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I trust the OP was thinking of getting the individual staves to identical dimensions - a thicknesser is indeed great for that. Putting the finished end grain board would be terrifying. On the plus side, a router sled with a spoilboard flattening bit is great for end grain. Those end grain...

How about just buying a small epoxy casting kit (I like glasscast, but there are loads of suitably brands) and a set of cheap plastic syringes? That way you can mix as little as you want, and at £25 for 1kg it will last you ages. They have loads of colours you can use, though black normally...

Possible alternative to whitewash is a coloured hard wax oil - they let a lot more of the wood character show through. Osmo do a nice white one. As for the material to use, don't rule out sheets. They are stable and much less hassle than solid timber. Ply can look quite striking and good, and...

Had a closer look at the pictures and a piece of laburnum sitting in the pile and I think I may have been wrong earlier - team laburnum now.

Looks like a prunus of some sort (cherry, plum etc). Probably one of the ornamental ones as the bark doesn't look right for domestic cherry. Will be lovely for turning if it is.

For the insides, have you considered iron acetate? (Wire wool in vinegar). Gives a very good black with a hint of blue, showing a little grain pattern in high tannin wood. For the finish, a spirit glass is pretty harsh on anything you put on it. I would think epoxy would be the only possible...

A lot more money, but there is a huge wadkin in Swansea for £800 if you felt like trying to overstuff your workshop... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/716643780321538/?ref=search I would perhaps add denford viceroy to the list of cast iron to look for. The td6 bowl lathes come up...

If it is only decorative, it doesn't matter what you use. I quite like the idea of an inside out car with burr walnut and leather on the outside and a metal interior

If it is only decorative, it doesn't matter what you use. I quite like the idea of an inside out car with burr walnut and leather on the outside and a metal interior

Ash surely? That is what Morgan still use for theirs. You may want to use different species for different parts. Cart wheels are traditionally made from 3. Elm for the hub as it is durable and resistant to splitting. Oak spokes for strength, and an ash rim for springiness.

I agree. I used to have a similar model and they got stuck occasionally. Be very gentle with the hammer though - the cast drive cones are notoriously brittle!

I recently treated myself to the ls1019 and it is lovely. Never tried a festool, so cannot say how it compares to something really top end but it is brilliant compared with the cheap evolution I used to have. Oddly similar on paper, but just so much more refined and precise. Dust extraction also...

I would agree about lilac. Can be very pretty with almost purple flecks.

The plate especially is beautiful. Love the idea and perfect grain for it.

I used to have an m900. Think it is the same though. Put a bar through the hollow spindle and hit it with something to knock it out. If it has been left a while you may need some wd40 or a really good whack.

If you are leaving a huge gap in the middle, surely the thickness of insulation is pretty secondary? I did a set of double doors recently that were very similar (4x2 100m celotex) and nailgunned them together as the strength was coming from the skin. Made an angled join in the middle so they...

Do you need to tighten it? I am not going to get involved with the torsion box definition, but most of the strength is going to come from the skins. That corner joint will contribute very little. I would argue you don't even need the diagonal in there.

Nice - doing it the professional fancy way! Make sure you post pictures when you get round to making it

What are you going to use for the rotary bearing? I found that the hardest bit to source and ended up just buying an off the shelf one. Unfortunately not many places sell them in the UK. I got one of these: https://www.oliverswoodturning.co.uk/product/holdfast-vacuum-adaptor-kit/

You should go for it. I had been meaning to make one for ages and when I finally got round to it, I couldn't believe it had taken me so long. Makes remounting even big items trivial. The rotating bearing is the only specialist bit, the actual chuck is dead easy to make out of some neoprene off...