Black Angelfish

Black Angelfish

The Black Angelfish of New Zealand alternatively the Black Scalyfinas they are also known as with it's scientific name being,(Parma album-scapularis), is a damselfish from the family Pomacentridae (Damselfishes), found around northeastern New Zealand at depths from the surface to several meters. As they are Herbivorous meaning they eat plant life you will find them over these shallow rocky reefs with plenty of leafy lettuce.

The Black Angelfish is like a caretaker maintaining areas where the leafy vegetation is.They grow between 24 and 30 centimeters.

These fish have a great defensive system as they can turn a patch above and behind their eye own appearing to be bigger than they are. This patch looks like a big eye to other fish. A great example of this is in the video below.

Black Angelfish Video

A BUTCHERS JOB

One may be lead to think that this Blog Post has something to do with a butchers job as one would expect in a meat shop for example. Sadly this blog post is quite different as this is what was said to me after having surgery of the procedure that ended up being a butchers job. So lets jump back a decade so I can paint this picture so all are on the same track and will have a greater understanding to my references.

Turning Back The Clock To 1995 - 1996

In the year of 1995 I was living and working as a Chef for the Tongan Royal Family as well as looking after the tiny Islands National hotel, The Dateline Hotel in Nuku'Alofa Tongtapu. This is where I met my second wife and we decided to start having children so a few months before the birth of our first child we headed back to New Zealand as it was important to me that our children would get the best start in life. Being a New Zealand resident would secure all ambitions and education of the highest level.

Once we landed in NZ I took on a job as a truck driver to pave thge way ahead as we planed on returning to the islands once our baby was 3 to 4 months old. This was not to happen as I was working for a company moving furniture.On this particular day my life was about to turn for the worst, as I was involved in an accident moving a piano into a house ending up having it land on top of me. 

At the time I remember getting up and thinking " Shitr that hurt" but after later tests I was to find that my spine was badly hurt. My life as i knew it changed after this accident and we did not return to our island paradise.This all happened at a time in NZ where imaging was not the greatest and I had to survive for the next six years working part time in tremendous pain through the birth of our second daughter just a year after our first. 

First Spinal Surgery 2002

After six years of living on a concoction of drugs including morphine and steroids I finally got my day in surgery. After the operation I was overwhelmed as this was the first time in many years that I could stand properly without severe nerve pain. I was to have minor setbacks in the years that followed but these were minor compared to the intense pain I had initially. Sure I went through some really shocking years as well but I could function to a very good degree.

Christchurch Earthquakes Demolition

In the year of 2012 I headed south to Christchurch as this was the hub of New Zealand that required a great deal of skilled people for primarily demolition. This was also the place where I met my third wife Emily. The work was great and the money was fantastic as we were in the most dangerous buildings whilst earthquakes were still occurring at a rate of three a day. We only evacuated the building with shakes over 4.0 and 5.0 would close the Red Zone completely.

At the end of this year I returned to my second trade as a tiler working for some real fuckwits as well as for some great companies. This is when I started my own company Christchurch Tilers as there was a need for top quality as others were just about speed and get the cash.

World Starts To Fall Apart February 2014 

History was to repeat itself as I hurt my spine thinking it was just a small setback and things would be great in a few days. This was not to be as the days turned into weeks with my pain increasing putting my jobs behind schedule and that was a great concern! I had a few good guys that helped me out and took over some jobs for me still thinking it was a minor setback.

Early March 2014 I ended up in severe pain to the doctors and then on to hospital after having MRI scans that showed that more discs had prolapsed and I would require surgery. At the time I was admitted I had a Surgeon Paul Nicol tell me that he was a neurosurgeon and how he has done over a thousand of these operations and how the team were all experts. This was not to be the case! This surgeon was later to talk this shit to my sister as well!

Surgery - Don't Kill Me

I remember going in to surgery and I jokingly said something like just don't kill me with a response of something like, "no chance of that happening and you will be back in no time. Gee talk about tempting fait as upon waking from the surgery and recalling saying to people in operating room that I can't breathe, then seeing hands over me and feeling a sharp pain under me ribcage I was back under the knife. Thids was a really rough time and you can read more about that journey here Paul's Medical Nightmare

A Bit Of A Butchers Job

I knew something was wrong when I started to wake up as I had memories of talking to my mum and my Grandparents that had passed. The feeling of fear and pain combined are things that still haunt me today as I have severely bad nightmares. The thing that pisses me off a great deal is how the surgeon said they had lost me for a while and how they had done a BUTCHERS JOB on me to get me back together. After looking down and seeing my wounds in my stomach pictured here horrified me to say the least.

Eight Months On and I have just recently started therapies to try to find my way back to my life I once had is proving to be very hard as I am having panic attacks stressed out, sever pain that is now increasing along with a magnitude of physiological issues. Basically I think I am pretty fuvcked in the head to tell the truth.

The bloody surgeon that has caused this to happen can say to me he has done a bit of a butchers job to get me back together can just go home have a drink or whatever and go" Gee that was a bit of a bad day" then go start on some other poor bastard without any comeback or hardship as he is protected by the ACC and the NZ Law. We cannot sue the surgeons or medical professionals as they are in a NO FAULT SYSTEM but for anyone else we can get screwed over!!

