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Finally got to finish a couple of bowls that I recently turned but was flaffing around with the finish. I tried a friction polish. 1st time and got a nice shine on the eucalyptus bowl inside but not so shiney on the chestnut bowl outside. Not too sure why? Maybe the chestnut wood doesn't lend...

Robbo, thanks for the link. Unfortunately don't send abroad and no stockist here in Portugal. Gone are the days when I could purchase tools etc through Screwfix for example and get free delivery on orders over £100! Maybe when back in the UK can use them. Been after tung oil as well & see they...

I have never heard of Yorkshire grit but will keep an eye out for it here. Not in the UK so a lot of the products people mention don't happen to be in Portugal and Brexit has put the cobwash on companies sending abroad or just way too expensive. The finish I normally use is mineral oil and...

Blister. Thanks for the video. I'll give it a shot & hopefully get a better finish with the tools before I start with the sanding. 🖒🖒🖒

My mistake, it has shown on the daily feed today so ignore that bit above.

Robbo. Thanks. Yes I thought of posting on the turning section but thought that I would get more replies in general site. That said it wasn'ton the daily feed so maybe not many people have seen it. Did try a drill but felt slightly aggressive so went lightly with a Dremel but coming along better n

Quick update. I've sanded this piece of eucalyptus down to 180 and as there was still some marks I then put a coat of the amber shellac & continued sanding. Looking much better. The shellac has wax in it as seen by the sandpaper in the bowl and at the bottom of the shot is the 2 different types...

Pabs, well used & well beaten, loved, love to use them!

Richard, thanks for this. Sanding sealer? I've tried shellac but not on this bowl. Mixed my own and 1.5 lb cut but amber in colour. Does this qualify as a sealer? Have just got hold of some clear shellac but probably would only use on some wood if it was really bad say on the end grain. Oddly...

I'll give a shout for my Mole grips or vise grips. Not so much working with wood but I'm metal especially. They can muller thing's for sure but for moving stuck nuts or the like they certainly work. Also gripping tubes or rods when using the angle grinder or drilling stuff. Come in handy outside...

I'm pretty sure that they aren't tooling marks. But yes I'm thinking about putting it back on the lathe and giving it another shot. As they are in the direction of the rotation of the lathe I'm thinking that I might need to hand sand in another direcdirection to remove them? Maybe this might...

Hello Folks! Just after some advice on sanding a chestnut bowl that I recently finished and thought that it was looking good until I took a photo. Then I noticed some nasty looking scratches on the finished bowl. Went through all the grades starting with 120, 150, 180, 240, 320 and 400. What do...

Stig, well done on winning a cordless Dremel! Result all right. I was fortunate enough to be given one recently but corded and the number of times I've used it for all sorts of things. Great for sanding a recessed tenon on bowls and the small cut off wheels come in handy too. Tried some...

Pleased to hear that you came out ok if a little bruised! I've recently got myself a full face visor and certainly does make me feel a bit more protected rather than the goggles that I've been using. Take it easy out there Comrade!

J-G, I finally managed to put the live centre in the chuck and sanded the taper with some fine 320 grit wet and dry. Knocked off any high spots and it feels much better in use. No play whatsoever. Was thinking I may need to polish the shank but don't think I will bother. Thanks for the advice...

Chai latte, many thanks for your response. Was helpful seeing the Jacobs taper as didn't realise that it was hollowed out half way down the taper. The damage isn't major and only a very slight play when it's engaged in the tailstock so hopefully I can sort it out. I'll just concentrate on the...

Hello Folks and happy New year! Was hoping someone can advise me on an issue with a Morse cone taper that I unfortunately stuffed-up. It is a #3 & is the live centre on my lathe for turning wood. I was using it recently and the thing started to wobble and was difficult to remove. Had some score...

Stenik, I like the way that you left some of the bark on the bud vase. I often do it with some stuff I turn as well. 1st look I thought it was a mallet! Opps! Happy spinning a happy New year! 🖒🖒🖒

Welcome on board! 🖒🖒🖒

I had similar intentions as yourself to buy a 2nd hand bandsaw to cut up blanks. Pretty much the same budget but after looking at about five and trying them out I ended up pretty disillusioned. Either didn't run true or just couldn't cut the blank I had without stopping. Probably could have...