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All Pm's responded to. Anyone else interested in turning out some bowls or got any nice ones they'd like to sell? Please Pm me if interested and living in Kent.

. . . . . . wants to make/sell me some bowls? For cash! I live in Detling, Maidstone, Kent and my partner is in Sevenoaks. We've got a little side business together and she's a fantastic carver and wants to add detail to plain bowls before showing them and I simply can't make them quick enough...

I tend to chainsaw up any wood as soon as I get it from a tree surgeon mate of mine. Recently he felled a very large pear tree. I'll cut the logs into very rough blanks then seal all round the edges and pile with plenty of air round them in the shed and forget them for minimum of two years. Then...

Sounds like your not letting it dry out enough, cut into rough blanks, parafin wax around end grains and store away a forget for a few years. Only wood I've found that can be turned wet is walnut. It just warps :-)

Greetings! Hey, that's my first hello to a new member, now just waiting for everyine to say hello on my hello post :)) hello-from-fat-rich-t80998.html

I've just added the link to my favourites bar and abrieviated Wood Turning Forum to just the first letter of each word! :lol: Made I chuckle!

Think I've answered my own query. but it's still odd that all my posts aren't listed!

So I've written three posts now, so lets see if I can post pics of somehting I made recently: Here's one I turned out of a bit split bit of plumb burr that I particularly like:

I am also a member of a bike owners club forum and thay ahve a magic button which is called 'veiw active topics' where do I view latest posts which include mine?

Really!, Three post before I can post pics or reply to other threads! Okay, so I've been using alot of exotic woods of late, Pink Ivory, Tulip Wood, Lace wood, lignum vitae, purple heart, maskapar ebony etc etc I have the lathe on the slowest it will go when sanding after gotting reasonably...

Greeting all. I have been turning since my father started to teach me when I was 12 years old. I am now 37 (i think). I've tried alot of things over the years from pens to vases to, well, most things round! My prefernce is bowls. Now I have a few queries that hopefully you'll be able to...