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Hi Pete, It's a cracking job :D I think that the base and finial are difficult to work out in terms of dimensions. I would probably hav egone for them to be different heights and probably with a larger foot. You often see lots of sharp detail in pieces like this, which I sometimes feel is a...

Hi Petra, I like the effect you have achieved, what sort of a tool/bit did you use to make them? Cheers, Dod

but what you forgot to say is that it contains a suspected carcinogen (which is possibly why they might want to ban it?)

Knockando Isle of Arran I'm struggling for the third, although I managed to pick up a bottle of Rose Bank recently. Older is definately better :D Dod

Nice hygrometer Pete, It's certainly better to have one which is normalised to a particular set of conditions. My own one, assembled whilst at equilibrium with an unheated garage in a dampish part of the world (<70% humidity in there is really quite dry), is basically useless indoors (where I...

Steve, I mostly just turn bowls, so please bear that in mind. I used to use a scraper quite a bit, to "improve" the surface on the inside of bowls. Then later (and after a bit of tuition) I kind of got the hang of the gouge better, could sharpen it better as well, and pretty much gave up on...

Well, you're certainly on your usual form, there's only one thing to say: Fandabiedozie By the way, what are the things inside the egg (hollowform) I can see one looks like a caliper, and another a tool, but what on earth is the metallic wormy thing? Cheers, Dod

Hi Steve, It's a really nice piece, one to keep I'd say. I always sand the edges of stuff like that withthe lathe stopped, although I'll sand the central parts carefully with the lathe spinning. Cheers, Dod

A wagon vice is cheap, simple and won't wobble :D

Rob, I'll add my vote for bracketing too. On some of these poncey new cameras they can be set to take bracketted shots consecutively (one correct exposure, one underexposed and one overexposed). It just gives you a better chance of getting a properly exposed one, and there's no associated...

Hi Trev, Sorry to hear of your troubles, I'm sure that dialysis is nothing to worry about these days though. I would say that it probably depends on the scale of carving that you intend to do. I recently pondered the vary same issue as you are, and opted for the proxxon minature grinder...

Hi Joesoap, I've sucessfully cut small logs into boards on my 14 inch Record bandsaw. Obviously it makes for pretty small boards, about 8 inches wide and up to 2.5 feet long are about as big as I've managed. I usually take to the log with a hand held power planer to make a flatish surface to...

If the council have any intention of discarding the wood then it's waste and surely leaving it lying around is flytipping. Report it to the EA and they'll ensure it is landfilled I would imagine :? Dod

I like my Patriot, although my only alternative experience is with a Supernova and a Record collet chuck. Always fantastic customer service from Sorby. Dod

Gary, I believe that the simplest type of solar kiln is just a greenhouse (doing a bit of googling of solar kilns should provide you with a wealth of information). I would have thought that pen blanks would dry pretty readily though. Unless you have masses of the things, I'd be inclined to...

Hi Pete, Nice box :D In my (limited) experience, sycamore can have a tendency to go a bit rubbish as spalting advances. Beech seems to retain a better structure at a greater degree of spalting figure. I suspect that this is why the most typically spalted wood is beech, and it is probably a...

Hi John (and others) I'm also a fan of the wagon vice, I put one on my bench a while ago and it was an extremely straight forward thing to do. I simply cut housings in the pieces of the bench on either side, and also in the same position on the wagon, they were about 12 mm wide and 6 mm deep...

Hi Alie, In your situation I think that I woudl recommend using PEG (PolyEthyleneGlycol?). This chemical can (apparently) dimensionally stabilise wood whilst in its wet state simply by soaking the piece in a solution. To be honest I've never tried it myself, although I believe that Craft...

I think there's a "how to" if you look on the off topic forum here it is :shock: Cheers, Dod

I believe that some epoxies are good for metal bonds, and I'm sure I've heard somewhere that it is posible to get special prep treatments for metals to provide the best bonding surface. http://www.westsystem.com/webpages/userinfo/manual/index.htm#2.1 This site recommends an aluminium etch kit...