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I haven't got a lot of space in my workshop but wanted the option of turning bigger bowls and tabletops - and am very happy with the WivaMac 6000 - and I can always buy a 1200 bed if I ever do want to make long spindle work ... Cheers Toby

I was fairly impressed by the Woodcut Pro-Forme Flexi-hollower although didn't find it that easy to use consistently. I then spent an interesting day at Snaintons yesterday where Phil Irons was demonstrating how to use it - and came home and played last night and this morning - and am now very...

Going back to the original post - don't know what lathe you wanted a jig to go on, but the Wivamac has this option ... http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/WivaMac ... rning.html Haven't got it or tried it out - but looks versatile and opens up possibilities perhaps ... but again ... NOT cheap...

I have a powercap - my workshop basement has a ceiling that is only just clear of my head - and it's been an excellent device - comfy and easy to wear (over a beard and glasses) - and it's only at clear-up after a lot of sanding when I realise how much dust I have generated elsewhere that isn't...

I got the veritas burnisher earlier this year, and seemed to make a significant difference to how sharp the scrapers seemed to cut - definitely producing more shavings and less dust. Doesn't completely stop tear-out - some spalted beech I had was dreadful - but suspect that is technique rather...

Thanks for the words and links - got the end-grain sealed and some ideas - what will result... ???

Sorry if this seems like a gloat ... but I could do with some advice. Lucky day today - on my way to buy some bread, walked around the corner and find the councils finest parks people taking down a beech tree. An "any chance I could ..." is met with "help yourself". I stagger back and forth...

Other than "tradition", why smocks? I wear a full set of old overalls, with a tightish velcro close at the collar and elasticated cuffs at wrists and ankles ... and I still get into trouble for dropping dust/shavings on the carpet occasionally or find the odd woodchip in my shirt at the end of...

I have turned a small 10 cm bowl and a much larger 20 cm lidded box from CoL - and I wouldn't want to seal the wood with a finish because one of the things I liked about it was the wonderful smell (fantastic around workshops in Morocco where they use loads of it) ... I'm going to make a jewelry...

I have been learning to cut dovetails by hand (and have done "reasonable" M&T's that way), but have been looking at router methods and am very struck by the Woodrat. Read lots - seen it has its devotees and its detractors ... and then there's this Router Boss that looks even more expensive and...

I have a Versachuck - and can't say best pleased by it - feels cruder to use than a SuperNova or a Patriot, not smooth to open-close, and I have had one disaster (that could have been a whole lot worse) when a jaw came out on the lathe ... there's no fixed stop at maximum opening, keep winding...

On my Arundel Junior I had the same problem - I used a molegrip on the outboard side as a way of locking the rotation to get the plate off ...

The woodtreks videos was a good link to find - thanks! I've been using a shooting board recently - and squaring off I find fairly straightforward - almost easy - DEFINTELY better than doing this freehand with the wood held in a vice. Been making a couple of mirrors and a picture frame however...

My back isn't great - I've needed 2 lots of surgery in the last 6 months - but I've got the Powercap Lite ... at a bit more than 400g it's very useable ... a very nice bit of kit, works very well when I've power-sanded a big platter ... and since my workshop is in the basement with very limited...

I've been pretty happy with how sharp my turning tools are using the Sorby Pro-edge ... but my chisels and planes weren't so good using a "traditional" 2-grade oilstone and a leather strop, and a Stanley honing guide. Have been reading all sorts of reviews of alternatives including diamond and...

I'd struggle with that idea too Loz - the link was for the right thing. Thanks for the shear scraping advice Jenx - I'll see if a differently sharp tool and subtle variations of technique lead to nice results ... Cheers Toby

After reading around a bit, I splashed out on the Veritas burnisher. I'd previously got reasonable results with conventional scraping with them sharpened on the ProEdge. Sometimes tearout - but OK. Never that successful with shear scraping. But useful tools for flattening bowl bottoms and...

I've been thinking about this ... OK, so I have drawn my ellipse ... but how would you cut it ... I'm thinking of a tabletop ... I could do a round sidetable on my lathe, or with the router if I set up one of those circle-cutting bars ... but how has anyone cut the ellipse? I could use the...

I have the powercap which seems very light to me, and there is a version with the powerpack on your belt - have you tried that BMac? Cheers Toby

Nice furniture Ross - a feel of Tim Stead to it - and as a great fan and proud owner of a couple of his pieces - that's a very good thing in my book! Cheers Toby