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I agree with Paul. Bit of sanding sealer first helps

If he is varnishing, may be worth prepping boards before fitting to avoid nail or screw head problems. I reckon nails could well work loose in chipboard. I assume he can't remove the boards first

Cool! Did you just layer the paper or scrunch it up?

I've watched demos where they use West or I think Glass Cast, or something like that and they did slow pours and in layers without pressure pot - seemed to work fine

Wow. Can of worms time! Depending what you're turning, you'll be able to 'wet turn' either rough, e.g. bowl, leaving the walls thick enough to warp, then re-turn it back to round once dry, or turn the walls very thin and even, all in one go, and let the warping occur as a feature. I recommend...

I feel your pain. The fully round one doesn't surprise me - I learned that the hard way, too. Not sure of their sizes, but might be worth splitting down the spilt and make some small things - might not be the plan originally, but can still improve your skills 😁

Is there a 'marquetry today' type magazine or forum that could assist?

B@@@@@ hell! Berkshire is a long way from Barnard Castle eye test centre 😂 Sorry, hat, coat...

Nice bunk bed, DBT. Did they get you to put it there so they could reach to finish painting the wall? 😂

I've got a previously owned Record bs14, which I believe, but may well be wrong, is the predecssor to tha bs350. It's been great. It works well even when I throw large pieces of tree at it and only occasionally complains - often because I've pushed it too hard coz I'm impatient and lazy, so need...

I couldn't get any match - just make a feature of it instead, eg dark dust, coffee grounds...

I'll preface this by saying akirk above probably knows a little more than me about electrical installations, so bear with me! I kinda understand the logic of ring main circuits. But I've just read, (before reading MikeJhn above about socket limits in France, so maybe irrelevant question now)...

Lovely work, that man!

If the rear bearing is being forced back, it could be the blade is blunt - might be worth checking?

Only joking. I've done the same with a dremel on my bandsaw blade - but I'm only prepping turning blanks, so rough and approx works. If I ever get skillful, (no rush!), I will not risk that on eg veneers.

When squaring up the blank for eg a mallet, cut the waste carefully and you'll have pieces you could use as little embellishments, eg cabouchons on box tops, etc

Nice knobs Adam!

Thanks Mr Jelly. You lost me at NOS, but I have heard of m2 and m42 😁 I'll give them a shout. Cheers

Nice idea, though you may want to give turning a bit of a go on smaller stuff to see if you do like it. Lots of folk intend to do loads of bowls bit end up on smaller, more intricate items. That said, if the idea of a self build appeals, crack on and show us the progress! Remember- big bowls...

These any good? Claim to be up to 22 inches...