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Hi all, Late last year I made 4 shallow platters, around 6 inches in diameter, with asterisms/constellations marked on them. I've been toying with the idea of framing them together, 2x2 in a large, deep square frame. My thoughts are as follows: Select a suitable background paper of solid or...

Our National Museum of Ireland is currently hosting an exhibition of works by Irish woodturner and all-round good guy Emmet Kane. Thought it was worth sharing as his work is fantastic and has made its way far and wide! Link to Exhibition Follow the links on the right to follow through the...

I've made a little box, and I'm quite pleased with the shape etc. of it, but in my excitement at getting a close fit on the lathe, I now have a box with a lid that is just too tightly fitting. (i.e. it needs a chisel or something to lever it off!). So, is it as simple as a sanding around the...

Hi all! Just been turning a pen or two after a wee break. Happy with my turning generally, but after assembling the pen, I find that when twisting it open and closed it doesn't stop at the fully open or fully closed point (I hope that makes sense). The twist mechanism does work without the top...

Hi guys, Just looking to see what other users of the benchtop style lathe (e.g. Jet 1220, Axi 1218 etc) do with their lathes - I have one and i use it on a workbench, but find that it sometimes is a bit rattley for larger pieces, obviously especially if they're a bit uncentred. Do others find...

So I've a nice (I think) bowl on the lathe just now, but there are a lot of smallish cracks in it about 25-40 mm long each. I want to fill these with a contrasting dust and to finish the bowl, and if I oiled it before progressing too much to filling the cracks and sanding the piece (I've done a...

Hi all. I know there are a squillion and one answers to the "best pen finish" question, but at the moment, I'm only new to 'em and finding it interesting the number of mistakes you can make the more times you do a project. Still n' all, I'm finishing them with a drop or two of finishing oil...

This guy planed some wood, and photographed every layer to make a timelapse video. Waves of Grain I think it's quite interesting, and thought you might too!

Anyone else having trouble with what seems to be a thermal cutoff? Out turning for an hour or so this evening and the lathe was working fine for about half of it, then just stopped. It'd start again then stop again - it hasn't worked solidly for more than 30 seconds since. I was thinking it was...

Thanks to you guys for help in relation to staining of these pieces, I've just finished these... The Plough Cygnus Orion Cassiopeia I could call these sky dishes... Seriously though, I've learned a lot about staining with these. Spirit stain at least, really highlights your finishing...

Hi folks, Thinking about a project I'd like to do with a dark blue almost navy stain on a piece of sycamore - anyone here ever done something similar and mind sharing their thoughts on what sort of stain to use? Would pen ink be ridiculous? Thanks! Brian.

Ash (I think) shallow bowl, roughed out this morning. I have another blank similar sized. I like the darker heartwood, but don't know why it's there? Gonna put the two into a paper bag with shavings to dry out once I've the second one roughed out. It's worked for me before, so hopefully it'll...

Has anyone got one? I'm thinking of upgrading to one from a dml 24 for the ease of use (cam action clamps, variable speed, increase in bowl capacity). I did want a Jet 1220vs but they're not available (new) any more, so just thought I'd ask if there's any experience with that lathe here...

I've made a pair of small cherry goblets as a present and typically with cherry, there's been a couple of small splits in it. I was thinking about filling the cracks in (they're about 1cm long) with maybe a black/silver/grey paint or powder - any of you used something like that to do this that...

I was wondering this - I went to the shed today to do some turning and there was a lot of condensation on the lathe. I suppose this is only natural given the general atmospheric conditions prevailing but I also wondered whether or not this is of concern for the machinery. Rust being the main...

Hi guys, Quick question for you and I want to be wrong... :P I have been doing some turning for a friend to match existing timber and we've agreed on a shade of spirit stain (chestnut) to go onto some oak to match. So I've turned 4 items and sanded them and ... sealed them with acrylic...

Thought this might be of use to some of the members. https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ult#?t=W10 I think there's an iOS version?

One is a box from oak, about 40mm or so in diameter (with a finial!) The other is an interesting piece of what I think is oak which had a natural exclusion in it.... I thought it was a nice feature but the stuff was as hard as nails to turn because of all of the knots I think...

Curious to see what you guys might think of my work. Comments appreciated! Cherry bowl... Beech Oak

Hey guys, I've not been using a sanding sealer in recent times - I've just been oiling up my bowls with Danish or Teak oil and enjoying the warmth of their finish. Does anyone use or advise using a sanding sealer in between sanding and oiling when using oil? Am I missing a vital finishing...