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I tried one and didn't find it effective when used under a visor whilst turning. Might be better when sanding static pieces when there's no rotation to throw dust into the air

I've used Fiddes on some of my turnings. I tended to apply 2 coats and then buff once dry (which happens pretty quickly). I was happy with the final result but I've now moved back to Chestnut oil as about 1/3 of the Fiddes tin started to thicken and I couldn't manage to thin it satisfactorily...

As far as I know there are several types of tulipwood. One from Brazil and one from North America. Check out Wikipedia I've used what I think was the US one for some platters. It's fairly soft and cuts easily. I found it difficult to get a good finish from sanding (possibly too soft) but when...

Just wondering if you've managed to use these yet and what your first impressions are

someone posted a link to this video where the designer demonstrates using his finger rather than a sausage. He doesn't exactly ram it into the blade though!

I'd say the 2nd one could well be holly. It looks very similar to some spalted holly that I've turned a couple of times... and both clickable Both shots are accurate colour representations

This situation is really tricky! If this was a standard spindle blank with the grain running along the bed then I'd say the same as others - cut downhill going from large diameter to small. However, because the grain is essentially lined up like a bowl blank I'd say that the best cut will be...

What I do when I want to use a large sawtooth bit is to take out the middle using a smaller one. To get round the problem of centreing is to start off with the large size and drill maybe 2mm deep. This will establish a centreing hole. Now switch to the smaller bit and drill out the centre. Then...

It depends on what you're making and how fast you want to remove wood. If you're doing bowls with a lot of overhang then larger gouges are useful but I've never felt the need to go over 1/2". My most used gouges are 1/2" by a long margin followed 3/8". I have 3 (or is it 4 now?!) that are 1/2"...

I've used some Hegner ones for several years now. After a couple of years the velcro came away but I replaced it with some heavy duty velcro from John Lewis and they've been going strong ever since. The soft pads have been more of a problem but they're also several years old now. They've tended...

Welcome Steve. Good turnings from interesting timber. I'd prefer to see a full face visor in use here if at all possible. Your eyes may be protected but but your nose and the rest of the face isn't. They can be bought quite cheaply at Axminster and other places. Duncan

My monitor is 1680 x 1050 and I see similar to Chas except I also get your name on the bottom of the image - I don't see anything below that. I use Firefox and have the Google toolbar in addition to the standard Navigation and Bookmarks menus displayed. I see more in IE since I just have the...

Apply with paint brush and wipe off with kitchen roll. Sometimes apply with paint brush and rub over with 2500 grit wet & dry before wiping

Was this the oak from the back of your house? I've had some good turnings out of it so far and still have quite a bit to go :D I think I pushed the limits of the lathe hollowing depth wise but it was great fun. Something I did when turning wet oak was to spray rust protector over exposed...

In the past I used a jigsaw with a blade similar to this which is coated with diamond or something similar. They're designed for cutting ceramics. When I tried the standard jigsaw blades they wore out in less than a minute. It has (or at least, mine had) a tendency to chip on the under surface...

It depends how deep you want to drill, but it's possible to get drill bits with a morse taper. The one I have is 2nd hand but at about 1" diameter all the way down it's unlikely to wander. I don't often do deep drilling with it but tend to use it first before using a wide sawtooth bit. You...

So this is your home-made version of the Munro cutter head? Looks like it works really well. I've been thinking of making something similar recently. Any particular problems making it or is it pretty straightforward?

I find a program called JDiskReport incredibly useful for finding where space is taken up on a drive. There are other programs that do the same. This one is free. It scans your drive and produces a list and graph of what is taking up space. You can go into directories to see what's taking space...

Whilst turning some very wet cherry yesterday I was getting some lovely shavings coming off so thought I'd try to get a photo. Took a few efforts, but this was the best... Hopefully I'll get some photos when it's finished. Duncan

Dave - my solution is pretty much the same as agbagb's