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A couple of lovely pieces that beg being handled and admired as much by touch as sight. T

In my previous life I managed quite a few craft fairs , some where reasonable venues and others dreadful, however.... even if sales were slow I always felt very encouraged by positive comments about the work on display which went some way to encourage further turning..........T

Ah well what is in a vowel.... however are they easy to aquire? T

Simple awesome that, how creative.........T

Thanx chaps, sound advice....... Miles, what is a Jog and where does one aquire one and at what cost??????????

I fail miserably to sharpen my spindle gouge to the lovely workable edge that it had new. The shoulder never seems quite right and often the top get too sharp a point. Please pease and tips, angles...anything please...T

Blister... Could easily find the room near the log burner but certain I would never be forgiven.....T As for the ice carving...well we now have ice about 3/4 thick so soon crack on with that one, maybe, well not sure, well you know, errrm, TOO COLD...T

Hi Rod..yes still here and likely to be here for week or two, in fact moored alongside the horse sculpture above the top lock. The locks close tom for winter maintenance so no traffic for three weeks even if they could ice break. Be good to see you and say hello if you this way and it goes...

In the past I used a paraffin heater and to be honest it never occured to me that it was unsafe, ooops, maybe it was. The problem with any temporary heat is that it makes any steel/ metal condensate as the heat kicks in. Would it make sense to have a least a little low heat permanently in situ?

Given we live on a narrowboat and my workshop is now the towpath I am to say the least a tad scuppered. Really too cold to feel your fingers even less the feel of the chisels. I wait on !!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry: Ps any work shop space available at Foxton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

oh err, will drag out the black thorn and "do some stuff". If I could manage to get photo's on the site I would show my style, need to get techno!!!!!!!!!!!!! T Ps my oldest son has a mate of the aforementioned surname. Will give the griff!!!!!!!!!!

I would have danced a jig for them but the house was very clearly empty. May have to canvass the neighbours....T :)

Ok will enjoy. But by awesome contrast I escorted my good lady to the Dentist in Market Harborough yesterday and we walked past a house that is clearly empty but being renovated and there on the front lawn was a felled YEW and HOLLY...O.M.G...I gibbered on the spot and drooled with sheer...

JB..have now obtained a small supply of Sloe and found a dead tree with some useful branches in tact so may save drying out. Look forward later in the week to having a play thanks....T

Chas...thank you for the link, will check that out and expand the declining grey matter to it's limit.... and John thank you for the mention of Sloe, it sounds awesome and there is an abundace of it here abouts, will garner tomorrow in prep for next year and look forward to it's pending...

Oh dear being a complete technophobe I fail to locate "the sticky". What is it? Is it possible you could give me the silly person proof version please :oops:

Oh lots of interesting stuff there though I am most intrigued by the "boiling" bit. How does that work? I have sealed the ends but conversly if I rough turned would that not likely to crack the spindle if drying was sped up. I am off today to a local auction house where I am assured there is...

Having started out again after a long break I have obtained my new supplies from the hedge here abouts. Have selected ash and hawthorn lengths approx two inch diameter to store internally in temp about 15c. How long to season this wood? in anticipation!!! Terry

Very impressive character to both the shape and timber, lovely piece.....How long to make that?

I must be a complete technophobe. Have looked but not located these items :oops: