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I see we’ve got an Woodturning event coming up next weekend. I’ll be going with father / friend - anyone else from here planning to attend - Chas?

Sounds promising - if you’re new to turning then make sure you pay close attention to how to cut chucking points and which surface should / should not bottom out on jaws. This should help

The M600 has been superseded by other models for some time now but was quite a nice lathe iirc. Is the one youre looking at a pulley change or electronic speed change version? (Iirc Jason breech at axminster personally had the electronic speed kit for sale a short while ago, not sure if he...

What about drilling a hole the o/d of the chuck rear boss and sitting chuck in that, perhaps held with a grub screw. You could then mount the piece with hole to a cheap rotory or XY table?

I really like yandles. The capital invested in their timber stock must be huge and also (until COVID) 2x FREE shows a year when most others have stepped back from shows, development of site with gallery and craft centre + staff who actually know what they are talking about makes for a very nice...

These look super tactile. Lovely job.

Depends what you want from it. I’ve done the Andrew Crawford course. Excellent from perspective of veneering, making and fitting custom inlays, select and fitting hardware and finishing with leather interiors. What it does not do is (attempt to) teach stock preparation, tool sharpening/...

Looking forward to this. I’ve got access to the unsuccessful projects bin from that well known C4 programme so someone will get a treat to treasure for ever - I believe the word ‘heirloom’ has been used!! 😉

Despite looking ‘meaty’, to give them their proper name, a spindle roughing gouge, are actually quite weak compared to a bowl gouge. You can see this where the tang enters the handle - it is much thinner in the case of a spindle roughing gouge compared to a bowl gouge especially in relation to...

Phil - can I throw my hat in or am I too late? (I’ll email you too) simon

To avoid the bleed issue all together, have you considered marking with pyrography? even if you don’t currently have a kit, the simple soldering iron type can be had for less than a tenner and hot wire kits start from about £35 for the cheap Far East machines (which are ok actually, that is...

Like Woodturning a claymore!

How many on here are going to Chestnut products ‘wood turning weekender’ in person or on line? We’re going on person as the last one pre COVID was superb and cheap as chips in terms of value. some details below but I think more from their website. simon.

Bargain for someone - the best hollower out there imho!

Sorry. Now sold.

I’d turn it round, then shape as you say. Could turn it with multiple centres but likely to need some hand finishing anyway and probably easiest to get closest match by disc sander anyway. If you had 100s to do then maybe different story but for a couple I’d accept the hand work path.

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Proedge system for sale. Also included: 1x Skew Jig 1x Fingernail gouge jig 1x Standard Gouge Jig System itself in good working order Fitted with fine belt, also blue (zirconium?) 60 grit course belt also included. I don’t have original box / packaging so will need to be collected from...

Decided to include some seaweed and I think it was right decision as somehow seems to ‘pull it all together’ to my eye anyway. Next step is the fun bit - colouring in! Simon

Too hard to draw!