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It's possible to get a reciprocating carver add-on for the Dremel - Axminster sell it It comes with some blades but the mini Flexcut ones are much better

Very nice to turn but a pain to dry as I found that it splits easily. It's quite hard and takes detail nicely I've found that it works well with the Sorby spiralling tool - the right most 2 in this pic are Hawthorn

Interesting looking timber and I really like the simplicity of what you did with it. I have to agree about removing the nick in the edge though. Duncan

I've also tried blowing shavings. The problem I have at the moment is that the workshop is a bit chilly and the cold air going over my face makes my nose run

Should have said - the stitches are leather bought from HobbyCraft. I should really find somewhere I can buy it in bulk. I used a lacing pattern from here

Here's something recent that I tried when I had to remove a crack that I found in the wall of a bowl as I was approaching final wall thickness 27cm diameter mahogany

I like them all Pete. As turners we all know that wood has defects and voids, and these are often what gives a turning it's character. Any none turner who knows nothing about the process is likely to see any blemish and think that it's down to an mistake by the turner. Unfortunately if they...

Another vote from me for oil filled radiator. Mine has a thermostat which I leave on the lowest setting overnight and turn up when I enter the workshop. For a very quick heat boost at the start of a session I vent the exhaust from my Camvac extractor into the workshop instead of running it...

If you're talking about a scraper with a replaceable cutter tip like this or the Sorby one then I don't sharpen them on the grinder at all as that removes metal too quickly (I have a high speed grinder). Pretty soon you'd be left with a cutter that doesn't reach past the end of the tool that's...

When I want to attach a chuck ring/face plate to a very uneven surface I go over the surface several times with a hand held electric planer. If the piece is not true in the chuck after turning the chuck point and bottom surface and reversing the piece, I often find that slackening the jaws...

After looking at this bowl for a while and after the comments on the original version I decided to re-work the rope and knots. I much prefer this version so thanks for the original comments. For anyone else that doesn't know - when you buy manila rope (and possibly other types) the diameter...

I seal the ends of any logs that I leave whole and any that I split. I use the cheapest white PVA glue. The occasional log splits but most survive. When I wet turn I turn thin (sometimes down to 2/3mm, sometimes 5mm) to finished size and then leave for a week or so in the workshop before...

If you want something cheap then how about this from Ikea? It looks similar to the machine mart one. I have 2 mounted behind my lathe and find them very useful. The mounting point is a short metal stem that fits into a small plastic holder which you can fasten to a wall etc. I think you can...

For what I make accuracy to the nearest mm works fine and that's about the same as I get from standard callipers

I never was very good at explaining myself. This page has a couple of photos showing wire in use and the shape. TEP- The gap in the wire doesn't need to be 'just more than your expected finished wall thickness' - it can be whatever you need it to be to get into the turning. If the turning...

Very nice forms George. I also prefer the one on the right but see nothing wrong with the other one. When you say that you drill the pith out of the base and fill it later what do you do if the opening is no longer circular? I know yew doesn't move much but even the smallest amount would cause...

Like Phil I started out with the Perform set although I still use most of the tools in it I have to say that the bowl gouge is pretty awful - the flute is way too shallow compared to other bowl gouges and it's more like a long spindle gouge, in fact that is what it's now ground and used as. Duncan

I have some cheap figure 8 callipers which I got from one of the bargain stalls at the Harrogate show. These work for most open forms but for closed forms or any other awkward shape I use one of several pieces of thick wire - bend the wire into an almost closed loop so that one of the legs fits...

Bill - my local Screwfix didn't have any problem with me trying out the Powercap in the shop. I found it more comfortable than the Airshield and have been happily using it since earlier this year. Even with my regularly cleaned Microclene ambient filter and Camvac extractor running the filters...

For spyware/adware scans I've used Hitman Pro It downloads and runs several other spyware and adware scanners because of the commonly held believe that each one on it's own does not do a complete job It was recommended to me by our network guy at work (several years ago) Duncan