These bastards may be protected by a stupid law but the fucker is not protected from the patients they work on. I can see something bad happening that will wake up the government to the fact that we will not be treated like things that do not matter!

 I for one am totally pissed off as my condition worsens whilst these liar wankers go on living their lives. I really want these bastards to feel my pain I have to live with every bloody day! And as far as the Paul Nicols so called expert is nothing but a liar fuckhead as he is only a bloody registrar that has only this year been let lose on live patients, before that he was in Tasmania Medical School.

So Thank You Dr Boet, Paul Nichols as you two clowns I hope will get fucked over by someone or something one day and feel the pain I live in every fuckin day!!

HOW TO MAKE A JEWELLERY BOX

Today we live in a society that is all about now and buying furniture that is cheap and basically crap as it will not last. Sadly for our children they are growing up in an era where everything is made cheap to be replaced. I try to tell and advise my children to save the money and spend it wisely on quality solid wood furniture.

How To Make a Solid Wood Jewellery Box

 First of all you will need to have a basic plan or at least an idea and create your masterpiece on the fly. I have opted for using recycled Rimu that was once sarking on a Villa from the year 1950. This timber was 250mm wide so we put it through a plane to dress the timber to a size of 200mm wide and 20mm thick.

Once you have your dressed timber at 90mm wide 20mm thick we can start to create

First lets cut the sides to a length of 265mm x 90mm wide with ends cut on a 45 degree angle .

Then cut the ends to 160mm in length with both ends on a 45 degree angle

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I have not illustrated it here but I will make a point of doing this next time to show you. It is quite easy really, 

STEPS FOR SIDES & ENDS

1. Lay out your sides and ends with the 45 degree angles facing down so you have your box laid out end to end. 
2. Now I want you to tape the ends of each piece to the next adjoining piece.
3. Once that is done then carefully turn on its side. 
4. Now apply a small amount of PVA glue to each of the right angles so they are covered from top to bottom.
5. Now join your corners together and you will notice how the tape is holding your box together then check it is all square with your square.
6. Use a wet rag to wipe away excess glue from internal corners
7. Once this is done leave for about 2 hours before starting next step.

STEPS FOR TOP AND BOTTOM

So your box is taking shape with all sides glued together and square. Great now we take the two pieces for the top and bottom to join to our box.

1. Take 2 pieces of your timber that is 90mm wide by say 270mm in length and glue down one edge of the timber.
2. Clamp these 2 pieces together making sure that they are even and flat and let these dry over night
3. Repeat step 2 for top of your box this can be done in advance.
4. Once your pieces are dry run glue PVA around the bottom edge of the box then squeeze together ensuring that the base is wider than your sides in length and width
5. Now repeat this process straight away for the top of the box and clamp together so that you have a completed box clamped tightly together.
6. Leave to dry overnight clamped very tightly using 4 clamps

MAKING YOUR TOP

Lid

1. Measure 30 to 40mm down from the top and place a line around the box here
2. Now with a tablesaw if you have one or with a handsaw carefully cut this piece off as this will be your top / lid.
3. Once this is done you may wish to use a plane to shave the timber down on the bottom of box then sand all your box until it is very smooth.
4.  You may choose to use a router to make a nice shape on the lid
5. Great now our lid is ready mark 25mm in from each side on the box and on the lid for where your hinges will be placed.
6. Now very carefully draw around the hinges both on the box and the lid and very carefully chisel this out so your hinges are countersunk.
7. Now take a fine drill and partially pre-drill where screws will go!
8. Once you have your hinges on your jewellery box you can finish final sanding and then coat with oil or alternative to protect and beautify your creation.

OILING YOUR JEWELLERY BOX

Hinged and oiled

I highly recommend using Danish oil as it gives a very distinctive look to your finished project. You can buty Danish oil from all good outlets that deal with paint and timber products.

1. Step one make sure your project is free of dust
2. Use a cotton cloth and gently wipe all over your bare timber.
3. Leave to dry overnight then lightly sand with a 600 grit
4. After sanding repeat the process until you have 6 to 10 layers depending on the depth of field you desire

Materials & Tools

Looking Front on Beautiful Gloss

1. Timber 90mm wide as a minimum, however you may find wider pieces at your local timber yard for the top and bottom parts
2. PVA Glue
3. Masking tape
4. Ruler or tape measure
5. Table saw or handsaw with a good eye!
6. A pair of small hinges
7. 180 grit sandpaper & 400 grit to finish
8. Sharp knife remove some dry glue
9. Screwdriver
10. 4 x G clamps
11. Danish Oil

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. Always use a fresh clean cotton cloth for oiling
2. You will most likely only have to sand the first 2 or 3 coats to obtain a smooth finish
3. Always use a microfiber cloth for dusting
4. After glue all corners wipe with a wet cloth
5. Have all tools ready in advance
6. Always leave overnight before apply next coat of oil

Have Fun and enjoy!