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Went out to the shed yesterday and had a play with my new toy..... a pen mandrel and associated bits and bobs.... a self bought late Xmas pressie. and here is the result...... my very first pen..!! mandrel & pen kit from Axminster. as a 'first off' i'm fairly happy with it...

What about the old favourite... Beech..? (don't think it's been mentioned yet). Complete with the beginnings of a bit of spalting..? Nick *** just spotted that Beech has been mentioned... so it's obviously not that ***

ummm... English & Common...? don't much look like it, but i'm gonna try Oak with a very nice ripple through it..... Nick

Hi all.... As the title says... I've got the Sorby Patriot chuck which is great, but i'm thinking about getting something a little smaller (too?) for the smaller stuff i make. I can already hear you saying get a set of smaller jaws etc. but for some more of my hard earned squids i could...

Absolutely ditto..... get a courier to collect defective goods and replace.... Nick

` (putting on my Sherlock Deerstalker.....) (homer) So... the clues are..... a wife & daughter, entertaining, 'something' to pass round after diner parties, and a husband/father who thinks it's a good idea, "why... it's elementary my dear Watson...." "they can only be one...

Shedhead (Dermot)..... No problem, i can do that for you. It may take me a while.... it's getting cold out there now, and i hate working in the cold... :) I originally watched a young kid on a 'You Tube' clip making a pen, and i thought if a 12 year old can do it...... There's...

` Hi Guys I have to apologise.... i think i was giving out mixed messages/signals...!! It's NOT actually 'inlay'.... that's just my bit of misused terminology... sorry :oops: It's what the (cowboy) car repairers do..... 'cut-&-shut' :lol: Yep.... over the course of a...

Hi Loz, Just flicking through/round a few sites which i Googled, the only obvious things i can see are a 1hp motor instead of 3/4hp.... and a fancy wheely thing to move it round the workshop with. Apart from the fact it's green, it's looks near as spit the same as my E/Bekum (blue) i...

Loz.... you're right it does look a bit skewed.... so i went and had a look...! gave a little gentle pressure to the lid and it 'clicked' shut just that last little bit. Must have missed it before taking pics... here you go...... I must admit also that i didn't bother trying to...

Here is my latest effort..... A small Kapur box with Walnut inlay Celtic knot. It's been in the making for some months now. Having cut and glued the woods together, i left them in the dining room to fully dry and acclimatise. And much to my surprise the Walnut really shrunk in size...

cheers guys, kasandrich.... order was via post. They even asked for a phone number... and then didn't use it to ring me to say price had gone up...!! jpt.... i know exchange rates are fluctuating... but 55%. I personally believe it was a bit more to do with market demand.... as...

I placed an order for 10 off 42mm 'egg rings' from the Stiles & Bates 2008-2009 catalogue about 12 days ago, for making some screw-top box's for Xmas pressies. See here..... http://www.stilesandbates.co.uk/CMS/pro ... gg%20Rings Order still not arrived, so i've just rung them to...

I second johnny t's comment...... the chestnut has some wonderful grain pattern that perhaps maybe if just the rim was scorched.... and left at that. Either way i'm dead jealous..... again.... Nick

' 'course you can have some...... i've got loads (as you can see). Just let me know your address and i'll wing some on it's way. The sister i get it from works for a company (ok.... she's actually a director there...) that makes 'park' furniture and seats, as in concrete ends with...

` Here's a pic of the latest load of Kapur offcuts i've just collected from one of my sisters works. Kapur (as she understands it) is a member of the Teak family...... and YES.... we burn TEAK on our open fire :tongue9: Burns as hot (if not hotter) than coal, no spits no sparks, just...

Thanks for the comments guys..... Especially Mark, those few words mean so much to a beginner like me. CHJ... you're right... they are addictive. My proportions are normally in the region of 1/3rd - 2/3rd's, but i think where i decided to leave the top on this one a little 'flatter'...

In true Blue Peter fashion..... here's one i made earlier..... still 'fiddling' about with different finishes at the mo. this one was 'simply' sealed then Woodwax'd all comments welcomed..... Nick

I get given a lot of Kapur from one of my sisters for our open fire. I (and she) believe it to be one of the Teak family. All i can tell you is..... it burns like coal, lots of heat and no spits or sparks. I have turned a couple of items with it, but am limited to the size/type of item...

Here's a batch of half a doz egg cups cum 'T' lights i've finished off this afternoon for one of the ladies at work..... originally she wanted just egg cups...... but i thought what a waste of a good looking piece of wood..... mainly sat in a cupboard in her kitchen out of sight. So...