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Osmo should work for you providing the preparation is good. Osmo Top Oil is designed to absorb deep into the wood, leaving a flexible...

Agree with the above. After removing the old finish I would use Osmo. I have put it onto scores of worktops over the past 10 years and...

that is some incredible depth of knowledge there!

To use a different finish you'll need to remove the existing. Osmo finishes are very good and easy to use. I used Osmo top wax on a...

From your description, it sounds like you have bought an old pine Welsh Dresser. It probably has just a wax finish on it, which is great...

Again I have to say - DO quench - by that I mean cool in water when the tool is too warm to hold comfortably in the hand - - - just...

Hi, I would definitely go for HSS tools. I have turned my own handles for most of mine which saved a bit of money at the time and...

and don't quench HSS ones. :D

Only one comment to make about sharpening carbon steel tools - if you overheat the metal so that it turns blue then you have to remove...

I spent a a month or so using communal tools at the club I go to before buying myself a 6-pack of Sorby’s... Absolutely no regrets & the...

If you think to buy HSS, buy bowl gouges and a roughing gouge first. They take far more hammering than the others, so the edge...

High carbon steel tools cut better than high speed steel tools when they are sharp but they don't hold their edge anywhere near as long...

So long as you grind carefully and properly there is nowt wrong with carbon steel. I'd not rush out to buy HSS as your turning will not...