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Mmmm, so, I often nail/screw bits of scrap timber to my bench top to hold the spoon in place, or the same with a bench hook that I clamp into my vice. Spoons are incredibly awkward to clamp and as slippery as a bar of soap. They wriggle out of pretty much everything. I usually leave nibs on...

Can you use a VPN? Let your computer pretend it lives in America? I think I would reach out to them via the contact page and see if they either would allow you to join, or, were aware of other forums you may be able to join.

Stone carvers guild (USA) has a members only forum if you wanted to join? https://stonecarversguild.org/forum/

Thank you, that is a huge help

it can be better to match to the colour of the knots, so the filler looks like a pin knot. If it can’t be completely hidden, hide it in plain sight

It came partially disassembled but there is a conventional tool rest and a face plate in the box of bits, along with some odd looking parts with winding handles which I imagine are the copying tools. Anyone able to post a photo of a complete set-up?

Lucky me, I’ve been given a Macallister 550w copy lathe but no tools or chucks. I have no idea what “copy lathe” means. I have turned a mallet and one or two other small turnings on a lathe in work but now I am out of my depth. The headstock is fixed and can turn up to 350mm, the bed gives...

bit of a cop-out but I’ve been “collecting “ images for a long while. Specifically of great woodcarvings, but I can’t pick a favourite.

And the treatment of the bark/board transition just behind her shoulder. Something not quite right about the edge of the carving. Strongly suspect AI. How could anyone burn down a stavkirk. So glad there are enough craftsmen available to rebuild them. Also, that explains so many on-line...

For pallets, just drive around a few industrial estates and ask wherever you see any laying around. You’ll soon get plenty.

Yup

I am roughing out a carving from green wood. It is starting to open out a tiny split that I need to stop before it gets any worse. Normally I’d dribble in a little cyano. I need this repair to be food-safe. Will cyano be ok? The shake is only about 3mm long at the moment.

Guessing games are fun. A hand axe and a saw are not mutually exclusive, they are partners. I cut my round wood with a good quality pruning saw as the narrow blade is less prone to binding in the stem, the saw also cuts to size but for shaping and cleaving a well sharpened hatchet is very hard...

A reciprocal roof could be fun https://timberframehq.com/tidbits-supporting-structure-the-reciprocal-roof/?epik=dj0yJnU9YmZUcjRxcWZVZE43aDFNNmc5OVBvdk1lRmtRUW42UzYmcD0wJm49MjdLUUhaNVNUdzRpT1BKWVUxSDVqUSZ0PUFBQUFBR2NoWFdV

A Leonardo truss uses round wood

Plenty of articles out there on making cordage from natural materials

Likely species depends on where in Wales you are. Possibly oak, ash, beech, hawthorn, Norway maple, sycamore, field maple, downy birch and silver birch

what species of tree do you have? Edit: Sorry, just re-read your post. A smartphone will help a great deal in identifying your trees. It’s important to know as different woods have different characteristics and greater or lesser rot resistance- some may survive only months before they become...

So, I have been puzzling on this for a very long time. Finishing wooden spoons is straightforward- they don’t have to be waterproof or stain resistant but what about bowls and cups- if I want to make a wooden mug for hot coffee, or a soup bowl, or whatever, what should I finish it with, both to...

Mmm, try to avoid the big smoke at all costs. Do have one of these . Would it do the job?