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My first thought was kitty litter - heard it soaks up oil really well. I still wasn't sure when I read the first ingredient, urethane starts life as a white powder I believe.

I tend to use whatever opened tin of (oil based) varnish I've got on the shelf

Local scrap yard

I read that it a Michael Caine accent 🤣

I took a fresh look at it this morning, wondering if I should just accept the grain as another added contrast - smooth pale and coarse dark. I spent an hour or so sanding it, added a decent coat of shellac sanding sealer, sanded it again, and put on a first coat of FP. It's starting to take a...

I have my workshop because the wifes Ford Kuga was 2" too long to fit into it - I ain't never getting that in there !

I'm in Telford - AK Williams will order it in for you. Last purchase I made from him was about 8 months ago, admittedly at the height of the silly prices. A plank of maple (approx 11"x2.5"x8') and one of walnut (around 9"x2"x7) came in at about £160. 6 months before that the same order was...

Interesting idea - I'll give that a try, cheers :)

When a finish goes on to the palm it darkens considerably, it's almost black. Some of the grain is extremely deep and - too my eyes - it looks glaring, especially when the light falls just right.

My latest project is a black palm and maple chessboard. The palm has a very open texture that needs filling before finishing (a soft french polish). I've tried some Rustins grain filler darkened with a touch of oil colour. My main concern was that it would stain the maple - this didn't seem to...

Nice view :) Its going for $700us, that equates to around £500, or 620 euro's

I'm assuming the px12 is aimed at the diy'er/hobby end. In the US its going for around the £500 (converted) mark. Edit - Just watched the video that's linked. Knowing nothing about electrics, is the 17amp draw a consequence of the US electrical system?

My wife works for a small company that linishes and polishes the brightwork on luxury, high end cars. They get all their belts, waxes and compounds from Metal Finishers Polishing Shop

When I glanced at the thread title, I thought "What's that bloody wizard doing here?" 🤣 🤣 🤣

Please tell me you can lock the cutterblock to stop it rocking - it'd be top of my 'must buy' list then :)

Laguna do one that I'd love to take a look at - but I can't find any in the uk.

Yeah, I know - (I have 12 manual lathes - Colchesters and Harrisons at work, plus 11 bridgeports, a horizontal miller and a couple of CNC's) - but it's still an interesting watch :)

This one is brilliant - but I'd still buy one :)

And get that in writing - we already had a member with a similar problem External door warped - who is liable?

Same page linked above.