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Hi guys. I am making some dice cups for some friends. The issue I have is I am making lids for the cups as well however I want to be able to attach them with a string but I cannot think of any nice types of string / ribbon. Any suggestions? (Cups aren't made yet, starting the first batch...

Hi guys, me again. I want to make something special for my mother and I am looking into inlays again. What are my options here? I've seen powdered ones but I have no idea where to purchase them. What gives the best results? Thanks again!

So first of all thanks to everyone who gave me input into fixing my capacitor issue, lathe works like new now. I've only got the one picture right now as I am still finishing off the bottom of the bowl / box and still need to do an internal lid but...here it is! Picture! I'm looking for...

This question is a two parter. I'm currently planning on purchasing 14tpi dovetail saw from Veritas to get into some hand-made box making. However Rutlands just emailed me regarding this offer on japanese saws. I am just wondering: 1) What are the benefits of Japanese saws against western...

Hi guys, Few of you might remember me from a while back asking about my lathe starting issues (here) a while ago. Well I just got back from holiday and finally got work settled and got to taking the thing apart and cleaning it. That's all done. I bought this capacitor from ebay as one of the...

So I want to get into some joint cutting rather than doing it all with machines. Joints I'll be doing are probably finger and eventually dovetail. Not sure if I'm about to anger some fine people but...would a saw used for ripping also be usable as a crosscut saw? If so - any recommendations for...

Anyone know if it is possible to get the jaws for the Rutlands Precision Chuck from Rutlands outside of the set? Fool that I am I bought this set when I started, not knowing I might need other jaws. There's a few more jaws in this set. I've checked ebay but no luck. A lot from other chucks but...

Hey folks. Just wondering if any of you have any tips / ideas what to use as a padding for the inside of a box. I'm planning on turning a gift box over the weekend which I'm making mainly to house a gift I bought for my girlfriend. Problem is I'd rather not have it knocking against the wood on...

So. My lathe is acting up a little and I am not sure what. When I power it up it takes a good 10-15 seconds to actually start working at full power, during that time it simply doesn't generate enough force to spin anything (I can hold the headstock and stop it from spinning). Any ideas? I've...

Ok so...not really lathe related but it kind of is. I've got some tigers eye that I want to crush and use as an inlay for a few things (just experimenting) but...I can't figure out what to use to crush it. Because the tigers eye I have are beads I can't just smash it on my sledgehammer (was...

So here's the mallet I mentioned in the burning lines thread, no finish on it since I am going to be smacking things with it. Any advice / critique is welcomed. It's the first piece I've turned in months (after a long holiday) and something like me 12th turning ever. Thanks!

Hey guys. Not sure if this is in the right place but I have very small drill bits (1mm) and I...can't fit them in my drill, nor in my dremel hand tool thing. Any ideas on how to get my drill or dremel to accept the bit?

So I just turned a quick little carvers mallet for myself and wanted to add a few little details. I've seen videos on youtube where people use wire to add burnlines on the wood in little recess they make but I have no idea which wire to use! I have some copper wire but as soon as it touched...

SOLVED Hey there folks. Got a bit of an issue with my tailstock. You'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge on the names of things / terms. So my live centre tip got misplaced while I was on holiday, so I bought this one from axminster to replace it. Now the issue is that I got a new live...

Hi guys. So I'm about to acquire a scroll saw soon (tomorrow, all things going as planned) and I have a few projects in mind but I need some advice. I figure I'll tell you what I am after and someone can tell me the best way to go about it. What I'd like is to create some coasters like these...

So my budget is pretty small right now but since Christmas (need to start making those gifts!) is right around the corner and I still need a scroll saw I figured I'd buy a cheap one which I will replace in a few months. I'm looking at Jet JSS 16 Clarke CSS400B 16 Einhell TH-SS 405E Now. If...

So. I'm planning on carving my girlfriend a Kuksa cup for christmas, since she loves that kind of stuff, but I want to make it from a fancier piece of wood than I usually use (I tend to stick to beech / lime since it is pretty cheap). I'm relatively inexperienced in carving so any suggestions...

Not sure if this is the right place for this...but here goes. I've been reading about some stuff online (seems to be mainly places in the US) where people can pay per hour / monthly for a membership to a workshop where they get access to the tools and what not that the workshop has. I was just...

I'm looking to pick up a scroll saw next month when I get paid but...I don't want to go overboard in spending so I figured I'd budget myself to about £150. Now I did see a thread earlier where someone listed that budget and everyone told them it wasn't enough for a decent saw so I just figured I...

Newbie question, probably a repeat somewhat but I figured I'd ask anyhow. I'm not sure on which would suit me best. Right now I am only turning small items; bowls, boxes, goblets etc and have found that either a set of colejaws or a longworth would make it a lot easier when shaping, the bowls...