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Phil. I love that set of tools. Not one aluminium or carbon fibre handle. There's some history there. Bet you wouldn't be without any of them. ATB Bob

Excellent Dalboy (Derek). The blanks that you make produce some very attractive results. Bob

I didn't until I started it. That's what it's all about. ATB Bob

Thanks Andrew. It's been a while since I made it. I think it took about 15 hours. It was only my 2nd segmented piece so there was some head scratching time. Preparing the fragile blackwood pieces was time consuming but I learnt a lot from it. Finishing is not my forte I'm afraid. I used...

Me too. 120 grit works great and cuts cooler than grinder.

Thanks CHJ, "chatoyance" a fittingly poetic name

Thanks Guys. Looking at the pics it appears that the grain varies in each segment. Part of the beauty of this type of figuring is the satin effect (there's a name for it?) which depends on the direction of view and attitude of the prevailing light. All the segments were sequentially cut from...

A little quiet lately. Here's something I made some time ago but may be of interest. Quilted mahogany, blackwood and elm. Bob

Well done mate. Deserved result. Bob

Stewart, there's some very good skills here. If it reflects the vision in your imagination and you enjoyed the making, it is a total success. I hope it was well received at your club. If I may, it would look even better on a simpler background without flash. I use an LED flood and my desk...

Thanks Stewart. There are so many pressing jobs needed on the house (I'm told!) but I still make time for some "free thinking". It's usually the wife's telly time when I creep off to the shed. Play-time can often be more rewarding than work-time and much more fun. I love experimenting with...

Its only a design exercise, they're not exhibition pieces! Just token hollowing. Inside is irrelevant. But here you are. Kim, I just checked out your site. There's some beautiful pieces. Superb finishing. I started turning a few months ago and finishing is a black art that still eludes me...

A knowing man. Many "inching" cuts. Bob

I recently made a small parabolic shaped box out of some wood scraps. While making it I kept thinking how it would look with different features. It was a simple design so I made a series of bases and lids that could be interchanged. As only scraps were used it was an opportunity to try...

The voices of experience. Thanks. Bob

Nice bowl Phil. I love ash and it stains so well. The bleed is a problem though when you want to limit the boundaries cleanly. I've not worked it out yet. Got any ideas? How did you sand the inside too? I get marks like that occasionally and for no accountable reason. They are beggars to...

Coley See page6 first pic. for as cut finish. If dense wood, little or no finish preparation is needed. Care is needed with cutter speed, attitude and sharpness though. Bob

Hi NickN Sorry for the late reply. If you are planning on making a router jig I would not recommend using wood for the index plate. Stability is essential and wear resistance. It would also be very difficult to drill accurately. I used acrylic sheet, which is already starting to wear...

You're going to get swamped with advice when it comes to chucks. This is my experience. I have a record lathe with 3/4" thread. I use 4 chucks. An Axminster SK100 2 Record SC3 (bought for their compactness) An old Axminster 4-jaw self-centering engineers chuck (that takes woodworking jaws)...

WP. Just googled spin indexer to find out what it was. It has probably got a collet chuck then, though some are shown with 3-jaw chucks. Not much of a challenge for you to make an adapter for your ww chuck. Glue, jam, screw chucks etc would be easy. Nice little device. Very similar in...