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This lot consists of two Henry Taylor Cryogenic HSS spindle gouges, a 3/8" and a 1/2". Both are very lightly used and in almost as new condition. The price is £35 for the pair plus £5 P&P. Or pick them up in person and save the P&P. I'm on the south coast in the New Forest, midway between...

This lot consists of a 12mm and a 19mm continental style spindle gouge. These tools are forged high speed steel, which gives them superior strength and rigidity. They are almost unused and virtually full length. The price is £35 for the pair plus £5 P&P. Or pick them up in person and save the...

This sale consists of two Robust tool rests, one 6"/150mm long and one 12"/300mm long. The 12" has only seen very light use, the 6" is unused. Robust rests are widely judged to be the best tool rests available, they have a hardened steel rod welded to the top which will always remain smooth as...

Hello akirk, it's yours! I'll let you know in a few days when I've listed all the items in case you want to consolidate postage. Cheers, Custard

Boxed and unused, a centre steady that fits most lathes with a centre height above the bed of 5 1/2" to 7 1/8". It certainly fits Record CL3 and CL4 lathes, plus most twin bar bed lathes. The mounting plates are 150mm x 60mm at the base, and the under the bed plate is 130mm x 60mm. The bolt is...

This is a SuperNova 2 four jaw chuck which includes a set of 50mm jaws. THIS CHUCK IS DIRECT THREADED 1 1/4" x 8TPI, IT IS NOT THE VERSION THAT TAKES INSERTS. It's in good condition, it operates smoothly and accurately. £60 plus £5 P&P. Or pick it up in person and save the P&P. I'm on the...

Quick question for the forum. I want to install some wall mounted tool racks for lathe tools, not chucks but just the normal handled tools like skews and gouges. This will be fairly close to the lathe, so I don't want anything with shelves that will get buried in dust and shavings. That might...

Great advice, thank you!

Great advice, thank you!

Thanks for the answers, I'll follow up direct with Sorby and see if they'll share the jig settings that correspond to their original factory grinds.

I'm a full time furniture maker, but only a very occasional turner. A couple of sessions per year making drawer pulls, the occasional turned furniture component, and that's about it. So I'm very familiar with woodworking and sharpening, but a complete ignoramus on all matters turnery! Anyhow, a...

"One cheap idea I thought of a while at work was to put a coach bolt into each leg where it touches the ground." Yes, I've taken that route as well and it worked well enough. I don't make many garden/joinery projects, but my wife wanted a "Plant Theatre", a sloping shelf arrangement to support...

This is why it's common to have some Chestnut included amongst Oak. Chestnut has similar working characteristics to Oak and thrives under similar conditions, but it's ready for felling twenty years earlier. Not so much because it's all that much faster growing, more because there's a lower ratio...

What awful, sad news. David Charlesworth brought so much pleasure, knowledge, and inspiration into workshops all over the world.

I'm with Tiddles. Except I'd likely use a router bit like one of these, https://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Housing_Rebate_698.html Assuming the depth of cut is 15mm or less I'd use the 26mm wide cutter, and make a template from 6mm moisture resistant MDF. The template would...

You guys are absolute heroes! Many thanks.

This is a heating controller for the underfloor heating in my kitchen, it plugs into a wall socket. The LCD has gone blank and it's stopped working. Does anyone have any idea what model it is so that I can replace it and get the heating back up and running? Thanks!

Sure you need one? I make quite a few pieces from big, waney edged slabs. Things like desks and dining tables. They're way too wide to process through my 405mm wide planer/thicknesser. So I finish them with an old wooden jack plane. And that includes ultra hard tropical timbers as well as...

Horse Chestnut is pretty rubbish, it's very weak and has this stringy, woolly texture that makes it difficult to work. Unlike Poplar it doesn't even take paint very well, often becoming furry. It is however increasingly useful as a substitute for Holly. Brilliant white Holly is almost...

Nothing stops it completely, but bleaching certainly slows it down to an absolute crawl. Another alternative that can deliver several years of bone whiteness is Osmo Raw Oil, it contains a tiny trace of light fast pigment that cancels out the yellowing of the oil. As long as the finished piece...