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Very interesting, thanks very much for sharing. I have a twin motor Camvac and the luxury of it being outside and above the workshop which gave me plenty of room for for a 200l drop box with cyclone on top. Even so the noise within the barn is not pleasant and as I have plenty of space to run...

We had a cat called Trex, after the cooking fat.

I am assured that those woods had no use as a sporting item and having spoken to some old bowlers about how best to use them I am satisfied that by keeping their original shape (all be it in two halves) and as many of the marks and carvings as possible that they retain a far greater interest...

Pictures would be great if you have them Phil, can't quite picture it in my head at the moment. I do have some 3mm walnut veneer so if I can work out the process I could give it a try. Never heard of a bedan before but having googled seems like a very useful tool

Very clever and inspiring stuff. I'd love to see a WIP or a how to of that elctro-whatever-it-is process.

At the moment I cannot see how to turn the lid and keep it a tight fit while not altering the nice curve shape of the outside of the bowl.

Duncan, thanks. A box is on my list of things to make with them. Have you any photos as I have not yet seen any examples. Forgot to mention that I used abranet to sand. Some dust did collect within the mesh but was easy to knockout with a brush.

Brian, No. I am not sure when but the adding of weights to provide the "bias" was banned some time ago. These woods are date stamped in the 50s and the bias, which provides the curve as the wood is bowled, is made by altering the shape. This, I hope. Can just be seen in the short video in my...

Thanks for your patience Chas. I think I have got there now. You have mail too!

Yes and No. I only mounted using the recesses in the base of each bowl but I think that the original method used to make the bowls round (all be it with a slight bias) required a hole to be made right through the wood. I plugged said hole with some beech dowel which is what you can see. I have...

I acquired 8 lignum vitae woods from a bowling club that was forced to close recently. First project was to cut one in half and make a pair of bowls. The WIP was a practice run with the most cracked and split wood to see how it could be done. Removing the plastic end caps was the first task...

I Stuck a metal disk to the tool rest arm:- Attached a magnet to the a modified extraction hose et voila For bigger bowls the hose magnet will hold directly on the lathe bed. Seems to provide a fair amount of flexibility and there is nothing more pleasing than seeing a nice plume of dust...

OK Chas, thanks. Put what stops the piston being pulled out?

How? If the cylinder has been turned as one piece, ie without a glued in base then I can only think of using a piece of cord through the base to the base of the cylinder. Unless a block has been glued inside the cylinder. Am I on the right track?

I like those pots Chas, very much. How are they being held in the up position and is there a stop to prevent them being lifted too far?