Recent content by EdK

I'm like a moth to a flame with free wood! But I have a stack load of wood and up to my ears in projects... (but yeah I will grab some). If not teak then what could it be?

A friend dropped off some old boards from his yard for me to clean up. He thinks it's teak but I'm not sure. They've been out in the weather for years and looked pretty bad but I ran them through the planer (with old blades) and ripped off the grooves from the side (not tongue and groove but...

Thanks guys, So far this has been my process: -- rough out a blank with the roughing gouge at 2000rpm. -- use the skew to go from about 30mm down to 25mm cylinder. -- mark out two pegs on the blank with pencil lines. -- use the skew to mark all the vertical lines -- use the paring tool to cut...

Well I cleaned up the lathe last autumn and have used it a few times for making shaker pegs and also cupboard knobs. Still learning - watched the dvd that came with the Keith Rowley book and that shows the different skills very well. The bit I find hard is the curve behind the peg head -...

A friend dropped off a rusty Record Coronet last night. Looks like it needs some attention. It came via another friend who bought it back in the '80s I guess. Hasn't been used for 5yrs+ I would say. Will have a clean up....

Thanks - will get the book. Had a look and can get the individual tools (roughing/spindle/bowl/skew) as follows : Axminster Premium tools - £108.86 ex-vat Crown Cryo tools - £130.45 I've had a read around on the reviews on Ax. and also some reading on this site and it seems like the HSS / M2...

Thanks for the info. Yes, I think I am interested in turning beyond the little projects that I have in the immediate future. I saw this package: http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-ah ... l-ax964079 With the SK80 chuck kit. Am I right in thinking that has everything I need except for...

Hi everyone, New to lathes and turning.... I have been building/renovating an old house and have made some cabinets: bedroom-wardrobe-wip-t92229.html I've made some out of maple in a different bedroom too. I'm about to make a kitchen in a similar style (no exact plans yet/still :) ). Anyway...

Thanks Roger - I followed the advice in this post and finished a back garden gate (oak) with Sikkens 1 & 3. Salty environment/sunny. Coming up for three years and the front of the gate facing the sun is starting to break down - mostly on the top rail. The reverse of the gate (shady side) is...

Any advice on where to buy these screws?

Cool - thanks Custard - I went to have a look this afternoon but a litre of Zinsser SealCoat was about £24 and looked muddy! I got a bottle of meths a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶h̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶d̶r̶i̶n̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶t̶ and will mix it with the rest of the Liberon dewaxed blonde shellac that I have. The...

Hi, What finish would you recommend for baltic plywood? I have some drawers made of baltic ply and was considering using some of the finishes I have at home or buying something new. So far I've tried some blonde dewaxed liberon shellac but it seems to soak in like crazy. I was thinking of...

Right... made some baltic ply drawers and got some Blum tandem full extension slides. I've fitted a couple of drawers but had the following questions: #1 - how do you adjust depth? I've got the standard orange fittings and can adjust the vertical drawer position but can't see how you adjust...

Oh, just seen these : "BLUM TANDEM Drawer Runners BLUMOTION Full Extension 30 kg 550 mm Pair 560H5500B" http://www.isaaclord.co.uk/cabinet-hard ... wer-runner Now, it says 'nylon runners' are these ok? Looks like they are £17 each (for x5 ex-VAT) which will work for me price wise. Any advice?

Back on this project... I've been looking at drawer runners. Are these suitable? http://www.toolz4you.com/blum-tandem-pl ... 573-k.html I want good runners that I can undermount. 550mm seems to be a good price. I've got an account with Haefele and saw the Grass runners but am not sure what...