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Excellent idea RH thanks for that =D> Steve

Wow thats an excellent piece Ian,well deserved first place, brilliant stuff!! Steve

Hi Colin I certainly hope any Chinese or Japanese people would not be offended by any of the symbols I use and if they have its certainly not my intention to do so! The symbols I have used so far have been symbols for peace,friendship, love etc for my vase and the latest piece I`ve used Chinese...

Thank you Ian and L2wis glad you like it :) Steve

Thanks Mike , pleased you like it! Steve

Thanks guys, pleased you like it. Chris they were done using a homemade stencil with airbrush paint. Regards Steve

Cheers for that Mick glad you like it! Steve

Hi folks My latest piece with a symbolic theme to it, hope you like it but c & c welcome as usual. The symbols represent the Chinese zodiac. Sycamore bowl 9" diam by 5.5" high. The top is scorched and the finial on the lid is made from a marble effect polymer clay (Fimo effect) but I`m not...

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Thats a beauty Johnny, be a shame to put anything in it! Steve

Hi folks I was not happy with the lid I recently made for this vase so after a visit to Dorset where I saw a guy making sculptures on the beach from balancing big stones I don`t know why but I thought - lid/handle...... so this is the result. I thought white but my other half thought it would...

Like where you`re going with these Colin, love pieces that make you think ! Steve

Nice one Si, Like to see what you`re `turning` out in a few months (scuse the pun) :D Steve

Thanks chaps for the comments, appreciated. The lid has been niggling me since I made it and I think I`ll be changing it soon. I made a stencil of Japanese peace symbols using a gadget called a Craft Robo which can cut out any design you create on screen, this was sized up accordingly, stuck on...

Hi all Had another go with my stencil cutter on a vase I turned the other day with hopefully another Japanese theme to it. I wondered for a while about getting rid of the small bark piece on the side but then I had the notion as the rings lead you to it that it was really the heart of the vase...

I like the `Nothing is original` bit. I think its easy to get bogged down trying to produce something original - if I use three different methods from three different turners on one piece have I made something unique??. I would almost go as far as saying that its nye on impossible to make...

Pretty relevant I thought http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/h ... y-told-me/ Steve

Allen I did wonder that but its supposed to be ok with seasoned/unseasoned wood ? Colin Was the Pro referring to this particular gouge or this sort of cut in general, I`m not quite sure what you mean? I was getting chips instead of streamers. Cheers Steve

Yes just noticed Marks youtube demo of it and I`m convinced now its me and not the gouge as he makes it look a doddle :) Steve

Hi folks Wondered if anyone has tried this gouge at all. I bought one a while ago and used it properly (?) for the first time at the weekend to hollow out a fairly green 6" diameter piece of Ash and didn`t really have much success. I tried all sorts of combinations of lathe speed (200rpm to 500...