (TBC Membersip sec.)

Jim

:smiling: :smiling2: :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy: :tongue-out3: Hi Jim, thanks very much Sir - where do I sign? :tears-of-joy: :smiling5:

[JR]

Hi Paul
Impressive stuff. Everything organised and well planned. Really looking forward to this. Looking at you work shows you are very skilled.

Dear Mr Merlin
We at the Tidy Bench Club, henceforth known as the TBC, are an exclusive club for modellers who keep their work benches in a clean, tidy and organised state. We have very high standards and many try to gain entry but few reach the levels required. One John Race, for example, regularly sends in an application but despite many underhand tricks and falsehood we at the TBC see through his subterfuges.
Having seen the above photos we would welcome your application to join the Club. It would go before the committee at the earliest opportunity, they are currently on a fact finding tour of The Bahamas. The annual membership fee is £450.00 payable in cash, in a plain envelope, to our finance department c/o The Big and Bouncy Club, Soho, London, W1
Yours
Sir Ponsonby Ffitch Bigcon (TBC Membersip sec.)

Jim

That's very unkind :loudly-crying::loudly-crying::loudly-crying:

Excuse me Paul, see how the TBC treats some applicants, becareful.

[boatman]

YEA John i think you are right we will never get in :crying:especially as the state of our benches LOL :nerd: :rolling::flushed::smiling::smiling::smiling: ps but im happy to be in the U.T.B.C. saves a lot of tidying up lol
chris

[Pr.Merlin]

That's very unkind :loudly-crying::loudly-crying::loudly-crying:

Excuse me Paul, see how the TBC treats some applicants, becareful.

Hi John, yes, I can see how unkind this statement is and thank you for your concern - I shall be very careful.

Perhaps Sir Ponsonby is actually with the committee on the fact finding tour of The Bahamas and was in midst of a jolly whilst preparing the above message. I'm suspecting the committee may have been overwhelmed by the local tribal dancers who were trying to imitate the English folk Morris dancers. Perhaps this excitement has created the unfortunate statement. I'm only surmising of course. But thanks all the same. :thumb2:

[Pr.Merlin]

YEA John i think you are right we will never get in :crying:especially as the state of our benches LOL :nerd: :rolling::flushed::smiling::smiling::smiling: ps but im happy to be in the U.T.B.C. saves a lot of tidying up lol
chris

I'm thinking about becoming very untidy. :smiling: