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A lignum vitae vase... Height is 16cm, diameter 13cm This lump of wood has been sat under my bench since I first tried to turn it years ago. It came with a load of wood and tools that I bought and had already partly been shaped. When I first got it I tried using a gouge but it just wouldn't...

Looks good. Rather than struggle with applying sanding sealer into the grooves as has been suggested you could use oil or a sprayed lacquer

I have a Sorby slicer and handle that I don't use any more (replaced with a more complete coring system). Looking at this Sorby page it's items RS202 and RS205 There are a few scuff marks on the shaft but the tip is still in good condition and sharp. It can be used for coring cones and as a...

On the few things that I've signed I've used a CD pen. I should really try using my pyrography machine for this but I find it hard to write with - guess I just need to practice

I use tripoli then diamond white. Makes a real difference to a surface that's been finished with oil. Sometimes I just use one of the domed bristle brushes from Axminster

Use whichever tool works best for you (within reason - don't use a roughing gouge for bowl work, even if you manage to do it successfully a couple of times). A bowl gouge will usually give a better surface than a scraper for cross grain work because it is a slicing type cut. However, there are...

Some of the effects shown on your photobucket page look fantastic Duncan

The farm house next door to where I grew up had a large yew tree in the orchard. Fantastic for climbing :D

Just thought I'd post this for anyone who happens to be close to Blyth(Northumberland, about 11 miles north of Newcastle) this weekend. Our club is having a demo by Magaret Garrard this Saturday and anyone can attend. Demo starts at 9.30(ish) and should finish around 4.30 It's free but there's...

I think that's the first I've read as such - I've always wondered. Not that it makes much difference to me - the jaws I have my eye on are similarly priced in both versions. I have 2 nova chucks and haven't had any problems with them other than caused by user error -when I first got my deluxe...

I like them both - I prefer the thinner depth of mahogany on the second one but the foot looks too deep and perhaps a tad wide for my liking (hope you don't mind that comment, obviously it's down to personal preference). I'd also say the the wood definitely isn't yew. If the wood had bark on...

Nice, simple design to show of the figuring to the best. Good turning Duncan

Both wonderful shapes, and fantastic timber. I notice that you do the same as I sometimes do and have shapes and shots of other turnings on the wall behind the lathe for inspiration Duncan

If the horse just has the front feet on the ground the person died falling off their horse! This idea caused us much hilarity on a drink fuelled, sleep deprived trip round Copenhagen :-)

Zeb - if you want an easy to use spell checker for making forum posts then there's one in the Firefox browser. As I'm typing this message into my browser it underlines any words which are not in it's dictionary. When you right click on those words it gives you options to correct the word or...

Depending on the size of your blanks you may be able to hold them in a jacobs/drill chuck - that's what I do when drilling piano keys for pen blanks. You'll need a largish one, of course, and if your blank doesn't fit you could always turn down one end until it does.

I drill on the lathe like Steve. With the blank held in a chuck I square off the end and put a dimple in the centre to help align the bit. I've found Black and Decker bullet point bits the best but my local B&Q no longer stocks them so I had to buy from Toolbank I manage to accurately drill...

And whilst you're contacting the council it might be worth asking them if they have a depot where they take large logs to dispose of them - my local council has it's parks division headquarters about a mile from my house and anyone is allowed to go and take wood for free (once you've let the...

Thanks for all the replies Chas - previously I've turned more modern designs for grinders (not many though) and thought I wouldn't like these. After holding them I admit that they feel nicer in the hand and the traditional shape is growing on me. The reason I haven't done this type in the past...

I have a carrier bag full of salvaged piano keys and they're just the right thickness for pens. This photo shows the variation in colour that you get in the ebony. Looking at them now I should have switched the colour of the fittings on the 2 outside ones as that would have matched the wood...