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` Many thanks guys.... to try and answer a few questions/queries:- Yes, the hinged box is 'cinched' (waisted?) slightly, and yes this was intentional, in fact i was after a rather more barrel shape to the bottom but got carried away with the chisel.... :? Agreed, the bought in parts...

` Hi all, not had much of a chance to do much lately, so have been busy in the shed for a week or so, and here's the results. Hope you like...?? :? a small eucalyptus hinged pot... a small purple heart 'ring box' with brass screw thread a pair of spalted silver...

Thanks Steve & Yellow' London Plane eh..? I can feel another box coming on.... As for the second bit, it's definitely not Oak as i've got a bit of that not 3ft away... the Oak has what i would describe as a greenish hue to the bark, and this has a reddish hue to it. Nick

Hi there Can anyone help with the identification of these two pieces of wood..? Nick

oh.... we also found it very useful to get overall EXTERNAL dimensions and cut out large pieces of cardboard and put it/them where you intend the new set to stand. The Sharp 40" was near as spit the same size as the old 32" Tosh, so fitted in where we wanted it quite nicely. Shame, cos for...

Steve... The main reason (or one of them...) for going for the Sharp is.... we are on a 'reduce-our-energy-bills' thing at the mo, and the Sharp has a button that you can set to reduce the brightness of the pic (you only really notice it if you flick between the two quite fast), but it...

just my six 'peneth.... We were (like you) looking to replace our ageing Toshiba 32" CRT with built in Dolby 5.1 Was gonna wait till 2012, Olympics etc..... but decided "nahh.... let's do it..." Again like you was favouring the Panasonic. But in the end went for the Sharp 40" LED...

Hi all.... A bit of advice please. A woman i work with is married to a doctor who has recently passed his exams and has become a consultant (i think that makes him a 'Mister'). Anyway, to congratulate him on his success she's asked me to makes him a 'nice' pen to replace one that she...

Don't know about the name Dakota.... but it looks pretty damn similar to this one from Axminster.... http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axmi ... 807388.htm I bought this one back at the end of last year (just before the VAT went back up), and i can thoroughly recommend it. Nick

nice and shapely.... i'd even go as far as calling it a 'Marilyn Monroe' pen Nick

Hi all, one of the women at work asked if i could make a pen for her husbands 40th birthday..... "i'll leave it up to you to decide...." she said. Well having only just taken delivery of a whole load of kits from the nice lady on ebay, one of which was a cigar type, i thought "that's the...

Hi Phil That looks pretty much the same as my Axminster AWVSL1000, apart from the position of the on/off switch. I've had mine for about 18 months now and must admit to experiencing the same problem you're having i.e. difficulty in engaging higher gears/speed without the belt going all floppy...

Thanks for the replies guys..... So does the BLO make a difference... i.e. i used Teak oil cos that's all i had. Plus, should i be sealing it or not..? will that make a difference..? And (last question..... for the moment..) should i be leaving it for say half an hour between coats...

Here's my latest attempt at pen turning. It's made from Crack Willow. One of my fave woods to make smaller items from. The colour of the pen is pretty much as you see it here..... Just the other day i was watching a YouTube vid on just using CA as a finish medium, so tried it on the...

Dalboy..... Like you say, at the moment i'm just 'experimenting' with pens (didn't want to buy expensive kits from the word go...), and the slimline seemed like an obvious choice. Next will be similar i.e. slimline or the like.... but with different coloured metal fittings..... as i'm...

well.... you've seen my first pen.... i managed to get out to the shed at the weekend and make nos. 2, 3 and 4, and here's the pics.... this was no. 2 off..... made from another scrap of Spalted Beech the third one off was from a piece of Beech i bought from Bampton's for £1...

Hi Toby see my post here... https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... ht=#414462 a quick how-to on how i do it..... Nick

` I've got one of these on order from Axminster.... http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axmi ... 807388.htm it's new in their catalogue and due in at the end of Jan, as i'm after something to complement my Patriot. but when i saw this one...

Thanks for all the replies guys. So it looks like the consensus is to save my money on pen chisels and just 'top-up' what i've already got.... i've only got 6 chisels, so even another 2 would increase my armoury by 1/3rd..!!! Thanks also to Dalboy for the link to the Pen Forum... already...

` As the title says..... i have some wood turning books for sale. They were an Xmas present from a friend. They are lovely glossy paperbacks (as opposed to hardbacks). And every page has at least one colour photograph on it. Unfortunately they're just not me...... does that make...