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I don't usually buy wood for the same of buying it but as I was at an event and the prices were so low I decided it was worth it, plus I've never turned Bolivian Cedar, the colour is gorgeous and I love the smell it's giving off.

My shoulder definitely appreciates having a bandsaw and chainsaw, hand sawing is a pain.

Was a really good open day, didn't get to see Colwyn Way as I didn't realise I needed to book a seat, I did get to see M Saban-Smith do a demo on embellishing and Emma Cook the tiny turner was there selling her kits, axminster had a (disappointingly) small stall with little more than a few gouge...

4 days until I match everyone up 😁 🎅🤶🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄

Recieved 👍

Here's some finished ready to go

Not too bad so far, only 1 dm instead of email so not bad 😉

Making up "paint your own" kits tonight ready for Christmas fairs and to go in the shop after Halloween, there's going to be 2 types, plastic bags with a 6" tall Snowman or tree and little boxes with 4 hanging decorations both will come with paint and a brush. I've got 100 straps of 6 paint pots...

Heading out to my local clubs annual open day tomorrow, it's usually a pretty good day with some great guest turner demos, this year it's Colwyn Way https://sawoodturners.org/saw/openday.html

Another email recieved, once Hamsterjam sends an email that will put us up to 19 participants total 😀 Come on guys and gals Christmas is coming 😁😁 🎅🤶🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁

Haha I know that feeling, only gets busier for me when the kids and teachers are off for the week.

Of course you can, everything you need is in the 1st post 👍

Don't put yourself down, that's cool. How about test yourself and have some fun by joining in with secret santa?

Recieved 👍 not too late, I'll be doing the draw at the end of the month and email them out on 1st November

Some woods just don't like being hollowed, just have to sharpen more often. Today I decided to do some more small plant pots, got 2 birch ones done ready for resin, one cherry ready for resin and another one shaped ready to hollow, the cherry is very hard and does not hollow easily, creates...

Even converting that to mm instead of inches doesn't work 🙃

Your hands? You know you're supposed to use a gouge right? 😉😅😅😅

Participants so far, let me know if I've missed you... Me Morag Stuckinthemud Rodpr Lefley Bentontool Fitzroy Akirk Philpascoe Newbiegirl Velar Jamesc BCS1980UK SVB Escudo Bp122 Not a terrible turnout but it would be great to have more, I know we've recently had quite a few new joiners to the...

Welcome to the asylum 🙋‍♂️ 🤪 Some amazing skills there

Another email recieved today putting us up to 16 participants including me and the overseas guys