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We all need a friend like that.

Thanks for this and the link to the build thread, I really like the look of those. I'm tempted to have a go although I think I might need several practise runs first.

My workshop at my last house was a 10' x 5' (50 sq ft) wooden shed and I had a full size lathe and a floor standing bandsaw in it as well as my workbench, all of my tools, vac and my wood blank collection (fitted into 10 plastic supermarket delivery trays when we moved). I spent half my time...

OK, thanks. Perhaps that's what killed it then. Some spalted wood would be an excellent bonus and, just to clarify the 'free' part of the title, I would contribute towards the cost of the felling.

I recently moved to Hungary and buying and renovating a house here is not possible for under £10k. We bought a house that needed renovating and are currently doing that but I could have bought a similar type of property that looked finished and spent the same amount of money. I say 'looked...

Thanks for the replies and offers of help which I would have gladly accepted. Unfortunately, the tree (and me) are very far away as I now live in Hungary.

My next door neighbour has a Walnut tree that died 1 or 2 years ago and he intends to get it felled. I asked him if I could have the wood and he is happy for me to take it. I'll worry about the logistics of that later. Will the time it has been dead have had any negative impact on the...

That's a very nice workshop and I think the candelabra really ties the room together.

I don't know what your budget is for these incremental upgrades or even if the relevant parts are available but, if it's possible, it would be cheaper to buy a second hand lathe with the functions you want. As an example, I recently upgraded my lathe and I sold my 10 year old Record Power CL4...

I planted a tree in 73 and Valerie Singleton came to our school. I was starstruck.

Very impressive AndyT, thanks for posting this.

I'm on a bit of a turning hiatus at the moment due to a recent international house move and ongoing house renovations. My workshop is jammed in the back of the garage surrounded by building materials and will be for some time yet. :( Here is a bowl I turned just before the move which I am...

Nice result from the vacuum chamber and the gear knob looks fantastic, well done. =D> =D>

Very impressive Mike and I've really enjoyed this WIP, thanks.

I did a 4 day course almost a year ago, as a beginner, and I made a small candle holder from redwood (after the sharpening course, obviously), and a small side table from American Black Walnut and Ash with wedged tenons that I bashed out myself. Very enjoyable and no real issues with the wood...

I got the Axminster SK100 recently and I'm very happy with it, a very wide selection of jaws to go with it. The only negative is that the chuck key could be a bit longer. I also have a Record Power SC4 which is as good but I tend to use the SC4 with my dovetail jaws and the Ax has my button jaws...

Is it bog oak?

Just as an aside on this thread. I was recently in Hungary visiting a friend who took me to a building supplier to show me some cladding he was considering using on his existing uninsulated timber framed garage/workshop. Here is a pic. Each panel was 1m wide and 6m long with various...

Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed it very much. The doors look superb and I am looking forward to door number 3.

I've noticed it on a few of the brass collars on my turning chisels but it seems to come and go.